PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (non-Science Center)
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ONGOING:
Exploring the Arnold Arboretum for Educators: first Saturday of each month
New England Aquarium : Professional development workshops
FALL:
Tufts University Teacher Engineering Education Program
The Teacher Engineering Education Program (TEEP) is an online certificate program that issues 4 credits a course over 4 courses. Courses cover both content and pedagogy in the classroom and are affordable at only $1,000 a course (+$100 lab fee for content courses). This program is online and flexible for a busy teacher's schedule. Registration is now open.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER:
Museum of Science and Arnold Arboretum Collaborative Program: Teaching Upper Elementary Science Standards in Outdoor Spaces (Sept. 8 and Oct. 5)
NSTA: Science Curriculum Topic Study (SCTS) Workshop: Linking Three-Dimensional Learning Goals,Research on Learning, and Practice (Oct. 8 in Des Moines, IA)
ORGANIZATIONS:
Wade Institute (formerly MITS: Museum Institute for Teaching Science)
Wade's Science by Connections website: searchable PD opportunities
Museum of Science Workshops
NSTA: Science Matters in Massachusetts
Project Learning Tree Workshops
WPI STEM Education Center