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91°µÍø Center for Science and Technology in Education Summer Outreach Course Announcement
Course Title:​ Teachers on the Estuary: Researching, Learning, & Teaching in Environmental Science Open to: ​All K-12 teachers in Maryland
Location: ​Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, McCann Wetlands Center, Lothian, MD
Time:​ (June 19-22, 25, 27-29) 9:00am - 3:30pm - 3 graduate credits
Instructors:​ Dan Levin (91°µÍø), Tina Gilmeister (AACPS), Liana Vitali (JBWS)
Contact: ​Dan Levin (dlevin2@umd.edu) and Judy Foster (jfoster@umd.edu)
Local teachers are encouraged to apply for this course as graduate non-degree seeking students. This status allows you to take courses over five years without enrolling in a program. Up to 9 credits can be applied to a graduate degree at the 91°µÍø. This course takes place at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. The course emphasizes systems thinking in inquiring into environmental science phenomena. Students will learn from and 2 3 strategize with experts in environmental science to develop tools and methods to investigate a research question of their own choosing. Course sessions will also focus on pedagogy: How can you bring what you’ve learned from an authentic environmental science research experience to your science classroom?
For more information, see Application and Details.
NARST 2018
Poster Session: Programming Model Building in Undergraduate Elementary Science Teacher Education for Computational Thinking
Pictured: (L) Diane Jass Ketelhut, Hannoori Jeong, Emily E. Hestness, and J. Randy McGinnis.
CSTE members attending NARST meet for annual dinner.
