TEC Workshops
Summer Workshops for Educators (Registration opens March 1, 2012)
- Scientific Connections:
Integrating Science With Core Academic Subjects - Constructing Mathematical Understanding
- Map to UCDS
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Scientific Connections:
Integrating Science With Core
Academic Subjects
Instructor: Katie Morrison
Dates: August 6-10, 2012
Time: 9:00 am-3:30 pm
Level: Teachers of preschool through 8th grade
Fee: $365 (Save $30 when you register for both workshops.)
Credit: You may register for credit and/or clock hours on the first day of class for an additional fee. Credits provided through Seattle Pacific University.
This course is designed to help elementary and middle school teachers more deeply understand the scientific process and how to apply it across subject areas. This course focuses on the interconnectedness of subjects and concepts and provides tools for integrating any science curriculum with core academic subjects such as language arts, social studies, and math.
- Gain a deeper understanding of the scientific process.
- Apply scientific thinking across subject areas.
- Conduct daily hands-on investigations, both in the laboratory and in the field.
- Develop tools for integrating science curriculum with core academic subjects and specialty areas.
- Build skills for assessing student understanding and facilitating class discussions.
- Learn strategies for structuring and utilizing student lab notebooks.
- Focus on your individual grade level topics of interest and develop curriculum you can use to integrate science with core academic subjects.
About the Instructor:
Katie Morrison has been the Science Specialist at University Child Development School for the past ten years. She received her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. She has taught science at both the primary and secondary level. In addition to working with students, Katie has mentored science teachers, developed a range of science curricula, and has served as a curriculum and science lab design consultant for a variety of schools and organizations.
Constructing Mathematical Understanding
Instructor: Melissa Chittenden
Dates: August 13-17, 2012
Time: 9:00 am-3:30 pm
Level: Teachers of preschool through 8th grade
Fee: $365 (Save $30 when you register for both workshops.)
Credit: You may register for credit and/or clock hours on the first day of class for an additional fee. Credits provided through Seattle Pacific University.
Participants will experience a hands-on interactive workshop that links learning style approaches with traditional teaching methodologies. Participants will learn multi-dimensional teaching and assessment strategies that support the concepts covered in any math curriculum. We will also explore the distinction between teaching mathematical thinking and teaching arithmetic, as well as the importance of addressing both topics in your classroom.
- Learn how to introduce, refine and extend specific math concepts for your students through the use of hands-on materials.
- Develop teaching and assessment techniques that align with various levels of student understanding and curricular standards for each math strand.
- Enhance your ability to create learning activities that address the diverse student learning styles within a classroom.
- Explore ways to imbed mathematical thinking and arithmetic into your other subject areas; reading, writing, science, social studies etc.
- Apply these new concepts and techniques directly to your school's current math curriculum.
About the Instructor:
Melissa Chittenden, Assistant Head of School at UCDS and Director of the Teacher Education Center, is an international presenter and math education consultant. Melissa has taught and developed curricula in early childhood and elementary education for 30 years. She specializes in mentoring educators and loves teaching hands-on math through activities that address diverse learning styles. Joining Melissa are UCDS faculty members who consult nationally and specialize in developing experiential approaches to core subjects.
Map to UCDS
5062 9th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105
