<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Hi JP and Postdocs, </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Do you want to complete outreach in schools this year? Are you interested in meeting with local teachers? Would you like to create exciting lessons about science for K-12 students? </b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should attend the “There’s A Scientist in My Classroom” Event at WHOI. </div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular;"><u class="">Where/When</u>: The workshop will take place on <b class="">October 22, 2015 (10 AM- 2 PM) </b>at <b class="">Clark Lab </b>on the Quisset campus of <b class="">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution</b>. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular;"><u class="">What</u>: Following the format of previous meetings at MIT in Cambridge, MA, this workshop will provide a space for K-12 teachers from the Falmouth (and surrounding) area to meet graduate students and scientists from the Woods Hole and discuss opportunities for collaboration in the classroom. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular;">The <b class="">goals </b>of the workshop are:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular;"> 1. to create partnerships between Falmouth-area teachers and scientists from Woods Hole </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular;"> 2. to provide an opportunity for teachers to enrich their science classes through visits by scientists from Woods Hole</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular;"> 3. to offer a chance for scientists to enhance their skills in communication through outreach to classrooms in the Falmouth area</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular;">The <b class="">agenda</b> will include:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular; text-indent: 0.5in;">1. group discussions </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular; margin-left: 0.5in;">2. small presentations on effective classroom visits, teacher-scientist partnerships, and tailoring outreach to Massachusetts state science standards.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular; margin-left: 0.5in;">3. time for networking and lunch</p><div class=""><b class="">Register at</b>: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1M5GiTUZWt8abRQ8HGGWc55ofV4MCjO3h8rEnyWoZEEo/viewform?usp=send_form" class="">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1M5GiTUZWt8abRQ8HGGWc55ofV4MCjO3h8rEnyWoZEEo/viewform?usp=send_form</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Optima-Regular; margin-left: 0.5in;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: Optima-Regular;" class=""><u class="">Contact</u>: Megan May (<a href="mailto:mmay@whoi.edu" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">mmay@whoi.edu</span></a>)</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular;"> Sarah Rosengard (<a href="mailto:srosengard@whoi.edu" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">srosengard@whoi.edu</span></a>)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Optima-Regular;"><u class="">Sponsors</u>: WHOI Student Organization and the Broader Impacts Group (<a href="http://www.whoi.edu/website/big/home" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">http://www.whoi.edu/website/big/home</span></a>)</p><div style="font-family: Optima-Regular;" class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family: Optima-Regular;" class=""><br class=""></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
Megan May<br class="">Graduate Student <br class="">MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography <br class=""><a href="mailto:mmay@mit.edu" class="">mmay@mit.edu</a><br class="">mmay@whoi.edu <br class="">508.289.3424<br class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>