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<b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">Professional Development
for Teachers </span></font></b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Offered by</span></font></b><b><font
size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Waquoit</span></b><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Bay</span></b><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;"> National Estuarine Research Reserve</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Earn graduate credit
and/or PDPs</span></font></b><font face="Monotype Corsiva"><span
style="font-family: "Monotype Corsiva";"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" color="#ff6600" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">Charge
Up Your
Curriculum With Renewable Energy:</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">A
Series of Workshops for Teachers of Grades 6-8</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Time: </span></font></b>Thursdays,
January and February 2005,
4 – 8 pm </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Place: </span></font></b>WBNERR
Boat House</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Jan. 6:</span></font></b> <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Climate
Change: Global and Local</span></b> Pat Harcourt, WBNERR</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Jan. 13: Bring Energy
Efficiency to Your Classroom</span></font></b>
Debbie Fitton, Cape Light Compact</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Jan. 20:</span></font></b>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Electricity
from the Sun</span></b> Richard Lawrence/Megan Amsler, Cape &
Islands
Self-Reliance</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Jan. 27</span></font></b>:
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Heat
>From the Sun: Back to Thermodynamic Basics </span></b>Joan Muller,
WBNERR</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Feb. 3:</span></font></b> <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Hands-On
Wind Energy</span></b>: Mike Arquin, KidWind Project</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Field Trip (Date TBD)</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">Teachers
can take one or as many sessions as they like. Course is free;
registration is
required: contact <a href="mailto:joan.muller@state.ma.us"><font
color="black"><span style="color: windowtext;">joan.muller@state.ma.us</span></font></a>
or
508-457-0495 x107. <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">PDP</span></b>s
available.
Optional <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">graduate credit</span></b>
from Framingham State College for a fee and extra assignments.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" color="blue" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; color: blue; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" color="blue" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; color: blue; font-weight: bold;">Fish and
Fishing by the
Numbers </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">A
course for math and science teachers of grades 7-10</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Time:</span></font></b>
Saturday, January 29, 2005 9:00-5:00 and Sunday January 30 10:00-4:00</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Place: </span></font></b>Chatham
and Falmouth, Cape Cod</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">This
class will highlight math connections using fish and fishing topics. </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Day 1: Fish dissection;
populations; local species; fishing
gear; economics of fishing; discussions with fishermen; visit </span></font></b><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">Chatham</span></b><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">
Fish Pier</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Day 2: Estuaries and fish;
nautical charts; resources for
teaching; salt marsh exploration</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">Participants
may choose to stay overnight at Waquoit Bay Reserve for a fee of $12.00</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">Course
is free. <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Graduate credit</span></b>
available
from Framingham State College for a fee and extra assignments. Contact <a
href="mailto:pat.harcourt@state.ma.us"><font color="black"><span
style="color: windowtext;">pat.harcourt@state.ma.us</span></font></a>
or
508-457-0495 x106.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" color="teal" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; color: teal; font-weight: bold;"> </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4" color="teal" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; color: teal; font-weight: bold;">Oceans and
Coasts in the
Classroom </span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">A
course for Teachers of Grades 6-10</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">Come
learn how you can teach math and science using ocean and coastal
topics. We
will use </span></font>Massachusetts frameworks as we introduce
engaging
content and activities from tracking plankton blooms to using nautical
charts.
Many resources and materials will be distributed. Instructors are Pat
Harcourt,
WBNERR, and Anne Smrcina, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Time: </span></font></b>Thursdays,
March and April 2005 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm and field trip on date TBD.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Place:</span></font></b>
Stellwagen Bank National Marine
Sanctuary headquarters, 175 Edward Foster Road, Scituate, MA 02066</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">March 3: Introduction to
oceans and coasts</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">March 10: Moving water</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">March 17: Ocean
life
</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">March 24: Oceans and
weather</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">March 31: The Gulf of
Maine, our local
ocean
</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">April 7: Engineering and
technology in marine science</span></font></b>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Saturday field trip, date
TBD</span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">Teachers
can take one or as many sessions as they like. Course is free;
registration is
required: contact <a href="mailto:pat.harcourt@state.ma.us"><font
color="black"><span style="color: windowtext;">pat.harcourt@state.ma.us</span></font></a>
or
508-457-0495 x106. <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">PDP</span></b>s
are
available for teachers. <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Two
graduate
credits</span></b> are available from Framingham State College for a
fee and
extra assignments.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 117pt; text-indent: -117pt;"><b><font
size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">For
more
information</span></font></b> contact <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b><a
href="mailto:pat.harcourt@state.ma.us">pat.harcourt@state.ma.us</a> or
508-457-0495 x106 </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;">
or visit our web site <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Pat
Harcourt</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Waquoit</span></font><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Bay</span></font><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> National Estuarine Research Reserve</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">PO Box</span></font><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> 3092</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Waquoit
MA 02536</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">(508)
457-0495 x 106</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pat.harcourt@state.ma.us">pat.harcourt@state.ma.us</a></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></font></p>
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