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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello, just a reminder. Please sign ASAP if you’re interested in
coming so we can plan on food and materials for you.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For Immediate Release: </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Contact: </span></font>Joan Muller – 5408-457-0495 x107, <a
href="mailto:joan.muller@state.ma.us">joan.muller@state.ma.us</a></p>
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style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Teachers Can Earn Graduate Credits or
PDPs </span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Several organizations are teaming up to offer Charge Up Your Curriculum:
A Series of Workshops on Climate Change and Renewable Energy. Although the
workshops were designed for the Massachusetts Science and Technology Frameworks
for grades six through eight, all educators are welcome to attend and adapt the
information and activities for their own purposes. Teachers may earn PDPs (no
charge) or graduate credit ($110 for two credits). The program runs Thursdays
at Waquoit Bay Reserve Headquarters in </span></font>East Falmouth, from 4-8 pm, January 6 - Feb.3, with an additional field trip and follow up session. Sessions
may be taken separately or together as a course.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Teachers can learn how to guide their students to conduct an energy
audit of their school, enter the Junior Solar Sprint (a national solar model
car competition), or make simple, low cost devices to capture the energy of the
sun. Participants will get training and future access to lending kits on energy
efficiency, renewable energy and the Climate Change backpack. Mike Arquin from
the KidWind Project will provide teachers with the opportunity to make and take
their own model wind mill to test out their design ideas. Participants will see
the application of concepts such as radiation, convection and conduction by
visiting a home that’s heated with the sun. The field trip destination is
still to be determined but potential destinations include the modern wind
turbine in </span></font>Hull or the traditional wind mill in Eastham. </p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The course gathers the expertise and resources of the Cape Light
Compact, </span></font>Cape and Islands Self-Reliance, Waquoit Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve and KidWind and is supported with partial funding
from Cape Cod Community College. A downloadable flyer, description of the
requirements for graduate credit, correlations to the Massachusetts Frameworks
and registration materials for this and other graduate credit courses can be
found at <a href="http://www.waquoitbayreserve.org/">www.waquoitbayreserve.org</a>
. For further information, call Joan Muller at 508-457-0495 x107.</p>
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