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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><B>From: </B>Amy Hoffmaster <<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="ahoffmaster@mits.org">ahoffmaster@mits.org</a></U></FONT>><BR>
<B>Date: </B>Thu, 4 Jun 2009 16:22:28 -0400<BR>
<B>To: </B><<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="semco@whoi.edu">semco@whoi.edu</a></U></FONT>><BR>
<B>Subject: </B>MITS Summer Institute in Cape Cod Region for Middle and High School Educators<BR>
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Inquiry-Based Science: Investigating Water & Energy Concepts in the State Frameworks<BR>
</B><I>Integrating hands-on, minds-on STEM activities to enrich all areas of your curriculum.</I></FONT></SPAN><FONT FACE="Cambria"><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'><B> <BR>
For Middle and High School Educators<BR>
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</I>Monday - Friday, July 6th - 10th & July 13th - 17th<BR>
<I>Reinvigorate your students’ interest in exploring the world of science!<BR>
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</I><B>MITS Summer Institutes are a Unique Professional Development Opportunity<BR>
</B>• Learn to use inquiry-based, hands-on methods in your classroom.<BR>
• Visit and learn about educational resources in your community.<BR>
• Learn about field trip and classroom resources available from museums, nature centers and other <BR>
organizations in your region.<BR>
• Receive teaching materials and a free subscription to <I>Science is Elementary</I>.<BR>
• Become part of a network of teachers from your region and across the state.<BR>
• Earn PDPs and/or College Credits.<BR>
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<B>How our Summer Institutes work:<BR>
</B>In each of our 9 regions, educators at MITS’ partner institutions work together to offer a 2-week professional development opportunity. Visit each of the organizations’ sites for 1-2 days and participate in both content and skill development sessions taught by professional educators, scientists and other content experts. Depending on the region, daily activities will include: boat trips, nature walks, behind-the-scenes tours of facilities, introductions to resource centers, modeling of inquiry-based activities, and more. Days will include a balance of indoor, classroom-based components and outdoor, field experiences. <BR>
<I>All activities are linked to State Frameworks and include interdisciplinary connections.<BR>
Participants can choose to receive 60 PDPs or Graduate Credit and 90 PDPs.<BR>
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</I></SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:13pt'><B>Cape Cod Region<BR>
</B></SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Dive into currents to better understand water and energy – in the classroom and in the field. How do currents impact important life systems? Art, literature, math, and science will be used to show you how currents drive vital cycles on land, in the ocean, and in the air. Explore the direction and speed of real currents using a current drifter, GPS and mapping techniques during a cruise on a research vessel in Woods Hole. Go sailing aboard “Sarah” to learn how currents reduce energy costs, aid exploration, and power recreational activities. Investigate how animals and plants are carried around the world by currents. Why do some marine animals strand? How does a stranded sea turtle receive help? Go behind the scenes of a marine life center to find out. Visit a working research center and observe how coastal energy sources impact energy use. Receive proven, and develop new, hands-on, inquiry-based curriculum for your classroom. <BR>
<B>Partners:</B> OceanQuest, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Cape Cod Maritime Museum, The National Marine Life Center <BR>
<B>Callback Dates:</B> October 29, 2009 and March 26, 2010 from 5:00-7:00 pm<BR>
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</I><B>Dates: July 6-17, 2009<BR>
</B>• Weekdays 9:00 am to 3:30 pm <BR>
• Plus 2, two-hour callback sessions during the 2009/2010 school year<BR>
<B>Registration cost:<BR>
</B>• $250 for one educator<BR>
• $225 for each educator if two from the same school or school district attend<BR>
• $200 for each educator if three or more from the same school or school district attend<BR>
<I>MITS encourages teachers to attend the Summer Institutes as collaborative teams</I>.<BR>
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Graduate credits are available for an additional cost from the following institutions:<BR>
</B>• Cambridge College, 4 credits, $150<BR>
• Framingham State College, 3 credits, $195<BR>
<B>Registration Deadline: June 15, 2009<BR>
</B>Space is limited. Call MITS at 617-328-1515 after deadline for space availability.<BR>
Online registration available at www.mits.org <<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="http://www.mits.org">http://www.mits.org</a></U></FONT>> <BR>
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For more Information please contact:<BR>
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Amy Hoffmaster<BR>
Assistant Program Director<BR>
MITS, Inc.<BR>
Museum Institute for Teaching Science<BR>
1354 Hancock Street, Suite 302<BR>
Quincy, MA 02169<BR>
<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="ahoffmaster@mits.org">ahoffmaster@mits.org</a></U></FONT> <<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="mailto:ahoffmaster@mits.org">mailto:ahoffmaster@mits.org</a></U></FONT>> <BR>
p: 617-328-1515<BR>
f: 617-328-1516<BR>
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