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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Schooling With Whales,” a Professional Development Workshop at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, in partnership with the Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS), will be offered on the first weekend in May – Saturday, May 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 6 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This ten-hour professional development course will introduce teachers of grades 3-6 to whale/cetacean related topics which can be used to teach concepts prescribed by state core science, mathematics and literacy frameworks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Whales may not travel in schools the way that fish do. But, they can be used within several disciplines in a school building to help us teach several important concepts. This ten hour workshop will demonstrate ways to use whales and their kin to teach food chains, math, geography, reading comprehension and taxonomy. You’ll leave with a packet of activities, links to useful web sites and a greater appreciation for whales, dolphins and porpoises. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=nospacing><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tuition for the course is $30. Completion of the course provides ten (10) Professional Development Points (PDPs). In addition, one (1) graduate credit is available through Cambridge College. Graduate credit cost is an additional $50. To register, please contact the course instructor: <b>Robert Rocha</b>, Science Director, New Bedford Whaling Museum at </span><a href="mailto:rrocha@whalingmuseum.org"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>rrocha@whalingmuseum.org</span></b></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>. Direct line: 508-717-6849.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Course Description is attached.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robert C. Rocha, Jr.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Science Director<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>New Bedford Whaling Museum<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>18 Johnny Cake Hill<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>New Bedford, MA 02740<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(508) 717-6849<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>rrocha@whalingmuseum.org<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>