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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The New Bedford Whaling Museum, in partnership with the Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS), will host a workshop for teachers in grades 3-6 during the weekend of March 16 & 17. This 10 hour workshop will introduce teachers to whale related topics which can be used to teach concepts prescribed by MA science and mathematics frameworks. Details, including contact information, are below:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Target audience: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Teachers of grades 3-6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Graduate credit and PDPs: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Teachers may choose to earn one graduate credit or 10 PDPs for 10 hours of class time. Credit is optional and costs $50.00 payable to Cambridge College. PDPs are free and will be granted by Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Meeting time:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Saturday March 16, 2013 8:30a – 4:30p and <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Sunday, March 17, 2013 12:00p – 4:30p <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Location: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>New Bedford Whaling Museum<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Instructor: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Robert Rocha, Science Director, New Bedford Whaling Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cost: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>$30.00 tuition payable to New Bedford Whaling Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>$50.00 one graduate credit from Cambridge College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Course description: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This ten hour course will<b> </b>introduce teachers to<b> </b><span style='color:black'>whale/cetacean related topics which can be used to teach concepts prescribed by state science and mathematics frameworks. Each session will include information, practice of math and science activities for students, and take-home resources for teaching each concept. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Course objectives:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Participants will be able to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Explain the anatomical differences between toothed and baleen whales.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Use inexpensive props to teach these features to their students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Utilize a conversational story about young whales to teach comprehension and reading skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Use a dichotomous key to identify several cetacean species.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Explain transfer of energy through marine ecosystems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Utilize a variety of cetacean facts as the basis for mathematical comparisons, conversions and calculations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Use historical whaling data as the basis for mathematical word problems.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Understand the historical whaling connection between this region and the Azores.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Take absolute locations from a primary source document and plot them on a map.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Describe the natural history of several species of whales found in New England.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Course expectations:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Participants taking the course for credit will be expected to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Attend both classroom sessions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Take a pre- and post-workshop assessment quiz to gauge effectiveness of the course.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Complete reading and homework assignments and submit lesson plan by due date.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Participate in class activities and discussions<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;text-autospace:ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Develop a lesson plan for their own use<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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>