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size="4"><u><b>Get a Jump on the<span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <span class=""
style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Next</span> <span class=""
style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Generation</span> <span
class="" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Science</span> Standards
Workshop</span></b></u></font><span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
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<b
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">:
Wednesday, August 21, 2013</span><br
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<b
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Time:</b><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 9:00
to 3:30</span><br
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<b
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Where:</b><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Ocean
Explorium at New Bedford Seaport, 174 Union Street, New Bedford,
MA</span><br
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<b
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Who:</b><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> 12
informal educators to explore a process for aligning curriculum
to the </span><span class=""
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Next</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><span
class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Generation</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><span
class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Science</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Standards
and a sneak preview at the OE’s new “Energy and Living Things”
field trip activities</span><br
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<br
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<b
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">What:</b><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Come
join the Education Outreach Team of the Ocean Explorium and New
England Ocean </span><span class=""
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Sciences</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Education
Collaborative (NEOSEC) to explore the proposed impact of the </span><span
class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Next</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><span
class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Generation</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><span
class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Science</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Standards
(NGSS) and Environmental Literacy Plans (ELP) on elementary
education. We are looking for twelve informal educators and
twelve elementary school teachers to explore the Ocean
Explorium’s NGSS updated “Energy and Living Things” field trip.
Participants will conduct a photosynthesis lab activity and
examine it for connections to NGSS </span><span class=""
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Science</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Practices,
Core Discipline Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts. The goal is
for formal and informal elementary educators to become more
familiar and comfortable with both documents as they become
guiding standards for elementary </span><span class=""
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">science</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> education.
You are asked to bring a current lab activity, the corresponding
lesson plan and unit for evaluation. You will have the
opportunity to meet other elementary school teachers and
informal education providers from New England.</span><br
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<br
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<span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Please
contact Ellen Dion at the Ocean Explorium of you are interested
in the “Get a Jump on the </span><span class=""
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Next</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><span
class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Generation</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> Workshop.”
She can be reached by phone at </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:%28508%29%20994-5400" value="+15089945400"
target="_blank"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(508)
994-5400</a><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> or
by email at </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:edion@oceanexplorium.org" target="_blank"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">edion@oceanexplorium.org</a><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">.
A registration form is below.</span><br
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align="center"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
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align="center"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><span
style="font-size:18pt;line-height:25px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Get
a Jump on the <span class="" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Next</span> <span
class="" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Generation</span> <span
class="" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Science</span> Standards
Workshop</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:18pt;line-height:25px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></span></b></span></p>
<p
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center"
align="center"><span
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<div
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center"><span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="4">W</font><span
style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ednesday,
August 21, 2013<br>
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center"><span
style="color:windowtext;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">from
9:00 am to 3:30 pm</span></p>
<p
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align="center"><span
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<p
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align="center"><b><span
style="font-size:16pt;color:rgb(0,0,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Registration
Form</span></b></p>
<p
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center"
align="center"><span
style="color:windowtext;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Please
complete this form and send it to Ellen Dion by email at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:edion@oceanexplorium.org"
target="_blank">edion@oceanexplorium.org</a>.</span></p>
<p
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span
style="color:windowtext"> </span><b><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext">Please provide an
email address because all correspondence and notices are
sent electronically.</span></b></span></p>
<p
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style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Name: </span></p>
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span
style="color:windowtext;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"></span><span
style="color:windowtext;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> Home
Address: </span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"></span></span>
<p
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State, Zip: </span></p>
<p
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style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Telephone
Number:</span></p>
<p
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style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Primary
Email Address:</span></p>
<p
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Secondary
Email Address: </span></p>
<p
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><u><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext"><span
style="text-decoration:none"></span></span></u><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext"> School/Organization
Name:</span></span></p>
<p
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School District:<br>
</span></p>
<p
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Grade Level(s):</span></p>
<p
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Content
area you teach: </span></p>
<p
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin-left:0.5in;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <br>
</span></p>
<p
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext">Location: </span></b><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext"> Ocean Explorium
at New Bedford Seaport</span><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext"></span></span></p>
<p
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
174 Union Street</span></p>
<p
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> New
Bedford, MA 02740</span></p>
<div
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center"><span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="4">U</font><b><span
style="font-size:11pt;color:windowtext">pon successful
completion of this 6-hour program, participants will receive
a Certificate for a Six Hour Workshop</span></b></span></div>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Annette Brickley
Education Director
Ocean Explorium
508-994-5400 x 23
207-951-6273 mobile
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oceanexplorium.org">www.oceanexplorium.org</a> </pre>
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