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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Museum Institute for Teaching Science: 2015 Spring and Summer Professional Development<br>
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<i>Whale Tales and Seashore Sagas: Exploring the Marine Environment Through Inquiry and Literacy<br>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">MITS: Cape Cod Region<br>
Professional Development for Grades 3-8 Educators<br>
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Date: July 6-10, 2015 (8:30am-3:30pm); Introductory Session on Saturday June, 13, 2015 (8:30am-12:30pm)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Registration Fee: $350/participant; $325/participant for two or more teachers from the same school district<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">PDPs and Graduate Credit Offered: <o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Cambridge College, Framingham State University (3 credits, 67.5 PDPs); 40 PDPs without graduate credit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This is a multi-day series that will be taking place at locations including the National Marine Life Center, Mass Maritime Academy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Thornton Burgess Society, Mass Audubon's
Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary and the Marine Biological Laboratory. Participants will:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="eztoc224976_0_5" id="eztoc224976_0_5"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Investigate
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">the connections between marine science, technology, engineering, math and literacy as you explore Cape Cod's coastal environment. Muck around in a tidal mudflat, sample
a saltmarsh, wander through woody upland and view a vernal pond as you deepen your understanding of our local ecosystems.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<a name="eztoc224976_0_6"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Learn
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">about local wildlife, coastal habitats and associated scientific research, then practice making literacy connections with naturalists and educators from Mass Audubon's
Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary and Thornton Burgess Society.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<a name="eztoc224976_0_7"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Visit </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">science laboratories in Woods Hole and a marine animal hospital
in Buzzards Bay and witness some of the science and engineering involved in studying the ocean. Then, practice using literacy skills along with scientific inquiry and engineering design in hands-on investigations that you can take back to your classroom. Invigorate
your science curriculum with exciting minds-on, hands-on interdisciplinary STEM investigations.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<a name="eztoc224976_1"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">More Information & Registration<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://mits.org/2015-summer-professional-development-institutes-regions-page/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Museum Institute for Teaching
Science</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:mits@mits.org" target="_self"><b><span style="color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">mits@mits.org</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Or call 617-328-1515<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Joshua Wrigley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Education Coordinator<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MassAudubon's Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">345 Bone Hill Rd. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Barnstable, MA 02637<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">jwrigley@massaudubon.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office: 508-362-7475 Ext. 9355<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell: 518-810-9478<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="www.massaudubon.org">www.massaudubon.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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