[SEMCO] Scientists in the classroom workshop

[Cynthia Cudaback]

I'd love to see something like this down here in Carolina. Anyone know 
of such a thing?

Catherine Cramer wrote:
>
> Educators and Scientists: Looking for ways to make classroom visits 
> more successful?
>
> Consider attending this free workshop!
>
>
> */Telling Your Story/** at MIT*
>
> *Friday January 16, 2009*
>
> *10:00 AM-3:00 PM*
>
> Most scientists are accustomed to presenting their research to 
> colleagues or lecturing college and graduate students. But if asked to 
> speak in front of a classroom full of elementary or junior high school 
> students, or to a group at an informal institution, many scientists 
> feel less comfortable. The Center for Ocean Sciences Education 
> Excellence-New England (COSEE-New England), together with TERC, has 
> designed a workshop to help scientists develop skills for working with 
> K-12 teachers and informal educators, called */Telling Your Story/*. 
> Workshop participants learn skills that translate into successful 
> visits with students as */Telling Your Story/* helps scientists 
> communicate more effectively with both educators and young people. 
> COSEE-New England is pleased to be able to offer the next */Telling 
> Your Story/* at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, 
> Massachusetts.
>
> */ /*
>
> */Telling Your Story/* will help:
>
>     * *Scientists, engineers, and technologists* learn to construct
>       stories that communicate both their research and their passion
>       for their research.
>
>     * *Formal and informal educators* connect with scientists and
>       learn how to plan a successful visit.
>
>     * *Administrators* learn how their school’s collaboration with
>       scientists can invigorate teachers and increase students’
>       engagement, understanding, and achievement in science.
>
>     * *Facilitators and education and outreach staff* learn how this
>       workshop can be a powerful addition to their outreach efforts as
>       they help scientists achieve broader impact in public education.
>
> Join us! The workshop is free and includes lunch. Pre-registration is 
> required, as seats are limited and we seek a balance of scientists and 
> educators.
>
> Visit online <http://cosee-ne/edu_project_3/index.php> for more 
> details about */Telling Your Story./*
>
> Register here 
> <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=iTG1SEa8kbA7oH_2bR9_2b6YdQ_3d_3d>, 
> and we’ll follow up with logistical details.
>
> Additional questions? Contact Pam DiBona <mailto:pdibona at neaq.org>
>
> */Telling Your Story /**Train-the-Trainers Session*
>
> *3:30 to 5:30pm*
>
> Interested in hosting */Telling Your Story/* at your own institution, 
> or as part of another event? Following the workshop there will be a 
> special training session for participants who would like to be able to 
> present */Telling Your Story/* at their own institutions.
>