COURSES
"Teaching Science through the Inquiry Process (TSIP)"
A Graduate Course from MSSEF’s Curious Minds Initiative (CMI). TSIP is part of a new STEM CERTIFICATE in INQUIRY from Framingham State University!
Part 1: 6 days: June 27 - July 1 2011 and Saturday November 5, 2011.
Enroll to earn 3 graduate credits.
Part 2: 2 days: during spring 2012
Enroll to earn 1 additional graduate credit.
TSIP provides practical strategies to infuse more inquiry into teaching practice and curricula. This is a hands-on course, and science teachers bring to the TSIP Institute 2-3 three of their existing labs or classroom activities to adapt and make greater use of inquiry-based techniques.
TSIP BENEFITS
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New ways to integrate inquiry into your curriculum: Revise 2-3 of your lesson plans or lab activities to include inquiry techniques
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Optional low-cost graduate credit - $300 for 3 graduate credits, and PDPs (free).
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Motivate your students with the "real-world" discovery process.
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Tuition Scholarships A limited number of partial and full tuition scholarships available (registration fee of $100pp is additional).
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Teams of teachers get priority acceptance: Be part of a supportive team to enable your success back in the school and classroom.
TSIP – A Practical Way to Learn About the Inquiry Model of Teaching!
Through investigations, discussions, presentations, activities, and analysis of lessons and samples of student work, teachers will learn ways to Connect inquiry classroom activities with Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks Help students to experience the key steps in "real-world" scientific research and engineering invention, including how to:
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Develop an appropriate experimental question
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Conduct and design a valid experiment
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Record and analyze data
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Draw conclusion(s) and present results
Course Dates
Part 1: JUNE 27 – JULY 1, 2011 and Saturday, November 5th 2011.
Part 2: Two days in Spring 2012
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Monday – Friday, 8:30AM – 3:30PM
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Hosted at Framingham State University
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Refreshments & Course Materials included
Course Registration
Click here to enroll in June 27-July 1, 2011 Session @ Framingham State University
Fees, Credits & Additional Information for TSIP Part 1 only:
Registration Fee: $100 (teams of 3 or more teachers from the same school may receive a 50% discount).
TSIP Part 1- Tuition & Course Materials: $1,000. A limited number of partial and full tuition scholarships available.
Graduate Credit: Enroll to earn a total of 3 graduate at additional cost of $300.
PDPs: Yes, provided at no cost.
More Information: cmi@scifair.com
Please note that registration fees & graduate credit costs are non-refundable.
TSIP was developed by the Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair (MSSEF) in collaboration with the Education Development Center (EDC)