Science Proffessional Development Opportunities
  General professional development opportunities (mostly online) are listed first, and/or specific workshops follow:
   
NSTA Online Professional Development 
Ongoing, online courses offered through The American Museum of Natural History, the Jason Academy, the National Teacher Enhancement Network, the University of Maryland and others. All have costs associated with administering the course and granting the credit. But ... you can work at home to fit your schedule.
More information - http://institute.nsta.org/
   
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kentucky offers Newton's Universe, a selection of:  
Online Physics Courses for Teachers. More information at www.pa.uky.edu/sciworks/intro.htm or here.
   
   
Bosque Education Guide Workshops
The Bosque Education Guide is a popular curriculum to teach about the Middle Rio Grande Valley ecosystem. It has over 600 pages of background information and activities for elementary through high school.
Participants will receive the curriculum and additional teaching kit materials.
More informations - http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/BEG/index.html
   
Learner.org
The Annenberg/CPB offers courses that you can take for personal enrichment or for graduate credit. You can view some as streaming video (you probably need a fast connection), some are broadcast through TalNet (Cable Channel 28), and some are formal online course. Graduate credit is through Colorado State University and costs $150 for each 2-unit course.
More information - http://www.learner.org/ (look under 'Workshops and Courses')
   
KNME TV: TeacherLine
Channel 5 offers TeacherLine, math & science educators professional development modules. Graduate credit is available, and it is co-sponsored by UNM and the NM Department of Education.
   
NM Tech MST Program 
Continuing courses; classes include offerings in Albuquerque, weekend field trips and more
Cost = cost of NMT credit + materials (scholarships available)
More details - http://infohost.nmt.edu/~eodi/mstMain.htm
   
Project WILD Workshop 
Cost and location varies.
Contact - Kevin Holladay at NM Fish & Game (505) 476-8095 or http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/education/project_wild/project_wild.htm
   
NM Museum of Natural History  
All kinds of workshops throughout the year.
Cost varies, participants usually receive curriculum materials
website http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/edu_main.html
   
Sandia Mountain Natural History Center -  www.NMnaturalhistory.org/SMNHC 
For more information contact Julie Hall.
   
NM Supercomputing Challenge Teacher Workshop  

Details and registration on website - http://challenge.nm.org/sti/
   
STEM Education Outreach Programs
CNM Sci/Eng Research Challenge
Central NM Science Olympiad
2008 Intel ISEF Rules & Regulations
http://stemed.unm.edu/

 

 
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