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July 2009 STEM EVENTS
Engineering Academy
It's the latest and greatest new area of educational FUN from the University of Wisconsin in collaboration with MSOE (Milwaukee School of Engineering)! Join us to explore HANDS-ON engineering madness for four great days!
Date: July 6-9, 2009
Location: UW-Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI
Your instructors will be MSOE students. Learn not only from the projects you design, but also find out all that you can about your instructors including what type of courses they took in high school, why they decided to pursue engineering and why they decided to pursue their particular field of engineering!
The Academy is for students entering Grades 7-9 For more information about Engineering Academy please visit the UW-Fond du Lac Continuing Education website: http://www.fdl.uwc.edu/ce/ or contact Leanne Doyle at leanne.doyle@uwc.edu (920) 929-1153.
It's the latest and greatest new area of educational FUN from the University of Wisconsin in collaboration with MSOE (Milwaukee School of Engineering)! Join us to explore HANDS-ON engineering madness for four great days!
Date: July 6-9, 2009
Location: UW-Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI
Your instructors will be MSOE students. Learn not only from the projects you design, but also find out all that you can about your instructors including what type of courses they took in high school, why they decided to pursue engineering and why they decided to pursue their particular field of engineering!
The Academy is for students entering Grades 7-9 For more information about Engineering Academy please visit the UW-Fond du Lac Continuing Education website: http://www.fdl.uwc.edu/ce/ or contact Leanne Doyle at leanne.doyle@uwc.edu (920) 929-1153.
Earth Partnership for Schools (EPS) Institute
Date: July 6-10, 2009
Location: Stevens Point, WI
Teams of 2-4 teachers per school will spend a week learning how to use ecological restoration as a teaching tool. Two-credit scholarships for all participants available from UW-Stevens Point.
For more information contact Chris (715) 346-4956 or visit the website: http://uwarboretum.org/news/singlePost.php?id=312&origin=eps&activeCategory=13
GIRLZ GO!!! to the Kohler Company
Date/Time: July 9, 2009
Location: UW-Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI
Ever wondered how your bathtub or faucet was made. Kohler's "Industry in Action" factory tour takes you through the numerous buildings - Pottery, Brass Building and Foundry - that create everything from vitreous china lavatories to massive 6-foot cast iron tubs.
Following the factory tour we will enjoy a sumptuous boxed lunch, then tour the Kohler Design Center, a three-level showcase of innovative product design and technology, creative achievement, and American history. A fusion of old and new, the space offers a comprehensive representation of Kohler Co.'s state-of-the-art products and stunning examples of the company's contributions to gracious living and interior design.
Check it out at: http://www.us.kohler.com/designkb/designcenter/designcenter.jsp
Must be 12-years of age or older. Parents are welcome!
Note: This tour will be available to previous GMSO participants and parents until June 1. Effective June 2 we will accept registrations from the general public.
Fee: $39 and includes transportation, tours and lunch.
For more information about GIRLZ GO!!! to the Kohler Company please visit the UW-Fond du Lac Continuing Education website: http://www.fdl.uwc.edu/ce/ or contact Leanne Doyle at leanne.doyle@uwc.edu (920) 929-1153.
Date/Time: July 9, 2009
Location: UW-Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI
Ever wondered how your bathtub or faucet was made. Kohler's "Industry in Action" factory tour takes you through the numerous buildings - Pottery, Brass Building and Foundry - that create everything from vitreous china lavatories to massive 6-foot cast iron tubs.
Following the factory tour we will enjoy a sumptuous boxed lunch, then tour the Kohler Design Center, a three-level showcase of innovative product design and technology, creative achievement, and American history. A fusion of old and new, the space offers a comprehensive representation of Kohler Co.'s state-of-the-art products and stunning examples of the company's contributions to gracious living and interior design.
Check it out at: http://www.us.kohler.com/designkb/designcenter/designcenter.jsp
Must be 12-years of age or older. Parents are welcome!
Note: This tour will be available to previous GMSO participants and parents until June 1. Effective June 2 we will accept registrations from the general public.
Fee: $39 and includes transportation, tours and lunch.
For more information about GIRLZ GO!!! to the Kohler Company please visit the UW-Fond du Lac Continuing Education website: http://www.fdl.uwc.edu/ce/ or contact Leanne Doyle at leanne.doyle@uwc.edu (920) 929-1153.
Sally Ride Academy
(Offering quality professional development based on national teacher standards)
(Offering quality professional development based on national teacher standards)
Dates & Locations: July 13-17, 2009/Waukesha, WI
July 27-31, 2009/Grafton, WI
Teachers are introduced to recent research on how children learn & the application of best practice while having opportunity to become leaders.
For more information visit the website at: http://wasdi.org/sallyr.html College for Kids
(College for Kids is designed for highly motivated students possessing special talents and gifts)
Date: July 27-31, 2009
Location: UW-Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI
Students:
- are exposed to new interest areas
- interact with students having similar interests and abilities
- enhance their interest in learning by experiencing stimulating and challenging activities
- are encouraged to use creative/productive thinking and expression foster skills for independent learning
Courses are offered from the following areas: affective/social development, thinking & study skills, language arts, mathematics, science and performing arts.
For more information about College for Kids please visit the UW-Fond du Lac Continuing Education website: http://www.fdl.uwc.edu/ce/ or contact Leanne Doyle at leanne.doyle@uwc.edu (920) 929-1153.
(College for Kids is designed for highly motivated students possessing special talents and gifts)
Date: July 27-31, 2009
Location: UW-Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI
Students:
- are exposed to new interest areas
- interact with students having similar interests and abilities
- enhance their interest in learning by experiencing stimulating and challenging activities
- are encouraged to use creative/productive thinking and expression foster skills for independent learning
Courses are offered from the following areas: affective/social development, thinking & study skills, language arts, mathematics, science and performing arts.
For more information about College for Kids please visit the UW-Fond du Lac Continuing Education website: http://www.fdl.uwc.edu/ce/ or contact Leanne Doyle at leanne.doyle@uwc.edu (920) 929-1153.
Christa McAuliffe Academy
(Offering high-quality, cost-effective professional development and opportunities for community networking to educators)
Date: July 13-17, 2009
Location: Appleton North High School
Registration Deadline: July 10, 2009
The Christa McAuliffe Academy offers a variety of workshops on new trends and topics at the forefront of education.
For more information about this academy please visit their website at: http://wasdi.org/christa.html
(Offering high-quality, cost-effective professional development and opportunities for community networking to educators)
Date: July 13-17, 2009
Location: Appleton North High School
Registration Deadline: July 10, 2009
The Christa McAuliffe Academy offers a variety of workshops on new trends and topics at the forefront of education.
For more information about this academy please visit their website at: http://wasdi.org/christa.html
Washburn Academy
(Washburn Academy offers high-quality, cost-effective professional development and opportunities for community networking to educators)
Dates & Locations: July 13-17, 2009 Holmen, WI
July 20-24 Responsive Classroom
July 27-31 Onalaska, WI
The Washburn Academy offers a variety of workshops on new trends and topics at the forefront of education.
For more information about this academy please visit their website at http://wasdi.org/wshb.html
(Washburn Academy offers high-quality, cost-effective professional development and opportunities for community networking to educators)
Dates & Locations: July 13-17, 2009 Holmen, WI
July 20-24 Responsive Classroom
July 27-31 Onalaska, WI
The Washburn Academy offers a variety of workshops on new trends and topics at the forefront of education.
For more information about this academy please visit their website at http://wasdi.org/wshb.html
Carbon Cycle & Climate Modeling Teacher Workshop
Date: July 14-16, 2009
Location: Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science Building, University of Wisconsin-Madison campus
This workshop will provide an overview of climate mechanisms and climate change by focusing on the carbon cycle. Expert presentations, group discussions, and interactive computer training, including classroom applications of the EdGCM (Educational Global Climate Model) with be central activities.
For more info. visit their website at: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/teacherworkshop/
Date: July 14-16, 2009
Location: Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science Building, University of Wisconsin-Madison campus
This workshop will provide an overview of climate mechanisms and climate change by focusing on the carbon cycle. Expert presentations, group discussions, and interactive computer training, including classroom applications of the EdGCM (Educational Global Climate Model) with be central activities.
For more info. visit their website at: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/teacherworkshop/
Biotechnology: The Basics
Date: July 20-24, 2009
Locations: The BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, Madison, WI
This course is designed to introduce teachers to the fundamentals of biotechnology. Graduate education credits are available from Edgewood College and Viterbo University. If your knowledge of biotechnology is limited or you want to brush up on basic biotechnology techniques, this is the course for you!
For more information visit: http://www.btci.org/k12/twc/twc.html or contact Barbara Bielec
Date: July 20-24, 2009
Locations: The BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, Madison, WI
This course is designed to introduce teachers to the fundamentals of biotechnology. Graduate education credits are available from Edgewood College and Viterbo University. If your knowledge of biotechnology is limited or you want to brush up on basic biotechnology techniques, this is the course for you!
For more information visit: http://www.btci.org/k12/twc/twc.html or contact Barbara Bielec
Cray Academy Summer Institute
Date: July 27-30, 2009
Location: CESA 10, 725 West Park Avenue, Chippewa Falls, WI
Cray Academy Summer Institute offers high-quality, cost-effective professional development and opportunities for community networking to educators. The Cray Academy Summer Institute offers a variety of workshops on new trends and topics at the forefront of education.
For more information about this academy please visit: http://moodle.cesa10.k12.wi.us/cesa/si/
Date: July 27-30, 2009
Location: CESA 10, 725 West Park Avenue, Chippewa Falls, WI
Cray Academy Summer Institute offers high-quality, cost-effective professional development and opportunities for community networking to educators. The Cray Academy Summer Institute offers a variety of workshops on new trends and topics at the forefront of education.
For more information about this academy please visit: http://moodle.cesa10.k12.wi.us/cesa/si/
BIOTECHNOLOGY: BEYOND THE BASICS
Date: July 27-31, 2009 - 9:00am-4:00pm, lunch provided
Location: The BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, Madison, WI
Are you a teacher interested in implementing Biotechnology in your classroom? BTCI offers 1 week summer graduate education courses in Madison, WI during July. Find out why one participant said: "I learned more in and enjoyed the BTCI course more than any other graduate class I have ever taken!" Graduate credits are available from Viterbo University and Edgewood College.
For more information please visit: http://www.btci.org/k12/twc/twc.html
Date: July 27-31, 2009 - 9:00am-4:00pm, lunch provided
Location: The BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, Madison, WI
Are you a teacher interested in implementing Biotechnology in your classroom? BTCI offers 1 week summer graduate education courses in Madison, WI during July. Find out why one participant said: "I learned more in and enjoyed the BTCI course more than any other graduate class I have ever taken!" Graduate credits are available from Viterbo University and Edgewood College.
For more information please visit: http://www.btci.org/k12/twc/twc.html
Gitche Gumee Academy
(This Academy was created to provide a week of in-depth training in WI Academic Standards, performance assessment, and content area knowledge. )
Date: July 27-31, 2009
Registration Deadline: June 15th
The Gitche Gumee Academy offers a variety of workshops on new trends and topics at the forefront of education.
For more information about this academy please visit: http://wasdi.org/gitche1.html
(This Academy was created to provide a week of in-depth training in WI Academic Standards, performance assessment, and content area knowledge. )
Date: July 27-31, 2009
Registration Deadline: June 15th
The Gitche Gumee Academy offers a variety of workshops on new trends and topics at the forefront of education.
For more information about this academy please visit: http://wasdi.org/gitche1.html
John Muir Academy
(John Muir Academy provides training to teachers in order to promote problem solving, the development of higher level and creative thinking skills and experiential learning in math, science, technology, and other areas. )
Date: July 27-31, 2009
Location: Verona High School - Verona, WI
The John Muir Academy offers a variety of workshops on new trends and topics at the forefront of education.
For more information about this academy please visit their website.
(John Muir Academy provides training to teachers in order to promote problem solving, the development of higher level and creative thinking skills and experiential learning in math, science, technology, and other areas. )
Date: July 27-31, 2009
Location: Verona High School - Verona, WI
The John Muir Academy offers a variety of workshops on new trends and topics at the forefront of education.
For more information about this academy please visit their website.
STAR Academy
(STAR Academy was created to provide educators with a high quality, standards-based staff development program designed to improve teaching and learning in the schools and to assist educators in meeting Wisconsin recertification standards.)
Date: July 29-August 1, 2009
Location: River Falls High School
For more information about this academy please visit their website: http://wasdi.org/nicolet.html
(STAR Academy was created to provide educators with a high quality, standards-based staff development program designed to improve teaching and learning in the schools and to assist educators in meeting Wisconsin recertification standards.)
Date: July 29-August 1, 2009
Location: River Falls High School
For more information about this academy please visit their website: http://wasdi.org/nicolet.html
Learning and the Brain
Stritch University, in collaboration with Teachscape, invites you to be our guest at Discovery World Museum in Milwaukee on July 29, 2009 for this free "edutainment event of the summer." Spend three high-energy hours with Dr. Pat Wolfe who will share her research about learning and the brain, scoot through the Discovery World Museum, eat lunch on us, and receive promotional items that include a tote bag, a $10 coupon to the gift shop, and much more Dr. Pat Wolfe is a renowned expert and is featured in Stritch's new online Masters of Education in Teaching, Learning and Leadership, for K-12 educators, designed to help teachers become more effective in the classroom. (This is an educator only event. Please, no children)
Date: July 29, 2009
Location: Discovery World Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Registration is necessary; space is limited. Email onlineme@stritch.edu to register.
Click here to view the flyer for this event (PDF)
Stritch University, in collaboration with Teachscape, invites you to be our guest at Discovery World Museum in Milwaukee on July 29, 2009 for this free "edutainment event of the summer." Spend three high-energy hours with Dr. Pat Wolfe who will share her research about learning and the brain, scoot through the Discovery World Museum, eat lunch on us, and receive promotional items that include a tote bag, a $10 coupon to the gift shop, and much more Dr. Pat Wolfe is a renowned expert and is featured in Stritch's new online Masters of Education in Teaching, Learning and Leadership, for K-12 educators, designed to help teachers become more effective in the classroom. (This is an educator only event. Please, no children)
Date: July 29, 2009
Location: Discovery World Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Registration is necessary; space is limited. Email onlineme@stritch.edu to register.
Click here to view the flyer for this event (PDF)
Discovery World Summer Camp 2009
For more information and to register online, please go to our Web site at http://discoveryworld.org/summercamp/
Date: June 22 - August 28, 2009
Location: Milwaukee, WI
For more information and to register online, please go to our Web site at http://discoveryworld.org/summercamp/