June 2009 STEM EVENTS

INTEL Teaching with Technology Master Teacher Training Session

Date: June 15-18, 2009
Preference for this master teacher training will be given to CESA staff or designates, those EETT competitive projects that have the INTEL component in their grant and those who have previously completed the Thinking with Technology Participant Teacher course.

For more info. visit the event website at: http:/educate.intel.com/education/teach/workshops/index.asp or contact Stuart Ciske at (608) 267-9289
Sally Ride Academy
(Offering quality professional development based on national teacher standards)

Dates & Locations: June 15-19, 2009/Messmer, WI
June 22-26, 2009/West Allis, 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
Using the Atlas of Science Literacy

Date: June 22-24, 2009
Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Pyle Center, Madison

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Madison Children's Museum will be hosting a workshop by the American Association for Advancement of Science and Project 2061 that will give participants a new perspective on standards-based reform and a new tool for the work that lies ahead.

For more info. about this event e-mail Kevin J. Niemi or visit their website at: http://www.project2061.org/events/workshops/default.htm
Facilitating the Future

Dates: Week 1: June 22-25, 2009 - Week 2: July 20-23, 2009
Location: WI Indianhead Tech. College, Rice Lake, WI

In its 29th year, the Facilitating the Future workshop 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://www.facilitatingthefuture.org
Summer Institute on Education and Work Designing Engaging Strategies for Career and Workforce Readiness

Date: June 22-25, 2009
Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

The Institute is an ideal way to gain professional development and continuing education credit in the summer. It is designed to help a team of educators/professionals successfully design and implement innovative practice strategies and policies to impact career development and workforce readiness. The target audiences for these innovative practice strategies and policies include Pre K-12 students, students attending two- and four-year colleges and universities, and transitioning adults.

For more information please visit their website at: http://wisconsincareers.wisc.edu/decdc/overview.aspx
Discovery World Summer Camp 2009

Date: June 22 - August 28, 2009
Location: Milwaukee, WI

This summer Discovery World Summer Camp is packed with the return of some of our most popular camps, plus a handful of new offerings designed to introduce you to a whole new world of possibilities. The focus of these camps has always been on bringing science, technology, engineering, and entrepreneurship into the hands of youth in a way that simply isn't done anywhere else.

For more information and to register online, please go to our Web site at http://discoveryworld.org/summercamp/ or call (414)765-8625 or email reservations@discoveryworld.org for more information.
Wisconsin Research Seminar on Improving Educator Quality

Date: June 29-30, 2009
Location: Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells

This seminar will feature presentations of studies, evaluations, and on-going projects aimed at improving the quality of teaching, student services, and leadership in Wisconsin schools.

For more information about this seminar e-mail Allen Phelps at or call him at: (608) 263-2714.