MITS
Museum Institute for Teaching Science
2009 Summer Institutes
Inquiry-Based Science:
Investigating Water and Energy Concepts
in the State Frameworks
Integrating hands-on, minds-on STEM activities
to enrich all areas of your curriculum
July 6th -17th, 2009
Click here to see our Summer Institutes brochure.
Please click here for a printable registration form to mail, or here for online registration. Please call MITS at 617-328-1515 if you have problems with online registration.
In each of our nine regions, educators at MITS' partner institutions work together to offer a 2-week professional development opportunity. Visit each of the sites for 1-2 days and participate in both content and skill development sessions taught by professional educators, scientists, and other content experts. Depending on the region, activities will include: boat trips, nature walks, behind-the-scenes tours of facilities, introductions to resource centers, modeling of inquiry-based investigations, and more! Days will include a balance of indoor, classroom-based components and outdoor, field experiences.
All activities are linked to State Frameworks and include interdisciplinary connections. Participants can choose to receive 60 PDPs or Graduate Credit and 90 PDPs.
Please call 617-328-1515 or email ahoffmaster@mits.org with questions or to receive the most current information about the Summer Institutes.
Locations
For more information on a Summer Institute, click on one of the following nine regions in which they are held.
Berkshire, Boston, Cape Cod, Lowell/ Merrimack Valley, Metro West,
North Shore, Southeast, Springfield, Worcester
Earn PDPs and Graduate Credits
Participants may earn one of the following levels of Professional Development Points (PDPs):
- 60 PDPs for completing two Lesson Plans following the MITS lesson format (1.0 PDPs/hr are awarded).
- 90 PDPs for participants who choose graduate credits and complete a unit outline plus 1 complete lesson plan from the unit outline following MITS unit and lesson formats (1.5 PDPs/hr are awarded).
Graduate credits: Participants who choose to receive graduate credits are required to complete the requirements for 90 PDPs and all materials are submitted for grading. Please refer to location sites for information on the participating college, cost, and credits offered.
All participants receive a free subscription to Science Is Elementary with investigations, background information, and lists of resources related to Water & Energy , as well as $30 worth of additional resource materials.