MITS
Museum Institute for Teaching Science
2010 Summer Institutes
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Interactions in the Sciences:
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Tuesday -Friday, July 6-9 and Monday-Friday, July 11- 16, 2010
Our Summer Institutes brochure will be available soon.
Please click here for a printable registration form to mail, or here for online registration. Please call MITS at 617-328-1515 with questions about online registration.
Space is limited-- Register by June 1.
Please call for space availability after June 1.
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.
Take home a teaching resource kit to ensure your success using inquiry in the classroom with investigations, background information, and additional resource materials.
Locations
For more information on a Summer Institute, click on one of our seven regions below.
Berkshire
Boston
Cape Cod/South Shore
Merrimack River
North Shore
Southeast
Worcester
Please call 617-328-1515 or email ahoffmaster@mits.org with questions or to receive the most current information about the Summer Institutes.
What are MITS Summer Institutes?
The Summer Institutes are two-week professional development workshops that model, teach, and encourage K-8 teachers to use inquiry-based, hands-on methods of teaching STEM subjects in their classrooms. The Institutes are held in seven regions throughout Massachusetts providing greater access to teachers. Generally, there are four or more participating partner institutions in each region with programs according to the theme for the Institutes.
All activities are linked to State Frameworks and include interdisciplinary connections. Participants choose to receive 60 PDPs or Graduate Credit and 90 PDPs for attendance at the Summer Institute and fall and spring callback sessions. Credit is awarded at the end of the summer session.
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 2 complete Lesson Plans 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 pages for information on the participating colleges, cost, and credits offered.