When: October 10, 2009
Where: Children's Discovery Museum
Time: 9 A.M. - 4 P.M.
** special Open House 2 P.M. - 4 P.M.
RSVP: to sderby@cdm.org
Welcome to our amazing world of BioSITE. We hope you are ready to engage your students in some real world, hands on - minds on inquiry! This training will help you prepare for a full year of science education you and your students are going to love.
In the morning, we will be sharing with you all the essential BioSITE Program materials that you will be using. We will work our way through a full BioSITE year, introducing the content of each unit and mapping out every field day. We will also walk you through student field journal pages so that you can begin to plan in class journal time for reflection and extension.
You will also have the opportunity to explore a few of the favorite activities your students will be doing. We will take this opportunity to brainstorm how to make this suit your students here and now. What is the most important content to focus on? What skills do your students need to practice? How can we make this a lasting process for our students?
Next, Anna George will be helping explore the BioSITE teacher Blog so that you know how to easily access important information and resources.
We will provide lunch- so don't forget to RSVP!
Right after lunch we will break into small program groups to make sure you don't have any questions left unanswered!
And last, from 2 - 4 p.m., we will have a BioSITE Open House to share the kit materials available for check out. During this time you can sign up for kits and sign up for ACE field days.
We hope to make this training the kick start that you need to set up your BioSITE year. Our goal is to make sure you are prepared to help your students understand the true meaning of being River Guardians- now and in the future.
Friday, September 18, 2009
RETURNING TEACHERS: BioSITE Teacher Training 2009-2010
When: September 26th, 2009
Where: Children's Discovery Museum
Time: 9 A.M. - 4 P.M.
RSVP: to sderby@cdm.org
It's that time! We will be gathering for a meeting of the minds. We depend upon you, as veteran BioSITE teachers, to let us know how to make this the best BioSITE year yet.
In the morning, we will be working in small program groups to answer any logistical questions and make sure everyone is on the same page for the field days. Then, we will be working together to set goals and objectives for this year. We will start with our basic BioSITE plan, and brainstorm how to make this suit our students here and now. What is most important to focus on? How can we make this a lasting process for our students?
Next, Anna George will be helping explore the BioSITE teacher Blog and other resources on the web. We will even play with come gigapan pictures- very cool!
We will provide lunch- so hope you have RSVP'd...yummy selection of Sonoma Chicken Coop Salads!
In the afternoon, we will explore some of the unit materials we have prepared for our field days this year. By performing water quality tests and practicing some of the activities your fourth graders will be doing, we can share insights and ideas as to how we can extend the content through journaling, kits, projects, and evaluation tools.
We hope to make this training the kick start that you need to set up your BioSITE year. Our goal is to make sure you are prepared to help your students understand the true meaning of being River Guardians- now and in the future.
Where: Children's Discovery Museum
Time: 9 A.M. - 4 P.M.
RSVP: to sderby@cdm.org
It's that time! We will be gathering for a meeting of the minds. We depend upon you, as veteran BioSITE teachers, to let us know how to make this the best BioSITE year yet.
In the morning, we will be working in small program groups to answer any logistical questions and make sure everyone is on the same page for the field days. Then, we will be working together to set goals and objectives for this year. We will start with our basic BioSITE plan, and brainstorm how to make this suit our students here and now. What is most important to focus on? How can we make this a lasting process for our students?
Next, Anna George will be helping explore the BioSITE teacher Blog and other resources on the web. We will even play with come gigapan pictures- very cool!
We will provide lunch- so hope you have RSVP'd...yummy selection of Sonoma Chicken Coop Salads!
In the afternoon, we will explore some of the unit materials we have prepared for our field days this year. By performing water quality tests and practicing some of the activities your fourth graders will be doing, we can share insights and ideas as to how we can extend the content through journaling, kits, projects, and evaluation tools.
We hope to make this training the kick start that you need to set up your BioSITE year. Our goal is to make sure you are prepared to help your students understand the true meaning of being River Guardians- now and in the future.
Welcome to the BioSITE 2009-2010 year!
If you are reading this, you made it. Congratulations and hope our BioSITE Teacher Blog makes it easy for you to find information, explore resources and new ideas, and expand your BioSITE year to include additional class activities, projects, and fun!
We will have monthly updates and weekly ideas posted here, so you will be able to try all kinds of new ways to get your students learning about their environment. Whenever we come across some amazing BioSITE extension- we will let you know!
So bookmark this spot- and if you have any suggestions and contributions that will make this Blog more useful to all BioSITE participants- just let us know!
Thanks for being a part of BioSITE!!
We will have monthly updates and weekly ideas posted here, so you will be able to try all kinds of new ways to get your students learning about their environment. Whenever we come across some amazing BioSITE extension- we will let you know!
So bookmark this spot- and if you have any suggestions and contributions that will make this Blog more useful to all BioSITE participants- just let us know!
Thanks for being a part of BioSITE!!
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