Educators get science-teaching tips at UW-Green Bay
GREEN BAY — Thirty-six Northeastern Wisconsin elementary school teachers will learn how to better incorporate science methods into daily classroom activities through training at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay this summer.
UW-Green Bay, in partnership with The Einstein Project, recently received a $335,395 grant from the Wisconsin Improving Teacher Quality (WITQ) Program to develop summer science institutes for elementary school teachers each year through 2011.
This year’s program, Aug. 3-14, will focus on Earth Science and environmental science. Teachers will learn ways to incorporate more science learning in their classrooms.
“It’s hard for elementary school teachers to be experts in everything,” said Prof. Scott Ashmann, associate professor and director of the science education program at UW-Green Bay. “This program should enhance their science knowledge and teaching skills.”
Teachers will work with UW-Green Bay professors to learn how to perform hands-on experiments with students, including such things as rock and mineral identification, studying what’s in the watershed, “bottle biology” (making a terrarium out of two-liter bottles), and using cutting-edge computer technology that won’t break the budget, such as Google Earth.
Other teaching methods will include science “notebooking,” which involves students writing out scientific projects, such as describing the lifecycle of a water droplet, Ashmann said.
“It’s a way for students to be able to practice literacy skills while focusing on science concepts,” he added.
The programs scheduled for 2010 and 2011 will focus on botany, human biology, astronomy and meteorology/climatology.
Funds for this Wisconsin Improving Teacher Quality Program are made available under Title II of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Participating Northeast Wisconsin teachers, school districts, grade(s) taught
Christine Alloy, Wausaukee, second and third
Thomas Beattie , Antigo, fourth
Beverly Bozile, Appleton, kindergarten
Kelly Brennan Calaway, Pulaski,third
Lori Carstens, Howards Grove, fourth
Valerie Ceranske, Waupaca, third
Colleen Connery, UW-Green Bay student, pre-service teacher
Lisa Delfosse, Wausaukee, first and second
Pamela Dellise, Green Bay, fourth
Scott Hendrickson, Antigo, fourth
Julie Johnson, Howards Grove, fourth
Juanita (Nita) Kirst, Nekoosa, first
Andrea Konitzer, Waupaca, fifth
Jennie Lambrecht, Green Bay, fourth
Melissa Lange, Pulaski, fifth
Terry Larsen, Athens, third
Dana Lucius, Northwood, eighth
Amy Magnin, Appleton, kindergarten
Darcy Marcou, Royall, first
Nancy Mather, Green Bay, fifth
Patricia Maulson, Lac du Flambeau, fourth
Molly Overeem, Green Bay, fourth
Gloria Overesch, De Pere, sixth
Jeanne Peterson, Nekoosa, third
Irene Prantis, Green Bay, fifth
Amanda Rodenhauser, UW-Green Bay student, pre-service teacher
Beth Rodenhauser, UW-Green Bay student, pre-service teacher
Caryn Rosenbeck, Kaukauna, second
Janis Schneider, Howard-Suamico, fifth
Julie Sipiorski, Appleton, third
Jessica Ullmer, Kaukauna, second
Laura Vandelinder, UW-Green Bay student, pre-service teacher
Connie Vang, Green Bay, fourth and fifth
Heather Vorpahl, De Pere, sixth
Kandi Wendlendt, Green Bay, kindergarten
Elizabeth Wulf, Appleton, kindergarten
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