Summer 2004

General Information

This year CCE is offering a number of courses for teachers and informal science educators. Participants from throughout the U.S. are welcome. The general information below applies to all courses. Specific details for each course are provided in the sections that follow.

Credit

All CCE courses provide undergraduate or graduate credit as a result of state and federal funding. Graduate credit requires previous completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university/college. Courses may be taken for a grade or pass/fail, but they may not be audited. To receive full program benefits, participants must actively participate in all components and satisfactorily meet all course requirements, including completing a final project, using course materials with target groups, and reporting results.

Application Procedure

Deadline

The priority deadline for application is April 30, 2004. Early applications are encouraged. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and applicants will be notified of their status by email within two weeks of our receipt of the complete application and fee.

Questions

Have questions about the application process or course details? E-mail us at courses@terrificscience.org or call (513) 727-3392.

Summer 2004 Courses

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	Making Healthy Choices—Academies for Informal Educators Participants: informal science educators, club leaders, teachers who are involved in after-school or extracurricular science events, and other interest adults Dates: 2-day academies plus follow-up implementation and reporting; select one or more of the following sessions: June 24–25, 2004 July 29–30, 2004 September and other fall 2004 and spring 2005 dates and locations TBA (Sign up for Terrific Science e-News at www.terrificscience.org/freeresources/ to receive up-to-date news on these and other opportunities.) With the materials you will receive in these academies, you can challenge your Scout and 4-H groups, science clubs, museum attendees, or kids and families in after-school programs to learn to make informed lifestyle choices.
	HealthRICH Partners Program & Training Workshop Participants: up to 4 representatives of partnering organizations and groups from around the country Dates: July 14–17, 2004 Does your organization or group want to impact the public health education of teens and their families? If so, your group should become a part of our nationwide education partnership to improve the public’s understanding of human health and the environmental factors that affect it. The training workshop will provide content review, implementation suggestions, ways of maximizing your impact and other relevant issues, and extensive experience doing the same hand-on activities you will subsequently share with other leaders in your region.
	Health Is Elementary Participants: teachers of grades 3–6 Dates: 4-day workshops plus implementation, reporting, and May 2005 follow-up; choose one of the following: July 12–15, 2004 + May 13–14, 2005 July 19–22, 2004 + May 13–14, 2005 Help your students understand the role they play in their own health. Do you know the hidden dangers of shaking hands? Can you entice your students to learn to read by showing how this skill could keep them healthy and protect their pets?
	A Sporty Look at Science and Health Participants: middle and high school physical education, science, and health teachers and coaches Dates: 2-day workshops plus implementation, reporting, and May 2005 follow-up; choose one of the following: June 10–11, 2004 + May 13–14, 2005 July 12–13, 2004 + May 13–14, 2005 Take your students’ interest in sports and use this as a hook to learn about science and health. This workshop will provide you with practical information and activities that are easily incorporated into your health, physical education, or science curriculum.
	Teaching Science and Health through Children’s Literature Participants: teachers of grades K–3 Dates: 9-day workshops plus implementation, reporting, and May 2005 follow-up; choose one of the following sessions: June 14–24, 2004 + May 13–14, 2005 (Closed) July 19–29, 2004 + May 13–14, 2005 (Closed) This workshop will provide hands-on science and health activities that reinforce and enhance language arts instruction while supporting state and national standards.
	Paper Science for Teachers Participants: high school science teachers Dates: summer: June 17–18, 2004 follow-up: May 13–14, 2005 Link the science lessons you teach in your classroom to real-world applications of paper science and technology. You'll learn about paper pulping, paper making and testing, the chemistry of paper, recycling, energy, and environmental impact of this technology.
	Advancing Ohio’s Physical Science Proficiency II Participants: Ohio teachers of grades pre-K through 9 Dates: 9-day workshops plus academic-year obligations and May 2005 follow-up summer foundation workshop: June 14–24, 2004, for grades P–2 (Closed), 3–5 (Closed), and 9 OR June 28–July 9, 2004 (no class on July 5), for grades P–2, 3–5 (Closed), and 6–8 (Closed) OR June 8–19, 2004 at Southern State Community College, Hillsboro, Ohio, for grades 3–5 and 9 academic year: October 16, 2004, plus 4 hours with local facilitator TBA, and web-based assignments follow-up: May 13–14, 2005 Gain an edge in meeting new state requirements for science proficiency while learning connections that tie to reading, writing, mathematics, and other cross-curricular skills. Open to Ohio teachers ONLY. Space in these workshops will be very limited.