Professional Development - Ciência Viva

PD Center Products & ServicesFocus on Middle and Elementary Schools• Overview and Awareness Sessions (2 – 4 hrs)• STC/MS Module Implementation Courses (18 – 21 hrs)• Module specific “advanced” teacher and teacher leader courses(18-21 hours)• Enhancement courses (STC/MS and General)– The Nature of Inquiry (6 hrs)– The Use of Computer and Probeware Technology with STC andSTC/MS (10 hours)– Notebooking to improve writing/reading proficiency (4 – 6 hrs)– Integrating Literacy Strategies into STC and STC/MS (2 – 4 hrs)– Leadership (TIPDIs) one week training + ~ 200 hr PD to be certified• Content Courses, grades 4-6 and 7-9 for Graduate Credit (2 weeks)Forces, Energy, and Motion; Properties of Matter; ElectricCircuits; Light and Optics; The Human Body; OrganismDiversity; Geology; Astronomy• Museum-based “Summer Academies” (1 week)