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Professional Development Opportunities

NSTA Online Professional Development

Ongoing, online courses offered through The American Museum of Natural History, the Jason Academy, the National Teacher Enhancement Network, the University of Maryland and others. All have costs associated with administering the course and granting the credit. But you can work at home to fit your schedule.

For more information, go to the NMSTA website at http://institute.nsta.org/

University of Kentucky

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kentucky offers Newton's Universe, a selection of online physics courses for teachers.

More information can be found at www.pa.uky.edu/sciworks/intro.htm.

Bosque Education Guide Workshops

The Bosque Education Guide is a popular curriculum to teach about the Middle Rio Grande Valley ecosystem. It has over 600 pages of background information and activities for elementary through high school.

Participants will receive the curriculum and additional teaching kit materials.

More information can be found at www.nmnaturalhistory.org/BEG/index.html

Learner.org

The Annenberg/CPB offers courses that you can take for personal enrichment or for graduate credit. Graduate credit is through Colorado State University and costs $150 (cost may vary) for each 2-unit course.

More information can be found at http://www.learner.org/ (look under 'Workshops and Courses').

KNME TV: TeacherLine

Channel 5 offers TeacherLine, math & science educators professional development modules. Graduate credit is available, and it is co-sponsored by UNM and the NM Department of Education.

NM Tech MST Program

Continuing courses; classes include offerings in Albuquerque, weekend field trips and more. Cost = cost of NMT credit + materials (scholarships available)

More details - http://infohost.nmt.edu/~eodi/mstMain.htm

Project WILD Workshop

Cost and location varies.
Contact - Kevin Holladay at NM Fish & Game (505) 476-8095 or http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/education/project_wild/project_wild.htm

NM Museum of Natural History

All kinds of workshops throughout the year. Cost varies, participants usually receive curriculum materials.

Website - http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/edu_main.html

Sandia Mountain Natural History Center

http://www.NMnaturalhistory.org/SMNHC
For more information contact Julie Hall.

NM Supercomputing Challenge Teacher Workshop

Details and registration on website - http://challenge.nm.org/sti/

STEM Education Outreach Programs

  • CNM Sci/Eng Research Challenge
  • Central NM Science Olympiad
  • 2008 Intel ISEF Rules & Regulations

Website - http://stemed.unm.edu/

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