Professional Development
TEACH Grant and Title I Student Loan Forgiveness
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2011-12 PD
Click on the links below to see current opportunities for your professional group.
- General
- Administrators
- Elementary
- Arts
- English Language Arts & Reading
- Mathematics
- Reading
- Science and Technology
- Social Studies
- World Languages
- Specialists
- Special Education
- Nurses and Psychologists
General:
Scholarships for Service Learning PD—The DESE, in partnership with KIDS (Kids Involved Doing Service-Learning) Consortium, is offering scholarships for on-site service learning professional development in 2011-12. Click here to learn more.
Summer in Galway 2012—Travel/Study Program for Teachers and Administrators, National University of Ireland, July 5-28. A comparative study of the Irish and American educational systems; 6 graduate credits. For information email lilysky@ncia.net or call Barney Keenan, NUI Coordinator, 603-466-2972.
Elementary & Middle School Teachers—See "Arts" below.
Administrators:
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Elementary
See Arts below (Kidspace institute)
Arts
See History below
Kidspace Summer Teachers’ Institute: Tuesday, July 31-Friday, August 3, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Williamstown and North Adams. $75.00, applications due by Friday, April 27. Explore the theme of Curiosity as you discover ways to use arts-based teaching strategies to reach K-8 students. Sessions take place at the three museums—Williams College Museum of Art, The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute and Mass MOCA—where you will experience their exhibitions and collections, create art, learn new teaching strategies, reflect on your practice and develop curriculum to implement in the classroom. Apply online at: http://kidspace.massmoca.org/summerinstitute/
English Language Arts & Reading
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Mathematics
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Reading
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Science & Technology
Elementary Science Certifcation Classes at MCLA – may be offered this summer if there is sufficient interest. 10-day summer course for 3 or 4 credits. If interested, please email d.mcnally@mcla.edu For more information download the attached document.
2012 Summer Institutes: Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS), weekdays, July 9-20, for upper elementary and middle school educators. Investigate the connections between science and engineering and get ready to meet the forthcoming science and engineering frameworks. Participate in content and skill development sessions at each partner organization. Daily activities inlcude indoor inquiry-based classroom experiences and outdoor field experiences Take home investigations you can use in your classroom, plus a teaching resource kit. In the Berkshires, partner organizations include Berkshire Museum, Flying Cloud Institute, Housatonic Valley Association and Marmalade Productions. Earn 60 PDPs or 90 PDPs and 4 graduate credits $300 fee, with discounts for teacher teams. Additional fee after graduate credit. For a complete brochure or to register, please visit www.mits.org or email mits@mits.org or call 617-328-1515. Download flyer here. Registration deadline: Wednesday, June 6th, 2012.
2012 MITS Summer Institute for High School Teachers—From STEM to Stern: Investigating the Connections Among Science, Engineering and the Natural World, Monday, July 9 – Friday, July 13 plus mandatory orientation session Saturday, June 16, 8:30 am-12:00 pm and call-back session, Saturday, November 3, 8:30 am-12:00 pm. Sessions take place at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and The National Marine Life Center, Buzzards Bay, MA. Optional housing available at the Mass Maritime Academy, $50/night, Monday-Thursday. Cost for the Institute is $275 per individual educator or $225 each per group of two or more from the same school or district. Participants can choose either 40 PDPs or 3 graduate credits (for an additional fee) and 67.5 PDPs – orientation and call-back sessions are required to receive PDPs. For more information and registration: www.mits.org. Or call 617-328-1515 or email sryackbell@mits.org Registration deadline: Wednesday, June 6, 2012.
Social Studies & History
All the Kingdoms of the Earth: Henry Knox’s World in Global, National and Local Perspective—2012 Summer Teacher Institute, July 16-20, 2012, through Montpelier, The General Henry Knox Museum, The Center for the Study of Early American History, Thomaston, Maine. Earn up to 40 contact hours or apply for college credit. Free course registration and limited free housing available. Evening lectures, workshops and field trips with noted scholars from around the country are included. For more information and to register, please visit www.knoxmuseum.org/cseah.html or call 207-354-0858.
World Languages
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Specialists
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Special Education
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Nurses and Psychologists
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