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| Name: | Mechanics Modeling Workshop for 9th grade |
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| School/Institution: | Riverdale High School |
| Department/Unit: | Science |
| City: | Murfreesboro |
| State: | TN |
| Opportunity Type: | Modeling Workshop |
| Teacher Status: | Preservice Inservice |
| Teacher Level: | High School |
| Description: | This workshop is (9th grade) mechanics. It has no prerequisite. Peer leader: Rex Rice of Clayton High School in Missouri. Rex started the inverted sequence (pcb) at Clayton in 1992. Location: Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, TN Audience: For Tennessee teachers. Out-of-state teachers can attend if space is available at a cost of ~$300. For information, please e-mail Dr. Amy Phelps: Amy.Phelps@mtsu.edu . Click here to learn more about the Modeling Instruction Program. Visit http://modeling.asu.edu/MW_nation.html to find information on Modelling Workshops nationwide and to view possible strategies on how to gain funding (if needed) to attend. Note: Two other Modeling Workshops, in 10th grade chemistry and in 11th grade biology, are held on the same dates at the same school. Visit the Modeling Instruction website for additional information. |
| Start Date: | 06/18/2012 |
| End Date: | 06/29/2012 |
| Duration: | 2 weeks (MTWThF) and academic year follow-up meetings |
| Application Deadline: | 05/15/2012 tentative |
| Opportunity Website: | http://modeling.asu.edu/MW_nation.html |
| Application Link: | forthcoming |
| Sponsor Link: | http://modeling.asu.edu |
Benefits and Requirements | |
| Cost: | Free to Tennessee inservice teachers; Cost for out-of-state teachers |
| Benefits: | Stipend Housing Meals Professional Development/CEU College Transcript Credit |
| Benefit Explanation: | Middle Tennessee State University, the sponsor, is funded in 2012 by a new one-year state grant. The effort is part of Tennessee's High School STEM Redesign project and incorporates Physics First. The cost for out-of-state teachers is tentatively under $300 (barely covers materials and meals). Housing information is available. |
| Other Prerequisites: | It is preferred, but not essential, that participants teach in schools that use the inverted sequence (pcb) or that plan to implement that sequence. The mechanics workshop has no prerequisite, other than being an inservice high school physics teacher or preparing to be one. |
Professional Development Opportunity Contact Information | |
| Contact: |
Amy Phelps, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry 820 Fairview Ave Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone: 615-898-2077 |
