2016 Michigan Tech Summer Teacher Institutes

FYI

Dear Teachers:
Please consider coming to a teacher institute at Michigan Tech this summer and earning 2 graduate credits. The institutes are all hands on and include lots of field trips. You'll meet teachers from all over Michigan, the Great Lakes region, and beyond. Please forward this email to other teachers at your school. Thanks!

2016 Michigan Tech Summer Teacher Institutes

June 20-24      ED5641 Global Change    

June 27-July 1  ED5601 Engaging Students in Authentic Science Research    

July 11-15       ED 5640 Designing a Sustainable Future    

 

Application deadline May 1, 2016. Complete teacher institute applications online.

Link to brochures and online registration  http://wupcenter.mtu.edu/summer_institutes.html

To register for Michigan Tech credits: MTU Cognitive & Learning Sciences will contact you with credit registration information (Tel: 906-487-2460)

For more information: Joan Chadde, Institute Coordinator (jchadde@mtu.edu or 906-487-3341)

 

Institute Descriptions

ED5641 Global Change Teacher Institute (for Grades 4-12 Teachers)

Date: M-F, June 20-24

This 5-day Institute will prepare you to engage your middle and high school students in a real-world study of the effects of global change on ecosystems, including the impacts of climatic change on forests--- elevated carbon dioxide and ozone levels, nitrogen saturation, acid rain, and invasive species. Teachers will participate in the MEECS Climate Change workshop and receive the MEECS Climate Change Unit. Cost: $400 includes five lunches, 2 MTU graduate credits and instructional materials.

$700 includes 5 nights lodging & meals from Monday morning through Friday lunch, 2 MTU graduate credits and instructional materials.

Link to register:   2016 Global Change Teacher Institute Application

 

ED5601   Engaging Students in Authentic Science Research Teacher Institute (for Gr. 4-12 Teachers)

Date:  M-F, June 27-July 1 -Teachers gain skills in designing original research, rather than merely conducting cookbook experiments. Teachers will learn research design methods and procedures, and participate in a variety of research field and lab studies. Cost: $400 includes five lunches, 2 MTU graduate credits and instructional materials. $700 includes 5 nights lodging & meals from Monday morning through Friday lunch, 2 MTU graduate credits and instructional materials.  

Link to register:   2016 Engaging Students in Science Research Application  

 

ED 5640  Designing a Sustainable Future Teacher Institute (for Grades 4-12 Teachers)

Date: M-F, July 11-15 - The institute will introduce teachers to the concept of sustainability and how it can be integrated into our economy, society and environment through examination of product life cycles, product recycling, repurposing materials, renewable energy sources, building design, site designs, and efficient transportation systems and vehicles. The institute will address the Next Generation Science Standards and be taught by a variety of Michigan Tech University faculty and graduate students, along with community and teacher experts. Cost: $400 includes five lunches, 2 MTU graduate credits and instructional materials. $700 includes five nights lodging & meals from Monday morning through Friday lunch, 2 MTU graduate credits and instructional materials.

Link to register:   2016 Designing a Sustainable Future Application

--   Joan Chadde Schumaker   Director, Center for Science & Environmental Outreach  Education Program Coordinator, Western U.P. Center for Science, Math & Environmental Education  School Team Mentor & Teacher Professional Learning Coordinator, Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative  115 Great Lakes Research Center  Michigan Technological University  1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931  Tel: 906-487-3341   Fax: 906-487-1029