NWO Inquiry Series Description The NWO/COSMOS Inquiry Series is a highly popular professional development opportunity in the region, with K-12 pre-service and in-service teachers, graduate students, school administrators, and higher education faculty learning and collaborating together in a variety of monthly forums.
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Event Information The Inquiry Series has become a highly popular professional development opportunity in this region, with pre-service and in-service teachers, graduate students, school administrators, and higher education faculty learning and collaborating side-by-side in a variety of forums. The theme of the 2007-08 Inquiry Series is Inquiry in the Science and Mathematics Classroom. Participants can explore and experience inquiry through a variety of options: Keynote Presentations/Study Groups The keynote presentations will follow the thread of inquiry through many aspects of teaching (e.g., student motivation, questioning, lesson planning, assessment) and then teachers will be provided with the chance to discuss the barriers that impede implementing inquiry-based instruction in their classroom in small-group settings (study groups) as part of each session. (Full tuition scholarships available for 2 graduate credit hours) Environmental Education Presentations These sessions will offer participants interactive training and standards-aligned curricular materials in Project Wet, Wild, Aquatic, Population Connections and GLOBE. Physics Modeling Participants in the MAT in Physics program will experience modeling taught by master teachers who use modeling in their own classrooms. TEAMS Content Study Groups Participants involved in TEAMS will learn science content and discuss implementation challenges and successes during these sessions. Mathematics Lesson Study Participants in the DREAMS program will learn mathematics content and discuss implementation challenges and successes during these sessions. |
