Teachers Training Teachers

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=56 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="011a0a03.jpg"> <div> Teachers Training Teachers</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=135 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="21fa0c01dduajq.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Educators Science and Math Institute Ser"><U><B>Educators' Science and Math Institute Series</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Series"><U><B>About the Series</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Goals"><U><B>Goals</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Institutes"><U><B>Institutes</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lesson_plans_prepared_by_esmis_participants_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson Plans"><U><B>Lesson Plans</B></U></A></div> <div> <A 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<div> <B>8:30 am - 3:30 pm</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 74 WIDTH="224"><div> <B>LOCATION:</B></div> <div> HOUGHTON HIGH</div> <div> SCHOOL</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> <B>FREE</B></div> <div> TO ALL CCISD&GOISD TEACHERS</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> **************************************************</div> <div> Session Codes:</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="525" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 78 ><NOBR><div> E - Elementary</div> <div> E/M - Elementary/Middle</div> <div> EMH - All Grades</div> <div> M- Middle School</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="293"><div> M/H - Middle/High School</div> <div> H - High School</div> <div> SP - Special Education</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="606" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="582"><div> <B>90 Minute Sessions</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="143"><div> <I><B>8:30-10</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="134"><div> <I><B>10-11:30</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="135"><div> <I><B>12:30-2</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><div> <I><B>2-3:30</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 318 WIDTH="143"><div> <A HREF="#teaching_the_scientific_method" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>E-1 Teaching the Scientific Method</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#self___community_planning_and_the" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>M-1 Self & Community: Planning and the Visual Environment</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#up_history__the_good_old_days_" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>M/H-1 UP History “The Good Old Days”</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#relating_physics_to_engineering" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>H-1A Relating Physics to Engineering</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#bats_in_my_backyard" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>H-1B Bats in My Backyard</U></A></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="134"><div> <A HREF="#rockin__the_u_p__1" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>E-2 Rockin' the U.P.</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#graphs___other_displays" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>M-2 Graphs & Other Displays</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#teaching_geography_methods" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>M/H-2 Teaching Geography Methods</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#helping_students_really_understand" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>H-2A Helping Students Really Understand Respiration</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#density_measuring___scientific_method" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>H-2B Density, Measuring & Scientific Method</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="135"><div> <A HREF="#constructed_responses__improving_your" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>E/M/H-3 Constructed Responses:  Improving Your Student's Scores</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#3_d_topography_of_michigan" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>M-3 3-D Topography of Michigan</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#index_fossil_investigating" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>M/H-3 Index Fossil Investigating</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="#world_history_through_national_epics" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>H-3 World History Through National Epics</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><div> <A HREF="#science_activities___ideas_to_integrate" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>E-4 Science Activities & Ideas to Integrate Science into Other Content Areas</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#toys_polymers___playing" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>M-4 Toys, Polymers & Playing</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#protoplanet_pizza" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>M/H-4A Protoplanet Pizza</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#menger_sponge_project" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>M/H-4B </U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#menger_sponge_project" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U> </U></A></FONT><A HREF="#menger_sponge_project" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Menger Sponge Project</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#developing_an_instructional_unit_plan" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>EMH-4 </U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#developing_an_instructional_unit_plan" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U> </U></A></FONT><A HREF="#developing_an_instructional_unit_plan" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Developing an Instructional Unit Plan</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="582"><div> <B>Half Day Sessions</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="280"><div> <I><B>8:30-11:30</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 WIDTH="299"><div> <I><B>12:30-3:30</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 41 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="#integrating_cbl_s_into_the_classroom" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>H-6 Integrating CBL's into the Classroom</U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <A HREF="#lab_safety______safety_in_the_classroom_" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>H-7 Lab Safety     (Safety In The Classroom)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#electronic_comm__across_the_curriculum" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>EMH-7 Electronic Comm. Across the Curriculum</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="582"><div> <B>Full Day Sessions</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="582"><div> <I><B>8:30-3:30</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 105 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="#activities_that_integrate_physical" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>E-8 Activities that Integrate Physical Science and Mathematics</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#out_of_the_rock" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>M/H-8 Out of the Rock</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#out_of_the_rock" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="#architectural_cad_and_cnc_machining_1" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>H/8 Architectural CAD and CNC Machining</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#linking_the_special_education_child_to" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>SP-8 Linking the Special Education Child to the General Education Curriculum</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="#testwiz_training" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>EMH-8 TestWiz! Training</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="582"><div> <B>Lunch will be provided (11:30 am - 12:30 pm)</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> This conference is coordinated by the Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education and MTU Educational Opportunity.</div> <bR> <div> Funded in part by: Michigan Innovative Curriculum Development Grant</div> <bR> <div> <B>90-Minute Sessions</B></div> <div> <I><B>8:30 am - 10:00 am</B></I></div> <bR> <div> E-1  <A NAME="teaching_the_scientific_method"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Teaching the Scientific Method<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Times New Roman" >          </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Carol Jones, Macomb County ISD</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      Teachers will experience a variety of simple, inexpensive ways, which can make the “scientific method” a part of every classroom. If you're having trouble finding enough time for science with everything else you have to teach, this workshop is for you. As teachers explore the Michigan Curriculum Framework's Constructing and Reflecting benchmarks and their relationships to the “scientific method” they'll explore ways that these concepts can be integrated into other content areas.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> M-1  <A NAME="self___community_planning_and_the"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Self & Community: Planning and the Visual Environment</div> <div> <I><B>Joan Chadde, Western UP Center     </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>RuthAnn Smith, Hancock Middle School</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Linda Rulison, Hancock Middle School</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Jean Dunstan, E.B. Holman Middle School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      The small, picturesque communities of northern Michigan are on the threshold of significant growth and change. A 6-week unit, titled: Self & Community: Planning and the Visual Environment, newly developed by local teachers, will introduce students to local decision-making and enhance their understanding of the visual choices to be made in their communities. The unit can be integrated into math, science, language arts, and social studies classes. As part of the unit, students identify the visual characteristics of their community that they appreciate, conduct public opinion surveys, and consider how proposed changes to the landscape will impact the economic, environmental and aesthetic qualities of their community. </div> <div> *     Participants will receive curriculum/activity guides and children literature for implementation in their classroom.  <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> M/H-1  <A NAME="up_history__the_good_old_days_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>UP History “The Good Old Days”     </div> <div> <I><B>Ted Holmstrom, Chassell High School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      A look at how things really were in the early days of our Copper Country history. The myths and legends will be explored as well. Ideas you should think about when teaching Michigan and local history.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> H-1A  <A NAME="relating_physics_to_engineering"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Relating Physics to Engineering</div> <div> <I><B>Kevin Anderson, Lake Linden High School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This session will focus on a teaching unit developed for a physics class that teaches the basic engineering principles of stress and strain, how these principles are applied to basic bridge design, and how students use what they learn in an engineering competition.</div> <div> *     Participants will receive software on bridge design for use in their classroom.  <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> H-1B  <A NAME="bats_in_my_backyard"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Bats in My Backyard   <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >            </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Kerry Kostamo, Hancock High School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This session will focus on a teaching unit on bats, one of the world's most misunderstood and feared animals. Local mines provide an excellent habitat for bats. Students at Hancock High School study bat biology, ecology and evolution, including the physics of flight and echolocation.  They tour a local mine in search of bats, conduct research that is used by scientists at Bat Conservation International and educate the local community about bats by creating educational posters that are placed on the inside doors of outhouses where there is a captive audience.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>90-Minute Sessions</B></div> <div> <I><B>10:00 am - 11:30 am</B></I></div> <bR> <div> E-2 <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="rockin__the_u_p__1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>Rockin' the U.P.<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >                    </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Linda Burke, Ontonagon Area Schools</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      The 1.1 billion year old Keweenaw Peninsula is a virtual “paradise” for geologists and rock hounds. Unfortunately, not much has been done to encourage the interest of teachers and school children in the resources that exist right under their feet.  Come along on this guided (hopefully!) treasure hunt.  Learn about the history of the Keweenaw by studying rocks.  </div> <div> *     Participants will receive books and samples to use in their classroom.  <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> M-2  <A NAME="graphs___other_displays"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Graphs & Other Displays  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >             </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Dennis Massoglia, Calumet Middle School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This session will focus on what constitutes a good display of data and constructing tessellations.  </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> M/H-2  <A NAME="teaching_geography_methods"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Teaching Geography Methods<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Times New Roman" >     </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Ted Holmstrom, Chassell High School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      Using a variety of techniques this session will focus on how learning about geography can be loads of fun.  Teachers will participate in hands-on activities that cover different geographic skills.</div> <div> *     Participants will receive resources from National Geographic for implementation in their classroom.  <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> H-2A  <A NAME="helping_students_really_understand"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Helping Students Really Understand Respiration<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Kris Schourek, Hancock High School</B></I></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div>      It has always been difficult to help students understand and appreciate the alphabet soup of enzymes, coenzymes, and intermediate products involved in the series of biochemical pathways involved in respiration.  This presentation is designed to help biology teachers improve their ability to simplify and illustrate glycolysis, fermentation, the oxidation of pyruvate, the citric acid cycle, and electron transport chains by using visual and manipulative teaching aides.  The primary concepts will be discussed, and a variety of activities will be suggested, including building a model mitochondrion out of tag board, construction paper, and pasta. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> H-2B  <A NAME="density_measuring___scientific_method"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Density, Measuring & Scientific Method<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Kerry Kostamo, Hancock High School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This session will focus on a teaching unit to introduce (reintroduce) students to the concept of density and to see how it can be used to help identify unknown substances. Students often struggle with the concept and equation for density and fail to see why learning about density has anything to do with real life. In this unit students will study an element that is mined locally (iron) and see how density can be used to determine its purity. Students will learn about the iron through an inquiry process by attempting to figure out the identity of an unknown substance based on its physical properties.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>90-Minute Sessions</B></div> <div> <I><B>12:30 pm - 2:00 pm</B></I></div> <bR> <div> E/M/H-3  <A NAME="constructed_responses__improving_your"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Constructed Responses:  Improving Your Student's Scores</div> <div> <I><B>Carol Jones, Macomb County ISD</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      Come and learn some techniques to help students feel more comfortable and successful with the MEAP's Constructed Response questions. We'll be working from the “MEAP Released Items” to model effective practices, which can positively impact your student's scores.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> M-3  <A NAME="3_d_topography_of_michigan"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>3-D Topography of Michigan<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >          </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Dennis Graveldinger</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This session will focus on the interpretation of topographical maps of various landforms in Michigan</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> M/H-3  <A NAME="index_fossil_investigating"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Index Fossil Investigating<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Connie Gannon-Piacentini, Waterford High School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      Create your own model of a fossil bed and discover the rock record.  Learn how these rock records contribute evidence to the Plate Tectonic Theory.  Develop an understanding of how fossils reveal how the Earth's features have changed over time.</div> <div> *     Participants will receive an activity kit for implementation in their classroom.  <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> H-3  <A NAME="world_history_through_national_epics"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>World History Through National Epics<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Earl Brogan, Lake Linden High School</B></I></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div>      Participants will be introduced to a unit plan designed for a high school level World History class although it would lend itself to a multi disciplinary Social Studies/English Language Arts unit.  Suggested texts, unit activities, purposes, and Michigan Curriculum Frameworks benchmarks will be discussed, and participants will carry out sample activities from provided texts included in the unit.</div> <div> *     Participants will receive the texts from this session for implementation in the classroom.  <I>Limited to 20 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>90-Minute Sessions</B></div> <div> <I><B>2:00 pm - 3:30 pm</B></I></div> <bR> <div> E-4  <A NAME="science_activities___ideas_to_integrate"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Science Activities & Ideas to Integrate Science into Other Content Areas<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Times New Roman" >                    </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Carol Jones, Macomb County ISD</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      With so very much to teach, there is no question that throughout the state, teachers are seeking ways to integrate instruction.  During this session we'll explore a variety of simple science activities and demonstrate how easily they can be stretched to cover various content areas.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> M-4  <A NAME="toys_polymers___playing"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Toys, Polymers & Playing<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >               </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Jean La Londe, Big Rapids Middle School</B></I></div> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div>      Is science like playing?  Students explore the similarities and differences between scientific thinking and behavior and playing.  Once the characteristics of good science investigation have been highlighted, the unit goes on to explore the making of ink.  This activity is an introduction into working in lab groups; following directions, assigning roles and disagreeing agreeably.  The final activity is REAL science as students create a substance using Elmer's Glue and borax, report on it's qualities and then return to the lab in order to improve or extend the qualities of their substance.  Elements of this experience include following directions, experimenting, observing, measuring, summarizing, reporting their findings, and reflecting on their final results in an oral report.</div> <div> *     Participants will receive an activity kit for implementation in their classroom.  <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> M/H-4A  <A NAME="protoplanet_pizza"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Protoplanet Pizza <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >         </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Connie Gannon-Piacentini, Waterford High School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      In this session, teachers will create models of how our solar system formed while reviewing the steps of the scientific method.  Discover how scientists form theories from scientific inquiry using current technology.</div> <div> *     Participants will receive an activity kit for implementation in their classroom.  <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> M/H-4B  <A NAME="menger_sponge_project"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Menger Sponge Project<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >               </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Kristan Schuster, Hancock High School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This session will focus on a teaching unit where students build cubes from business cards and connect them to form new structures.  Students build three-dimensional models from 2-D drawings and create their own models including the 2-D drawings.  Students measure surface area, volume, weight and structural integrity of each of their models.  Students also build the fractal, the Menger sponge.</div> <div> *     Participants will receive an activity kit for implementation in their classroom.<I>  Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> EMH-4  <A NAME="developing_an_instructional_unit_plan"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Developing an Instructional Unit Plan</div> <div> <I><B>Don Heikkila, CCISD - </B></I><I><B>Goals 2000 Unit Plan Project Facilitator</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This presentation will describe the Unit Plan Development Process implemented during the summer 2001 by Copper Country teachers.  Topics will include:  Components of an effective plan; linking of instruction to the Michigan Curriculum Frameworks; incorporation of the standards for teaching and learning, and ideas on teaching across the curriculum.  Attendees will learn what an effective plan should include and how to implement their ideas in an effective manner.</div> <div> *     Participants will receive copies of teaching units created by local teachers.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Half-Day Session</B></div> <div> <I><B>8:30 am - 11:30 am</B></I></div> <bR> <div> H-6  <A NAME="integrating_cbl_s_into_the_classroom"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Integrating CBL's into the Classroom<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Times New Roman" >     </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Diana Hocking, Houghton High School</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Linda Ligon, Houghton High School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This session is designed for math and science teachers who have little or no experience with calculator based labs.  Participants will have the opportunity to use graphing calculators, CBLs, and CBRs by doing specific activities covering algebraic and scientific concepts.   The specific algebra activities cover the following topics: lines and slopes of lines, exponential curves, quadratics, and systems of linear equations.</div> <div> *      Each participant will be able to order CBL curriculum that fits his or her needs.  <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Half-Day Sessions</B></div> <div> <I><B>12:30 pm - 3:30 pm</B></I></div> <bR> <div> H-7  <A NAME="lab_safety______safety_in_the_classroom_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Lab Safety     (Safety In The Classroom)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Times New Roman" >     </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Mary Markham, Chassell High School</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This is for any teacher who has access to chemicals and or uses chemicals in the classroom.  We will use the Flinn catalogue as well as their safety video to spell out the proper way to store, use and dispose of most chemicals.  Other safety issues will be addressed as needed.</div> <div> *     <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <div>           </div> <div> EMH-7  <A NAME="electronic_comm__across_the_curriculum"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Electronic Comm. Across the Curriculum<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >          </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Dickie Selfe, MTU Center for Computer Assisted Language Instruction</B></I></div> <div>           </div> <div>      This session will provide a short justification for incorporating student and teacher web pages into lesson plans from across the K-12 curriculum.  Teachers will learn how to create web pages using simple HTML code that will allow students and teachers to construct web pages on all types of systems: old and new PCs and Macintoshes.  These pages can be seen on local non-networked machines or later transferred to the school's web server.  Step-by-step handouts and HTML code sheets will be provided. Brochures for an MTU summer Electronic Communication Across the Curriculum workshop (earning graduate credit) will also be available.</div> <div> *     <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Full Day Sessions</B></div> <div> <I><B>8:30 am - 11:30 am and 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm</B></I></div> <bR> <div> E-8  <A NAME="activities_that_integrate_physical"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Activities that Integrate Physical Science and Mathematics</div> <div> <I><B>Tom Noyes, AIMS Education Foundation</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This third through fifth grade AIMS workshop will focus on Matter and Energy and Change in Matter benchmarks of the Michigan Curriculum Framework for Science.  Teachers will do several AIMS activities focused on helping students understand each of these content standards in the physical sciences.  Activities will come from: Mostly Magnets, Electrical Connections, Primarily Earth, Overhead and Underfoot and AIMS Newsletters..</div> <div> <I>*     </I>Each teacher that attends will receive AIMS curriculum guides for their classroom.  <I>Limited to 30 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> M/H-8  <A NAME="out_of_the_rock"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Out of the Rock<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >                         </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Allison Hein, MTU Institute of Materials Processing</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This daylong session provides activities on how to teach about minerals and mining.  Teachers will explore how rocks and minerals form and how resources are mined.  This session will also focus on importance of these mineral resources in our daily life.</div> <div> *     Participants will receive an “Out of the Rock” curriculum guide, videos, posters, and a wealth of activities to do with their students.  <I>Limited to 25 participants</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> H/8 <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="architectural_cad_and_cnc_machining_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>Architectural CAD and CNC Machining</div> <div> <B>(</B><B>Held in Calumet High School)</B></div> <div> <I><B>Dennis Bastian</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Mark Bonefant, Calumet High School </B></I></div> <bR> <div> This session will allow teachers to work with Chief Architecture software to design a </div> <div> house.  In addition, teachers will have the opportunity to design and machine metal parts using CNC programming and machining. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> SP-8  <A NAME="linking_the_special_education_child_to"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Linking the Special Education Child to the General Education Curriculum<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Sharon LaPointe, J.D.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>  - </B></I></FONT><I><B>Attorney Advisor to MDE, co-editor or the OP NEWS, author of </B></I><I><B>WAYS THROUGH THE </B></I><I><B>MAZE:  SECTION 504 AND ADA</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This session is for special education teachers, general education teachers, administrators and anyone interested in the IEP and general curriculum linkages.</div> <div>      Topics will include: assessment, writing appropriate present levels of education performance (PLEP) statements and annual goals and objectives, addressing special factors and defining appropriate services.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> EMH-8  <A NAME="testwiz_training"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>TestWiz! Training</div> <div> <I><B>Francis Zuraski, MEAP office Personnel</B></I></div> <bR> <div>      This session provides hands-on training with TestWiz, a windows-based software program free to Michigan schools that is designed to help you track and report on your student MEAP scores.  TestWiz enables you to print numerous reports for individual students, classrooms, a school, and the district.  There are objective-level and item-level reports, plus each of the reports can be customized!  TestWiz reports on scaled scores, percent correct, and raw scores, as well as the cumulative scores for the multiple-choice items and the hand scored items.</div> <div> *     Each participant will receive the TestWiz software and a training manual including benchmark alignment materials and subject-specific Internet sites.  The TestWiz software and additional information can be found at the website <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.testwiz.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.testwiz.com"><U><U>www.testwiz.com</U></U></A></FONT>.  <B>You will need to bring your district's data disks or CD-Rom.</B>   <I>Limited to 25 participants</I> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id149_m.htm" TITLE="Teachers Training Teachers"><U>Top of page...</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>