Mar 15, 2018 - Instructor: Jose Rosa, Teacher at Trinity Elementary School, New Rochelle. Google Classroom along with G-
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Innovative TEACHING WITH GOOGLE (K-12) Monday, February 26, 2018 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Location: Mercy College, Bronx Campus, Room 4270 Instructor: Jose Rosa, Teacher at Trinity Elementary School, New Rochelle Google Classroom along with G-Suite offer many opportunities for instructors to foster a creative environment for students. Learn to better leverage these tools as a way to organize, manage, collect, distribute, communicate, and collaborate with students, parents, and peers.
YOUR DIGITAL TOOLBOX: PUTTING SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL TOOLS TO WORK FOR YOUR CLASSROOM (6-12) (ONLINE SEMINAR) Thursday, March 1, 2018 | 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Instructor: Lisa Tossey, Program Specialist at Salisbury University, Maryland From explaining complex topics to dealing with data, new technologies are making it increasingly easy to “make information beautiful” and share it easily across digital platforms. Find out how to use social media to engage your students and learn about other multimedia tools you can put to use in your next lesson or class project!
Modeling in the Science Classroom (K-12) Thursday, March 15, 2018 | 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Location: Mercy College, Tarrytown Campus Training Room 1, 828 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591 Instructor: Kristen Crawford, K-12 Supervisor of Science in the School District of the Chathams, NJ Developing and using models is a very dynamic science and engineering practice. Learn what constitutes a model and how to get your students to use models for cognitive understanding of a phenomena. Participants will outline the criteria for a model, learn resources to help build models and have a better understanding of how to use modelling in your classroom.
All courses $25.00 per person. Register at mercy.edu/testprep
THE OPEN BOX ACTIVITY (6-12) Thursday, March 22, 2018 | 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Location: Mercy College, Tarrytown Campus Training Room 1, 828 S. Broadway, Tarrytown NY 10591 Instructor: William Farber, Associate Professor of Math Second Education, Mercy College An inquiry-based mathematics activity and investigation that emphasizes connections made between Algebra, Geometry and Measurement. This STEM activity is a multi-faceted, hands-on investigation connecting various topics in algebra, functions, patterns, geometry, measurement, and the technology of the graphing calculator. Concepts explored include rate of change, perimeter, area, volume, algebraic expressions, functions, patterns, equations, graphing, estimation, construction, and measurement. All of the topics explored are applicable and correlative to the Common Core Standards in Mathematics.
Using Non-fiction and Tradebooks in the Science Classroom (K-8)
Thursday, April 19, 2018 | 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Location: Mercy College, Tarrytown Campus Training Room 1, 828 S. Broadway, Tarrytown NY 10591 Instructor: Kristen Crawford, K-12 Supervisor of Science in the School District of the Chathams, NJ The science and engineering practice of obtaining, evaluating and communicating information is one that is often overlooked. Participants will learn various resources for obtaining information that is appropriate for each grade level and how to incorporate these resources into the science classroom while truly satisfying the science and engineering practices
Engineering Design in the K-5 classroom
Monday, April 23, 2018 | 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Location: Mercy College, Tarrytown Campus Training Room 1, 828 S. Broadway, Tarrytown NY 10591 Instructor: Karen Woodruff, Director, NASA Endeavor STEM Teaching Certificate Project Apply the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices with carefully selected engineering design challenges for the classroom. Build your knowledge of freely available resources and refine your selection skills when choosing meaningful challenges that provide engaging, student-centered experiences with content. Learn how Engineering Design seamlessly integrates with ELA and Math practices. Try design challenges during the workshop and return to school with ready to use resources.
CAN YOU MAKE A TRIANGLE? (6-12)
Thursday, April 26, 2018 | 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Location: Mercy College, Tarrytown Campus Training Room 1, 828 S. Broadway, Tarrytown NY 10591 Instructor: William Farber, Associate Professor of Math Secondary Education, Mercy College This activity is a multi-faceted, hands-on investigation connecting topics in geometry and probability, and various topics in algebra, functions, patterns, and measurement. Moreover, this activity represents mathematical concepts and principles explored by Pythagoras, Mathematician. The concepts explored include the study of triangles with respect to their dimensions, functions, patterns, equations, construction, measurement, and the Pythagorean Theorem.
Argumentation in the NGSS Science Classroom (6-12) (Online Seminar)
Thursday, May 17, 2018 | 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Instructor: Karen Woodruff, Director, NASA Endeavor STEM Teaching Certificate Project Engaging in argument from evidence is an essential practice in 3-Dimensional teaching. Building a classroom culture where students engage regularly in productive science discussions requires practice and well-vetted strategies. Begin to consider strategies, such as modeling, analyzing evidence, and developing appropriate forms of dialogue between students. Explore how to use claim, evidence, reasoning in meaningful ways. www.mercy.edu/ stem-learning
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