Free Professional Development Opportunity with the Urban Ecology Institute

Hello all,

I need your help in recruiting science teachers interested in an exciting professional development opportunity.  Lesley University (where I currently teach) is partnered with the Urban Ecology Institute http://www.urbaneco.org/ed/prodev.asp.  We are offering a professional development workshop this summer that traditionally has a waiting list, and this year is woefully under-subscribed.  The institute is free for participants  though in the past they received a stipend to attend - a contributing factor in the low enrollment no doubt.  I have attached the flayer advertising the workshop.  This year the institute runs from July 5-14.  Activities include daily scientific field expeditions to urban waterways, green space and rooftops with research scientists including; Bird Acoustics with Dr. Eric Strauss,  Loyola Marymount University; Plantetwalk with Dr. David Morimoto,  Lesley University, and Vertical Farming with Dr. Michael Barnette ,Boston College.  Institute participants will use a variety of technology tools to gather and analogize data.  In addition, educational sessions with Dr. Susan Rauchwerk http://profiles.lesley.edu/spotlight.php?iSpotID=1099 will support the integration of institute content and skills into current school curricula.  Participants will receive 56 PDP's for participating in the institute. An invitational letter is attached.  

We greatly appreciate any recruitment support you can provide. Feel free to pass this information along, or send contact information to me and we will reach out to them directly.   
Thank you,
-- 
Susan


Check out the info. below:



School of Education
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138-2790
Tel 617 349 8394 Fax 617 349 8190
www.lesley.edu


Greetings!


I am writing to inform you about an exciting professional development opportunity for science
teachers this summer. Lesley University is partnering with the Urban Ecology Institute (UEI) to
offer a free, two-week Summer Institute in urban ecology and field studies training.
Participants will receive up to 56 professional development points (PDPs).


Summer Institute 2011 includes lectures, workshops and field excursions throughout Greater
Boston and is taught by professors from Lesley University, Boston College and Loyola
Marymount University. In addition, this year’s Institute will:


Introduce teachers to and provide them with UEI’s science curriculum, written
specifically for middle, high school, and advanced placement environmental science
Provide hands on training using field studies equipment and technology
Connect teachers to real-world scientific exploration they can conduct in their own
schoolyard
Educational sessions to support the integration of institute content and skills into current
school curricula.
Daily scientific field expeditions to urban waterways, green space and rooftops with
research scientists
Bird Acoustics with Dr. Eric Strauss, Loyola Marymount University
Plantetwalk with Dr. David Morimoto, Lesley University
Vertical Farming with Dr. Michael Barnette ,Boston College.


For more information or to register please contact Lindsey Cotter-Hayes, Director of Education,
617-349-8782 lcotter-hayes@urbaneco.org.


Sincerely,


Susan Rauchwerk, EdD
Assistant Professor of Education | Lesley University