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CSI November 2008 News

The latest news and features...

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Upcoming Events and Deadlines

You can always see the latest events on our full calendar!

  • November 4, 2008:Southwest Michigan Science Educators Symposium (SWMSES), open to ALL K-12+ Science Educators throughout Michigan) for only $20! Register at the SWMSES site!
  • November 8, 2008:Registration Deadline: Mid-West Regional High School Bioethics Workshop (.5 SBCEU) to be held on November 15th.
  • November 15, 2008:MEECS Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 Workshops - Water Quality. Contact Thomas M. Occhipinti, DEQ Environmental Education Coordinator at occhipintit at michigan.gov.
  • November 20, 2008: MichBio Career Day at Oakland University. Bring your science upperclassmen to this FREE event! Online registration is now available!
  • November 21 and 22, 2008: Frontiers in Science Weekend Workshop. Get graduate credits!
  • December 20, 2008: Deadline: You Be The Chemist (YBTC) Lesson Plan Competition. Submit your lesson plan for the chance to win cash for your classroom!

 

Featured Classroom Resource
Need a lesson plan? Have a great lesson plan you'd like to share? Go to Hotchalk's LessonPlanPage to find over 3,500 free lesson plans! You can search by selecting subjects, seeing what's new, or searching a specific topic. The parent website provides online teacher tools and thousands of additional teacher resources!

 

Featured Teacher Resource

Annenberg Media is an online resource that "uses media and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American schools." They provide professional development for K-12 teachers by distributing educational video programs with coordinated Web and print materials. The programs and workshops (distance learning is available) helps you hone up on your field and also provides methods improvement courses.

The best part? The materials can be are FREE from the website (costs are associated with receiving graduate credits).