DPI~AIG Professional Development Webinar Series Partnership with NC School of Science and Mathematics

SCIENCE SESSIONS

2nd Tuesdays – Oct. 2012 to Apr. 2013
These science-focused sessions will directly address the Science as Inquiry
strand in the NCSCOS, Science Essential Standards across grades 6-12. A goal of
each session will be to discuss strategies for teaching students to be independent
learners and accepting of additional challenges for differentiated learning.

Session 1: Tuesday, October 9, 4:30-5:30
Integrating the “E” in STEM classes
Currently most of us integrate mathematics and some technology in our science
classes. This session will focus on the Grand Challenges of Engineering and strategies
for integrating engineering into your existing Essential Standards curriculum.
Appropriate for teachers of advanced students in grades 6-12 science courses.
To register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/206788656

Session 2: Tuesday, November 13, 4:30-5:30
Biomimicry
The Earth has been around for about 4 billion years and organisms have found
solutions to many problems we currently face. This session will focus on how
nature has adapted to solve engineering problems. We will explore questions such
as: How does a beetle in the desert get water? How do leaves stay clean? How
can a sea shell take chemicals from water and make such a smooth, hard surface?
Appropriate for teachers of advanced students in grades 6-12 science courses.
To register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/606949393

Session 3: Tuesday, December 11, 4:30-5:30
Color: What is color? IR, Visible, and Infared –
the Electromagnetic Spectrum
This session will focus on exploring what is color and related topics to color.
We will explore questions such as: How can we get useful work from energy
in this wavelength? And how do plants do this? How is optogenetics, a new
field in medicine, utilizing light to activate drugs? Appropriate for teachers of
advanced students in grades 6-12 science courses.
To register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/713205752