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All STEM and Beyond Learning Opportunities
These are all the opportunites that have been communicated and/or made available to LBMS staff since the beginning of the 2008-09 School year.  If you have any questions about these opportunities or if you are a business partner that would like to develop educational sessions for our students please contact Pam Griebel

 
Title STEM In-service
Organization Westlake City Schools
Contact Kurt Thonnings    
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Description This weeklong summer session will introduce teachers to new hardware and software that will be in their rooms when they arrive for the new school year.
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/activedesktop/LBMS/in-service/stemtrainingoutline.htm
Delivery Method  
Class dates Week of August 18th
Deadline 8/18/2008
Credit Not For Credit
   
Title Pulse of the Planet Kids' Science Challenge
Organization Kids' Science Challenge
Contact Jim Metzner    
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Description The Kids' Science Challenge is a nationwide competition designed to engage 3rd to 6th-graders in practicing science––and discovering how much fun it can be. Students will be able to submit experiments and problems to real scientists in very exciting, kid-friendly fields and then follow along as scientists and engineers attempt to do the experiments and solve these problems.
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/stem/opportunities/kidssciencechallenge.pdf
Delivery Method  
Class dates October 2008
Deadline 10/21/2008
Credit Not For Credit
   
Title A STEM opportunity
Organization Westlake City Schools
Contact Pam Griebel    
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Description I will be offering an opportunity for a group to meet to go in to more depth on STEM opportunities. What will we do? We are going to examine 21st century skills, and discuss how they can be incorporated into lessons, we will read articles, and chapters of books regarding inquiry/STEM learning experiences. We will examine STEM units/lessons that have been done by others to see if perhaps we can do them, or put them in some kind of repository
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/stem/opportunities/ashlandOCT22.pdf
Delivery Method  
Class dates  
Deadline 10/22/2008
Credit Graduate Credit Available
   
Title PBS Teacherline
Organization PBS
Contact Donovan Goode    
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Description Please check your mailbox for PBS TeacherLine's newest course catalog! Inside you will find a full list of our content-rich, standards-based courses that span the curriculum: • Reading / Language Arts • Instructional Technology • Science, with special courses from WGBH / Teachers' Domain • Mathematics • Instructional Strategies PBS TeacherLine's high-quality online courses also provide you with the opportunity to earn continuing education units, professional development points, and graduate credits
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/stem/opportunities/pbsTeacherlineOct2008.pdf
Delivery Method  
Class dates Starting October 22nd
Deadline 10/22/2008
Credit Graduate Credit Available
   
Title NASA LIMA 2
Organization NASA
Contact NASA    
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Description NASA Quest announces the LIMA II Challenge for students in grades 4-8. In this challenge, students become scientists and propose Antarctic research. Using the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica, the first true-color high-resolution satellite view of the Antarctic continent,
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/stem/opportunities/LIMA2Challenge.pdf
Delivery Method  
Class dates Starts in November 2008
Deadline 11/5/2008
Credit Not For Credit
   
Title The Walsh University and Communicate Institute 2009 Winter/Spring Graduate Course Schedule.
Organization Walsh University
Contact Dr. Nancy Utterback    
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Description All courses are 3 semester hours and are held over two weekends. (Times: Friday 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/stem/opportunities/walshUniversityWinterSpring.pdf
Delivery Method  
Class dates  
Deadline 11/19/2008
Credit Graduate Credit Available
   
Title Hands-On Math K-8: Fostering Mathematical Understanding Through Active Learning
Organization Walsh University
Contact      
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Description This course has been developed by Rebecca Zullo for educators of grades K-8. In this graduate-level course, participants will deepen their conceptual understanding of many K-8 mathematics topics including: numbers and operations, geometry, measurement, algebra, and data analysis and probability. We will study these topics with a goal of increased understanding for improved instructional effectiveness.
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/stem/opportunities/fosteringMath.pdf
Delivery Method  
Class dates November and December
Deadline 11/21/2008
Credit Graduate Credit Available
   
Title Toy Challenge
Organization Sally Ride Science
Contact Gary Wynn    
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Description TOYchallenge is A national toy design challenge for 5th-8th graders. A chance for teams of imaginative kids to create a new toy or game. Toys are a great way to learn about science, engineering, and the design process! As girls and boys create a toy or game, they experience engineering as a fun, creative, collaborative process, relevant to everyday life.
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Delivery Method  
Class dates  
Deadline 1/1/2009
Credit Not For Credit
   
Title Winter Courses
Organization PBS
Contact Sasha Thackaberry    
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Description These courses are facilitated by helpful fellow teachers, and available for graduate credit through Ashland University or The University of Akron. Use them for license renewal or to get to the next step on the salary schedule - remember to check professional development with your LPDC. Visit us online at: www.wviz.org/teacherline for a full list of courses, prices, and graduate credit information. See the link for more information
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/stem/opportunities/PBSWinterCoursesStartJanuary21.pdf
Delivery Method Online
Class dates Classes start January 21st
Deadline 1/21/2009
Credit Graduate Credit Available
   
Title Various Titles - See info sheet
Organization Notre Dame College
Contact Center for Staff Development    
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Description Many different technology classes. Some on Saturdays. Includes Web page design, Technology in the classroom, and more
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/stem/opportunities/NDCatalogWinter2008Spring2009.pdf
Delivery Method  
Class dates  
Deadline 1/30/2009
Credit Graduate Credit Available
   
Title Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation competition
Organization Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Contact      
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Description The Christopher Columbus Awards challenge middle school students to solve community problems using science and technology. The program has issued its Call for Entries for the 2008-2009 school year. Teams of up to four students and a coach identify a community issue and use the scientific process to solve it. Finalists win an all-expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World, where they compete for gold medals and U.S. Savings Bonds.
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/stem/opportunities/ChristopherColumbus.pdf
Delivery Method  
Class dates  
Deadline 2/9/2009
Credit Not For Credit
   
Title Choose from various Classes
Organization Ohio State University
Contact      
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Description Find science courses perfect for obtaining your Highly Qualified Teacher certification next summer at Stone Laboratory, Ohio State’s Island Campus on Lake Erie. Hands-on, field-based classes give you innovative ways to incorporate the natural environment into your classrooms while you earn 3 quarter-credit hours in a week.
More Info: http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/stem/opportunities/stonelaboratory.pdf
Delivery Method  
Class dates First class starts June 14th
Deadline 3/17/2009
Credit Graduate Credit Available