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Professional Development: Workshops and Services

More than ever, science teachers and administrators are challenged to improve school science programs while meeting the requirements for teachers to be considered "highly qualified" as set forth in the "No Child Left Behind" Act. Helping teachers acquire new knowledge and skills is vital to their continued professional development. We offer a variety of professional development workshops to help teachers improve their effectiveness in the classroom. Our consultants are accomplished classroom teachers, science supervisors, and college faculty. All are effective, experienced presenters.

We currently offer workshops on:

  • SEPUP Curriculum Programs
  • Inquiry
  • Assessment
  • Literacy support for science.

 Full-day and half-day programs are available.

A NEW professional development OPPORTUNITY
We’ve recently partnered with the Center for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Learning (CERTL) at Wake Forest University in order to deliver a new workshop series designed especially for new science teachers.

The Effective Middle School Science Teaching (EMSST) program is designed for new and crossover middle-level teachers, teachers who were not science majors, or those teaching needing to make progress toward the – highly qualified – requirement of NCLB. Topics include classroom management, inquiry teaching and learning, assessment, literacy, and effective use of technology. Selected curriculum materials from federally-funded exemplary curriculum projects will be used as examples of best practice and to illustrate key points in pedagogy.

Participating teachers will be assigned an "e-mentor" for dialogue and assistance throughout the school year. Course staff include college faculty and our own certified SEPUP trainers.

Teachers can find our more or register for the course at http://www.certl.org/workshops. Contact your LAB-AIDS regional representative with any questions.

We look forward to working with your teachers, and appreciate your continued interest in our products and services.

Look What Teachers
Are Saying...

SEPUP has brought the 'thrill' of teaching to an all time high for me. It enables me to actively engage the students in the process of learning. As I guide then through the activities, the focus shifts from me as a disseminator of 'facts' to the student as an involved learner. Curricula developed by SEPUP fosters the development of critical thinking skills and the use of evidence to make decisions, which, to me, are life long skills needed to be a contributing member of society.

Since I starting using SEPUP's Issues, Evidence, and You, I no longer have students asking why they need to learn about a particular concept or theory. They (students) see and understand the relevance to their lives since the curriculum is based on issues in the real world. While examining and investigating these issues, the students learn the science concepts and theories needed to meet the National and State science requirements.

Linda Sherrill, Teacher
Sand Springs, OK

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