Workshop opportunities

The Da Vinci Science Center will hold a workshop on the Educational Global Climate Model (EdGCM), a research-grade global climate model with an easy-to use user interface and data visualization tools that runs on a desktop computer and is suitable for classroom use. Dr. Mark Chandler, the lead developer and a climate researcher for NASA and Columbia University, will conduct the workshop... Full description

Nominations are being accepted for math and science teachers in Grades 3, 4 and 5 to attend the 2009 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy. Students from these grades can nominate teachers or teachers may self-nominate to attend the all-expense paid trip to this professional development program. One hundred teachers will be selected for the five day session... Full description

K-12 science teachers, curriculum specialists, and other educators can learn the use and application of conceptual strand maps in Atlas 1 and Atlas 2, along with other Project 2061 resources, to enhance their own understanding of science literacy and help students achieve literacy in science, mathematics, and technology... Full description

The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) and the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) are presenting their 2008 series of professional development workshops for geoscience faculty. Workshop topics will include teaching with visualizations, models, and online data; urban issues in geoscience teaching; teaching introductory geoscience courses; and others... Full description

Astronomy from the Ground Up is accepting applications for a three-day workshop being held in Seattle, WA, in Spring 2008, and multiple distance learning workshops taking place throughout the year. The time commitment for online workshops is about 5 hours per week for four weeks. Anyone who provides informal science education opportunities for the public on a paid or volunteer basis can apply to participate... Full description

The Unidata Program Center is presenting its series of Software Training Workshops. These workshops feature old favorites such as McIDAS, GEMPAK, and LDM; Unidata's newest visualization package, the IDV; and three sessions newly developed for this year's workshop: netCDF for Developers, netCDF Java, and THREDDS Data Server Administration... Full description