Professional Development: Art Humanities Science and Math Conferences Continuing Education Program: MTEL Workshops Post BA Certification Integrated Day Program 180 Days in Springfield MEd MEd for Science Teachers History Institute Last Updated 11/11/03 Professional Development: Continuing Education The River That Connects Us Tuesdays: Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10, 24, March 2, 23, 30, April 13 4- 6:30 p.m. Saturdays: Feb. 7, 28, March 27 9- 2:30 p.m. Fee: $600, includes 3 U Mass Graduate credits and 35 PDPs Pre-registration required. The U Mass School of Education and the Valley Environmental Education Collaborative have teamed up to offer this hands-on course integrating environmental science across the curriculum. This course, for practicing and pre-service teachers of grades K - 6, investigates the environment of the Connecticut River Watershed in Massachusetts. Topics include: ancient and modern ecology of the watershed, human impacts on local surface and ground waters and local history and human uses of the river. This exciting new course will be taught through activities, field trips, lectures, discussion and laboratory work. Classes will meet at the Hitchcock Center in Amherst and primary instructors include staff from Northfield Mountain, the Hitchcock Center, Springfield Science Museum and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management. For more information please call Kim Noyes at (413) 659-4462 or email Kim at noyesgk@nu.com. Spring 2004 Under the Connecticut: A New Online Course For Teachers, Students, And Anyone Interested In New England's Longest And Most Historic River For more information, contact Ed Klekowsi, (413)545-0524. UMASS Bio 290A, 3 credits (Undergraduate) and Bio 697G, 3 credits Graduate) The Connecticut River flows through 400 million years of time. Its geological and biological past includes continental drift, dinosaurs, ice ages and mammoths. The valley's prehistory began approximately 10,000 years ago with the arrival of the first Native Americans; written history began 400 years ago when European fur traders discovered" the river. Underwater the riverbed is a museum of the Connecticut's 400 million year story. The course will give the student a guided tour of this museum. Using underwater video footage and photography, the student will explore the river's depths and learn how the river's geology, biology, and history have interacted to give rise to the Connecticut of today. Lectures are designed for a three (3) meetings per week schedule; there is no set time or date for any lecture. You can access the lectures at your convenience. However, examinations are given on scheduled dates, but they can be taken at any time. No Prerequisites. To Register: Call Continuing Education Registration Office at 413-545-3653 or 1-800-922-8211. University of Massachusetts Amherst Division of Continuing Education To request a catalogue or for information: call 413-545-3653, or Linda Honan 413-545-2396 honan@educ.umass.edu Preparation Workshops for the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure (MTEL) TBA POSTBACCALAUREATE TEACHER CERTIFICATION Information and application available from the School of Education at (413)545-2701, or from the Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) Advising Office at (413)545-4397. This program offers experienced, nontraditional students who already have a bachelor's degree in the liberal arts or sciences, an opportunity to become certified to teach in Massachusetts. Admission is available in a wide range of fields. $175 per credit plus applicable fees. INTEGRATED DAY PROGRAM MASTER OF EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDY (CAGS) For inservice teachers in the Holyoke/South Hadley/Chicopee/West Springfield/Springfield area, this program offers courses in South Hadley and Holyoke, and leads to either a Master's degree or C.A.G.S. Certificate. Courses offered may include: Cooperative Learning, Integrating Curriculum, Brain-based Curriculum, Issues in Children's Literature, and Mentoring. For information, contact Masha K. Rudman at (413)545-1116 or rudman@educ.umass.edu. $175 per credit plus applicable fees. 180 DAYS IN SPRINGFIELD PROJECT MASTER OF EDUCATION The 180 Days in Springfield Project is a site-based, collaborative teacher education program between the Springfield Public Schools and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, for graduating college seniors and college graduates with baccalaureate degrees. The program provides a year-long educational experience for new teachers in a diverse, urban school environment, and leads to a Master of Education degree and Massachusetts Provisional certification (reciprocal in 34 states). For information, contact the 180 Days Project at (413) 545-1574 or p180days@educ.umass.edu. MASTER OF EDUCATION FOR SCIENCE TEACHERS (Site-based and Online) This program is offered to elementary and middle school teachers; some classes are offered online, and others are offered in the Springfield High School of Science and Technology. The program enhances knowledge of science teaching methods as well as science content knowledge, and prepares upper elementary and middle school teachers for certification as science teachers. For information, contact Professor Kathleen S. Davis, Program Coordinator, at (413)577-2317 or kdavis@educ.umass.edu.. $200 per credit plus applicable fees. History Institute The History Institute is the outreach arm of the UMass Amherst History Department. The Institute arranges in-service training for K-12 teachers in Western Massachusetts through its weekday Conversations Series, day-long workshops, and summer seminars.The History Institute is directed by Prof. Bruce Laurie. Please contact the history department (413-545-1330; e-mail to history@history.umass.edu) for more information about its activities.