The Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers was founded in 1958. Today it is the largest Wisconsin organization of individuals interested in the advancement of science education.
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is pleased to announce the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program for the summer of 2010 to participate in research and development of educational materials around the topic of biofuels for transportation.
Seeking twenty-four K-12 teachers of science with 1+ years of classroom experience who want to improve their own professional development and leadership potential in science education.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has finalized the 2010 Advanced Placement Summer Institute for high school teachers. The week-long training for AP teachers will be held June 21-25 and includes course-specific training in the fields of Biology, Economics, English, Government, History, Math and Spanish.
Exploring the Past: Archaeology in the Upper Mississippi River Valley
Walking beside thousand-year-old burial mounds, flaking raw stone into tools, learning how potsherds tell us about human behavior, and understanding how humans adapt to complex, ever-changing environments—our 2010 Summer Institute features all this and more.
A New CDC-sponsored Project Needs High School Teachers and Future Epidemiologists Careers in public health and epidemiology may be some of the fastest growing jobs in health care, but very few high school students have exposure to these fields. This year, the CDC has partnered with Madison-based Reciprocal Sciences to launch EpiLab, a project that offers high school students hands-on experience running their own public health investigation.
Greetings from the Institute of International Education!
We are pleased to announce that the application is now available for the 2010 Toyota International Teacher Program to Costa Rica, a fully-funded professional development program for U.S. educators. Funded by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., and administered by the Institute of International Education, the program aims to advance environmental stewardship and global connectedness in U.S. schools and communities.