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Presented by

Michael Revenson, Syracuse University Adjunct Professor of Forensic Science,  Veteran  Chemistry Instructor, Mahopac High School, Mahopac, New York

and

Scott Rizzo, Syracuse University Adjunct Professor of Forensic Science,  Veteran  Biology Instructor, Mahopac High School, Mahopac, New York

This Forensic workshop will offer teachers the opportunity to explore the following topics: Blood & Blood Spatter Analysis, Finger-printing, Hair & Fiber Analysis, Toxicology, Physical Evidence, Skeletal Remains, and Entomology. Participants may use the information, labs, crime scenes and resources provided to start their own half-year course or supplement current science curriculum to stimulate student interest by using the science of criminology.

This  program is designed for teachers who have less than six years of teaching experience of Forensic Science. The goals of the program is to provide the following:

bulletCurriculum Structure and Sequencing
bulletContext Knowledge for the Specific Discipline
bulletMethods of Teaching Specific topics within the Curriculum
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Enhance your classroom presentations in many areas of the Forensic program.

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Encourage teachers to use methods in their classrooms that involve new demonstration ideas

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Expand the scope of your laboratory activities

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Provide a forum for discussion and sharing of their materials and ideas

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Provide an opportunity for teachers training for multiple disciplines

The program consists of  30 hours of training.  Each Day  will be focused to specific areas of the forensic science curriculum.

Date: December 5th, 2009, Jan 9th, 2010, Feb 6th , 2010, March 6th, 2010

Time : 8:00 AM-3:30 PM 

Cost:  $595.00 ( includes Breakfast and Lunch)

Place: Science Wing, Mahopac High School, Mahopac, New York

Sponsored by: PWISTA

Credit : A 30-hour certificate toward in-service credit will be issued for use according  to your school district’s policy.

For college credit information contact:

Dr. Peter Corfield,  914-251-6675 or email pwrc@ns.purchase.edu

Peter W. R. Corfield, Ph. D.
Director, CSME & Visiting Professor of Chemistry Purchase College, SUNY
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577
Tel: 914-251-6675
Fax: 914-251-6635

Directions to Mahopac HSA map of 421 Baldwin Place Rd, Mahopac, NY 10541. Click to see the map on MSN Maps & Directions

 

Please make checks payable to PWISTA  and mail to: 

PWISTA , 67 Fassitt Drive, Mahopac, N.Y. 10541

Registration Closed

 

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