Putnam-Westchester Industry & Science Teacher Alliance 

 PWISTA, Putnam-Westchester Industry and Science Teacher Alliance, is designed to enhance teachers’ knowledge in modern instrumentation and technology used in industry today. This program will advance your background in analytical skills used in modern laboratories. It will help teachers transfer their knowledge of science applications into better classroom activities. The primary purpose for each of these sessions is to provide teachers, like you, with the opportunity to experience relevant hands-on science experiments that can be brought back to the science classroom and laboratory. PWISTA is open to all science teachers interested in consumer, material and environmental science. This program is also very good for teachers who are teaching Authentic Science Research Programs. 

Presenters:  Local Science Researchers and Industry Representatives

Target Audience : Middle and High School Teachers, Authentic Science Research Teachers

Place:  Local Industry Sites, Participants provide own transportation

Date : July 19th  - July 23rd, 2004

Time:  8:30am-3:30pm

Credit: 30 in-service credit hours certified upon completion

Cost : $ 335.00  

Sponsored by:        

Three Marist  College Graduate Education Credit  or Undergraduate Chemistry Credit  Available for an Additional cost of $900 ( Based on completion of Additional Project Work)

For more information Visit PWISTA.com or call (914) 497-8531

Companies Participating: Westchester Environmental Laboratory Facilities, AKZO Nobel, Regeneron, IBM, Bayer Diagnostic and Watson Pharmaceuticals.

"Leave No Teacher Behind " is our Motto