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Presented by 

Larry Weisberg, Biology Instructor, Mahopac HS

This four saturday institute will provide an opportunity for high school biology " Living Environment " teachers to observe significant teaching demonstrations and to review with presenters a variety of topics covered in Biology. 

The institute will provide information and materials to participating teachers that will:

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enhance your classroom presentations in many areas of the Biology 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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refine your skills in examination preparation.

The activities-based course provides information on teaching zoology with or without live animals in the classroom. The course will provide participants with various activites that enhance student understanding and knowlege of many different animals from around the world. The activities will reflect the following topics over a four Saturday period:

* Topic 1: Introduction Activities, Invertebrate Zoology, Animals that are inexpensive for lab/activity use (live animal demonstrations)
* Topic 2 : Animal Physiology , Evolutionay Relationships, Endangered Species Activities (includes live animal demonstrations)
* Topic 3: Animal Behavior, Pack Behavior, Mammals (includes live animal demonstrations)
* Topic 4: Using Reptiles and Amphibians in your curriculum (includes live animaldemonstrations)
(each area will include experimental work to support the concepts)

Both experienced and novice Biology teachers can benefit from this program.

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

Date: October 6, 2007,  December 1, 2007, March 1st , 2008, April 5th, 2008.

Time : 8:30 AM-4:00 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.

Manhattanville College - Three Graduate Science Education Credits available upon  completion of Project  at an additional cost of $ 870.00.

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

Use online registration form below:

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