Maxima Project - Teacher Professional Development Institute - July 24 to August 4, 2000
Workshop Calendar
Week 1
| Time | July 24 Mon. | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| S1: 8:30 - 10:00 | General Inf. & Get acquainted. | Oceanography (L.T./Math/Jim) | Problem solving: Robotics (Steve & Kathy K.) | Building your own rocket launchers | Field trip 1: White Sands Park & Space Center Alamagordo |
| Break | |||||
| S2: 10:15 - 11:45 | Inquiry-based science & STC (Fast Plants) | Roller-coasters & Newton's Laws (Lisa) | Making electricity multicultural | The human body & Barbie- Rick | Testing your own rocket launchers |
| Lunch | Catered | On your own | On your own | On your own | Brown bag lunch (provided) |
| S3: 1:00 - 2:45 | Multicultural science ed. & STC (Concept maps) | Preparing Effective & Inclusive Lessons | Reading & Writing in the science/math classroom | Using instructional technologies (Meet at the LRC) | Field trip continues |
| S4: 2:45 - 3:30 | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work |
Week 1
| Time | Aug. 02 Mon. | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| S1: 8:30 - 10:00 | Mentoring the next generation of caring teachers | Field Trip 2: Robotics at the Advanced Manufacturing Center ??? Ideas?? | Writing inclusive and socially relevant curriculum: Work on collaborative units | Team Teaching Presentations begin | Teaching science/math to ESL learners Jerome Shaw |
| Break | |||||
| S2: 10:15 - 11:45 | The planets and mission to outer spaces I | Field Trip continues | Work on collaborative units continues | Team Teaching Presentations continue | ESL workshop continues |
| Lunch | On your own | On your own | On your own | On your own | Catered |
| S3: 1:00 - 2:30 | The planets and mission to outer spaces II | Fast Plants II & Bottle Biology | Work on collaborative units continues | Team Teaching Presentations continue | ESL workshop continues |
| S4: 2:45 - 3:30 | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work | Journal writing & Collaborative unit work | Journal writing & Interviews | Journal writing & Interviews | Institute evaluation & Interviews |