Parent Workshops

	Parent Workshops: Spring 2010 Workshop Information for Parents and After School Care Providers Grades Pre-K to 8 Participate in Science and Math workshops that are inquiry and research based and designed to promote student success! Activities are correlated to State and National Science Standards and explore curriculum connections across the disciplines. Come and explore strategies to help children succeed! Expand your knowledge of what children must know and be able to do! Sign up by downloading, printing, and sending in the Application Form. New Program! The California Science Center is proud to host the Parent Learning Academy. Click here for more information! Focus on Learning \| Preschool Science Kresa Educator Resource Hall Focus on Learning: A Series of One-Day Workshops for Teachers, Parents and Community Educators, Grades PreK-8 Join us this Spring for a series of Science and Mathematics workshops that are inquiry and research based, and correlated with the California Science Standards and the National Science Standards. Participants will hear keynote speakers who are experts in their field, engage in hands-on, minds-on experiences; and receive a certificate of attendance and educational materials to use in the classroom, at home, or afterschool care facility. Course # PT 39: Wild Wacky Science! Learning Science Through Brain Based Activities February 20, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration Fee: $25.00 Explore, experience and engage in fun-filled, hands-on, minds-on, science that can be done at home and at school. Enhance your understanding of the brain and science learning through inquiry based activities and projects that develop conceptual knowledge and creates an interest in science for all students of all ages! Keynote Speaker: Al Guenther,outstanding science and science teacher, Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching and the National Science Teaching Award recipient. Course # PT 40: How the Brain Learns Math! March 20, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration Fee: $25.00 Come and learn how the brain works as children develop skills and understanding in Mathematics. Learn how to do meaningful inquiry and discover learning activities that will help children develop problem solving, questioning and communication skills. Experience math games that will teach mathematical skills in a fun way. Unlock the keys to understanding and enjoying mathematics with hands-on experiences. Keynote Speaker: Guy Foresman, President, “Think It By Hand” Mathematics System Course # PT 41: Inquiry, The Brain, and How Children Learn April 10, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration Fee: $25.00 Learn how the brain learns! Expand your knowledge of why we remember and why we forget! Experience learning strategies and activities to assist student learning. Participate in “brain considerate” learning activities that will stimulate the brain and enhance student achievement! Keynote Speaker: Kenneth Wesson, Neuroscientist, and International Speaker and Expert on the Brain and Learning Course # PT 42: Science in the Summer: Keeping the Brain Stimulated Through Play June 12, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration Fee: $25.00 Discover how learning takes place through play using common toys and games. Participate in a series of activities that highlight ways to use and make toys that teach Science and Math concepts. Experience the connection between fun and learning and expand your knowledge on ways to keep the brain active and learning in the summer months! Keynote Speaker: Dr. Maisha Hazzard, Expert on Heart, Mind and Brain Connections in Learning and Creativity Preschool Science: Hands-on Science Workshops Participate in a training that is designed to guide preschool teachers and childcare providers in implementing science curricular activities and learning into the preschool program. You don’t have to have a degree in biology or chemistry to help young children learn about science. These workshops will guide you in helping children learn about science as they explore and discover and have fun! Workshops can also be customized and presented at your site! Call us for details! Please click here to download a flyer . Workshop Schedule Becoming a Scientist January 30, 2010 What is science? What does a Scientist do? These questions and more will be answered as participants engage in hands-on activities that focus on providing teachers with strategies and activities to help students observe, ask questions and experiment. I Dig Dirt: Exploring the Earth Beneath Our Feet February 27, 2010 What is dirt? What is soil? Are they the same? Investigate these questions and more as you learn about the earth beneath our feet! Activities include discovering what can live in soil and constructing a habitat. Science Learning Through Play March 27, 2010 Balls, cars, things that go! Children learn most when they are engaged in play. Explore the concept of “play” as you make and play with toys that can teach science and math concepts. Workshop Information Location: California Science Center Times: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Registration Fee: $35 per workshop Registration fee includes continental breakfast, parking and materials and a Certificate of Participation. Enrollment is limited! Register early to reserve your space! Kresa Educator Resource Hall Throughout the year the Kresa Educator Resource Hall will host "Make and Take Saturdays" where visitors can try out a variety of engaging hands-on science and mathematic activities relating to different themes. Join us to meet and network with other educators and parents in the Southern Californian community. Please click here for more information. THESE WORKSHOPS ARE FOR ADULTS ONLY. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILBLE. CHILDCARE CAN NOT BE PROVIDED. Registration fees include parking and limited materials! If you have any questions or need additional information please call Lori Lewis, Education Events Coordinator at (213) 744-7516 or e-mail agaiter@cscmail.org.