Summer 2008 Professional Development Calendar

Workshop Information for Parents and Community Educators

Participate in a series of hands-on inquiry based workshop designed to provide parents and community educators with opportunities to learn science! Activities will reinforce scientific and mathematical concepts using every day objects that can be found at home!

In addition, you will receive materials to use with your children. Class size is limited.

Registration Fee : $25.00 per session
Course Times: 9 am - 12 pm  

Sign up by downloading, printing, and sending in the Application Form.

Weekday Classes

Course # P11: Sandbox Science
July 16, 2008

Learning science can happen anywhere…even in a sandbox! Experience activities for that will enhance science learning through open ended science experiences. Receive materials to use with your children that will stimulate the brain and promote a curiosity for learning.

Course # P12: Science Experiments for Young Learners
July 23, 2008

Explore simple science experiments and activities that will introduce children to the scientific process and show how naturally and easily children can learn science. It’s never too early to start thinking about science fair projects!

Course # P13: Science in Seconds
July 30, 2008

Science concepts are embedded in things children do everyday. This will workshop will help parents teach children science concepts with simple, easy to do activities that do not require much time to get together.

Weekend Classes

Course # P14: Playtime Is Science
July 12, 2008

Examine the role of play in the learning process! Explore games that will promote student success! In this workshop participants will engage in a series of activities that will highlight ways to look for toys that help children observe things carefully, identify how things work and what they are made of and experiment to discover patterns, relationships, sequence and reactions.

Course # P15: Science and the Home-School Connection
July 26, 2008

Science is not just a subject learned in school! This workshop will help parents develop the natural scientist in every child, and provide hands-on activities that will stimulate curiosity and explore the role science plays in daily life.

Course # P16: Helping Children Succeed in Mathematics
August 9, 2008

Experience Math games and strategies that will enhance student achievement! This workshop will explore ways to help children learn complex math concepts through simple and fun activities and easy to find materials.

Course # P17: Explorations in Math and Science
August 23, 2008

“Why did that happen?” “ How does that work?” “ What will happen if…?” Children ask questions about the world around them and are filled with curiosity and the desire to learn. This workshop will help parents teach children about the world using hands-on experiments with topics such as plants, air and water.

THESE WORKSHOPS ARE FOR ADULTS ONLY. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILBLE.
CHILDCARE CAN NOT BE PROVIDED.

Registration fees include parking, continental breakfast, lunch and 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.