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Welcome to C.G.Associates Summer Math and Science Institutes And Year-Round Consulting ---------- The Science Institute 2008 Dates: June 22-27. More details and registration forms available soon.

The week-long Science Institute/Workshop focuses on: Working with hands-on materials and science activities and the thinking processes that make sense of them; Exploring the design technology process using recycled materials as well as commercial kits such as Legos, Capsela, and Linx; Launching a field trip to the beautiful rocky Massachusetts coast, to study tide pool ecology, and related classroom activities that might be included in a thematic study of the oceans; Plumbing the depth of the "tried and true", such as batteries and bulbs, mystery powders, acid/base chemistry, land snails, crayfish, and paper airplanes; Keeping current with what research has to say about practices that promote access to science for all and curriculum that is aligned with national standards; Extending one's own understanding of science education by providing a forum for discussion and reflection about teaching, assessing, finding materials, refining curriculum, and holding our work up to the light of standards.

Faculty For the Science Intitute/Workshop Includes: Sally Crissman: Director of this workshop for 26 years; former science teacher and Middle School Head at Shady Hill School; currently Senior Science Curriculum Developer at TERC; author of books and articles on science education; science consultant and workshop leader for public and independent schools; founder and former director of Kieve Science Camp for Girls. Tracy Polte: Co-Director of this workshop for nine years; science teacher in independent schools in Tennessee and Massachusetts; currently Science Department Chair at Shady Hill School; workshop leader and science curriculum developer.

The 2008 Workshop Registration Form, can be viewed here This file is in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format; if you need Acrobat Reader, you can get it by clicking this image:

The information on this website is intended to provide general information about the services and programs of C.G.Associates. It is not in any manner contractually binding, and the information in it is subject to revision and change.

For Information please contact CG Associates P.O.Box 641 Lee, MA 01238 TEL: 413-243-9189 OR: