Science Community Bulletin Board

Enhancing Science Instruction with Inquiry Challenges

Inquiry challenges provide students with opportunities to build appropriate scientific attitudes and abilities and to investigate standards-based scientific concepts by engaging students in problem solving that requires real-world application of scientific concepts. Inquiry challenges allow teachers to address the standards in creative innovative ways. This program prepares teachers to use existing inquiry challenges and develop their own.

The program consists of a two-day workshop on July 30-31, a two-hour online meeting on October 8, and online support throughout the academic year. Middle and high school science teachers are invited to attend.

Additional information about the program is available at http://www.ohiorc.org/orc_documents/orc/fyi/Terry_Enh_Sci_Instr.pdf.

Download the registration form at http://www.ohiorc.org/orc_documents/orc/fyi/Terry_Enh_Sci_Reg.pdf.

The registration deadline has passed, but there are still a few seats left. If you are interested in participating contact Terry Shiverdecker for more information.

The ASM Materials Camp for high school teachers

ASM Materials Education Foundation, whose mission is "to excite young people in materials, science, and engineering careers," is offering this 40+ hour professional development opportunity. Six (6) Ohio locations, each capable of accommodating 30 teacher participants, have been confirmed for the summer of 2008. Locations and dates are:

• Akron - July 14-18, 2008 (tentative date)  
• Cincinnati - August 4-8, 2008
• Columbus - July 28-August 1, 2008
• Youngstown - July 14-18, 2008

For additional information and registration, see http://www.ohiorc.org/orc_documents/orc/fyi/ASM_Materials_Camp.pdf.