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Professional Development: Workshops and Services

More than ever, science teachers and administrators are challenged to improve school science programs while meeting the requirements for teachers to be considered "highly qualified" as set forth in the "No Child Left Behind" Act. Helping teachers acquire new knowledge and skills is vital to their continued professional development. We offer a variety of professional development workshops to help teachers improve their effectiveness in the classroom. Our consultants are accomplished classroom teachers, science supervisors, and college faculty. All are effective, experienced presenters.

We currently offer workshops on:

  • SEPUP Curriculum Programs
  • Inquiry
  • Assessment
  • Literacy support for science.

 Full-day and half-day programs are available.

A NEW professional development OPPORTUNITY
We’ve recently partnered with the Center for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Learning (CERTL) at Wake Forest University in order to deliver a new workshop series designed especially for new science teachers.

The Effective Middle School Science Teaching (EMSST) program is designed for new and crossover middle-level teachers, teachers who were not science majors, or those teaching needing to make progress toward the – highly qualified – requirement of NCLB. Topics include classroom management, inquiry teaching and learning, assessment, literacy, and effective use of technology. Selected curriculum materials from federally-funded exemplary curriculum projects will be used as examples of best practice and to illustrate key points in pedagogy.

Participating teachers will be assigned an "e-mentor" for dialogue and assistance throughout the school year. Course staff include college faculty and our own certified SEPUP trainers.

Teachers can find our more or register for the course at http://www.certl.org/workshops. Contact your LAB-AIDS regional representative with any questions.

We look forward to working with your teachers, and appreciate your continued interest in our products and services.

Look What Teachers
Are Saying...

The beauty of the SALI program is that it allows the instructor to teach relevant life science content, and at the same time, develops science process skills as well, and in a logical and developmentally-appropriate sequence. Another distinct advantage of the program is that it focuses on issues and tradeoffs, facilitating some really meaningful and engaging discussions revolving around bioethics. In the past, I feared appearing "preachy" about the issues that concern me, but now the discussions flow freely and objectively as an extension of the course. Finally, I find that I am able to modify lessons to meet the specific abilities and interests of my school's demography. Some lessons work better than others, and I can occasionally come up with suggested improvements, but my doubts that a single curriculum existed which could adequately meet the needs of my students have been erased.

Martin Byhower, Teacher
Palos Verdes, California

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