Salvadori Professional Development Workshops
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The Six Degrees of Project-Based Learning
Participants will use the 6 A's of project-based learning (Authenticity, Academic Rigor, Applied Learning, Active Exploration, Adult Relationships, Assessment) to create meaningful hands-on/minds-on learning experiences for children.
Grades 4-12 • Thursday, October 18, 2007 • 3 - 6PM
Building a Bridge to Better Math
Building a bridge, whether out of steel to cross a bay or out of balsa wood to span two textbooks, is an ideal way to teach mathematical concepts. This workshop will equip teachers with everything they need to use bridges to teach math in ways their students will enjoy.
Grades 6-12 • Election Day: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 • 8:30 - 11:30AM
Project-Based Exploration of our "Built Environment"
Use the systems and structures around us for rigorous engaging projects.
Grades 6-12 • Election Day: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 • Noon - 3PM
Studying Society and Culture in the Built Environment
We are surrounded by odd buildings, spectacular bridges, pocket parks, curiously named streets, and villages in the midst of a city, each of which has layered into it a historical and cultural story. This workshop will provide educators with project-based strategies to integrate the built environment into the social studies curriculum.
Grades K-8 • Saturday, December 8, 2007 • 10AM - 1PM
Teaching Mathematics through the Built Environment
This workshop will explore how educators can use urban structures to make abstract mathematical concepts accessible and long-lasting.
Grades K-8 • Thursday, January 24, 2008 &38226; 3 - 6PM
Why Buildings Stand Up and Don't Fall Down
Ever wonder how buildings get so tall - and then stay up? In this workshop teachers will answer these questions by examining the math, science, and design of tall structures. They will then craft lessons that get students to build and test their own model skyscrapers.
Grades 6-12 • Saturday, March 15, 2008 • 10AM - 1PM
The Science of Green Design: An Earth Day Extravaganza
Green technology is it! Learn how you can "green" your classroom and your students.
Grades 6-12 • Earth Day: Thursday, April 17, 2008 • 3 - 6PM
Model-Making in Your Classroom
This workshop offers teachers a practical "how-to" on designing lessons that use models, including the development of materials lists and practice making models with various media.
Grades 4-12 • Saturday, May 10, 2008 • 10AM - 1PM
Proposed Workshops for 2008-2009
Teaching Science through the Built Environment
Every major scientific principle and concept is embedded in the built environment around us. By learning to use Salvadori’s clever and innovative hands-on/minds-on activities, educators will be able to extract the science from the structures and make the subject relevant and fun for their students.
Using the Built Environment as An Interdisciplinary Curriculum
This workshop will provide educators with the tools and principles to plan interdisciplinary learning projects founded upon the built environment. In the process, educators will learn how to create activities that interweave math, science, art, language, social studies, and technology.
The Science Underneath (and On Top of and Inside of) Green Roofs
Who says a roof has to be hard, impermeable, and covered in petroleum products? The new practitioners of “green roof” technology have started investigating how putting grass, trees, and flowers on top of a building can solve a whole range of environmental and structural challenges. This workshop will explore the scientific and cultural impacts of this new technology and how educators can use this knowledge to teach fundamental physical-science and life-science concepts.
Registration Information
At The Salvadori Center
- Programs are at the Salvadori Center at City College of New York.
- Program Costs: $25 per person (with a mandatory minimum of 5 people)
- Payment is arranged with the Center.
At The School
- Each workshop can also be run on-site at individual schools.
- A minimum of five teachers (with a maximum of 20).
- Cost: $350 per session.
To register for workshops at the Center, send an email to thecenter@salvadori.org. Include your name, the school where you teach, and the name of the workshop along with the date and time. Someone from the Center will contact you to confirm and to arrange for payment. You may also register by phone (212-650-5497)
To arrange for workshops at a school, please contact Executive Director Dr. Leonisa Ardizzone to make arrangements. Her email is ardizzone@salvadori.org or call her at (212) 650-5740.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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