COMING THIS FALL TO A COMPUTER NEAR YOU: Online Professional Development for Middle and High School Science Teachers from the NSTA Institute and NTEN (National Teachers Enhancement Network) For more information and to enroll: http://www.nsta.org/institute Want quality professional development in a convenient format? (Who doesn't?) This September, the new NSTA Institute will sponsor online graduate courses for science teachers in collaboration with the National Teachers Enhancement Network, based at Montana State University. Among the many benefits for you: The courses will turbo-charge what you teach and how you teach it. Classes come right to you--at home or at school. Classes don't cost a fortune. All books and materials will be delivered to your door. It's wonderfully efficient--maximum learning in minimal time. BEST OF ALL, you'll enjoy personal contact with fellow teachers and professors (nearly all are active research scientists). They care about their subjects--and you. As one science teacher put it: "NTEN is successful not because it is electronic, but because it is human." HERE'S THE FALL 2001 COURSE LINE-UP. Act fast! Registration deadline is September 5, and enrollment is limited! http://www.nsta.org/institute ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT: Sensors and Electronics for Environmental Research. Helps chemists understand the electronic principles involved in common environmental sensors and the simple electronic circuits that support them. 3 graduate semester credits; Sept. 10 - Dec. 14; $540 plus $50 lab equipment lending fee. ELECTRONIC HYDROLOGY Focuses on hydrologic data acquisition, analysis and interpretation; teaches data download techniques and sources, statistical analysis of data, and lesson-plan development. 2 graduate semester credits; Sept. 10 - Dec. 14; $360 plus $30 materials fee. NUTRITION FOR FITNESS AND PERFORMANCE Examines the latest developments that link nutrition with physical fitness, sports performance, and health promotion. 3 graduate semester credits; Sept. 10 - Dec. 14; $540 plus $25 for course manual and $70 for additional text and software. K-14 EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE Integrates Internet resources, image processing, and analysis techniques with concepts from Earth system science. 2 graduate semester credits; Sept. 10 - Dec. 14; $360. CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS Describes the workings of the world, from the forces on a roller coaster to basic atomic structure. Mostly conceptual, with some simple algebraic problem solving. 3 undergraduate semester credits; Sept. 10 - Dec. 14; $540 plus $50 materials fee and $85 for text. DEMYSTIFYING QUANTUM MECHANICS Makes quantum mechanics easier to understand while exploring what lies behind wave functions, wave equations, atomic structure, and how the subatomic world is put together. 3 graduate semester credits; Sept. 10 - Dec. 14; $540 plus $35 materials fee. ASTROBIOLOGY FOR TEACHERS The study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and destiny of life in the universe, using interdisciplinary science to discover where and under what conditions life can arise and exist. 3 graduate semester credits; Sept. 10 - Dec. 14; $540 plus $20 text. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 5! FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO ENROLL IN THE NSTA INSTITUTE: Go to http://www.nsta.org/institute or call 1-800-282-6062. -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>
