Spring 2010 Professional Development Offerings
Online Registration

January 16 – Super Saturday: Everyday Science Mysteries (K-8)
9:00 to 3:30pm
Explore and design lessons from the NSTA’s  Everyday Science Mysteries & More Everyday Science Mysteries books. These stories are created for inquiry-based science teaching and will stimulate students to think of possible solutions to the "mysteries" that happen in our everyday world. Formative assessment probes from NSTA"s Uncovering Student Ideas in Science will also be introduced with these lessons. Non-refundable registration fee: $40 includes one Everyday Science Mysteries book, 6 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials and break/lunch. Go through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/ to register online.

January 26 – CMASE Night: PICO Crickets (4-10)
5:00 to 8:00pm
Explore the fun and fantastic science applications that PICO Crickets < http://www.picocricket.com/ >can provide through hands-on, very interactive activities. See how technology, science and the arts can all play well together! Non-refundable registration Fee: $15 includes 3 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials, permission to check out PICO Cricket kits for classroom use, and light supper. Register online through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/

January 26 – CMASE Night: Data & Graphing (K-3)
5:00 to 8:00pm
Sorting, organizing, classifying, graphing, comparing, contrasting, and predicting…BIG concepts and BIG words for early elementary students. Come engage in proven hands-on lessons and activities from AIMS Winter Wonders and gain great ideas for activities that will deepen your students' understanding of the BIG Ideas of Data Analysis and Probability. Non-refundable registration fee: $15 includes 3 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials and light supper. Go through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/ to register online.

January 30 – Super Saturday: Picture Perfect Science (K-6)
9:00 to 3:30pm
Spend the day exploring books such as Dr. Xargle’s Book of Earthlets, Oil Spill, Sheep in a Jeep, and Weird Friends: Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom, Diary of a Worm, Sunshine On My Shoulders, How Big is a Foot? and Leo Cockroach, Toy Tester. You’ll love how effective books can be to teach science and your students will truly enjoy learning about science with books they love. Non-refundable registration fee: $25 includes 6 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials and break/lunch. Go through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/ to register online.

February 20 – Super Saturday: Science Notebooking and Foldables (K-8)
9:00 to 3:30pm
Graphic organizers and science journaling can add up to fun! Make an impact on how students organize the tons of information given to them on a daily basis. Also explore the use of creative ideas to assess student understanding of science concepts. Participants will create foldables using Dinah Zikes books and explore the integration of these into notebooks with Using Science Notebooks in the Elementary Classrooms as well as other appropriate journaling articles. Non-refundable registration Fee: $25 includes 6 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials and break/lunch. Register online through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/

February 20 – Super Saturday: Geometry EOC Prep Using Hands-on Investigation (HS Geometry)
9:00 to 3:30pm
Prepare your students for the Geometry EOC using hands-on investigations that will stick with them on the test. Activities are matched to released items from previous tests. Use this as a final review to gain the extra points your students need. Non-refundable registration Fee: $25 includes 6 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials and break/lunch. Register online through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/

February 22 –   CMASE/NASA Night: Looking at Earth - Collecting and Analyzing Data (4 -12)
5:00 to 8:00pm
Netbooks and portable probeware make data collection and analysis much more understandable and easily accessible to students. Spend this session learning how to use this practical, easy to use probeware/netbook setup for field and classroom data collection. Non-refundable registration fee: $15 includes 3 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials, permission to check out 8 netbooks with accompanying probeware for classroom use, and light supper. Go through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/ to register online.

April 10 – Super Saturday: Backyard Science (2-8)
9:00 to 3:30pm
Get a sneak peek at the newest exhibit at the UA Discovery Zone while exploring lessons about critters, plants and backyard science discoveries that can be utilized in the classroom. Non-refundable registration Fee: $25 includes 6 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials and break/lunch. Register online through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/

April 19 – NASA Night: Global Change and Climate Confusion? (4-10)
5:00 to 8:00pm
Spend this session using NASA and GEMS materials looking at the world of global changes that are affecting the planet. Explore the concepts of planetary warming and cooling with discussion of positive and/or negative impact on the Earth. Up to date information will be provided and discussion will occur about what's happening now and in the future. Non-refundable registration fee: $15 includes 3 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials and light supper. Go through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/ to register online.

May 3 –  NASA Night: Field Trip to the Moon (4-8)
5:00 to 8:00pm
Join this virtual journey to the moon created by and using NASA engineering models and scientific data. Like NASA's astronauts, come face-to-face with the challenges and excitement of traveling through space to land on the Moon. Along the way, discover some of the differences between the Earth and the Moon and what makes our planet unique and habitable. Non-refundable registration fee: $15 includes 3 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials and light supper. Go through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/ to register online.

May 8 –  Super Saturday: Exploring Ice Worlds and Other Planets! (K-6)
9:00 to 3:30pm
Explore the icy areas of Earth and other planets as we investigate, celebrate, and increase our awareness of Earth’s polar regions and their integral role in the global system. As part of the International Polar Year, NASA created loads of materials to make this frosty expedition fun and educational. Loads of materials provided.  Fee: $25 includes 6 hours of ADE approved PD, workshop materials and break/lunch. Register online through https://new-www3.uark.edu/coehp/cmase/