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Special
Topic Leadership Course:
How
to Provide an Effective Education Workshop for Scientists
Sponsored by NASA and the NSF Geosciences Directorate
15-17 April 2005 (Friday to Sunday)
Boulder, CO
Immediately
following the
NASA Astrobiology Conference
Register
Online
Contents
Introduction
Spend three days in beautiful Boulder, Colorado!
This leadership course
will offer participants the techniques and resources necessary
to design and implement their own ½-day or full-day education
workshop for scientists.
The course content is
based on 10 years of experience in providing successful workshops,
seminars, and conference sessions for scientists in education.
Who
Should Attend
Education and Public Outreach (E/PO)
leads and E/PO managers who are
tasked with providing scientists (e.g. at their home institutions
or on research science teams) with meaningful ways to contribute
to E/PO efforts.
If you are not an alum
of SSI's 4-day Education Workshop for Scientists,
Engineers, and E/PO Professionals, then you will need to provide
evidence of experience with and understanding about: The
National Science Education Standards, inquiry-based approaches
in science education, how people learn, attributes of exemplary
science curriculum, the various domains of science communication
(e.g. formal, informal, public outreach, media).
On request, we will provide a reading list that forms the knowledge
base expected of all participants in this workshop. This workshop is about learning
to do a workshop on education for scientists. Familiarity with important
basics in education is an important pre-requisite for all participants.
Participants are also
strongly encouraged to apply in teams of two from each organization.
Experience shows a greater impact and more effective post-workshop
implementation of best practices when colleagues can attend the
course together. Please consider bringing a colleague!
What
This Workshop Can Do For You
- Deepens your knowledge
about how to design and implement effective workshops about education
and public outreach for E/PO staff and scientists at your home
institution.
- Creates opportunities
for networking with other E/PO leads engaged in similar activities
and programs.
- Provides
the techniques and resources necessary to design and implement
your own ½-day
or full-day education workshop for scientists.
Faculty
Dr.
Cherilynn Morrow, Director of Education & Public Outreach,
Space Science Institute
Distinguished Guest Presenters in education and science (TBD)
Deadlines
and Registration Process
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Deadline
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Registration Fee
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| Early Bird Registration |
February 28, 2005
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$300
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| Final Registration
Deadline |
March 25, 2005
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$350
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| Late Registration |
(after March 25,
2005)
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$400
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The registration fee
includes the poster session reception, conference materials (including
a resource CD), continental breakfasts, and luncheons each day.
Hotel Reservation Deadline:
March 25, 2004
Boulder Broker Inn
Phone Number 1-800-338-5407
Applications are accepted
on a first-come, first-served basis. You can register and pay
online using a credit card through a secure server. If you do
not wish to pay with a credit card you should contact Christy
Edwards at edwards@spacescience.org,
720-974-5824. Apply here.
Venue
and Accommodations
The workshop will be held
at the Boulder Broker
Inn. A block of rooms has been set aside for workshop participants.
Rooms must be reserved by March 25. Please make your reservations
with hotel directly at 303-444-3330 or 1-800-338-5407, and mention
the Space Science Institute Workshop when making your reservation
to receive the group rate. Please plan to arrive on Thursday evening,
April 14, as the workshop begins early on Friday morning. Plan
to depart no sooner than 5 pm on Sunday. The workshop officially
ends with lunch on Sunday, April 17. Denver International airport
recommends that you arrive two hours prior to your departure time,
and the airport is about an hour's drive from the hotel.
Transportation
If arriving from out-of-state,
consult your travel agent to fly into Denver International Airport
(DIA), an hour's drive from Boulder. One-hour shuttle service to
Boulder from Denver International Airport is available for about
$25.00 each way on Super Shuttle or Boulder Express. Check-in near
the rental car counters on the airport's baggage claim level. For
reservations:
For
More Information
For more information,
please contact:
Christy Edwards
Space Science Institute
4750 Walnut Street, Suite 205
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: 720-974-5824
FAX: 720-974-5837
Email: edwards@spacescience.org
Application
Form
