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"Nothing happens nowhere." (Elizabeth Bowen of Dublin, Ireland, 1899-1973) "What aspects of their world do our kids care about?" (Randal Holly of Thomas Edison/ John Fareira High School, Philadelphia, 2005) |
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Welcome to the home page of a Summer Institute on "Science and a Sense of Place" held at Bryn Mawr College in 2006. Like others in the series, this Institute is designed to bring together college faculty and K-12 teachers to discuss current understandings of about teaching hands-on science throughout the curriculum. The Institutes are sponsored by Bryn Mawr College and the Bryn Mawr/Haverford K-16 Collaborations in Science and Mathematics Education with support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
| Monday, July 24 Doing Science with a Sense of Place (Anne Dalke, English and Wil Franklin, Biology) The Plan The Photos The Summary |
| Tuesday, July 25 The Cosmology of Space and Experimenting with Microwaves (Elizabeth McCormack, Physics) The Lesson Plan The Photos Summary and Reactions |
| Wednesday, July 26 Virtual Space: Computers and the Internet (J.D. Dougherty, Haverford College Computer Science) Photos and Reflections |
| Thursday, July 27 The History of Location (Jeff Cohen, Growth and Structure of Cities) Resources Photos and reflections on "what science is" |
| Friday, July 28 A.M. Mini-symposium on K-16 collaboration P.M. Understanding Ecosystems, Structure and Function (Wil Franklin, Biology) |
| Monday, July 30 Watershed Education (Catherine Riihimaki and Kaitlin Friedman, Geology) Photos What Makes Us Nervous about Watershed Education? What are some Solutions? |
| Tuesday, August 1 Spatial Literacy (Betsy Reese, Map Curator, Science Library) |
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Wednesday, August 2 A.M. Mapping the Genome (Tamara Davis and Wil Franklin Biology) The Lesson Plan Quotes and Photos P.M. Reflecting on Teaching--and Working on Lesson Plans |
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Thursday, August 3 A.M. Neuroscience and a Sense of Place (Wendy Sternberg, Haverford College Psychology) Lesson Plan Exercises in Functional Neuroanatomy Quotes and Photos P.M. Working on Lesson Plans and Grant Proposals |
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Friday, August 4 Performing Final Projects, and Graduating Graduating Song |
| 8:30-9 Coffee (with Bagels, Cupcakes, Doughnuts, Muffins...?) |
| 9-10:30 Session with Guest Facilitator |
| 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break |
| 10:45-12 Session continues |
| 12-1 Lunch |
| 1-2:30 Session continues |
| 2:30-2:45 Break (with leftover drinks!) |
| 2:45-4 Session continues |
| Science and a Sense of Place
| Bryn Mawr College Summer Institutes for K-12 Teachers
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