Metro Region - Earth Science, Chemistry, and Biology/Environmental Science Workshops

Hamline University presents the Minnesota Science Teachers Education Project (MnSTEP) - the first statewide, regional series of summer science workshops in content and teaching strategies. Join your colleagues for a week of science inquiry into a specific set of topic standards. Each workshop is designed to enrich your understanding of the science concepts you teach and help you develop new teaching strategies for your classroom.

Participants receive:

• A fun five days of inquiry exploration into a science topic area (10 days for TIMES XIII)
• The opportunity to explore, ask questions and share ideas in a collegial environment
• Rolls/coffee and lunch each day
• $100 stipend ($500 for TIMES XIII)
• Topic Resources
• Two graduate credits from Hamline University (Four credits for TIMES XIII)
• One-year membership in the Minnesota Science Teachers Association (MnSTA)
• A deeper understanding of the science standards you teach

Teachers from the Twin Cities metropolitan area will have priority in the selection process for these workshops, but science teachers from anywhere in the state may apply. We are looking to involve teachers from as many different schools as possible. You will be asked to help collect student achievement data during the upcoming school year. Overnight lodging and mileage are not covered by the grant (we encourage you to investigate reimbursement through staff development funds in your district). You must be a K-12 teacher in Minnesota, be teaching science next school year, and commit to attending all five (or 10) days of the workshop in order to qualify for participation.

To apply, click on the appropriate link below. If this is your first 2009 MnSTEP application, click on the "First time user account creation" link to create a Login ID and PIN. This ID and PIN will only be used during the application process. However, I encourage you to write down the ID and PIN should you decide to return to your application later or apply to a second MnSTEP institute this summer. The application Login ID and PIN is NOT the same as (if you already have them set up) your official Hamline ID number and Piperline PIN.

• TIMES XIII (Secondary Earth Science--grades 6-12) - June 15-19 & 22-26, 2009
  North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park, MN)
  Instructors Kate Pound, Megan Jones, and Lee Schmitt
  
  
  
• Elementary Earth Science-Metro Institute (grades K-5)  - July 13-17, 2009
  ***Institute is FULL. Please apply to other Metro Area elementary institutes. Also available are elementary institutes in regions outside the metro.***
  
  Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center (Spring Lake Park Reserve along Mississippi River)
  located just off Hwy 55 -- 5 miles east of Hwy 52 / 5 miles west of Hastings
  Click for more information on Schaar's Bluff Gathering Center
  Instructors Larry Davis and Pam Schilling
  
  
  
• Elementary Chemistry-Metro Institute (grades K-6) - July 6-10, 2009
  ***Institute is FULL but applications are still being accepted for the Waiting List. Space is available in SW Region Elementary Chemistry Institute. Click here to be directed to the SW Region page.***
  
  Chaska High School (Chaska, MN)
  Instructors Jamie Crannell and Angie Lawrence
  Bubbles, bangs and more!
  
  
  
• Elementary Biology/Env Science-Metro Institute (grades K-6) - June 22-26, 2009
  ***Institute is FULL. Space is available in SE Region Elementary Biology Institute. Housing available. Click to be directed to SE Region page.***
  
  Como Park Zoo & Conservatory and Hamline University (Saint Paul, MN)
  Instructors BJ Kohlstedt and Amanda Herrera-Gundale
  
  
  

• Other free summer Metro area workshops!
  
  BioTIC - Biotechnology/microbiology for Teachers In the Classroom (grades 7-12)
  
  Rivers Institutes along the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers (grades 3-8)
  
  WaterWorks! at Oakdale Water Treatment Facility (grades 4-9)
  
  

Any questions about MnSTEP and/or the application can be directed to:

Shawn Hubert, MnSTEP Administrator
shubert01@hamline.edu 651-523-2846