Professional development opportunities
General professional development opportunities (mostly online) are listed
first, and local and/or specific workshops follow.
NSTA Online Professional Development
Ongoing, online courses offered through The American Museum of Natural History,
the Jason Academy, the National Teacher Enhancement Network, the University
of Maryland and others. All have costs associated with administering the course
and granting the credit. But ... you can work at home to fit your schedule.
More information - http://institute.nsta.org/
Learner.org
The Annenberg/CPB offers courses that you can take for personal enrichment
or for graduate credit. You can view some as streaming video (you probably
need a fast connection), some are broadcast through TalNet
(Cable Channel 28), and some are formal online course. Graduate credit is
through Colorado State University
and costs $150 for each 2-unit course.
More information - http://www.learner.org/ (look
under 'Workshops and Courses')
KNME TV: TeacherLine
Channel 5 offers TeacherLine,
math & science educators professional development
modules. Graduate credit is available, and it is co-sponsored by UNM and
the NM Department of Education.
NM Tech MST Program
Continuing courses; classes include offerings in Albuquerque, weekend field trips and more
Cost = cost of NMT credit + materials (scholarships available)
More details - http://infohost.nmt.edu/~eodi/mstMain.htm
Project WILD Workshop
Cost and location varies.
March 15, Santa Fe
April 16, Bandolier National Monument
July 29-31, Gila National Monument
September 9-11, Santa Fe
September 10-11, NMSU-Alamogordo
September 23-25 Valle Vidal
Contact - Kevin Holladay at NM Fish & Game
(505) 476-8095 or http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/education/project_wild.htm
Bosque Education Guide training
One-day workshop for K-12 teachers; no cost
Spring workshops: January 22, April 16
No cost, participants receive awesome curriculum materials
Register by phone at Rio Grande Nature Center, 344-7240; website http://www.museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/BEG/
NM Museum of Natural History
All kinds of workshops throughout the year.
Cost varies, participants usually receive curriculum materials
Contact Selena Connealy to register at 841-2836 or sconnealy@nmmnh.state.nm.us; website http://www.museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/edu_teachwkshop.html
Albuquerque Teachers' Institute
Saturday workshops throughout the school year, some of them on science.
No cost to teachers.
Register by downloading the application or with questions to abqteach@unm.edu; website http://www.unm.edu/~abqteach/workshops.html
Summer Science Courses for Middle School Teachers
This is a series of four one-week courses during June, sponsored by Sandia National Labs and Lockheed Martin Corporation. Participation is limited to 20 teachers each.
June 6: Natural History of New Mexico
June 13: The Physics of Sound, Motion and Energy
June 20: Classroom and Field-based Investigation of River Systems
June 27: All You Need to Know About Chemistry
No cost to teachers. To register or for more information, contact Dough Earick at 266-2070 or dlearick@unm.edu.
Adventures in Modeling Worksop
Two-week workshop for middle and high school math, science, and social studies teachers.
June 13-25, Santa Fe Institute.
Stipends, but no housing provided.
Further information - http://www.santafe.edu; call Paul Brault at 505-946-2746; application at http://education.mit.edu/aim-apply/2005app.php
AP Workshops
Two one-week workshops at UNM.
June 20-24 and June 27-July 1.
Cost varies, see http://www.nmhu.edu/apnm/apsi.htm for application and details.
Small Scale Chemistry Institute
One week workshop sponsored by WERC, no cost to teachers.
June 20-24 at NMSU.
Participants receive materials, stipends, laboratory equipment
To register or for more information, contact Debra Thrall at 277-0718 (UNM) or dthrall@unm.edu or visit the website at http://www.werc.net/outreach/K-12_programs/small-scale.htm.
Materials Camp
One week workshop sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratories and ASM International.
June
27 - July 1.
No cost to participants; Eldorado High School
Registration deadline March 1, download application.
NM Supercomputing Challenge Teacher Workshop
Two-week course in support of Supercomputing Challenge and modeling.
July 10 - 22 at Alamogordo High School
No cost to teachers.
Details and registration on website - http://challenge.nm.org/sti/
Taste of Science Camp
Targeted at middle school students and teachers.
August 1-5 at UNM
Cost and credits are still being negotiated.
To register or for more information, contact Karen Kinsman at scifair@unm.edu or visit the website at http://www.unm.edu/~scifair/TASTECampPage.htm. | 
