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Nasa K-6 2 Free Web Seminars w/ scientists and ed specialists
NASA/NSTA Web Seminars -- Inquiry in Science and Mathematics Education:
Parents as Partners

Join NASA and NSTA for two, free Web seminars featuring scientists and
education specialists from NASA. Designed for educators of grades K-6,
the seminars will focus on how educators can better engage parents and
enlist their support for inquiry-based science and mathematics
education. The presenters will share their expertise, answer questions
from the participants and provide information regarding Web sites that
students can use in the classroom.

The Web seminars are 90-minute, live professional development sessions
that use online learning technologies to allow participants to interact
with nationally acclaimed experts, scientists, engineers and education
specialists from NASA. Each Web seminar is a unique, stand-alone
program. Archives of the Web seminars and the presenters PowerPoint
presentations will be available online.

The Web seminars in this series are scheduled for Nov. 20 and Dec. 12,
2007. Each seminar will begin at 6:30 p.m. EDT.

Online registration for each is now open.

http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/
NASA_Denver/webseminar.aspx



IPY/NSTA Web Seminars -- The Role of Polar Regions in Earth s Changing
Climate System

Join NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
National Science Foundation and the National Science Teachers
Association for two free Web seminars on the topic of the International
Polar Year. The seminars are designed for educators of grades 5-8. The
sessions will focus on the interaction of polar regions with Earth s
climate system, atmospheric gas changes over Earth s history, what ice
cores tell about past climate, and the implications of climate change
in the polar regions. The presenters will share their expertise, answer
questions from the participants and provide information regarding Web
sites that students can use in the classroom.

The Web seminars are 90-minute, live professional development sessions
that use online learning technologies to allow participants to interact
with nationally acclaimed experts, scientists, engineers and education
specialists from NASA, NOAA, and NSF. Each Web seminar is a unique,
stand-alone program. Archives of the Web seminars and the presenters
presentations will be available online.

The Web seminars in this series are scheduled for Nov. 27 and Dec. 13,
2007. Each seminar will begin at 6:30 p.m. EDT.

Online registration for each is now open.

http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/fall07/
IPY_Denver/webseminar.aspx

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