Presenters: Barbara Filmore - H.B. Lawrence School, Holyoke
Steve Murray - Holyoke Public Schools
Chris Emery - Amherst Regional High School
Three four-hour hands-on content workshops will provide teachers from
kindergarten to grade 3 with an understanding of concepts related to light,
shadows, and mirrors that are first introduced in the primary grades. Workshop
themes and topics will be developed in accordance with the Massachusetts
Science and Technology Frameworks.
This workshop series will be based on materials developed by Operation Primary Physical Science (OPPS). This is an NSF funded program that also trains the workshop presenters, and complements the earlier Operation Physics program aimed at higher grade levels. The goal of OPPS is to improve grade K-3 teachers' understanding of physical science concepts that are first introduced in the primary grades, and to do this in a way that enables teachers to appropriately enlarge and enrich the physical science learning experiences they provide to the children in their classrooms. OPPS workshop activities require only everyday or inexpensive materials.
The workshops will be held at UMass Amherst, 4-8 PM, on Wednesdays September 25, October 9, and October 23. Participants will also receive free UMassK12 accounts and training. A charge of $30 will cover all course materials plus three suppers. Teachers completing the workshops will receive 12 PDPs. For more information or to register, contact Mort Sternheim, 545-1908, mms@k12.oit.umass.edu, or Chris Emery, cemery@k12.oit.umass.edu. This workshop series is funded by an Eisenhower grant.