Author: Webster

Date: November 19, 2018

Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm

Location: NCCAT 276 NCCAT Drive Cullowhee, NC 28723

Cost: $65      Free for grant Participants*

*Participants from Swain, Clay, Haywood, Cherokee, Macon, Graham, Jackson, and Cherokee Central Schools are invited to register for this session for free due to a grant with your systems

Do you need some extra materials and investigations for exploring matter and chemical reactions (8.P.1.1-1.4) for your classroom?  Join us for a day of chemistry fun.  This will qualify you to check out this kit with free consumables for your classroom. If you have questions about the workshop, contact Michelle Benigno (828-206-3014 / mtbenign@ncsu.edu). If you have questions about registration, contact LaDonna Sluder at WRESA (lsluder@wresa.edu). Contact hours: 5 Register at www.wresa.org.

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Audience:  Administrators K-12

Date: November 16, 2018

Registration Fee: $45

Location: WRESA 

School culture generally refers to the beliefs, perceptions, relationships, attitudes, and written and unwritten rules that shape and influence every aspect of how a school functions. It also encompasses more concreate issues such as the physical and emotional safety of students, the order of the school and the degree to which a school embraces and celebrates its cultural diversity. During this session Dr. Andy Peoples and Candie Sellers (former principals) will offer practical advice and strategies to help you build and or maintain a positive school culture by discussing some of the issues that cause negative school cultures and share strategies that will help administrators begin the change process.  Please contact Candie Sellers if you have any questions at csellers@wresa.org or 828.774.5681 ext. 26. Contact Hours: 5

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Date:11/10/2018

Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm

Location:  Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Ext. Center

Cost:  Free

Calling all K-12 teachers and non-formal educators to join us for a day of hands-on, activity-based earthquake information that you will immediately be able to use in your classroom or education center.  Attendees will participate in many of the activities and demonstrations that are taught by outstanding N.C. earth science teachers.  We will also cover the history of earthquakes in North Carolina and learn how to prepare for an earthquake emergency.  Do you know the magnitude of the largest earthquake that occurred in North Carolina? How about the largest earthquake that has affected our state? Attend and you will find out!

Participants will receive a FREE earthquake education classroom kit including a workbook with all the activities, plus an additional Free kit for their school or organization. Participants are eligible for 0.7 CEUs and/or seven hours of credit toward N.C. Environmental Education Certification (criteria III).

This workshop is presented by N.C. award winning earth science teachers and the N.C. Geological Survey, in partnership with the N.C. Division of Emergency Management. 

 If you have questions about registration, contact LaDonna Sluder at WRESA (lsluder@wresa.edu). If you have questions about the workshop, contact Randy Bechtel at Randy.Bechtel@ncdenr.gov

 Contact hours: 5

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October 29, 2018 to November 1, 2018

Located at 276 NCCAT Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Cost: Free if selected

Citizen science with The Science House is the perfect starting place for educators interested in integrating citizen science into curriculum. The merits of engaging in citizen science abound, benefiting both participants and researchers. There are hundreds of projects suitable for all ages, but we will focus on just a few that will provide educators meaningful ways to engage their students in real, authentic scientific research with actual scientists. When students engage in citizen science, they make observations, begin to formulate questions, experiment, analyze data, and ultimately construct deeper understanding about the natural world. You and your students can make contributions to science!

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Saturday, December 1, 2018 

Time:  9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Registration Fee: $45

Location:  WRESA

Need a refresher prior to taking the Pearson Mathematics Subtest, required for NC licensure? This day is designed just for you!

We will review subject matter for the test, as well as test-taking tips, to help you be successful.  This session will be led by Amy Laughter, Regional Education Facilitator for DPI and a former high school math teacher.  If you have questions, contact Candie Sellers at csellers@wresa.org or at 828.774.5681 ext. 26.   5 Contact Hours or .5 CEU

THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE IS BY NOVEMBER 23, 2018.

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Date: October 1, 2018

Cost: free

Citizen Science allows you and your students to participate in current research on various topics. The most exciting part for your students is that we don’t know the answers to the research questions; they are discovering the answers as they complete the projects. This session will introduce you to four current Citizen Science projects and you will leave the session with a plan to incorporate them in your classroom. You will actually participate in these projects during the session. Your instructors will be teachers who are Kenan Fellows from NC who have created the projects and have run it in their classrooms. The projects include connections to the objectives in the NC curriculum for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies. This will be a day of exploration and hands-on activities. Contact hours: 5

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