Summer 2015 Argumentative Writing Workshop for Science, Social Studies, and English Language Arts Teachers
A Summer Professional Development Opportunity
Are you a Middle School or High School teacher who is interested in…
- knowing how argumentation is a critical component of the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards?
- learning more about the necessity of argumentation as a skill built across all disciplines?
- understanding how to integrate argumentative writing into your teaching?
- enhancing your students' abilities to use evidence to build explanations and support arguments?
Ohio State is offering a summer workshop to train participants on effective ways to teach argumentation in middle and high school classrooms. Rather than being the domain of English language arts teachers, argumentative writing should be a skill built across all disciplines. At the same time, inertia on acceptance of climate change, in the face of overwhelming evidence, suggests that individuals need to better learn, at a young age, how to craft and evaluate claims based on evidence and reasoning. Teams of teachers from the same building or district are encouraged to apply!
- Dates & Times: Tuesday, July 7 to Friday, July 10, 2015 • 8:00 am to 3:30 pm
- Location: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University, 1090 Carmack Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210 (West Campus)
- Application Deadline: June 1, 2015
Participating teachers will be expected to attend all four days. The workshop will be divided into three distinct segments; these segments will provide participants with a foundation for teaching argumentative writing, an opportunity to deploy the skills learned, and a development period to create instructional materials specific to their content areas and courses taught. The cost of attendance per participant will be $30 with costs of learning materials, parking, and food included. Tours of the Byrd Center Archives and the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center are part of the summer experience.
Apply Online by June 1st.
Please direct any questions to Jason Cervenec at cervenec.1@osu.edu or 614-688-0080.
This workshop is offered through a partnership between the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Outreach & Education Program, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, and The Ohio State University College of Education with generous funding from the Kane Lodge Foundation.
UPDATED: 02/17/2015
Earth Sciences Boot Camp: Earth’s Glaciers and Climatic Past
A Professional Development Opportunity for Ohio Middle and High School Teachers
Are you an Ohio teacher who wants to…
- increase your understanding of the greenhouse effect, climate change, and glaciers?
- improve your ability to implement instructional techniques that support inquiry-based learning?
- expand your awareness of resources to support Earth sciences education?
- enhance appreciation of Earth sciences in students’ everyday lives?
- meet local professionals working to understand Earth’s glaciers and climatic past?
This five-day workshop from June 22nd to June 26th on The Ohio State University Columbus Campus will feature hands-on exercises. An Autumn 2015 overnight trip to Cuyahoga Valley National Park will allow participants to see examples of bedrock stratigraphy, features characteristic of depositional and erosive environments, and Earth processes at work. Teams of teachers are encouraged to apply. This workshop is specifically geared to Ohio science content standards in the 8th grade and high school content standards in Physical Geology and Environmental Science.
- Dates: June 22nd to June 26th and October 31st to November 1st
- Times: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
- Location: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University Columbus Campus
Participating teachers will be expected to attend all days of the summer workshop and autumn trip and participate in activities. Cost for the entire program is $30. CEUs will be available to participants completing the program.
Apply Online by Friday, May 29th.
Please direct any questions to Jason Cervenec at cervenec.1@osu.edu or 614-688-0080.
This program is offered through a partnership between the Byrd Polar Research Center, OSU School of Earth Sciences, OSU College of Education and Human Ecology, and The Ohio State University - Marion. Funding is provided by an Ohio Board of Regents – Improving Teacher Quality Grant and a donation from the Vernier Family.
UPDATED: 06/10/2015
Workshop: GIS for the Rest of Us
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has revolutionized our ability to visualize and display information connected to locations. Whether you have used Google’s free tools to find aerial photos of your neighborhood, have searched for an friend’s address using the county auditor’s website, or researched the likelihood of your business flooding during a major storm event, GIS tools are at work. This 1-day workshop is designed for:
• K-12 Educators
• Informal Educators
• University Researchers from All Disciplines New to GIS • Members of the Non-Profit Community
• Community Members Who Want to Learn More
A team of instructors will provide an overview of both Google and Esri platforms and showcase examples of how GIS can be used for research and education. Breakout sessions will provide training for various levels of experience. Participants are highly encouraged to bring their own devices.
Direct questions to Jason Cervenec at cervenec.1@osu.edu or 614-688-0080. This program is offered through a partnership between the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, University Libraries, and the Department of Geography at The Ohio State University.
UPDATED: 05/18/2015