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Calendar of Events
FOSS Institutes
Delta Education hosts one-day FOSS Institutes in conjunction
with the N007 National NSTA Conference in St Louis.There is a K–6 Informational
Institute and a Middle School Informational Institute that take
place on the Wednesday (March 28, 2006)7before the conference.
These Institutes are designed for all educators—lead teachers,
administrators, curriculum coordinators, professional developers,
and university methods instructors.
This fall, the elementary institute will
be for educators from districts that have implemented FOSS
for at least a year and it will focus on using formative
assessment to improve teaching and learning. The focus will
be on new assessment tools and strategies designed specifically
for FOSS modules grades 3-6.
The Middle School Institute
will provide an introduction to the program by focusing on
the new Chemical
Interactions Course for grades 7 and
8 .This course is designed for education leaders
who are now or will soon be implementing this course.
There is no charge for the Institutes, but they are by invitation
only. Times and locations are listed in the calendar. To request an invitation and secure your spot at the Institute of your choice, please call, write, fax or e-mail:
Pam Frisoni
Delta Education
80 Northwest Boulevard
Nashua, NH 03063
pfrisoni@delta-edu.com
Phone: 1.800.258.1302 ext. 503
Fax: 603.579.3504
Check the FOSSweb.com
Calendar for FOSS Institutes at the
Fall 2007 NSTA area conferences.
NSTA 2007 FALL AREA CONFERENCES
Detroit, MI Oct 18 –20, 2007
Denver, CO Nov 8–10, 2007
Birmingham, AL Dec 6–8, 2007
FOSS WORKSHOPS IN THE NSTA PROGRAM
THURSDAY (10/18; 11/8; 12/6)
8:30–10:30 Force and Motion Fundamentals for Middle School
11:30–1:00 FOSS Assessment—Valuing Academic Progress
in Grades 3–6
2:00–4:30 FOSS Chemical Interactions for
Middle School Students
FRIDAY (10/19; 11/9; 12/7)
8:00–11:00 Using Science Notebooks with FOSS Modules K–6
11:30–1:00 FOSS Assessment—Valuing Academic Progress
in Grades 3–6 (same as workshop on Thursday)
2:00–4:30 Using Science Notebooks Featuring
FOSS Middle School
For more details about these workshops and other upcoming
events, visit the online FOSS Professional Development Calendar
at http://www.fossweb.com/news/calendar.php.
NEW PRODUCTS FEATURED AT FOSS WORKSHOPS
FOSS Science Notebooks
Grades K-6
Save time and money with consumable FOSS Science Notebooks.
Investigation Duplication Masters from the FOSS Teacher Guide
are all in one place with additional blank pages where students
can record, organize, and interpret their observations.
FOSS Science Notebook Folio
Grades K-6
Engaging in active science is one part experience and two parts
making sense of the experience. The science notebook helps
students with the sense-making part. Notebooks provide two
major benefits to students who are engaged in scientific inquiry,
documentation, and cognitive engagement. The FOSS Science
Notebook folio offers instructions and strategies for teachers to
implement science notebooks in the FOSS curriculum.
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