Back By Popular Demand – Graduate Credit!

 

You can earn 2 graduate credits from Fitchburg State College by attending the entire conference and completing the course requirements.

SCED 7000 Tools for Teaching Chemistry

 

Course Description: This course is intended to provide the teachers attending the annual conference of NEACT with the opportunity to further investigate what they learn from the presentations, workshops and interactive sessions.    2 graduate credits.

 

Prerequisite: Bachelor’s degree and Licensure to teach Chemistry/General Science at the high school or middle school level. 

 

Instructor: Dr. Mel Govindan, Professor of Chemistry.  Office: Condike 218;
phone: 978-665-3628. E-mail: mgovindan@fsc.edu    

 

Course Expectations:

  1. Attend the entire NEACT conference – August 9-12, 2010. 
  2. One additional class will meet the morning of the first day of the conference and a wrap up session will meet directly after the last workshop on Thursday. 
  3. Students will provide brief written feedback on each presentation and workshop they attend (10% of grade).
  4. Students will create  two new lessons plans incorporating some aspect of the tools/technologies introduced at the conference (30% of grade)
  5. Students will turn in either a research paper on one of the tools or technologies presented, or a proposal on how to implement it into the school’s budget (20%)
  6. Attend a Saturday session in late September or early October (TBA) at FSC to present their lesson plans and/or project proposals. (20%)

 

Cost:  $450 (beyond the cost of the conference).  

 

To sign up for the course you must

1.    Fill out the payment and registration forms

2.    Write check for $450 made out to NEACT  (no purchase orders)

3.    Mail all of the above to Dr. Mel Govindan 80 Settlers Path, Lancaster, MA 01523

 

NOTE:

1.    This course will not run unless there are a minimum of 6 students enrolled

2.    Deadline for registration is July 1, 2010

3.    This is a Fitchburg State College graduate course and its grading policies for graduate courses will be applicable to this course.  Neither NEACT nor the officers of NEACT are responsible for the design or conduct of this course.  Any dispute regarding grades or the conduct of the course should be dealt as per the policies and regulations described in the College Catalog.