Welcome to the New York Hall of Science Educator Connections web site!
Whether you've been visiting the Hall with your classes for years or you are new to the Hall or new to teaching, this site will give you all of the information, support, inspiration and resources you need to take full advantage of everything New York's world renowned hands-on science and technology center has to offer you and your students.
See what's been happening at our programs this year
UPCOMING 2008-2009 Professional Development
Institutes For Teachers
StarLab Dates: October 4-5 & 11-12, 2008; 9 am - 3 pm
Session: 20 credit hours
For more information please download application
Crime Scene IT Dates: November 8, 9, 15, 16, 2008; 9 am - 4 pm
Session: 20 credit hours
For more information please download application
BiotechLab Dates: February 19 - 21, 2009 (including February 17 & 18 p-credit only)
9 am - 4 pm
Session: 20 credit hours (30 credit hours for p-credit)
3 p-credits available (with additional fee, days and projects)
For more information please download application
For p-credit registration please visit www.nycenet.edu/aspdp
MicroLab Dates: April 14 - 16, 2009 (including April 17 & 18, p-credit only)
9 am - 4 pm 20 credit hours (30 credit hours for p-credit)
3 p-credits available (with additional fee, days and projects)
For more information please download application
For p-credit registration please visit www.nycenet.edu/aspdp
For more information visit Teacher Training and Equipment Training Programs or download the 2008/2009 Educational Programs brochure (pdf)
Familiar with the Hall? You will want to jump right in and explore the new content:
Browse the Exhibitions - Re-acquaint your self with all the Hall has to offer. Look at floor plans, read an overview description of each exhibition and view pictures and details of each individual exhibit.
Organize and Plan your trip - Everything you need right at your fingertips! Use our Planning and Orientation guide to streamline your trip preparation. Working from a printable teacher planning checklist, you can create customized guides for your chaperones, get information about making reservations, view a slide show of school groups' arrival and orientation process, print a schedule of exciting daily science demonstrations and look over a useful list of teachers' Frequently Asked Questions.
Integrate Museum visit with Classroom Learning - View and download our new Educator Guides. These provide you with the resources and structure for a learning continuum that begins in your classroom, includes a visit to the New York Hall of Science, and continues back at school. Educator Guides are customized with grade-level curriculum content and correlated to local, state and national standards. Each Educator Guide includes classroom activities, lab activities, recommended exhibitions list, booklist, additional connections to math and literacy, and much more!
Enhance your Trip - Learn how to pack even more fun and learning into a field trip by adding a session in an on-site lab or by booking one of several student workshops.
New to the Hall of Science? To learn more about why so many educators value their trips to the Hall and to whether a trip to the Hall of Science is right for you and your class, keep reading:
Q: Why should I bring my class to the Hall of Science?
Q: Is the Hall of Science easy to get to?
Q: What if I am new to teaching Science?
Q: How can the Educator Guides help me?
Q: Are there ways I can integrate other curriculum?
Q: What about ESL and special needs students?
Q: I teach young students, is there content suitable for grades K-3?