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.
UPCOMING 2009 Professional Development
Institutes For Teachers
BiotechLab Dates: July 15 – 17, 2009 (including July 13 & 14 p-credit only)
9 am – 4 pm 20 hours (30 hours for p-credit)
Fee: $350 per person Credits: 3 p-credits available (with additional fee, days and project)
For p-credit registration please visit www.nycenet.edu/aspdp
Middle and High School Educators
Learn how Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) are created. During this course, you will learn how to use the Biotech Lab Rental Kit by participating in a variety of hands-on activities. Become familiar and excited about studying the DNA molecule and how it relates to molecules and health, learn how to run a gel electrophoresis and even solve a
bio-terrorist mystery. Upon completion, participants become certified to rent the
Biotech Lab Rental Kit.
To apply or to see more description please download the BiotechLab application
Star Lab Dates: July 27 – 29, 2009 (including July 30 & 31 p-credit only)
9 am – 4 pm 20 credit hours (30 credit hours for p-credit)
Fee: $350 per person Credits: 3 p-credits available (with additional fee, days and project)
For p-credit registration please visit www.nycenet.edu/aspdp
Educators who teach all grades
Engage in activities designed to teach rudimentary astronomy. Learn to operate the StarLab projector, inflate the portable planetarium and create lessons.
Curriculum incorporates mathematics, literacy and social studies. Upon
completion, participants become certified to rent the StarLab Rental Kit.
To apply or to see more description please download the StarLab application.
Crime Scene Information: Dates: August 10 – 12, 2009
This is a free offering with stipends available for participants. (please call or email for more information)
9 am – 4 pm 15 hours
Lab Middle and High School Educators
To apply or to see more description please download the CSIT application .
CSIT is a new initiative of the Hall, funded by the National Science Foundation. The project puts laptops and other digital tools into New York classrooms within a context where inquiry-based, STEM learning is supported. The forensic science modules are made up of a series of connected narrative based lessons that incorporate a variety of technologies into hands-on activities that correlate to the NY State standards for 7th through 12th grade science and Regents courses in Living Environment, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Earth Science. Mystery modules are also appropriate for teaching in the context of a forensic science elective course. Along with the curriculum, the teacher uses portable technology labs that contain a class set of computers and other digital equipment that once certified the teachers will bring back to their classrooms for students to use to solve the mysteries. Upon completion, participants become certified to rent the CSIT Lab Kit.
Hands-on Science Series:Fun With Physics Science Core Curriculum enrichment training Dates: July 11, 2009 10am-12pm, July 13, 2009 webenabled, July 20, 2009 webenabled, July 27, 2009 webenabled, August 3, 2009 webenabled, August 10, 2009 webenabled, August 17, 2009 webenabled, August 22, 2009 Face-to-Face 9am-2pm
P-Credit Course--you must apply online at: www.nycenet.edu/aspdp/www.nycenet.edu/aspdp/
Elementary and Middle Educators
This course will provide specific instruction and training for the physical science activities within the Science Scope & Sequence, providing teachers an opportunity to receive additional science content, extensions and further applications of the Science Core curriculum kits to their classroom. This class utilizes a hybrid course environment of traditional face-to-face instruction and on-line instruction to support science instruction and enhance professional development for the NYC Science Core Curriculum as it relates to the topics in physical science from grades K-8. This hybrid course environment is aligned to the NYC Science Scope and Sequence for all grades. This course strategy can provide the flexible support that teachers need to become confident doing hands-on physical science activities needed to enhance science teaching and learning in the classroom for student achievement within the aligned curriculum. The use of reform-minded and research based pedagogy will be highlighted in this web-enabled environment to stimulate critical conversation and allow for practitioner reflection.
The course will be divided and delivered in both modalities so that the objectives and project activities can be best achieved utilizing the appropriate seat time.
The web-enabled tool set will be a combination of synchronous tools, like chat, and video and asynchronous tools, like email, webinars and threaded discussions, which will lead to more instructional support.
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?