Activities and Conferences

Upcoming Events:

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Past Events:

Kickoff Event

The Slippery Rock chapter of CETP-PA will be hosting a kickoff event on October 14, 2004 starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Alumni House at Slippery Rock University. Brief presentations will be made on continuing education opportunities available for area teachers. The topics include the middle school and elementary mathematics certification programs, a proposed middle school science certification program currently in development by the Chemistry and Physics department, and M.Ed. programs in the College of Education. Following the presentations, representatives from the various disciplines will be available for discussion and/or questions.

Future Teachers Conference

The Future Teachers conference will take place on October 15, 2004, an event where high school students will explore teaching opportunities at Slippery Rock University.

CETP-PA Summer Conference 

The CETP-PA summer conference was held on August 18-20, 2004 at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.  

Western Region Conference

The Third CETP-PA Western Region Conference was held on April 27, 2004 at Westmoreland County College, Youngwood from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.   

2002, The Year of Rachel Carson

CETP-PA sponsored a workshop on October 19, 2002 commemorating Rachel Carson.  

Attendees:

Community College Faculty - Sara Masters

K-12 Faculty - Dawn Baselj, Kirby Burns, Melissa Busler, Shawn Busler, JodyChristophe, Heidi Crane, Marcia Curry, Gail DiCuccio, Laurel Duffy, Sandra Earl,Jane Eisenhart, Karen Genova, Linda Haines, Robert Heck, Linda Hoover,Michael Janovick, Pam Kress, Kristen Lambert, Michele Morneweck, KellyOlenic, Dayna Orlowski, Donald Orlowski, Tammy Rose, Connie Tack, DaveTomson, Linda Urey, Angela Virostick, Connie White, Kirk Wicker, Linda Wigton,Shawnee Wood, Karen Woods, Dominica Zingone.

SRU Faculty - Bruno Borsari, Pasty Ann Johnson

National Reports  

April 26, 2001 - Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium:  A National Research Council (NRC) Report Summary by Jeffrey Lehman, Chair Department of Secondary Education/Foundations of Education

March 22, 2001 - Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology:  A National Research Council (NRC) Report Summaryby Ben A. Shaevitz, Chair Department of Physics

The Missing Women:  Physics and Gender

CETP-PA helped sponsered a presentation by Laura McCullough, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Physics Department at the University of Wisconsin-Stout entitled The Missing Women:  Physics and Gender.  

Orbital Laboratory--Seeds Project

March 31, 2001 - Orbital Laboratory places students in control of an actual experiment to run on the International Space Station.  This project addresses how life grows in space and will be the ground control for the experiment to run on the International Space Station.  The space shuttle will carry the experiment to the space station in the April 19th launch.  NASA has created a web site for all information regarding the plants to be recorded and analyzed.  Data will be gathered from grade 5-8 classrooms across the United States. 

Luncheon Discussion Series

October 16, 2000 - Dr. Patsy Ann Johnson lead a lunchtime discussion about constructivism.  

Funded by the National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education
Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation Project.
NSF Cooperative Agreement #9986753