Professional Development

The colored letters next to each title indicate the appropriate grade levels:
E - Elementary, M - Middle School, H - High School]

Workshops for Everyone E M H
Anyone may register for these weekend workshops on a variety of topics including our popular Physics from the Junkdrawer and Introduction to CBL.

Workshops for Hire E M H
Bring The Science House to your school! The Science House provides one or two-day programs to update and refresh teachers' mathematics, science and Internet skills. Each workshop can be tailored to fit local needs.

Safety Workshops for Science Teachers M H
These online or face-to-face workshops can help your school develop a comprehensive safety plan and meet OSHA requirements.

Teacher Pioneers M H
Learn about the latest technology for science teaching and bring the equipment to your classroom. This training and equipment loan program is available to teachers through our satellite offices.

Bennett's Millpond H
High school students and teachers work together to explore the water and inhabitants of Bennett's Millpond near Edenton, NC using CBL and GIS technologies.

Educational Network Venture Into Science/Math Instruction, Outreach, and North Carolina Standards (ENVISIONS Partnership) E M
This three-year project is a partnership with Onslow County Schools and benefits elementary and middle school teachers and students.

Mathematics and Science Teachers Educational Renewal Partnership (MASTER Partnership) E M H
This three-year project is a partnership between Alamance-Burlington, Davidson County , Lexington City , Stokes County , and Thomasville City Schools.

K12 Outreach Directory E M H
Search a database of workshops, field trips and other programs offered across the state.

Satellite Offices E M H
The Science House has 5 satellite offices located across the state from Asheville to Edenton. Find one near you!

PY610 Matter and Interactions Course for Teachers H
This introductory course for physics teachers emphasizes the atomic nature of matter in ways that are pedagogically novel. Two courses are offered each year: Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism.

Surf and Master the Web E M H
Online resources for our workshop on using the Internet and developing your own web pages.

Outreach Programs

K12 Outreach for Rice Blast Genomics H
Activities and lessons related to plant genetics and genomics including a free laboratory book for high school biology teachers.

NSF Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents Outreach E M H
Activities and other resources, including kits for loan, related to polymers and environmental science. Workshop participants receive a free laboratory manual.

Education Junction E M H
A collection of resources and programs at NC State University.

Chemistry Outreach at NCSU E M H
Offers workshops and road shows for all ages.

Biology Outreach at NCSU E M H
Provides AP courses for teachers and environmental science camps for students.

Beyond the Classroom

Invitational Conference on K-12 Outreach from University Science Departments
Representatives from Universities around the country gather to share outreach programs that work and how they can support K-12 science education.

Place-Based Learning Conference
An invitational mini-conference focused on community and place-based educational questions and solutions.

Broader Impacts Workshop
A workshop for faculty and staff at NCSU to guide faculty to resources useful for future planning, proposing and carrying out K-12 programs.

Other Professional Development Resources E M H
Looking for more workshops and programs? Check out these other online resources.

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Physics and Physical Science Modeling Workshop H
This intensive 3-week workshop on a structured inquiry approach to high school physics teaching that incorporates computer technology and insights from physics education research.

Environmental Science Workshops H
CERSP is offering hands-on environmental science education workshops this summer for high school teachers in Raleigh and Elizabeth City.

Technology Workshops M H
Middle and high school science teachers in Asheville, Jacksonville and Lenoir are invited to a weeklong train-the-trainer workshop using CBL and MBL equipment. Partiicpants receive stipends, equipment loans and more!

Bring the Science House Teacher Workshops to Your School E M H
The Science House provides one or two-day programs to update and refresh teachers' mathematics, science and Internet skills. These workshops have been taught many times in schools across North Carolina. Our workshop participants learn skills and activities that they can immediately use in their own classrooms. We especially emphasize programs to help meet teacher technology competencies. Each workshop can be tailored to fit local needs.

Curriculum Resources

How Research Guides What We Do

National Science Education Standards

North Carolina Standard Course of Study

Middle School Physical Science Resource Center M

Astronomy in the Classroom E M H

Physics in the Classroom H

Posters from the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at NCSU E M H

 

 
     

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