The Science House Girls Collaborative Forum
The Science House will host a Collaborative Forum from 1:00 to 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 28, to help area girl-serving programs connect with community leaders from education, business, and industry. Our speaker, Susan Jackson, Vice President and Chief Learning Officer, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, will begin the forum with a talk on the effectiveness of women advocates in community organization leadership positions. Applications for mini-grants of up to $1000 will be made available beginning the day of the Collaborative Forum, and break-out sessions at the Collaborative Forum will offer a chance to work with mentors to outline mini-grant applications.

The location for our May 28 Collaborative Forum will be The Science House offices on North Carolina State University's Centennial Campus. Registration information can be found online. Your organization can truly benefit from this opportunity. Registration is limited to 50 participants, so please register early! If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Janet Bailey at 919-515-9403, janet_bailey@ncsu.edu.

Physics/Physical Science Modeling Workshops for Teachers
The North Carolina Modeling Instruction Workshops provide professional development opportunities in physics, physical science and chemistry content and research-based, reform-oriented pedagogy for teachers in North Carolina through a Math-Science Partnership grant. 3-week workshops on modeling strategies in physics and physical science will be held June 16 - July 3, 2008 on the NCSU campus. High school science teachers are invited to attend. Participants will receive lodging and meals plus a $150/day stipend and CEU credits. Apply, learn more about the workshop or learn more about modeling.

Summer Imhotep Academy
Imhotep Academy at North Carolina State University is a successfully established program, and a great opportunity for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to learn about mathematics, science, and technology in a fun and interactive way.

The next session of Imhotep Academy is in the summer of 2008, and the theme is Exploring Our World: Going Green-Alternative Energy. Students will discover how mathematics, science and technology impact our lives through Alternative Energy Applications. Session costs $125 if paid by May 1, afterward $150.00. The summer Imhotep session runs from June 9-13, with a mandatory orientation on Thursday, May 29 at 6:30pm.

Imhotep Algebra program is July 21-25 with mandatory orientation on Tuesday, July 15 at 6:30 pm. The hours for the summer session are from 7:45 AM- 12:15 PM daily.

Pre-registration for all programs can be completed online at www.science-house.org/student/imhotep/index.html

Summer Job Opportunities for Teachers
Imhotep Academy, a pre-college mathematics, science, and technology program, is recruiting teachers with a physics, mathematics, and information technology background. We provide excellent pay and resources for an individual who has the ability to communicate and relate to middle and high school students in an inquiry manner. Our environment is supportive, built upon the team approach and nurturing students' interest in science. Please submit your resume along with a philosophy of education, any developed curriculum modules, as it relates to teaching to Joyce Hilliard-Clark hilliard_clark@ncsu.edu for middle school and Pamela Gilchrist, pamela_gilchrist@ncsu.edu, for high school.

Middle School Programs:
Imhotep Academy June 9-13.
Algebra Program July 21-25.

High School Programs:
Photonics Xplorers June 16-20.
Photonics Leaders June 23-30, July 1-3, July 14-18.

Summer Technology Workshops across NC
Middle and high school science teachers in Asheville, Jacksonville and Lenoir are invited to a week-long train-the-trainer workshop using CBL and MBL equipment. Partiicpants receive stipends, equipment loans and more! Learn more and register for the Asheville, Jacksonville or Lenoir workshops online.

Environmental Science Summer Workshops
The Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes is offering three hands-on environmental science education workshops for high school teachers. Teachers will participate in lab activities during the workshops. These are hands-on experiences! Staff from The Science-House and a trainer from Lab-Aids will lead this three day event. Join us at Elizabeth City State University August 5-7, 2008 Learn more and register!

National Summer Leadership Institute in Asheville
The NC Science Leadership Association is co-hosting the 2008 National Science Education Leadership Association's Summer Leadership Institute this summer at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville July 7-10, 2008. Join us for an exciting 3 days of "Powerful Professional Learning in Science". Participants will experience several powerful designs themselves – deeply enough that they will be able to facilitate these designs with the educators with whom they work. Register by June 1 to receive a copy of Powerful Designs for Professional Learning edited by institute facilitator Lois Easton. Learn more and register now!

We Want to Work with You
The Science House is exploring preparation of a grant proposal that would support high school physics, chemistry, and physical science teacher professional development in North Carolina using the Physics Modeling approach. If your school district is interested in working with us, please contact Sharon Schulze at sharon_schulze@ncsu.edu or 919-515-9403.

Bring the Science House Teacher Workshops to Your School
The Science House also 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. Please visit the workshop web page for more information on our workshop, or contact Scott Ragan at The Science House, or call (919) 515-6118.

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