Vernier Offers Summer Data Collection Workshops
Vernier
Software & Technology will
once again offer its annual Summer
Institute workshops to help science,
technology,
engineering and math (STEM) teachers integrate data-collection
technology into
their curricula. The workshops provide science teachers with the
opportunity to
use Vernier technology in classroom-ready experiments that they can
take back
to their students.
The
six-hour one-day institutes are intended to meet the needs of teachers
from a
wide variety of grade levels and STEM disciplines. Students have the
option of
earning two quarter credit hours through the Portland
State University Center for
Science Education.
The
one-day workshops will be held at 12 different locations
around the country,
all the way from Atlanta to Seattle, on dates beginning June 13 and
continuing
through August 5. Registration fee for the one-day workshops is $99 and
includes
training, lunch, access to lab handouts and a lab book of choice.
At its
Beaverton, OR, headquarters, Vernier will offer one- and two-day subject-specific
institutes. As with the workshops, the one-day institutes
cost
$99. The two-day sessions are $199 and carry the opportunity to earn
even more
credit from Portland State University.
One-day
subject-specific institutes:
- June 29:
Engineering for Science Classrooms; and
- June 30:
Vernier Sensors With Arduino.
Two-day
subject-specific institutes:
- June
27-28: Physics;
- July
18-19: Chemistry;
- July
20-21: Environmental Science; and
- July
22-23: Biology.
"Teachers
will leave the institutes with the confidence, knowledge and skills to
integrate the technology into their curriculum and engage students in
hands-on
learning," said Vernier Software & Technology CEO John Wheeler.
About the Author
Michael Hart is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and the former executive editor of THE Journal.