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AfterSchool KidzScience Professional Development On November 8th and 9th, 2010, join LHS GEMS AfterSchool KidzScience authors and our professional development team for a 2-day workshop. These kits have been extensively field tested in out-of-school settings, and leaders do not need any science background to lead the activities. The workshop will implement a ‘train the trainer’ model. Participants will be expected to help afterschool staff implement these engaging and effective science activities in their afterschool programs. Over the course of the two-day workshop, attendees will experience activities from a range of AfterSchool KidzScience kits. Special attention will be paid to:
Participants will learn how to successfully manage children during hands-on science activities as well as how to streamline the small amount of preparation and management required for the materials in the AfterSchool KidzScience sessions. The workshop will provide direct examples and suggestions for effectively supporting the integration of the kits into an afterschool program. Costs for these initial workshops are being subsidized by our funder. Each team attending will get one free kit (one per location only). Other exciting features of the AfterSchool KidzScience program materials will also be highlighted, including the "How-to" videos and "Leader Tips" videos. The short, How-to videos introduce the leaders to the science concepts and key activities in each kit. The Leader Tips videos provide strategies that assist leaders in guiding and managing children through all kinds of hands-on science activities. We’ll also explore ideas for incorporating the videos as professional development tools for your program. To learn more about AfterSchool KidzScience kits please see the program page. To register online for the November 8th and 9th workshop, go here, or to download a form to print and fax, go here. If you have questions regarding the workshop, call Terry Cort at 510 643-0672 or email Terry at tcort@berkeley.edu and Terry will assist.
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