VSU KTU teacher component

Kids' Tech University is not only a program for kids and their parents but its also a program for teachers!

We are excited to offer CEU's in conjunction with the KTU program. Teachers will learn it, teach it, and take it back to the classroom.

Interact with:
• Scientists
• Technology Experts
• Engineers
• Mathematicians

You will engage in an exciting, hands-on teaching experience, and then apply what you learned in a unique, first-hand teaching environment with 3rd-6th graders. You will also be able to participate in ongoing community blogs and network with other teachers and education specialists.

We are excited to offer CEU (Continuing Education Unit) credits for teachers interested in interactive learning of STEM content.
This program is ideal for elementary and middle school teachers, or others, interested in STEM teaching.

Registration
The registration deadline is 1 week before the Wednesday session listed.

Workshops
Day 1 (Friday before the KTU Saturday program; Dec. 3rd, 2010)
• interact with Scientists, Technology Experts, Engineers, and Mathematicians
• includes a 4-hour interactive hands-on training

Day 2 (day of KTU Saturday program; Dec. 4th, 2010)
• you interact with KTU students at learning stations to deploy what was learned in Day 1
• you watch a lecture given to kids on topics related to Day 1, led by a world renowned research scientist
• you will learn how to incorporate fundamentals and concepts from the lecture and training into your classrooms
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Teacher Workshop/Development Class Schedule
The workshops will be held on the Virginia State University campus in Petersburg, Virginia.

"Climate Change Workshop- ANDRILL"
Workshop instructors: Dr. Kristy Collins, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech and Dr. Kathleen Jamison with Virginia 4-H
December 3, 1:00-5:00pm & December 4, 9am-4:30pm
CEU credits will be offered

To register for the program please see this.

KTU Teacher Workshops

We are excited to offer Teacher Workshops associated with KTU! Teachers from around the nation are welcome to attend and earn 1.2 CEU credit hours. Our first workshop is on Jan. 29-30th is focused on the math discipline (title of workshop: "Illuminating Math Concepts")! Patrick Vennebush, a Online Projects Manager from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and Kathleen Jamison form Virginia 4-H are going to be leading the workshop.

This workshop series (there is a teacher workshop associated to each KTU event day) is unique in that the participants will "Learn it, teach it and take it back to the classroom!" The teachers will engage in an exciting, hands-on teaching experience, and then apply what they learned in a unique, first-hand teaching environment with 3rd-6th graders. Teachers will also be able to participate in ongoing community blogs and network with other teachers and education specialists.

Check out the "For Teachers- CEU" section on our website for more information!