SEPUP NEWS

Be a part of SEPUP's development of high school Physics and Chemistry units funded by the National Science Foundation!

• Issue-oriented
  
• Students explore issues related to global sustainability
  
• Hands-on, guided-inquiry science curriculum
  
• Units to include waves and electricity & magnetism (Physics) and the structure & properties of matter (Chemistry)
  
• Participating field test centers and teachers receive professional development, kit materials, and a stipend in exchange for unit and activity feedback

We are looking for teachers to establish field test centers nationwide.

To apply, click on the link that follows and complete the online application.

SGI Physics Online Application

SGI Chemistry Online Application

Applications are due by October 15, 2008. For more information, click here or contact Maia Willcox, Field Test Coordinator, at mwillcox@berkeley.edu.

SEPUP is pleased to announce the appointment of John Howarth as a new Instructional Materials Developer. John has a B.S. In Biochemistry and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education both from the University of Liverpool in England. He also has an M.A. in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University. John was a secondary science teacher for 10 years in Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. In the U.S. he spent 10 years teaching in Jackson Hole, Wyoming before moving to Michigan in 1996 where he worked as a science teacher, a science curriculum supervisor, and as a curriculum director.

In addition, SEPUP has appointed Chris Keller as a new Instructional Materials Developer. Chris's prior experiences include undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field of physics, experience teaching physics at the college level, and research on the use of technology-enhanced physics instruction. SEPUP is excited about the expertise Chris will add to the development of Science in Global Issues, SEPUP's high school integrated science program.

SEPUP at CSTA

San Jose, CA 2008

Thursday, October 30

“Learning Biology Through Global Issues”
Laura Lenz, SEPUP Instructional Materials Developer
Maia Willcox, SEPUP Instructional Materials Developer

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Friday, October 31

“The Chemistry of Hydrogen Fuel Cells”
Barbara Nagle, SEPUP Director

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SEPUP at NABT

Memphis, TN 2008

Friday, October 17

“Learning Biology Through Global Issues”
Maia Willcox, SEPUP Instructional Materials Developer

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SEPUP at NSTA

Boston, 2008

Wednesday, March 26

“Issue-Oriented Science: Engage, Motivate, Educate”
Barbara Nagle, SEPUP Director
Sara Dombkowski, SEPUP Instructional Materials Developer
Kathy Burke, Buffalo Science Teacher Network
Donna Markey, Vista Unified School District, CA

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workshop materials

Thursday, March 27

“Getting Kids Invested with Stories: The Car of the Future”
Laura Baumgartner, Science Teacher Robinswood High, Bellevue, WA
Jud Hill, EDC’s Center for Science Education

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workshop materials (1)
workshop materials (2)

“Developing Literacy Through Issue-Oriented Science”
Laura Lenz, SEPUP Instructional Materials Developer
Donna Markey, Vista Unified School District, CA
Maia Willcox, SEPUP Instructional Materials Developer

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Friday, March 28

“Teaching with Hydrogen Fuel Cells”
Laura Baumgartner, Science Teacher Robinswood High, Bellevue, WA
Barbara Nagle, SEPUP Director

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“Ethanol: The Cleaner Burning Alternative?”
Donna Parker, APES & Biology Teacher, Dublin Coffman High School, Dublin, OH
Barbara Nagle, SEPUP Director

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Saturday, March 29

“Using Issue-Oriented Science to Integrate Writing and Science Literacy”
Laura Lenz, SEPUP Instructional Materials Developer
Maia Willcox, SEPUP Instructional Materials Developer

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“Assessing Students’ Understanding of Science and Societal Issues”
Donna Markey, Vista Unified School District, CA
Barbara Nagle, SEPUP Director

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