Coast Alive! Teacher Institute at Monterey

Explore the Elkhorn Slough and nearby beaches while learning to incorporate stimulating, inquiry based, and multimedia curriculum in your middle or high school science classroom. The focus on experimental design will help you develop a hypothesis and conduct research in the best possible setting--the field! Return with students to design and conduct field studies. You will participate in hands-on local field investigations, receive a free Coast Alive!-Land-Sea Interface CD-ROM, use Coast Alive! materials, and earn a $500 stipend from California State Parks and the California Institute for Biodiversity. Enrollment will fill before the end of the school year. For upper elementary and middle school educators; 6 CSUMB academic quarter units. Registration fee without credit: $50.

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Toyota announces its 2011 Toyota International Teacher Program to Costa Rica, which will take place November 19 through December 3, 2011. Full-time classroom teachers of all subjects, and librarians, grades 7 - 12, are now invited to apply on-line. The Toyota International Teacher Program is a fully-funded international professional development program for U.S. teachers, advancing environmental stewardship and global connectedness in U.S. schools and communities. The program to Costa Rica will explore environmental and cultural preservation, biodiversity, and sustainability through a variety of site visits, discussions, lectures, and hands-on activities. Program participants will have an opportunity to meet with local experts, visit schools and museums, and experience the rainforest first-hand. The program values diversity and encourages educators of all backgrounds, subjects, and school types to apply for this unique professional development opportunity.

Please visit their website for more information and application instructions.

Application deadline: May 4, 2011