[YL] THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: SCIENCE AND MATH IN AFTERSCHOOL/ PLEASE POST

[Diane Genco]

THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: 
 Science and Math in Afterschool 


WHAT:   A symposium on how to provide science and math activities for afterschool  programs serving grades K-8


 WHEN:  Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
                9am- 4pm

 WHERE:  Johnson Education Center on Rosedale Road in                  

                  Princeton Township, NJ

 

DIRECTIONS: www.drgreenway.org/Documents/Directions%20to%20the%20JEC.pdf 

 

COST:      $65 includes continental breakfast, lunch and breaks 

 

HOW TO DRESS:  Wear comfortable clothes and shoes

 

TRAINING HOURS: Participants will receive documentation of 5.5 hours

 

REGISTER BY:  May 4th, 2006 FAX Registration to 908.789.4237 and mail payment to                 

                              NJSACC, 231 North Avenue West, #363, Westfield, NJ 07090


 Enrollment is limited! 

 FEATURING:


- D&R Greenway Trust, our host for this event at their new educational center.

D&R Greenway Trust permanently preserves watershed lands and large-scale landscapes, thereby preventing the loss of open space to development. 

www.drgreenway.org

 

-Dr. Clancy Rowley, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Princeton University 

 Princeton Engineering Education for Kids (PEEK) general goals as an organization are: 

To get kids interested in engineering from a young age, and to promote engineering as a viable and exciting career path for girls.            

To increase kids' ability to understand and manipulate the physical world around them. 

To supplement pre-existing curriculum units for K-12 student classrooms (e.g. Simple machines).     

To promote group-driven and cooperative problem solving through the design process. 

To show kids that engineering is fun!

www.princeton.edu/~peek

 

 -Elizabeth Kurzawa, Program Associate and Melissa Wadman, Director of Evaluation

 Liberty Science Center  of Jersey City, will lead participants through a series of informal, hands-on     science activities and experiences appropriate for the afterschool environment. They will facilitate activities which are grounded in guided-inquiry practices and that demonstrate the scientific method. 

www.lsc.org

 

-Kayla Dove, Science Consultant, will facilitate a discussion on exploring math in afterschool and the performing arts. 

 

 -Josh Robinson, a talented percussionist from Young Audiences of NJ who has worked extensively with afterschool programs. Josh will be performing at lunch.

Following lunch Josh will conduct a hands-on workshop demonstrating how patterns and fractions relate to rhythm. 

 www.yanj.org.

 

 -Maryann Stimmer

 Science Program Coordinator

 Educational Equity Center at the Academy for Educational Development, NYC      

Afterschool Science PLUS (AS+), After-School Math PLUS (ASM+), and the Science, Gender, and Afterschool (SGA) Community of Practice Website are three NSF-funded afterschool initiatives. AS+ and ASM+ help group leaders facilitate fun, hands-on science and math activities; provide positive information about who does science and math; dispel stereotypes about girls and women in science and math; and create opportunities for students to see science and math as part of their everyday experiences. SGA is a unique web-based community of practice on science, gender and afterschool. www.edequity.org

 

-Kay Widmer and Mary Penny

NJ Trails Association will introduce your afterschool program to the world of exploring science outdoors! Navigating the web site, walking, hiking and studying science on the trail will be presented.  A short demonstration walk on the Greenway grounds will end the day!

www.njtrails.org


 Sponsored by NJSACC 

 Funded by the NJ Department of Education - Office of Program Support Services and the NJ Department of Human Services - Office of Early Care and Education



Please FAX registration form and mail payment or Purchase Orders to NJSACC






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Program_________________________________________________________________

REGISTRATION FORM

FAX to 908.789.4237 by May 4th, 2006

Name___________________________________________________________________




 # of Children Served___________________________


 Mailing Address 
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City________________________________   Zip_________



Contact phone number______________________

 

Payment is $65 per person. Please duplicate form for each person attending.  


 Please note that for credit card payments we must have the zip code 
 attached to the credit card billing address.*
 Credit Card #_____________________________________________________________

 Visa____   MasterCard____ *Zip Code_____


 Checks and Purchase Orders are also accepted.
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 Enrollment is limited.

 So please register early to avoid being closed out!

 Make checks payable to NJSACC. 

 

 Please FAX REGISTRATION FORMS to 908.789.4237

 Payment can be mailed to: 
 NJSACC, 231 North Avenue West #363, Westfield, NJ 07090

 

QUESTIONS: call 908.789.0259 or email: dianegenco at njsacc.org


 


 

                       Building To Last: Celebrating 25 years as the network for NJ's diverse afterschool communities  
                  
                        Diane Genco
                        Executive Director  NJSACC  
                        dianegenco at njsacc.org
                        www.njsacc.org  tel:  908.789.0259  
                       
                 
            
     
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