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HAPPENINGSSRP and partners invite you to the followingevents and educational opportunitiesCome see SRP at the following events available toeducators this spring and summer.Remember to check the calendar of professionaldevelopment workshops offered by our community partners:the Center for Teacher Succes centerforteachersuccess.org;and Arizona Project WET, cals.arizona.edu/arizonawet.• Saturday–Tuesday,Feb. 11–14 — ArizonaCentennial Best FestCelebration: Arizona BestFest offers a full calendar ofArizona centennial signatureevents and projectsthat celebrate Arizona’s 100 years of statehood atthe three territorial capitals. For details, visitaz100years.org/events/signature-events.• Saturday, Feb. 25 — Sid theScience Kid Visits Arizona Falls:The Public Broadcasting System’sSid the Science Kid tours ArizonaFalls at 56th Street and IndianSchool Road in a collaborativeventure with SRP. The PBS showtackles children’s questions about basic scientificprinciples and why things work the way they do. Seeazpbs.org for more details.Applications for June programs are available atcenterforteachersuccess.org. The deadline toapply is 4 p.m. March 30. Programs are availableto teachers in Gila, Maricopa, Pinal and Yavapaicounties as well as the cities of Page and St. Johns.Both programs are free but limited in class size.• Tuesday–Friday, June 12–15 — TeachingInquiry-Based Science Institute: Explore the 5E Modelfor Inquiry through the lens of children’s literature andcreate an instructional plan or product to take back toyour classroom.Specially selected resources from the National ScienceTeachers Association, related literature and a stipendwill be part of the package. The four-day instituteabout how to engage students in science educationis a collaborative effort involving SRP, Arizona StateUniversity’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College andthe Center for Teacher Success. The institute is held atASU Polytechnic (see below).• Tuesday–Friday, June 19–22(grades 7–12); Tuesday–Friday,June 26–29 (grades 3–6) —Global Climate Change inthe Southwest: An Academyfor Educators: Investigatethe basics of climate changeand its implications for the desert Southwest. Receiveclassroom-ready resources and create an instructionalplan or product to use in your classroom. (Grade 6teachers part of a middle school team with grades7 or 8 should apply for the grades 7–12 academy.)Stipends are provided upon completion. The academyis held in Tempe (see below).• Tuesday–Wednesday,July 10–11 — Verde RiverInstitute, Camp Verde: DetailsTBD; check the Arizona ProjectWET website,cals.arizona.edu/arizonawet.4
TRAINING SCHEDULEADD TO YOUR RESOURCE ARSENAL;REGISTER FOR AN SRP IN-SERVICESRP in-service educator workshops for 2012 cover avariety of energy- and water-related topics. In addition toour regular schedule, workshops and in-services may bearranged throughout the school year. Please call AlisonSmith, (602) 236-2484, or email educate@srpnet.com toarrange campus-based in-services.To register, visit srpnet.com/education/secure/workshopsignup.aspx. An email confirmation with detailswill be sent to participants as each workshop nears. SRPneeds at least 10 participants to hold a workshop.Program: Celebrating Arizona’sCentennial — The Arizona Water StoryDate: Feb. 4Time: 9 a.m.–noon(3 continuing educationunit [CEU] hours)Location: SRP PERA Club, 1 E.Continental Drive, TempeProgram: All About Energy! Electricityand Magnetism (morning)Date: Feb. 11Time: 9 a.m.–noon (3 CEUs)Location: SRP PERA Club, 1 E.Continental Drive, TempeProgram: All About Energy! PoweringOur Future/Renewable Energy(afternoon)Date: Feb. 11Time: 12:30–3:30 p.m. (3 CEUs)Location: SRP PERA Club, 1 E.Continental Drive, TempeProgram: Water ChemistryDate: March 17Time: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (6 CEUs)Location: SRP PERA Club, 1 E.Continental Drive, TempeProgram: Sustainability in theClassroom! (includes Powering OurFuture/Renewable Energy)Date: April 7Time: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (6 CEUs)Location: SRP PERA Club, 1 E.Continental Drive, TempeQuestions? Please emaileducate@srpnet.com or call(602) 236-2484. Schedule informationis subject to change.DISCOVER OUR WATER HERITAGESRP offers several classroom resources to learn about Arizona’s water heritage.• When you visit our Celebrating Water in Arizona website at srpnet.com/education/celebratewater/index.aspx, you’ll find separate units for grades 3–5 and grades 6–8. Unitsfeature a digital storybook about Theodore Roosevelt Dam, instructions for making you ownhydroelectric generator and other inventive activities. Materials are grade-appropriate andcorrelated to Arizona state standards in social studies, science, math and language arts. Clickon the icon for the grade-appropriate module to explore the available resources.• Debuting last fall was an updated version of the Arizona Water Story, located at srpnet.com/education/azwaterstory.aspx. The Arizona Water Story provides Arizona fourth-grade teachers with a comprehensive water education unitincorporating social studies and science concepts. While designed for use in grades 4–6, it’s a great resource forfourth-grade teachers who need a supplement to the study of Arizona as a state or an additional physical scienceunit about natural resources. Geography, history, science, math and art have been integrated in such a way to helpstudents develop specific skills, such as critical thinking, organizing data, predicting, mapping and graphing.5
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