Hamline University presents the Minnesota Science Teachers Education Project (MnSTEP) - the first statewide, regional series of summer science workshops in content and teaching strategies. Join your colleagues for a week of science inquiry into a specific set of topic standards. Each workshop is designed to enrich your understanding of the science concepts you teach and help you develop new teaching strategies for your classroom.
Participants receive:
- A fun five days of inquiry exploration into a science topic area
- The opportunity to explore, ask questions and share ideas in a collegial environment
- Rolls/coffee and lunch each day
- $100 stipend
- Topic Resources
- Two graduate credits from Hamline University
- One-year membership in the Minnesota Science Teachers Association (MnSTA)
- A deeper understanding of the science standards you teach
Teachers from the Twin Cities metropolitan area will have priority in the selection process for these workshops, but science teachers from anywhere in the state may apply. We are looking to involve teachers from as many different schools as possible. You will be asked to help collect student achievement data during the upcoming school year. Overnight lodging and mileage are not covered by the grant (we encourage you to investigate reimbursement through staff development funds in your district). You must be a K-12 teacher in Minnesota, be teaching science next school year, and commit to attending all five days of the workshop in order to qualify for participation.
To apply, click on the appropriate link below. If this is your first 2008 MnSTEP application, you will be asked to create a Login ID and PIN. Be sure to write down the ID and PIN you create. You will need it should you decide to apply to a second MnSTEP institute this summer.
- Environmental education workshops available through the Rivers Institute
July 28-30, 2008 on the Mississippi (teachers grades 3-8)
All Metro Region MnSTEP Institutes are FULL. Space is still available on a limited basis in other regions. The online applications for the 2009 MnSTEP Institutes will be available next January. Thank you for your interest.
- Elementary Biology/Environmental Science Institute (grades K-5) FULL - July 14-18, 2008; Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (Bloomington); Instructors BJ Kohlstedt and Amanda Herrera-Gundale.
The elementary biology/environmental science institute METRO REGION is FULL. Please visit another region for additional options.
- Elementary Chemistry Institute (grades K-6) FULL - July 7-11, 2008; Chaska High School; Instructors Jamie Crannell and Angie Lawrence. Bubbles, bangs and more!
The elementary chemistry institute METRO REGION is FULL. Please visit another region for additional options.
- Elementary Chemistry Institute (grades K-6) FULL - July 14-18, 2008; Chaska High School; Instructors Jamie Crannell and Angie Lawrence.
The elementary chemistry institute METRO REGION is FULL. Please visit another region for additional options.
- Elementary Earth Science Institute (grades K-5) FULL - July 7-11, 2008; Wargo Nature Center (Lino Lakes); Instructors Larry Davis and Alissa Naymark. The elementary earth science institute METRO REGION is FULL. Please visit another region for additional options.
- Elementary Inquiry and Assessment Institute (grades K-6) FULL - July 7-11, 2008; Crossroads Elementary School (Saint Paul); Instructors Bill Lindquist and Nick Faber.
The elementary inquiry and assessment institute METRO REGION is FULL. Please visit another region for additional options.
- Elementary Physics Institute (grades K-5) FULL - August 4-8, 2008; Hopkins High School; Instructors Nancy Bresnahan and Diane Yasger.
The elementary physics institute METRO REGION is FULL. Please visit another region for additional options.
- Secondary Chemistry Institute (grades 7-12) FULL - July 14-18, 2008; Hamline University (Saint Paul); Instructors Carolyn Fruin and Matt Morgan.
The secondary chemistry institute is FULL. Please visit another region for additional secondary workshops.
