 CALIFORNIA
SCIENCE
EDUCATION CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 22-24, 2010 • SACRAMENTO, CA
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
STRANDS -
The California Science Education Conference offers
two unique professional development opportunities for
teachers. Upper division university credit and a certificate
of completion are available.
No Child Left Behind Professional Development Strand:
The No Child Left Behind/Title II Professional Development
Strand includes in-depth Short Courses, Mini-University,
Pedagogical Focus Seminars, Field Courses, Focus Speakers,
and workshops. Participants may earn one upper division
university credit from CSU, Long Beach and/or a certificate
of completion from CSTA. There is an additional tuition
fee and written assignment requirement for the unit
of credit. The cost for the credit will be available
in September; please check back here for updates.
Qualifying Sessions: All sessions presented at the
2010 conference qualify for the NCLB credit. To earn
the unit of university credit, participants will be
asked to submit a written assignment along with their
professional development passport describing how the
sessions they chose to attend will help them in their
professional development goal. For the certificate of
completion from CSTA, submission of the professional
development passport is the only requirement.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
CSTA Certificate of Completion:
1. Twelve hours of instruction through attendance at
conference sessions. Participants may select any combination
of sessions, including Short Courses, Mini-University,
Pedagogical Focus Seminars, Field Courses, Focus Speaker
sessions, and workshops which total 12 hours.
2. Submission of Completed Passport by December 1.
Passports will be available for pick-up at the registration
desk. Participants must have their passports signed
by the presenters in order to earn the certificate of
completion
University Credit from CSU Long Beach
1. Twelve hours of instruction through attendance at
conference sessions. Participants must submit their
signed professional development passport, a written
assignment (after the conference) describing the sessions
they attended, how they will implement what they’ve
learned and how the sessions help them to meet their
professional development goals. You may select any combination
of sessions, including Short Courses, Mini-University,
Field Courses, Pedagogical Focus Seminars, Focus Speaker
sessions, and workshops which total 12 hours.
2. Completion of the Course Assignment by December
1. Assignment will be available on the web in September.
Participants must submit their signed professional development
passport, course registration and fees. and their written
assignment by December 1, 2010. Assignment and registration
details will be available online at www.scienceteaching.org.
New Teacher Professional Development Strand:
The New Teacher Professional Development Strand is
designed specifically for teachers in their first three
years of teaching. The strand is designed to provide
new teachers with both content knowledge and pedagogical
skills. Participants in the strand may earn university-level
credit from CSU Long Beach and/or a certificate of completion
from CSTA. There is an additional fee and required assignment
for the unit of credit. The cost for the credit will
be available in September; please check the CSTA website
for updates.The New Teacher Professional Development
Strand will cover essential skills for new teachers
in classroom management, literacy, materials management,
integration, pedagogy, and conceptual understanding.
Qualifying Sessions:
A preliminary list of qualifying sessions may be found
on-line. Qualifying sessions are indicated with an apple
icon  .
A complete list of qualifying events, including workshops,
will be updated continually on the CSTA website and
are searchable by professional development strand. All
professional development sessions will be printed in
the official conference program.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
CSTA Certificate of Completion:
1. Twelve hours of instruction through attendance at
qualifying sessions. All sessions that qualify for this
Professional Development Strand will be clearly marked
in the official conference program and will be listed
at www.cascience.org. You may select any combination
of qualifying sessions, including Short Courses, Mini-University,
Field Courses, Focus Speaker sessions, and workshops
which total 12 hours.
2. Submission of Completed Passport by December 1.
Passports will be available for pick-up at the registration
desk. Participants must have their passports signed
by the presenters in order to earn the certificate of
completion.
University Credit from CSU Long Beach
1. Twelve hours of instruction through attendance at
qualifying sessions. All sessions that qualify for this
Professional Development Strand will be clearly marked
in the official conference program and will be listed
at www.cascience.org . You may select any combination
of qualifying sessions, including Short Courses, Mini-University,
Field Courses, Focus Speaker sessions, and workshops
which total 12 hours. The assignment associated with
this course requires participants to create lesson plans,
try new activities and/or strategies in their classroom,
and write post-lesson reflections. Assignment and registration
details will be available online at www.scienceteaching.org.
2. Completion of the Course Assignment by December
1. Assignment will be available on the web in September.
Participants must submit their signed professional development
passport, course registration and fees and the written
assignment by December 1, 2010.
NOTE: Participants may apply for only one unit
of credit, either the NCLB credit or the New Teacher
Professional Development credit, not both.
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for information about funding your conference attendance.
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