** Calendar
updated September 7, 2010.
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Updates will be posted here throughout the school year.
Workshops and
field trips are on topics integral to the Alberta Education Science Curriculum,
and are open to teachers, education students and parents who home school
in the Calgary area.
Details are posted
on the workshops page and are distributed to
Calgary and area schools.
Register early as workshops fill up quickly!
Contact the
Workshops Coordinator with your questions or to receive a current flyer.
Teacher Workshops Evaluation
An external evaluation, completed in the spring of 2008, considered
the effectiveness of CSN workshops over the previous five years. 412 CSN
stakeholders participated, including CSN staff, board members, teacher participants,
and teacher-scientist presenters. Effective and unique workshop elements
were:
- hands-on applications
- direct connections to the curriculum
- workshops' interactive format
- peer networking opportunities
- use of science equipment
- scientist-teacher presenter teams
- worthwhile handouts
- science background information
CSN's staff and Board were identified as highly effective, knowledgeable
and committed to ongoing improvements. Recommendations are primarily focused
on expanding and fine-tuning existing professional development offerings.
CSN is committed to implementing these recommendations in the coming year
with financial support from an anonymous donor.
Read the executive
summary 
.pdf
Benefits of CSN Teacher Workshops:
