Published Thursday, March 20, 2008 2:10 PM
Updated Thursday, March 20, 2008 2:11 PM

 

Teachers to attend Science P.L.U.S Institute

Roper Mountain Science Center, a facility of Greenville County Schools, has announced Dorchester School District Two teachers have been selected to attend the Science P.L.U.S. (Participatory Learning, Understanding and Sharing) Institute during the summer of 2008.

Paula Andrews, sixth grade teacher at Gregg Middle School, and Wendy Neiderhiser, fifth grade teacher at Knightsville Elementary School have been selected to participate in the one-week sessions this summer.  

During the course of the Institute, these teachers will be provided with the resources needed to do hands-on science activities with their students.

The Institute, funded by a South Carolina Education Improvement Act (EIA) grant, gives intensive training in science teaching methods and activities to public school science teachers from throughout South Carolina.  The Institute emphasizes the center’s belief that all students deserve a good science education.

In the Institute’s 15-year history, a total of 3,340 public school science teachers have participated in Science P.L.U.S. classes.  The courses for the 2008 Science P.L.U.S. Institute include 12 different one-week sessions in life, earth, space, weather, and physical sciences.  Classes are built around specific grade levels corresponding to the South Carolina Science Curriculum Standards for grades 1-8.  

Each session encourages teachers to incorporate math and language skills into their science lessons and to look for opportunities to make science connections when teaching other disciplines.