Looking for information on the 2008 California Science Education Conference? Click here.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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:
Veteran teachers and new teachers alike will have the opportunity to participate in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Professional Development strand, which is designed to help all teachers meet the “highly qualified teacher” requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. Courses will be offered in the areas of earth/space science, physical science, and life science. Teachers may focus on one content area for an in-depth learning experience, or they may attend a variety of events covering all three. University credit from CSU Long Beach will be available. Click here to conduct a search for all courses included in the NCLB Professional Development Strand. Be sure to click the check box for "NCLB" in the search criteria.

For more information and to sign up to receive one unit of credit from CSULB visit: http://www.cnsm.csulb.edu/depts/scied/csta

New Teacher Professional Development Strand:
New teachers will have the opportunity to participate in a professional development strand designed especially to meet their needs. The New Teacher Professional Development Strand offers courses in pedagogy, content knowledge, assessment, literacy, classroom and materials management, standards, and other topics relevant to teachers in their first through third year of teaching. New teachers will choose from a wide variety of one-hour workshops, three-hour short courses, and focus speaker sessions to complete the strand and earn optional university credit from Chapman University. Click here to conduct a search for all courses included in the New Teacher Professional Development Strand. Be sure to click the check box for "New Teacher" in the search criteria.

Click here for information about funding your conference attendance.