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Friday, June 05, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Doreen Hayek, special projects administrator, ITS-Educational Technology, (319) 273-7300, Doreen.Hayek@uni.edu
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-6728, Vicki.Grimes@uni.edu
UNI presents professional development opportunities CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The Iowa Educational Technology and Training Institute (IETTI) at the University of Northern Iowa is presenting two professional development opportunities for high school and middle school teachers this summer.
The 2009 IMPacting Achievement with Collaborations and Technology (IMPACT) program, a science and standards-based professional development program, will take place on the UNI campus starting Sunday, July 19 through Friday, July 31.
The two-week summer institute will incorporate Science Center for Teaching, Outreach, and Research on Meteorology (STORM) and Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) science-based programs, as well as inquiry and educational technology activities.
"While GLOBE and STORM are primarily science and math-based programs, the concepts presented through the IMPACT program involve skills that can be applied across all disciplines," according to Doreen Hayek, special projects administrator. She said the program will focus on real-world applications that will include researching techniques, data analysis, reasoning processes, communications and applications of educational technology.
Food and lodging will be provided. A participant stipend, graduate and/or staff development credit and earth science endorsement credit also are available.
UNI's IETTI is also hosting Experiences in Inquiry, a two-day IMPACT workshop, beginning Tuesday, June 30 through Wednesday July 1, at MFL-Mar Mac High School in Monona.
The workshop will include GLOBE and STORM activities to enhance inquiry teaching. Hayek said inquiry methods can be easily transferred to any unit and the workshop complements Iowa's Every Learner Inquiries (ELI) initiative.
The workshop is free and lunch will be provided. Graduate credit, science endorsement credit and participant stipend are also available.
For more information, contact Hayek at doreen.hayek@uni.edu or (319) 273-7300 or visit www.uni.edu/ietti/impact/about_impact.
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