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About This Workshop
Science in Focus: Energy is a video workshop
for K-6 teachers, consisting of 8 video programs, a print guide,
and this Web site. Use these components for professional development
in two-hour weekly group sessions,
or on your own.
Registration and Credit
Participation in this workshop is free, but you must
register
with the Annenberg Channel to receive certificates of completion
that may be used for inservice or recertification credit. (Note:
if you are taking this course with a group, only one person need
to register the entire group.) Graduate
credit is available at a reasonable cost.
Getting the Materials
The video programs are broadcast free on the Annenberg
Channel. You may choose to watch a live broadcast or tape the programs
to watch at a more convenient time. Find out more about the Annenberg
Channel, and see the broadcast
schedule for this workshop. If you do not have access to the
Annenberg Channel, you may watch our free simulcast online via
broadband streaming or purchase
videocassettes and the print guide from our online catalog.
When you register,
the Channel will provide the registrant with a single copy of the
print guide. The guide is also available as a PDF under Support
Materials (PDF) on this Web site.
If you are participating in a group session, your
facilitator will give you a copy of the print guide or request that
you print the PDF for yourself from this Web site. Your facilitator
will give you any instructions concerning meeting time and place,
what you should bring to sessions, and work you should do outside
the group sessions.
Using the Materials
The guide and Web site provide background, activities,
discussion questions, homework assignments, and resources to supplement
the video programs and provide a robust professional development
experience. They also provide information for facilitators to plan
and structure group sessions.
Workshop sessions generally are held weekly for at
least two hours. If you are watching a real-time broadcast of the
video program on the Annenberg Channel, plan to begin 30 minutes
prior to the broadcast. The workshop guide describes pre- and post-viewing
activities and discussion to fill out the remainder of the session.
The guide also provides homework to expand on what you have learned
and prepare you for the next session. Note: If you are taking the
workshop for graduate credit, there is additional required
coursework.
If you are leading a group session, read our Facilitator
Guide and the workshop
guide for more information on planning and facilitating this
workshop, and don't forget to register
your site.
Use Channel-TalkEnergy,
the workshop's email discussion list, to continue exploration of
ideas outside the workshop session.
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