Teacher Workshop 2010
AirUCI's sixth annual Teacher Workshop will be held June 28 — July 9, 2010 on the UCI campus. We are honored that our program has been cited by the National Academy of Sciences as exemplary, and that we've been included in their publication, Strengthening High School Chemistry Education through Teacher Outreach Programs where the vital importance of public school chemistry teachers is discussed. This publication can be viewed online at http:www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12533
About
the Course
This is an
intensive Environmental Chemistry program, geared for science teachers
in grades 7-12. Priority is given to teachers in districts
local to UC Irvine and to high school teachers.
The course includes morning lectures presented by leading researchers in the field of Atmospheric Chemistry and afternoon environmental analysis projects in our labs. Watch Dr. Laux teach one of our classes
NOTE: We are now accepting applications for the summer 2010 workshop. We encourage qualified teachers to register at any time as we have a roster forming already.
A deposit of $50 is required to hold your space in class, which will be refunded upon completion of the course. For those who must cancel before the class begins, this deposit is refundable up to two weeks before the start date.
For those with hypersensitivities to chemicals, please note that time is spent in laboratories each day, though we've only had one participant who had an issue with this in all the years we've held the course. View class web site
The class is open to any qualifying teacher, but unfortunately AirUCI cannot provide assistance with lodging or transportation. For teachers outside our area, you might visit http://www.housing.uci.edu/hoteluci to see if there is housing available on campus, but we cannot make these arrangements.
Attending teachers receive:
- A $1000 stipend
- University credit through UCI Extension
- Textbook
- Class materials in print and CD format
- Lunch each day
- Free parking
- Pairing with an AirUCI researcher for the school year
For details about the workshop, please contact Professor Sergey Nizkorodov at 949-824-1262 or Melissa Sweet at 949-824-2628.
We are now accepting applications to enroll in our 2010 Summer Teacher Workshop. To register:
- Download and print the enrollment form.
- Fill out the form completely (and legibly, please!).
- Include a $50 deposit check made payable to UC Regents, refundable up to two weeks prior to the class start date.
- Send the check and enrollment form by post to:
Melissa Sweet
UCI Chemistry Dept
1102 Natural Sciences 2
Irvine, CA 92697-2025
(Phone 949-824-2628 or 949-824-1262 if you have trouble downloading the form — we'll get one to you right away.)
Please be sure to provide both home and school contact information, including telephone numbers where you can be reached during the summer school break.
Registration deadline for the
2010 class is May 1, 2010. Class size is limited to 20
teachers, but we
will maintain a waiting list for this course and any late registrants
will be placed on the waiting list for the following Summer Teacher Workshop.
Hope you can join us!
