This year, CONNECT-ED sessions will be held on the Rider University campus, and QUEST sessions will be held on the Princeton University campus.  CONNECT-ED sessions for elementary, middle, and high school teachers (combined) are as follows:

• Week One (July 7 - 11): Earth Science.  Big Idea Modules (BIMs) led by teams of elementary, middle, and high school teachers and a university or industry scientist will focus on weather, structure, dynamics and geophysical systems of the Earth.  Lead Scientist for the week is Laurel Goodell, Geosciences, Princeton University.
• Week Two (July 14 - 18): Life Science.  Big Idea Modules led by teams of elementary, middle and high school teachers and a university or industry scientist will focus on DNA and inherited characteristics, and diversity of life.  Lead Scientist for the week is Dr. Chris Meighan, Molecular Biology, Princeton University.

To register for CONNECT-ED and for information about QUEST sessions for K-5 and 4-8 teachers, please go to http://www.princeton.edu/teacher/quest.htm.

Registration Deadline: June 30, 2008

The National Science Resources Center (NSRC), in collaboration with the Rider University Science Education and Literacy Center (SELECT), will offer one-day training workshops in four STC modules:

• August 5: Microworlds
• August 5: Motion and Design
• August 6: Ecosystems
• August 6: Electric Circuits

The registration fee for the full-day program is $50 per workshop.  A generous grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation is helping to underwrite the remainder of participant costs. Two full-day workshops are offered each day.  Participants may register for either one or two workshops (one workshop per day). Participant will earn six professional development hours per workshop.