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# PLU Credits	Title	Dates	Contact
3 PLU credits each	Project Sense Workshops: Earth Science You Can Handle (PK-2) - June 9-13 Earth Science You Can Handle (Grades 6-8) - June 16-20 Earth Science You Can Handle (Grades 3-5) - June 23-27 Earth Science You Can Handle (PK-5) - July 7-11	Summer 2008	Ruby Ashley
3 PLU credits each	Project BESST Workshops: New Configurations for Teaching Social Studies (Grades PK-3) - June 9-13 New Configurations for Teaching Social Studies (Grades 4, 5, 8) - June 16-20 New Configurations for Teaching Social Studies (Grades 6, 7) - June 23-27	Summer 2008	Ruby Ashley
2 PLU	It's a Big Tough World Out There: Habitats, Energy Cycles and Adaptations. An ASTERS Teacher Training	June 2 & 3, 2008	Carolyn Altman
3 PLU	GPS Mathematics Grades 6-8 with Algebra Strand	June 2-6, 2008	Susie Lanier
5 PLU	Standards-Based Physical Science for High School Teachers (offered for either 3 graduate credit hours or for 5 PLU credits)	June 2-10, 2008	Missy Bennett
1 PLU	GeoGebra - Introduction and Applications This workshop is designed to help teachers implement hands-on activities from GeoGebra into the new state mandated integrated math curriculum.	June 9 & 10, 2008	Deborah Walker
1 PLU	Under the Mistletoe: An Inquiry based, Web-Interfaced, collaborative Research Project in Ecology for Teachers Grade 6-16. An ASTERS Teacher Training Program	June 12 & 13, 2008	Carolyn Altman
2 PLU	The Wonderful World of Plants and What Plants Do for You. An ASTERS teacher training workshop for Grades K-2 GPS.	June 19 & 20, 2008	Carolyn Altman
7 PLU	Principles of Engineering , a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) course	July 7-18, 2008	Shahnam Navaee
7 PLU	Digital Electronics, a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) course	July 7-18, 2008	Shahnam Navaee
7 PLU	Introduction to Engineering Design, a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) course	July 7-18, 2008	Shahnam Navaee
3 PLU	Advanced Placement Summer Institute: English Language and Composition	July 14-17, 2008	Janice Reynolds
3 PLU	Advanced Placement Summer Institute: Human Geography	July 14-17, 2008	Janice Reynolds
3 PLU	Advanced Placement Summer Institute: U.S. History	July 14-17, 2008	Janice Reynolds
3 PLU	Advanced Placement Summer Institute: World History	July 14-17, 2008	Janice Reynolds
1 PLU	8th Annual Southeastern Conference on Cross-Cultural Issues in Counseling and Education	February 13 & 14, 2009	Sybil Fickle
1 PLU	20th Annual National Youth-at-Risk Conference	March 2009	Deborah Champion
Other Providers of Workshops:
(no credits but a good learning opportunity)	The Stock Market Game and Virtual Economics 3.0 (with 1200 lesson plans K-12 directly linked to the new Georgia Performance Standards) Sponsored by School of Economic Development, College of Business Administration. Starting August 1, register for the Free workshops at www.gcee.org	September 18 & 19, 2008	Greg Brock
1 PLU	Teaching High School Economics Workbook from National Council of Economics Education; no registration fee; reimbursement for substitute teacher; continental breakfast and lunch provided; participants receive a notebook of key lessons correlated to the new GPS for preparing students for the EOCT Location: room 3301 CIT Bldg., Georgia Southern, Statesboro Starting August 1, register for the Free workshops at www.gcee.org	Nov. 4 & 5, 2008	Greg Brock
Various	Georgia Council on Economic Education	Various	Glen Blankenship
Various	Online Courses for Education Georgia Southern Continuing Education Center	Various	Judi Hendrix