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PLU Credit Courses and Workshops

# 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