The Narragansett Bay Classroom offers two graduate level science courses geared towards educators. These courses provide marine science and global change content information and include the development of inquiry-based activities for the classroom. These classes give teachers the opportunity to apply marine and earth sciences in support of the new RI Science Grade Span Expectations.

Learn about marine life, the properties of seawater, structure of the oceans, atmospheric and oceanic interactions, and coastal processes. The relationship of these topics to Rhode Island's marine environment will be highlighted. Course includes application of ocean science content to support the new RI Science Grade Span Expectations and development of inquiry-based activities for the classroom.

Where and When: Coastal Institute, URI Narragansett Bay Campus. Seven classroom sessions beginning September 19, 2007- Wednesdays, September 19 and 26; October 3, 10, 17, and 24; and November 7, 4-6:30 pm, AND three 6-hour Saturday field sessions, September 22 and 29 October 13, 9 am to 3 pm. Please see calendar.

Fee: $595 per person (additional $150 fee paid separately to CCE if requesting credit). Registration through the Narragansett Bay Classroom is required (call 401-874-6211 to register- DO NOT register through e-Campus). Purchase of a textbook is required.

Explore the science issues related to human impact on environmental systems as well as social, political, and economic systems that affect the environment. Projects include development of inquiry-based activities for use in the classroom.

Where and When: Coastal Institute, URI Narragansett Bay Campus. Nine classroom sessions beginning February 27, 2008- Wednesdays, February 27; March 5, 12, and 19; April 2, 9, 23, and 30; And May 7, 4-6:30 pm, AND two 6-hour Saturday field sessions, April 26 and May 3, 9 am to 3 pm.

Fee: $595 per person (additional $150 fee paid separately to CCE if requesting credit). Registration through the Narragansett Bay Classroom is required (call 401-874-6211 to register- DO NOT register through e-Campus). Purchase of a textbook is required.

Inservice and preservice teachers, or those enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education programs, may enroll in Global Environmental Change Education or Oceanography for Educators and earn three credits in OCG 507 or 508. Both courses also fulfill state requirements for certification in general science and biology.

To register for credits, the Narragansett Bay Classroom Registrar will provide you with a special URI College of Continuing Education Registration and Fee Payment Form so you can also formally enroll in OCG 507 or 508 as appropriate through CCE's Special Programs Office. Your instructors will verify your completion of For-Credit requirements. Besides the fees associated with each course or workshop, there will be a separate administrative fee of $100 (paid directly to CCE) each time you register for credit(s).

Registration must be made directly through the Narragansett Bay Classroom Registrar (401-874-6211) and NOT through e-Campus system. Because these courses are offered as part of the Special Programs component of the College of Continuing Education, fees for OCG 507 and OCG 508 must be paid directly to the Narragansett Bay Classroom and NOT paid to URI as part of regular tuition payments or tuition waivers.

Program Description:
This program will be simulcast live from MIT via interactive, telepresence technology. The goal of the Science and Engineering Program is to show teachers THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, technology and engineering; to provide A PERSPECTIVE on the interface of science, technology and society; and to help spark A LIFELONG INTEREST IN SCIENCE in their students.

The Science and Engineering Program for Teachers begins with four half-day presentations on the frontiers in science and mathematics. This is followed by a full-day treatment of the synthesis, processing, properties, and performance of materials, which serves as a bridge between science and engineering. The final two days stress the design and manufacture of engineering systems, including management and techno-economic decision-making. Examples are drawn from engineering systems important to international commerce and health care such as integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, and bioengineering, as well as those that affect the quality of life on Earth, such as water treatment, infrastructure, and energy conversion.

Specific areas of science and engineering that will be represented during the week: Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Materials Science, Oceanography, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Civil Engineering and Nuclear Engineering.

- Included in the program are lectures from MIT and URI-GSO faculty as well as tours of the laboratories and other facilities at GSO.
- Workshop is limited to 50 participants and preference will be given to those who did not participate last year.