August 01, 2010 -
"First Sunday" Birdwalk at Greenwich Point

"First Sunday" Birdwalk at Greenwich Point
Sunday, August 1, 2010
8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
www.brucemuseum.org

Meet at southern (2nd) concession stand. Bring binoculars. Held in collaboration with Wild Wings and Audubon Greenwich. Greenwich beach pass required for entry to Park. All are welcome. For information, call (203) 413-6756.

August 02, 2010 -
CSI & Forensic Academy

Summer Youth Programs - Academic & Recreational

CSI & Forensic Academy
Entering Grades 10-12
August 2 thru 6, 2010
9:00 am. to 4:30 pm. Daily
University of New Haven

The costs of the programs vary and covers instruction, supplies, lunch and a T-shirt.  For more information and to register online, go to www.newhaven.edu/camps
Questions?  Contact us at 203-932-7180 or universitycollege@newhaven.edu

August 02, 2010 -
Engineering & Science Summer Institute for Young Women

Summer Youth Program - Academic & Recreational
Engineering & Science Summer Institute for Young Women
Entering Grades 8 - 10
August 2 thru 6, 2010
8:30 am. to 4:30 pm. Daily

The costs of the programs vary and covers instruction, supplies, lunch and a T-shirt.  For more information and to register online, go to www.newhaven.edu/camps.

Questions?  Contact us at 203-932-7180 or universitycollege@newhaven.edu

August 02, 2010 -
Archaeology Field School for Kids! Session 2

Archaeology Field School for Kids!  Session 2
KAST - Kids Are Scientists Too!
Monday, August 2 through Friday, August 6, 2010
9 a.m. to 12 noon
For students entering grades 5 through 10
Advance registration required:  $165 per student, $185 after June 2.  Call KAST at 860-486-9219 or visit www.kast.uconn.edu for registration information.

Do you like to solve mysteries by uncovering evidence?  Do you like getting your hands dirty?  Spend this week exploring the world of field archaeology at UConn!  You will learn about the science of archaeology and how to use the tools and methods of genuine archaeologists.  Then, you will be part of a real archaeological field crew, doing hands-on fieldwork and laboratory research at an authentic, ongoing archaeological dig.  We have been opening new areas of our own campus dig site each year, and every session we uncover something new!  This adventure is offered through UConn's Kids Are Scientists Too program.

Presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connectiuct Archaeology Center, both part of the college of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn.  860-486-4460 and http://www.mnh.uconn.edu

August 02, 2010 -
Excursions in Learning

Excursions in Learning - Summer 2010
Manchester Community College
An enrichment program for gifted, talented and/or high-achieving students completing grades kindergarten - grade 8
August 2 - 13, 2010
Morning, afternoon and full-day sessions available

http://www.mcc.commnet.edu/continuing/excursions.php

Junior Culinary Camp
grades 5 - 8
2 sessions:  7/6 - 7/9 or 7/12 - 7/16

Technology Camp
grades 6 - 8
2 sessions:  "Engineer This" - GPS Sleuthing, Lego Robotics 7/6 - 7/9 and "Engineer That" - SuperStructures, Extreme Habits 7/12 - 7/16

Adventures in Leadership
grades 5 - 7
7/12 - 7/16

For more information, please visit the website:  www.mcc.commnet.edu/continuing/excursions.php or call Susan Meisler at 860-512-2804 and smeisler@mcc.commnet.edu

August 03, 2010 -
The Use of Internet Webcams as Inquiry-Based Teaching Tools

The Use of Internet Webcams as Inquiry-Based Teaching Tools in the Science Classroom
July 13, July 20 and August 3, 2010
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning
Quinnipiac University
Donald.Webb@quinnipiac.edu or 203-582-3998

Workshops are appropriate for educators from all grade levels.  Participants will be compensated ($125/day) and snacks and lunch will be provided.
Workshops will be presented  on the Mount Carmel campus of Quinnipiac University.  The presenter will be Dr. Donald Webb, the Director of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Quinnipiac University.
Each workshop is limited to 15 participants and applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  Please indicate your name, district, school, grades and subject(s) taught and how you might integrate this opportunity with your teaching objectives, along with your choice of workshop date(s).  Participants are encouraged to register for both workshop topics on the dates of their choosing.

Please respond preferably via email to:  Donald.Webb@quinnipiac.edu

August 03, 2010 -
Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Teaching and Learning

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Quinnipiac University
Professional Development opportunities for K-12 educators during summer of 2010

The first workshop:
”The Use of Internet Webcams as Inquiry-Based Teaching Tools in the Science Classroom”
offered on 3 dates - July 13, July 20 and August 3, 2010
The second workshop:
”Strategies for promoting Science Literacy in the Classroom and Beyond”
offered on three dates - July 15, July 22, and August 5, 2010
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning
Quinnipiac University
Donald.Webb@quinnipiac.edu or 203-582-3998

Workshops are appropriate for educators from all grade levels.  Participants will be compensated ($125/day) and snacks and lunch will be provided.
Workshops will be presented on the Mount Carmel campus of Quinnipiac University.  The presenter will be Dr. Donald Webb, the Director of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Quinnipiac University.
Each workshop is limited to 15 participants and applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  Please indicate your name, district, school, grades and subject(s) taught and how you might integrate this opportunity with your teaching objectives, along with your choice of workshop date(s).  Participants are encouraged to register for both workshop topics on the dates of their choosing.

Please respond preferably via email to:  Donald.Webb@quinnipiac.edu

August 03, 2010 -
Nature Walk and Drawing Workshop

Nature Walk and Drawing Workshop
August 3, 2010
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Sessions Woods
Route 69, Burlington
Registration is required and this event is Free!
Contact:  Laura E. Rogers-Castro at 860-675-8130 or laura.rogers-castro@ct.gov

A special program focusing on wildlife habitat observation and nature drawing with artist Judy Bird and educator Laura Rogers-Castro.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.

August 05, 2010 -
Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Teaching and Learning

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Quinnipiac University
Professional Development opportunities for K-12 educators during summer of 2010

The first workshop:
”The Use of Internet Webcams as Inquiry-Based Teaching Tools in the Science Classroom”
offered on 3 dates - July 13, July 20 and August 3, 2010
The second workshop:
”Strategies for promoting Science Literacy in the Classroom and Beyond”
offered on three dates - July 15, July 22, and August 5, 2010
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning
Quinnipiac University
Donald.Webb@quinnipiac.edu or 203-582-3998

Workshops are appropriate for educators from all grade levels.  Participants will be compensated ($125/day) and snacks and lunch will be provided.
Workshops will be presented on the Mount Carmel campus of Quinnipiac University.  The presenter will be Dr. Donald Webb, the Director of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Quinnipiac University.
Each workshop is limited to 15 participants and applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  Please indicate your name, district, school, grades and subject(s) taught and how you might integrate this opportunity with your teaching objectives, along with your choice of workshop date(s).  Participants are encouraged to register for both workshop topics on the dates of their choosing.

Please respond preferably via email to:  Donald.Webb@quinnipiac.edu

August 09, 2010 -
CSMNH Adult Archaeology Field School for Adults

CSMNH Adult Archaeology Field School for Adults
Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni, State Archaeologist, UConn
Monday, August 9 through Friday, August 13, 2010
9 am to 3 pm
Central Connecticut location
Advance registration required:  $400 ($300 for Museum member)
Adults and older teens ages 16 and up.

Spend an entire week with State Archaeologist Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni at the Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center's Field School!  This intensive field school will cover the governmental, legal and cultural aspects of archaeology, as well as proper archaeological field techniques and data management.  As a member of this program, you will have the opportunity to participate in a "dig" at an archaeological site as one of the official team of investigators under the Office of State Archaeology.  Your findings will add important information to our understanding of Connecticut's rich historic past!

Presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center, both part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn.  860-486-4460 and http://www.mnh.uconn.edu

August 10, 2010 -
Public Night at the Bowman Observatory

Public Night at the Bowman Observatory
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
www.brucemuseum.org

Astronomical Society of Greenwich. Public Night at the Bowman Observatory. Located on the grounds of Julian Curtiss Elementary School, 180 East Elm St., northeast of the Milbank/Elm St. rotary, the observatory is open to the public free of charge (weather permitting). For information, call 203-413-6744.

August 14, 2010 -
Whale Watch & Historic Plymouth Adventure

Whale Watch & Historic Plymouth Adventure
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Bus departs Storrs at 8 am.
Departure from Plymouth at 7 pm; departure time is approximate and varies according to the length of our whale watch cruise.
Advance registration required:  $80 adults, $70 children age 12 and under ($65 for adult museum members, $55 for child members)
Registration includes handicapped-accessible bus transportation to and from Plymouth and Whale Watch Cruise ticket.
Please register early as seats are limited.  Registration closes by August 7.
All ages welcome.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Visit the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts for the Museum's annual whale watching cruise!  The bus will arrive in Plymouth at approximately 10:30 am, so everyone will have time to explore the town, visit Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower II, the statue of Massasoit and the Pilgrim Hall Museum.  All within easy walking distance.  The whale watching cruise boat will depart the dock at 2 pm and will head out to the center of the Stellwagen Bank, accompanied by a professional marine biologist who will describe the whale species that we are likely to encounter and the life histories of the individual whales we met along the way.  After the cruise, enjoy dinner at one of the dockside restaurants before departing at approximately 7 pm for the bus trip home.  Bring your cameras and sunscreen!

Presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeological Center, both part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn.  860-486-4460 and http://www.mnh.uconn.edu

August 14, 2010 -
Beginner Fern Identification Walk

Beginner Fern Identification Walk

Explore the grounds of the Kellogg Estate and the forest of Osbornedale State Park and learn to find and identify ferns.
August 14, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Kellogg Environmental Center
500 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby
No admission cost; donations gratefully accepted.
Registration is requested.

Please contact Donna Kingsotn for more information:  203-734-2513 or donna.kingston@ct.gov 

August 18, 2010 -
Forensic Science Institute

WARD'S 1st Annual Forensic Science Institute:  3-Days of Hands-On Training for Middle School and High School teachers interested in starting a Forensics course or implementing Forensic Science into their curriculum.
August 18 - 20, 2010
Rochester Museum of Science, Rochester, NY
wardsci.com/forensicinstitute

Instructors:  Howard Schlinder and Dennis J. Mucenski

The workshop includes:
     *  How to Set Up  a Crime Scene
     *  Crime scene Documentation
     *  Processing Blood Splatter
     *  Fingerprinting
     *  Forensic Anthropology
     *  Trace Evidence

Space is limited.  Call Ward's at 1-800-962-2660 and order workshop number 200-8405.

Cost:  $250 per participant
Visit wardsci.com/forensicinstitute or laurie_enos@vwreducation.com for more information

August 20, 2010 -
Read the Label if You're Able

Friday Afternoons at the Museum:  Read the Label If You're Able
Friday, August 20, 2010
1 pm to 3 pm
Museum of Natural History - Free!

Do you know what ingredients go into your favorite foods?  How about your favorite drink?  In this program we will take a close look at food and drink labels to see what these ingredients really are, what some of the chemicals may be, and how these coulld affect your health.

Explore the Natural History of Health by taking a closer look at the human body and how it works!  Drop in any time between 1 pm and 3 pm at the Museum of Natural History Friday afternoon, August 20, 2010 and discover what labels say about the food and beverages you consume.  Recommended for students entering grades 1 through 5, accompanied by an adult.  It's free!

Presented by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center, both part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn.  860-486-4460 and http://www.mnh.uconn.edu

August 21, 2010 -
Dinosaur State Park Day

Dinosaur State Park Day

The celebration which marks the 44th year of the discovery of the tracks at Dinosaur State Park.  Free outside activities include games, crafts and prizes.  There is an admission fee to enter the museum.
August 21, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Dinosaur State Park
400 West Street, Rocky Hill

http://www.ct.gov/dep/dinosaurstatepark
$6.00 for ages 13 and up, $2.00 for ages 6 - 12, 5 and under is free.
No registration is required.
Contact Margaret Enkler for more information:  860-529-5816 and margaret.enkler@ct.gov

August 24, 2010 -
CT Academy Board of Directors Meeting

CT Academy for Education Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
4:30 - 6:60 pm.
Northeast Utilities Headquarters, Berlin
www.ctacad.org

August 24, 2010 -
Late Summer Evening Hike at Sessions Woods

Late Summer Evening Hike at Sessions Woods

Visit the beaver marsh at Sessions Woods to learn about beavers and wildlife habitat on this 2-mile round-trip, educational hike.
August 24, 2010
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sessions Woods WMA
Rt. 69, Burlington
For more information, contact Laura E. Rogers-Castro at 860-675-8130 and laura.rogers-castro@ct.gov

This event is Free and pre-registration is required.

August 28, 2010 -
Fun On The Farm!

www.lutzmuseum.org

Join us at the Fish Family Farm in Bolton for this popular museum fundraiser.  Meet the animals, take a hay ride, play games, listen to live music, tie dye a shirt and enjoy free farm fresh ice cream.  Other food will be available for sale as well.  Don't miss the fun day on the farm!  Special thanks to Mr. Don Fish & the Fish Family Farm for their kindness and generosity.

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