Summer Programs
For Educators

For Educators
Professional development programs at the Museum are designed to provide educators at all levels with opportunities to deepen content knowledge in different areas of science.
Spring and summer multi-day institutes immerse participants into science and social studies content through lectures, guided hall explorations, and hands-on classroom activities.
July 16, 2013 - July 17, 2013
During this two-day workshop teachers will work to analyze and interpret data sets that help us understand the evolutionary theory that explains the development of antibiotic resistant strains of the bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus.
July 23, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. This hall presents amazing objects for examining essential questions about Earth Science.
July 24, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the Educator’s Guide for the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites.
July 24, 2013 - July 25, 2013
During this two-day workshop teachers will work to analyze and interpret data sets that indicate the location and frequency of earthquakes and tsunami hazards and identify patterns that allow for forecasts of the likelihood and locations of future events.
July 30, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Cullman Hall of the Universe. The hall presents exhibits for examining essential questions about Space Science.
July 31, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the Educator’s Guide to teach about the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites.
August 6, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth. This hall presents amazing objects for examining essential questions about Earth Science.
August 7, 2013
In this one-day workshop, middle and high school teachers will explore ways to use the revised Educator’s Guide for the Cullman Hall of the Universe. The hall presents exhibits for examining essential questions about Space Science.
August 13, 2013 - August 14, 2013
Two-day workshop for Middle and High School teachers that explores Hudson River ecology through a case-study of the invasive Zebra mussel.
August 13, 2013
During this workshop for K-5 educators, teachers will engage in pre-, during, and post-visit activities to learn how to prepare students for a Museum learning experience related to whale biology and conservation.
August 14, 2013 - August 15, 2013
During this two-day workshop teachers will work to analyze and interpret data sets that help us understand the evolutionary theory that explains the development of antibiotic resistant strains of the bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus.
August 16, 2012
Teachers will engage in pre, during, and post-visit activities to learn how to prepare students for a museum learning experience related to bioluminescence.
July 30, 2012 - August 10, 2012
Open to K-12 educators working towards certification in earth sciences.
July 17, 2012 - July 18, 2012
This two-day workshop will integrate concepts from the Earth, physical, and biological sciences to look at the scientific evidence that informs us about climate change.
July 11, 2012 - July 13, 2012
Three-day course designed to help middle and high school educators focus on what adults and students should know about the topic of biological evolution.
June 28, 2012 - August 13, 2012
In these one-day workshops teachers will explore ways to use the newly revised educator's guides for the Hall of Planet Earth and the Hall of the Universe.