Professional Learning for Master Teachers

MƒA Speaker Series: Thursday Thinks and Equity Webinars

See the flyer below for more information on the following virtual events

5/9 When Mollusks Attack: Harnessing the Power of Venom in Labs and Classrooms - Mandȅ Holford, Ph.D.
5/13 Designing for Robust STEM Learning: Everyday Worldmaking in Gaming Ecologies - Arturo Cortez, Ph.D.
6/6 How Statistics Can Solve the Mysteries of the Microbiome - Seppe Kuehn, Ph.D.

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MƒA Speaker Series Registration

The Neuroscience of Learning and Motivated Behavior: A focus on Learning, Memory, and Emotion - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Speaker: Dr. Gehan Senthinathan

Teaching is an evidence-based practice that requires constant updating to utilize current best practices and to improve and refine pedagogical strategies that optimize learning outcomes with successive generations of students. Across three modules, this mini course will focus on three unique, but intimately related topics involved in teaching and learning that are critical for teacher and student success in the classroom. Module 1 will focus on learning. Module 2 will focus on Memory. Finally, Module 3 will focus on Motivation/Emotion. In each module we will explore and discuss theory, research, and application. The goal of this mini-course is to facilitate an improved understanding of learning, memory, and motivation/emotion, and to consider teaching strategies that impact teacher and student success in the classroom.

Location: Buffalo State, SAMC 257
Dates:  Thursdays May 16, May 23, and May 30; 5:00 pm-7:30 pm (food and beverages available at 4:30 pm)

Learning and Motivated Behavior Flyer

Buffalo and Chautauqua Math Collaboratives with Dr. Kara Imm

Developing Mathematical Communities Through Routines and Investigations

Dr. Kara Imm is a K-12 teacher educator, based in Brooklyn, who designs and leads on-site professional development and school-based coaching to school communities throughout New York City, across the U. S. and internationally. Join this professional learning community of teachers and leaders, across grand bands, schools, and districts who come together to design learning experiences for kids, study them in real time, and reflect on those learning moments in order to deepen our own mathematical pedagogical content knowledge.

See the flyers below for meeting dates and locations.

BMC Flyer          May 20-22 BMC Registration

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ARC Model Rocket Building Minicourse
Speaker: Ira Johnson, Moog Inc.

Participants will work in pairs to build a rocket that meets the American Rocket Challenge specifications. Moog Engineers will lead the workshop and facilitate the rocket design and construction. On the last day, the rockets will be launched.

Location: Buffalo State
Dates: Monday, July 15 - Wednesday, July 17; 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

ARC Model Rocket Building Registration

Great Lakes Science Minicourse
Speakers: Drs. Lyuba Burlakova, Alexander Karatayev, Olga Novikova, Jonathan O’Brien, Christopher Pennuto, Randal Snyder, Robert Warren

Spend four days on Lake Erie learning about watersheds, invasive species, Great lakes fisheries, environmental microbiology, and water quality. Participants will have several hands-on experiences in our floating classroom collecting fish, invertebrates and performing water quality tests. See more detailed descriptions of all modules here.

Location: Lake Erie
Dates: Monday, July 21 - Thursday, July 25; 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Great Lakes Science Registration