
Thanks to the NebraskaMATH OPS Teacher Leader Academy, funded by the Sherwood and Lozier foundations, OPS science teachers have a unique opportunity to pursue graduate education at no cost to them! We want to bring your attention to STEM courses available this summer, one in Omaha (room TBD at TAC) and three in Lincoln for secondary science teachers:
CSCE 890: Robotics for Teachers (Class # 3249, permission code needed), June 5-9 and 12-16, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., Omaha
BIOS 897: Ecology and Evolution of Arachnids for Educators (Class # 14960), July 17-21, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., 124 Manter Hall, UNL City Campus
GEOS 898: Geology of North America (Class # 14998), July 10-14, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., 203 Bessey Hall, UNL City Campus
SOCI 898: Social Psychological Processes in the STEM Classroom: Activating STEM Identities (Class # 15014), July 10-14 and 17-21, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m., 110 Avery Hall, UNL City Campus
Read descriptions for these courses in the accompanying stories in this email.
Sherwood-Lozier Fellowships make it possible for OPS teachers to take these courses at no cost for tuition or fees. Lunch will be provided for participants. All NMSSI courses listed in our online course catalog are eligible for Sherwood-Lozier Fellowships: http://scimath.unl.edu/nmssi/2017
Apply now for an “OPS Sherwood-Lozier Fellowship for Summer 2017” here: http://go.unl.edu/scimathapply. You may take up to three courses (9 credits) covered by the Sherwood-Lozier funds in Summer 2017. Please apply for the fellowship by June 1.
Questions can be directed to nebraskamath@unl.edu.
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