Hello!
I can't believe it is time to start plans for our summer boot camps for high school and 6th grade teachers! ESTEP is entering its 3rd year of offering high quality earth and space science professional development for MN teachers! We are happy to report that ESTEP has obtained some significant funding through an ENRTF grant. This means that we can now offer you 3 graduate credits (a $500 value) OR a $300 stipend to attend an ESTEP boot camp this summer, and for a very low- cost registration fee!
ESTEP for 6th Grade Teachers
The ESTEP 6th grade professional development is a one week, bootcamp style, regional workshop that incorporates earth and space science content with teaching strategies to get you thinking about changing your teacher craft to help your
students make sense of science. We’ll walk you through investigations that you can use no matter where you are in your transition to the new standards - you'll learn about phenomena, storylines and 3-dimensional strategies by DOING the science!
2023 Summer Boot Camps for 6th grade teachers
- July 10 - 14 at Scott Highlands Middle School, Apple Valley
- July 17 - 21 at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Cloquet
ESTEP for High School Teachers
ESTEP is a fast paced, one week, bootcamp style, regional workshop that focuses on a specific set of earth and space science benchmarks AND the teaching strategies you will need as you make the shift to science sense-making with your students.
- Deepen your understanding of earth science concepts through investigations!
- Utilize 3-dimensional strategies by DOING the science!
- Begin building confidence in your unit and lesson planning!
- Collaborate and discuss how phenomena and storylines relate to particular investigations
2023 Summer Boot Camps for high school teachers
- June 26 - 30 at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, Cloquet (Physical Geology/Earth Systems)
Registration opens on Monday, February 13! All you have to do is complete the registration form and submit the non-refundable registration fee of $150.00. There are limited seats and admission is on a first-come, first-served basis, so don't wait too long to register!
Please let me know if you have any questions, and keep an eye out for an email on Monday, February 13! Know a colleague who might be interested in ESTEP? Feel free to share! For now, stay warm, healthy and positive! Summer is just around the corner!
Thank you,
Dana and the ESTEP Planning Team
Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). The Trust Fund is a permanent fund constitutionally established by the citizens of Minnesota to assist in the protection, conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state’s air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources. Currently 40% of net Minnesota State Lottery proceeds are dedicated to growing the Trust Fund and ensuring future benefits for Minnesota’s environment and natural resources.
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