The IPS National Summer Workshop will be offered at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. The three workshop options run July 13-25, July 13-18, and July 20-25, 2008. Each workshop runs through the end of the day on Friday, so travel arrangements should be made accordingly.

Instruction at the workshop is hands-on, in sections of up to 22 participants. Instruction will take place primarily in the laboratory and focus on the experiments and pre- and post-lab discussions. Participants are encouraged to prepare questions that address content (text and problems) and methodology. The hands-on activities also include use of the Teacher’s Guide and Resource Book, the Assessment Package, and Diagnostic Analysis software for the analysis of multiple choice tests. Instructors will be available for individual assistance.

Graden Kirksey and Peter Gendel, co-authors of IPS, will lead the workshop.

The Colorado School of Mines is located in picturesque Golden, just 20 minutes west of Denver, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Participants stay on campus in Weaver Towers, which offers air-conditioned, suite-style dormitory accommodations. Workshop classes are held in the school’s modern, air-conditioned Chemistry Building. The setting is informal and campus recreational facilities are available for use by all participants.

The 5% credit for purchases of IPS copyrighted materials made directly from SCI since May 1, 2005 may be applied toward the tuition. The workshop cost and expectations of participants are the same whether or not credit is requested.

For a printable PDF application, please click here. The completed application(s), along with a check made out to Science Curriculum Inc. for the non-refundable deposit of $50.00, should be mailed to:

Lynne Stair, Coordinator of School Services
Science Curriculum Inc.
200 Union Blvd., Suite G-18
Lakewood, CO 80228

Spaces are limited, so please register as soon as possible to reserve your spot. Applications are processed in the order in which they are received. Deposits received after the course is fully enrolled will be returned.

WORKSHOP OPTIONS