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Yale –West Haven Partnership

Yale –West Haven Partnership. Michael Morand Associate Vice President of New Haven and State Affairs Claudia Merson Director of Public School Partnerships David Heiser Head of Education and Outreach Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Tom Parlapiano West Campus Education Coordinator.

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Yale –West Haven Partnership

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  1. Yale –West Haven Partnership

  2. Michael Morand • Associate Vice President of New Haven and State Affairs • Claudia Merson • Director of Public School Partnerships • David Heiser • Head of Education and Outreach Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History • Tom Parlapiano • West Campus Education Coordinator Partnership Members

  3. PEABODY MUSEUM 1350 • WEST CAMPUS 478 TOTAL 1826 TOTAL Number of Participants

  4. All science teachers receive a free Peabody Museum membership. • Free guided tours at the Peabody Museum for all students K-12 are provided every year. K-12 Programs

  5. Community service hours for students to work at West Campus on removing non native species of plants • After school Evolution Program- • A total of eight students participated in the college field trip to Washington D.C. Jaylah Evans  Jessica Kuchta  Kaussar Rahman  Momal Sumra  Selena DeLeon  Tanaya Howard  Fiton Imerukaj  Sebastian Moraga 2010-11 Grades 9-12

  6. A junior will have the opportunity to work in a physics laboratory over the summer • Summer internship opportunity for students who participated in the Evolution Program • Program for seniors at West Campus • Help with the elementary programs continuation

  7. Project Search High school biology students analyze the water quality and ecology of the Oyster River at the West Campus site. (Annual event)

  8. Girls' Science Investigations (grades 6-8) • Saturday program for a total of 4-5 sessions at no cost to students. • Science Saturdays (grades 7 and above). 7-8

  9. Grade 5 • All students participated in the Color and Light Institute at Yale Peabody and will do it again next year. Trip was organized by the grade five teachers together with the help of the science facilitator Jeanne Vauiso. Grade 6 • Geology Program at Peabody • Grade 6 teachers attended a 1 day Geosciences Institute at the Peabody Museum on 3/31. 5-6

  10. Elementary College Visit All grade 5 students have been attending a half day college visit to the Yale Campus. The event takes place every year in June, so far 2,000 students have visited.

  11. Yale college visit • Tour of the campus • Video • Lunch on the campus grounds

  12. K-4 • Wetlands program for the spring session for grade 4 • Most of grade 3 students participated in the Rocks and Minerals Institute this year. We will have all grade 3 students participate next year. Science facilitators will work with Tom Parlapiano on the planning and schedule. • Tom Parlapiano will work with grades 1-2 visiting students on their next unit of studies on plants. • Tom Parlapiano will continue to work with K-2 students on the nature walk program in the spring

  13. Geoscience Institute • Participating teachers will receive: • FREE 3-day summer institute, field trip and curriculum guide • 2.0 CEUs • $200 stipend available after teaching and assessing the complete module • Funds to cover transportation for one field trip for one class during the school year • Free class visit to the Yale Peabody Museum • Free Yale Peabody Museum Family membership Summer institutes

  14. NASA Institute • Participating teachers will receive: • FREE 3-day summer institute, including morning coffee and lunch • Set of standards-based classroom activities with accompanying Solar Science kit • 200 stipend after teaching and assessing the complete set of activities in your classroom • Free admission AND funds to cover bus transportation for two field trips during the school year • 2.0 CEUs from Yale University Summer institutes

  15. Free Peabody Museum Family Membership • Learn innovative ways to teach Connecticut’s 5th grade science standards • Learn how to use NASA data in the classroom • Preview cool planetarium shows about the sun and sunlight • Gain practical, hands-on experience with the Leitner Family • Observatory’s telescopes • Receive support from Museum and Planetarium educators • Two teachers will be selected Continuation

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