On Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2, 2008, teacher workshops will be presented at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Workshops specific to elementary, middle and high school science will be available and registrants for the workshops will receive loads of supplies and materials so they can immediately implement principles and activities demonstrated in the workshops.

All Workshops are Suitable for Continuing Education Credits

Registration Form

Click on links below to view description.

Saturday Teacher Workshops

• Bringing Science to Life in the Classroom (K-12)
• Using Computers, Boards and the Internet in the Classroom (K-12)
• Vernier Software and Technology
• Discovering DNA Electrophoresis
• Force, Energy and Motion
• Introduction to Structures: Bridges
• Hands-on Investigations of Environmental and Earth Science topics and Issues
• Hands-on Science – Lessons in Osmosis, Diffusion and Plant Chromatography
• ScholAR Chemistry – Teacher Demonstrations
• CSI: Who Killed Henry Ward?  Lab Activity
• Digital Microscopy for Elementary and Middle Schools: Integrating Technology with Science in the Classroom
• Fun With Physics – Studying Newton Interactivity
• Safety in School Science Labs (Part I)

Sunday Teacher Workshops

• Safety in School Science Labs (Part II)
• Using Technology in the Classroom to Teach about Louisiana’s Coastal Land Loss
• Observations and the Scientific Method
• Construction of a Water Sampling Bottle for Dissolved Oxygen Analysis
• Electrons Don’t Make the World go ‘Round, but they do Just About Everything Else: An introduction to Electrochemistry
• Blood Typing and Blood Spatter Analysis – Fun with Forensics
• Pittcon 2008 Teachers’ Symposium on Forensic Chemistry