Florida PROMiSE
(Partnership to Rejuvenate and Optimize Mathematics and Science Education)
and Heartland Educational Consortium

are offering two-week Summer Institutes in Math and Science. 

These workshops are designed to increase the content knowledge of K - 12 classroom teachers and to address key concepts in mathematics and science to support the implementation of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.  These will NOT be workshops that contain activities for students in the classroom.

Studies have shown that an increase in conceptual knowledge by teachers leads to increased understanding and achievement by students.  Teachers with robust conceptual understanding of disciplinary content were found more likely to engage students in activities that strengthened their depth of knowledge.  Calls to enhance the content preparation of teachers have come from various organizations including the American Institute of Physics, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Mathematics Association of America, National Science Teacher Association, and the Conference Board of Mathematics Sciences.  Specifically, these reports assert that teachers must engage in teacher education and professional development that results in deeper and fundamental understanding of the content they will be required to teach. The Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) has emphasized that teacher education should develop teachers’ disciplinary content knowledge in ways that help them “understand the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful for students.”

There are two Math Institutes and one Science Institute being offered during Summer 2010.
Teachers may apply for one of these Institutes.

All Institutes are located at Heartland Educational Consortium 1096 US Hwy 27 North, Lake Placid, Florida 33852.  For directions to our location, click here.
 

We are offering the following Institutes:

Additional Information:

• Institutes are limited to 40 participants each.  Additional qualified applicants will be placed on an alternate list in case there are cancellations.

• Priority will be given to teachers who have not previously attended a PROMiSE Summer Institute.

• The number of in-service points will be determined by HEC and the instructor and it will be based on the number of full hours involved in active participation.

• Notifications will be made by email on March 8, 2010

Participant Expectations:

• Check your calendar BEFORE applying.  You must be able to commit to both the dates of the Institute as well as the dates of the follow-up days.

• If you are unable to attend the training, call the Florida PROMiSE Office at HEC at least 4 weeks BEFORE the training to cancel your registration so that we may choose one of the alternates.

• Respect the facilitator and your colleagues' time by arriving early, staying for the entire day of training, and not leaving early

• Respect your colleagues and facilitator by being an engaged and involved training participant and following all group norms.

• Honor times that are set aside for breaks and lunch.

• Participate in follow-up meetings and submit activities/projects within the designated timeframes.

Presenter Information:

• All Institutes will be facilitated by a math or science professor from the University of South Florida.
   

• Other Institute instructional team members include teachers/content specialists from the HEC Districts.

Stipend Information:

• Participants will be paid $125 per non-contractual day (6 hours per day).  The total amount of payment will be determined by HEC and the instructor and it will be based on the number of full hours involved in active participation.

• All travel and meal expenses are the responsibility of the participant and will not be reimbursed.

Follow-Up Days Information:

• Institute attendees are required to participate in 4 follow-up days during the 2010 - 2011 school year.

• Participants are expected to complete and submit all activities and projects in a timely manner.

If you are a K-12 classroom teacher of math and/or science
and would like to apply for a Florida PROMiSE Summer Institute,
please click the Apply button below.

For questions, please contact the Florida PROMiSE Staff at HEC at either:
Jennifer Reser at 863-531-0444 ext. 217 or via email Jennifer.Reser@heartlanded.org
Lisa Shin at 863-531-0444 ext. 216 or via email Lisa.Shin@heartlanded.org