Join us for an exciting monthly series that focuses on the sciences, from earth science to biology to scientific visualization to chemistry and more! Explore the world of science through hands-on tools and activities developed at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. Learn new ways to enhance your curriculum.
Accessible Scientific Programming: Course Curriculum Design for Introductory Computer Science
Monday, November 16, 2009, 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Your genome contains the blueprint to the complexity of who you are and what you do, and yet it only occupies 3
gigabytes of data. While this is too much information for you to capture in our mind, it’s nothing for a computer.
Today scientific computing has a wide range of uses. From molecular simulations for drug discovery, to data collection
and sorting for experimental analysis, software continues to become an essential part of the discovery process. Java
technology is very often the language of choice for distributing, analyzing and visualizing scientific data. The National
Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), the worldwide hub for biological data, uses Java extensively for curating and
distributing public resources like the human genome project and over 1.5 million scientific publications. The Accessible Scientific Programming course will cover introductory Java programming techniques using real scientific data
directly from these national resources. We will use Java and the Eclipse IDE to learn (or relearn) basic programming skills
and in the process, learn how to compute the human genome.
Presented by Jeff Milton, Managing Director, Tissue Network LLC
Earth Science and Earthquakes: 150 Years of a Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On
Saturday, November 21, 2009, 9:00am - 1:00pm
Explore USGS earthquake and plate tectonic data to help students visualize earth processes and interact with real-world data. Using just an Internet browser, open up a world of interactive learning possibilities for your students.
We will examine shakemap data from Indonesia to California and map information on earthquake distortion, magnitude, and depth.
We will also study the “treasure trove” of USGS data for the historic 1868 Hayward California quake and the Hayward fault region as it is today.
In this four-hour workshop you have the opportunity to apply free Internet tools and data to the study of earthquake hazards.
and will examine earthquake data in three dimensions to gain a better understanding of earth forces.
Presented by Eileen Goff, San Diego Mesa College
UCSD And TSRI’s SMART Team Program for High School Students
RasMol Training: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 9:00am- 12:00pm
The San Diego-based SMART Team program is a new Howard Hughes Medical Institute-supported pre-college science outreach program aimed at introducing high school students to basic concepts of protein structure and function. The program aims to involve students in a series of innovative activities focused on protein structure in which students work with research labs to design and build a physical model of the protein being investigated in a local research lab.
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Around Town and the Country- Training Opportunities for Teachers
TeacherTECH Begins a Collaboration with UCSD-TV
This exciting new collaboration will enable our workshop content to be disseminated to viewers around the world via UC-TV and local cable channels. There are one million viewers in San Diego and an estimated 22 million viewers worldwide. We will begin with this month’s Science Series presentation, which will be recorded for television broadcast and web viewing. In all, we plan to broadcast 11 workshops throughout the coming academic year. Stay tuned for upcoming televised dates!
K-12 Professional Development Offered by the San Diego County Office of Education
Are you up for a little professional learning to sharpen your skills? Data Intensive Science, Environmental Education, Robotics, Science Fair, Family Science, High School Science Forums and more are all offered to interested teachers by the San Diego County Office of Education, Science Department!. Log on today and enroll in an opportunity for youand/or your students! For additional information, please contact Nancy Taylor, K-12 Science Coordinator, ntaylor@sdcoe.net.
Transitioning from Microsoft Excel 2003 to 2007 for Educators
Tuesday, November 10, 2009- 4:30pm- 6:30pm
Experience Microsoft Excel 2007 and learn to create meaningful spreadsheets that can be used to analyze,
communicate and manage your classroom information. This instructor lead, hands-on course provides a
combination of lecture and hands-on learning designed to provide you with practical skills that can be easily
used in the classroom. Understand how to get the most out of the new MS Excel 2007 environment. Learn the
new Ribbon user interface with contextual tabs and Quick Access Toolbar. Topics include: creating, editing, formatting
and saving a worksheet, applying formulae, functions, importing and exporting data, and consolidating data in
multiple worksheets. Make use of templates and styles. Learn techniques and shortcuts to make accessing your
classroom data as easy as 1-2-3.
Presented by Allie Casarda, San Diego City College
Intermediate SMART interactive White Board Training for Educators
Thursday, November 12, 2009- 5:00pm- 7:00pm
This SMART workshop will be led by a SMARTT exemplary educator and
is intended for teachers who want to master the intermediate components of the SMART software and
hardware. By the end of this workshop,you will have learned how to incorporate the SMART Board into your
existing curriculum while having the time to prepare and share lessons to be used in your classroom.
Presented by Kelly Smith, The Nativity School
TeacherTECH on the Road Technology Tools Web Workshops
TeacherTECH on the Road in collaboration with ReadyTalk™ will begin providing a web seminar of each of our popular technology tools workshops held at SDSC. Unable to join us in person? No problem! Join us from the comfort of your home or school computer. All you need is a phone and an internet connection and you will be able to hear the workshop presenter and see the presenter’s computer screen as you are guided step by step in learning each new software we present.
Look for Exciting New Workshops Coming in 2010!
If you are interested in virtually participating in this workshop, please let us know.
