Teacher Workshop Date
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Saturday, September 8, 2007

Workshop Goals

  • Introduce teachers to new and returning competitions.
  • Help teachers feel comfortable supporting their students for the competitions.
  • Develop awareness of new competition rules
  • Seek input from participating teachers
  • Provide relevant professional development opportunity

Workshop Schedule

9:30 AM Coffee and meet other teachers
10:00 AM Brief introduction to the history and goals of Winston Science
10:15 AM Review of Winston Science guidelines
10:30 AM Introduction to New Competitions
  • Science Pentathlon
  • Eiffel Tower Competition
  • Rock Competition
  • Insect Competition
  • RC Airplane Obstacle Course

12:00 PM Lunch [provided to workshop participants]
12:45 PM Special emphasis on existing events:
  • The Forensics Competition
  • The Balsa Wood Bridge Competition
  • The Photography Competition
  • The Build-a-Rocket Competition
  • The How-in-the-world-does-it-Work?
  • The The Make-A-New Product Competition
2:00 PM Student demonstration of several competitions
TBA
3:30 AM Teacher input for future competitions

Location