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Environmental Health Sciences Summer Institute for Educator, Grades K-12

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Environmental Health Sciences Summer Institute for Educator, Grades K-12

• Increase your environmental health sciences knowledge.
• Enjoy dialogues with scientists and professionals.
• Receive award-winning curricular materials at no charge.
• Participate in hands-on learning activities.
• Exchange ideas with colleagues.
• Address the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards.
• And much more - all at no charge!!
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Each July, the Resource Center offers K-12th grade educators a unique opportunity to excite their students about learning. By attending the annual Environmental Health Sciences Summer Institute for Educators, teachers receive materials that help students experience science while focusing on environmental health issues relevant to their lives.

Our series of one- and two-day workshops held at the EOHSI building in Piscataway, NJ, help meet the education needs of teachers while promoting the use of the environment as a learning tool. Facilitated by Resource Center and visiting health educators, scientists and classroom teachers, the workshops primarily focus on the Resource Center’s curricula, as well as other materials from select institutions, and are offered in small group settings. Sessions may emphasize investigative experiments, case studies, role plays, a tour of EOHSI laboratories, roundtable discussions with scientists or field trips.

A science background is not required. In fact, our goal is to assist teachers in enhancing their capacity to include science and math concepts in existing lessons. Participants receive training and materials - including lesson plans, student handouts, an oversized children’s book, games or a video to help students develop critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills.