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The final stop in New York on the Science Boot Camp tour was a great way to wrap up our twelve city tour. I always enjoy working with east coast teachers (there’s an edginess to their sense of humor) and this group of highly motivated teachers was no exception. And not all of the workshop participants were from New York. I was honored to have teachers from all over the east coast, in addition to a number of non-teachers.
One non-teacher participant introduced herself as a Chinese art dealer from New York who found out about the workshop through our website and wants to be a “science mom” at her child’s school. I’m seeing more and more of this type of hands-on parental involvement on this year’s tour than ever before. Maybe it’s a sign of great parents or maybe it’s an indication that parents are worried that we [teachers] are allowing science t
o become an extra-curricular activity. We were also fortunate enough to have three alumni from Science in the Rockies 2007 (our three day Hands-on Science Institute in Colorado) in attendance at the workshop who spent a good part of the lunch break answering questions about the summer experience. Not a bad way to wrap up a great Science Boot Camp tour.
People who attend my workshops know that I don’t pass out “smile sheets” at the end for comments and suggestions. Instead, I send all of the participants a link to the blog post and ask them for their honest feedback once they’ve had the opportunity to try out some of the ideas and teaching strategies. Check back in the coming days for the results.
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May 13th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Are there 3 liquids that can be poured together that seperate? I know of water, cooking oil, but is there a third?
Thanks
May 13th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Here’s an easy solution to make five liquid layers - honey, dish soap, water, cooking oil and rubbing alcohol
May 13th, 2008 at 9:28 am
I just wanted to say thanks again for another memorable conference! I had 2 ASL interpreters provided for me (thank you again!!) so I could follow the conference. Little did I know that both of them would get so wrapped up in what was going on that they would forget to translate for me!! I did warn them beforehand that it’s an amazing experience and I think they left fully satisfied that I was right along with 2 bags of goodies that they bought! :o) So it doesn’t matter what your background is, I think it’s a wonderful conference that benefits anyone and everyone will be amazed and not only what you can do but also at how wonderfully down to earth Steve is and how generous the staff can be. Keep up the great work guys!!