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Resources for Teachers |
My greatest benefit is more along the lines of a personal benefit. Personally, this is the first program in my 16 year teaching career that has valued my uniqueness and treated me like a professional. I feel valued.
Tamisine Neal, Education Specialist at North East I.S.D in Positively Aging: Optimizing Mobility Across the Lifespan
“I just wanted to thank you once again for the wonderful Neuroscience for Kids site. Between your site, Google images and Rozenzweig's Bio Psych book, I was able to put together a presentation series entitled Getting to Know Your Nervous System, which I piloted in a local school (K-6th grade) this year."
A teacher in Internet Neuroscience Resource - Phase II
“I think if I had one thing to say is that the people who wrote this curriculum was well worth the money that it took. I would do it without a stipend because it's hands-on and the kids learn from hands on. They found out results right away and kids liked the activities.”
A teacher in Denver Cardiovascular Health Education Alliance, Phase I
“I continue to develop better methods of presenting the information to my students, basically because I understand it better. New ideas have been developed each year that are great improvements over the past years. I have the chance to learn from the other teachers what ways to make my instruction better.”
A teacher in Brain To Middle Schools
The INQUIRE program allows you to research a topic in depth and then develop programs for use in the classroom. The primary advantage of this type of professional development is that you achieve a goal that is helpful to yourself and others and adds to your knowledge base as well.
Jocelyn Eckermn, science teacher at KIPP Aspire Academy in Positively Aging: Optimizing Mobility Across the Lifespan
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Curricula & Other Scientific Literature |
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This link will take you to a listing of SEPA programs that offer free or for-a-charge science and/or health classroom curricula. All kinds of written scientific literature is included such as teacher guides, laboratory experiments, student handouts & worksheets. In many cases, such materials may be downloaded for free from the internet. |
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Quick, Free Curricula / Literature Downloads |
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Need a new and fun lesson plan for your class ASAP? Multiple SEPA programs offer FREE downloads of their classroom curriculum and other written materials directly from the SEPA website. Click the link to find teacher guides, laboratory experiments, student handouts, worksheets & software multimedia. |
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Museums & Exhibits |
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This link will take you to a listing of SEPA programs with science museums & other exhibits great for student field trips. You can search by your state to find those in your area! |
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Educational films, Videos & Multimedia |
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This link will take you to a listing of SEPA programs that offer films, videos, animations, games, and other visual materials such as powerpoint presentations. The films are often very well produced scientific documentaries. Videos are available on issues related to improvement in your teaching or in aspects of student learning. Animations may provide you with visual tools to supplement your classroom teaching. Audio materials are also included in this section. |
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Equipment Loans |
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This link will take you to a listing of SEPA programs that offer equipment donations or science kits. A great resource to help supply your classroom with up-to-date scientific learning tools. |
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Evaluation Resources |
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SEPA programs evaluate their impact on participants through the use of evaluation tools such as focus groups, surveys, and internal evaluation questions. Teachers and others may find this information useful to see how a project evaluates itself. |
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