Cal Poly Modeling Workshop Series
Cal Poly's Center for Engineering, Science, and Mathematics Education (CESAME) and the NOYCE Western Regional NOYCE Network are pleased to offer 1-week or 2-week professional development courses this summer.
These workshops are structured inquiry approaches to high school chemistry, physics and biology teaching that incorporate computer technology and insights from current content & education research. Teachers will develop skills in fostering scientific discourse and presentation and in assessment of student learning. By designing and carrying out a series of investigations that use the Modeling Method teachers will practice Socratic questioning techniques that will enable them to teach physics, biology and/or chemistry using the Modeling Method.
Dates:
Week A: (June 23-28) - Biology 1A, Chemistry 1A, or Physics 1A
Week B: (June 30-July 3) - Biology 1B, Chemistry 1B or Physics 1B
Participants are encouraged to register for weeks A & B in the same summer. However, it is possible to take them separately by registering for Week A in Summer 2025 and Week B in summer 2026
Location: Cal Poly; San Luis Obispo, CA
Chemistry I
Biology I
Physics I
Cost
Modeling materials, parking, and lunch provided daily
Continuing Education Units
CEUs available through Cal Poly for an additional fee.
Optional Housing
Paying participants can stay on-campus for approximately $130/night. This price includes housing on campus for a single room in a shared apartment. You will be assigned to a single private bedroom in a shared, gender-specific apartment, sharing the common living room, kitchen space, and bathrooms.
On-campus housing is free for Noyce Scholars.
Special Groups
Selected Noyce Scholars/Alumni receive
- Paid Registration
- $125 stipend
Cal Poly affiliated teachers (San Luis Obispo County and surrounding local areas) receive
- Paid Registration
- $125/week stipend
Incoming Cal Poly Credential Candidates
- Paid Registration
- $1500/week scholarship
Existing Cal Poly Credential Candidates
- Paid Registration
- $1000/week stipend
For more information:
Contact: cesame@calpoly.edu