April 11, 2025: Teacher Professional Development at MSSS!
Encouraging Scientific Inquiry through Science Projects and Fairs:
Grades 3-12 Teachers
Presented by Lucy Rocha St Lawrence, Executive Director for MSSS and Andrika Tittenberger, MSSS Vice Chair.
This Professional Development is for every teacher who wishes to instill a passion for scientific inquiry and curiosity in their class. Every year, the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium provides the venue to showcase future researchers and innovators from grades 4-12. This program is open to all students in Manitoba. From there, the best grades 7-12 projects are selected to represent the MSSS at the Canada-Wide Science Fair. But how do you get there?
We will provide some tips on how to get started and what you will need to run a successful fair, from as small as a learning centre for your classroom to a school-wide fair. Resources, tips and information on how your role will evolve throughout the process will be shared. Some group activities will be used to illustrate and define what inquiry is and how to develop the skills needed to guide your students through the process. In addition, you will be able to spend some time to see some of the projects displayed to use as exemplars for your students. We encourage you to bring your cameras and/or cell phones for this purpose.
Tentative Schedule:
9:30 AM-10:00 AM Opening Ceremonies at MSSS
10:00 AM-12:00 PM Morning Session
12:00 PM-1:15 PM Lunch Time: Teachers are asked to arrange for their lunch
1:15 PM-3:00 PM Afternoon Session
More details will be provided as we get closer to the date.
A teaching package will be available for the teacher participants to help get their class engaged and inspired to pursue their passion for research and innovation.
Registration
Please register at the following site by March 30, 2025:
A registration fee of $25.00/participant will be used to cover the cost of materials and printing.
Cheques can be made out to:
Manitoba Schools Science Symposium 53 Bibeau Bay, Wpg, MB. R2J 2A6Please encourage your colleagues to sign up as well!
The number of participants is limited to 30
