The RMSC education team works with you to design the best possible programs to enhance and enrich your classroom experience. This is done for you—through teacher open houses and professional development; and for your students— through exhibits, activities, shows, films and camp-ins.
Bring your students here for a field trip, or we'll come to you (RMSC Delivers)!
Follow the links to the left to learn more.
EXTREME MAMMALS
Dec. 23, 2011 - April 15, 2012
Recommended for Grades K-12
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Now Open!
Recommended for Grades 2- 12Click here for details
Ask for them for self-guided visits
to certain exhibits.
Reservations Required.
Staff will facilitate a 15-minute activity within the exhibit that focuses student's attention on a theme.
Social Studies-ELA Connections:
• Native American Stories (PreK-2, 3, 5)
• Haudenosaunee Stories (4,5)
Science-ELA Connections:
• Create a Mastodon Poem (PreK-2)
• Once Upon A Cretaceous Time Dinostory (3-5)
Science-Math Connections:
• Predator-Prey Graphing(K-2)
• Millions of Years Ago Time-line (3-5)
Science-Engineering Connections:
• Everyday Engineering (K-2, 3-5, 6-8)
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What's New?
Environmental Science:
Focusing on Watersheds FREE
for Teachers of Grades 3-12
for Teachers of Grades 5-12
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:30am-3pm
Substitute Stipends Available
Professional Developoment Credits
Receive FREE PV Car Kit ($100 value)
for more information Click Here
CWS STANYS Winter Workshop
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Nazareth College
$25.00 ($20.00 for current STANYS members
and pre-service students),
• 3:30-4:30 Registration
• 4:30-5:30 Workshop Session
• 5:30-6:00 Vendors
• 6:00-8:00 Dinner, Raffles & Invited Speaker.
The invited dinner speaker, Dr. Tom O'Brien, will be demonstrating how to engage learners of all ages using discrepant events.
Click Here for more information on the CWS Web Site.
Click Here for for the Program and Registration Form, including
schedule, seminar descriptions, registration form, & directions.
Registration Deadline: February 4, 2012
Ask Your RMSC School Ambassador
RMSC School Ambassadors serve as a direct link between each school and the RMSC. If you have a question about RMSC's programs and opportunities, ask the RMSC School Ambassador at your school.
Apply to be an RMSC School Ambassador
by 12/23/11
We are looking for 1 special person from each school in Monroe, Orleans, Ontario, Livingston, Wyoming, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, and Genesee counties to help spread the word about our exciting and educational programs by becoming an RMSC School Ambassador.
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Click Here for a list of schools that currently have an RMSC Ambassador
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