Workshops for Educators working with students grades K-12.
Workshop topics include:
Science Content:
Astronomy / Earth Science
Simple Machines
Forces, Energy, and Movement
Color and Light
Social Studies Content:
Rochester's Underground Railroad
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Process:
Science Demonstrations
Inquiry-Based Teaching
Object-Based Teaching ("Reading" Primary Documents and Artifacts)
Supporting Literacy with Science
Below are some specific workshops to choose from, or
contact us and we will create a customized workshop
that meets your needs.
Free Workshops:
Environmental Science Workshop: 
Focusing on Watersheds—FREE
T886, Tuesday 7/23/2013 8:00am–12pm
for Teachers of Grades 6–9
4 Professional Development Hours
Use real-life issues affecting watersheds such as hydrofracking to teach hands-on minds-on science and critical thinking.
Click Here for a flyer.
To apply, call 585.697.1942
Making the Most of the RMSC—FREE
for Teachers of Grades PreK–12
Available for a group of educators at times to be determined.
Find out about our offerings, techniques for focusing students on content and engaging them in inquiry while at the museum, how to extend the learning with pre- and post- activities, and tips for applying for funding your field trip or outreach.
For more Information, contact the Head of School and Teacher Programs at: (585)271-4552, ext 521 or deborah_massey@rmsc.org
Fee-Based Workshops:
Getting the Minds-On with the Hands-On
Recommended for Teachers in Grades K-5
We've all seen it: great hands-on activities that students whip through without thinking. We'll practice techniques to slow them down and get their minds where their hands are. You'll take home techniques and materials to apply to your own activities.
$30 per person
Rochester's Underground Railroad with Primary Documents
Recommended for Teachers in Grades K–5
Learn how to use local, primary documents and on-line materials to motivate your students to ask questions, follow clues to the past, and unearth stories that connect to their lives. Find out how untruths can originate and be carried on as myth and legends. Optional: receive a kit of resources from RMSC's rich archives, selected to match and enrich the NYS Elementary Social Studies curriculum and standards.
$30 per person
$50 with resource kit
For planetarium workshops contact Steve Fentress, Planetarium Director, at steve_fentress@rmsc.org
For all other workshops, contact Deborah Massey, Head of School & Teacher Programs, at deborah_massey@rmsc.org, or by phone at (585)271-4552 x521