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Two upcoming free, online seminars featuring great resources for 
professional development and quality content in your educational 
programming:

NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series:
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears:  Integrating Science and Literacy for 
Elementary Educators
Seminar 1: Polar Geography
Tuesday, May 27th
6:30pm-8:00pm Eastern Time

As a part of the free online seminar series provided by the National 
Science Teachers Association and the National Digital Library, learn 
about this online cyberzine with featured content from the Ohio Resource 
Center, NSDL, COSI, and more.   Find out about how to use content 
related to the polar regions to incorporate literacy strategies in your 
programs for educators of K-5.

Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine
http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org

Seminar description and to register:
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NSDL2/webseminar11.aspx 

http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/SeminarRegistration.aspx

National Middle School Association:
"A New Model of Science Curricula and Instruction"
NSDL Middle School Portal
Thursday, May 29th
3:30pm - 4:30pm Eastern Time

This free online seminar provides participants with an understanding of 
how the Middle School Portal (a resource at no cost) offers an in-depth 
look at standards-based math and science concepts. This Webinar will 
introduce a new model of science curricula and instruction that includes 
1) core concepts; 2) learning progressions; and 3) the four strands of 
science proficiency through the use of quality resources provided by the 
Middle School Portal.

Middle School Portal:
http://msteacher.org

Webinar description and registration:
http://www.nmsa.org/Advocacy/OtherResources/MiddleSchoolPortal/tabid/1689/Default.aspx 

http://www.nmsa.org/Advocacy/OtherResources/MiddleSchoolPortal/Registration/tabid/1690/Default.aspx 



Robert Payo
NSDL Education and Outreach Specialist
National Science Digital Library
http://nsdl.org
303-497-2935

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