Future Educator Conference
Each spring Education and Health Sciences Outreach hosts a virtual conference for high school juniors and seniors across Massachusetts. The conference is specifically geared toward those high school students interested in pursuing a career in education. The keynote presentation is delivered by the current Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. The conference includes several breakout sessions on various topics related to education; the sessions are concurrent giving each attendee the opportunity to participate in all sessions.
Please contact Tracy Charbonnier at tcharbonnier@bridgew.edu or 508-531-1494 if you are a high school teacher interested in sending students to the conference.
Project Invention Convention
Each year Education and Health Sciences Outreach sponsors Project Invention Convention. Project Invention Convention is designed to give middle school students (grades 5 – 8) the opportunity to explore the world of science, technology, engineering and mathematics and work as part of a team while enjoying the process of collaboratively creating an invention. Team teacher leaders choose 6 – 8 students to participate; they start planning out their invention ideas which leads to building their invention prototype. Students and teachers work throughout the school year to create their invention. Each June all teams travel to Bridgewater State University and present their invention to an audience and a group of judges. This is a competition and winning teams are chosen based on several categories.
Benefits for Teachers and Students
- Team building
- Communication skills
- Writing skills
- Presentation skills
- Educational but fun
- Activities related to science, technology, engineering and math
- Stimulates interest in students
- Invention can be patented
Please contact Tracy Charbonnier at tcharbonnier@bridgew.edu or 508-531-1494 if you are a middle school teacher interested in leading a team.
Campus Visits
Education and Health Sciences Outreach hosts campus visits for young students in the region. Studies have proven that a college-going culture must be cultivated during middle school and fostered by educators, families, and community members for children to see themselves as college students. The primary goals of these planned visits are to ensure that students gain a heightened awareness of their potential to go to college, have increased motivation to complete middle and high school as a pathway to college and gain an increased interest in career and vocational opportunities.
Please contact Tracy Charbonnier at tcharbonnier@bridgew.edu or 508-531-1494 if you are a middle school teacher interested in planning a campus visit for your students.
MTEL Preparation Workshops
MTEL Preparation Workshops are designed to help promising teachers pass the MTEL exam which is required for licensure in Massachusetts. Workshops are offered several times throughout the calendar year.
New Teacher Academy
This two-day workshop is designed for teachers who will be entering the classroom for the first time. Experienced teachers host sessions are designed to provide new teachers with practical skills and takeaways to add to their teacher toolbox.
Please contact Tracy Charbonnier at tcharbonnier@bridgew.edu or 508-531-1494 to find out more information.
Conferences for teachers and administrators
Education and Health Sciences Outreach offers professional development for school districts in Southeastern Massachusetts on an as needed basis.
Please contact Tracy Charbonnier at tcharbonnier@bridgew.edu or 508-531-1494.