Previous Schedules of Professional Enrichment Activities for Middle and High School Math and Science Teachers

The schedule for the Fall 2010 semester was:

1. October 16. "Topics in Astronomy and Cosmology" (Bob Eisenstein, SFAFS). Materials from the discussion are available: ("The Big Bang") and ("The Universe Around Us - Things We Know ... ")
   


2. November 6. "A Short Tour of Probability and Statistics" (Irene Lee, Nick Bennett, Joshua Thorp, Project GUTS). Materials from the discussion are available at the Project GUTS Website.


3. December 4. "Basic Ideas About Immunology" (Lora Grainger) Materials from the discussion are available here.

The schedule for the Spring 2011 semester was:

1. January 29. "Introduction to Fractals" (Jonathan Wolfe, Fractal Foundation). Materials from the discussion are available. See "Coastline Dimensions". Additional information can be found at the Fractal Foundation Website. An interesting Nova segment is also available. See Hunting the Hidden Dimension.


2. March 19. "Basic Ideas About Genetics" (Lora Grainger, NMSU).


3. April 23. "Basic Ideas About Climate Change and Its Effect on the Environment" (William de Buys). A short bibliography of the references cited during the discussion, and a biography for Bill, can be found here.