Keep Improving Content Knowledge and Skills
Summer Teacher Institutes for Elementary, Secondary
Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Inquiry
KICKS professional development opportunities :
á Designed to increase science content knowledge, improve teaching skills and connect with science teachers across Nebraska
á Include eleven different KICKS institutes across the state of Nebraska
á Lead by award-winning Nebraska educators and university professors
á 
A
two-week institute this summer (8 days) with up to 4 follow-up sessions
throughout the school year
Who May Apply?
5th-12th grade Science Teachers
Special Education/Title Teachers
Institute Benefits:
¥ Science teaching resources
¥ Substitute fee of $100 per day
¥ Stipend of $1200 (gross)
¥ MyeLearning account for 1 year
¥ Lodging for those located at least 60 miles from the training site
¥ Graduate Credit available (5-6 credit hours)
Summer Institutes 2008
Secondary
Biology: June 16-19 & 23-26,
Columbus, NE
Secondary
Physics: June 9-12 & 16-19,
Kearney, NE
Secondary
Physics: June 30-July 2 & July
7-11, Fremont, NE
Secondary
Chemistry: June 17-20 & 23-26,
Gering, NE
Secondary
Chemistry: July 9-11 & 14-18,
Omaha, NE
Elementary: June 16-19 & 23-25, Fremont, NE
Elementary: June 30-July 2 & July 7-11,
Wakefield, NE
Elementary: July 14-17 & 21-24, Henry Doorly
Zoo, Omaha, NE
Inquiry
for Grades K-6: May 27-30 &
July 28-31, Ogallala, NE
Inquiry
for Grades 3-8: July 22-25 plus
four 2-day follow-up sessions, Grand Island, NE
Inquiry
for Grades 7-12: August 4-7 plus
four 2-day follow-up sessions, Papillion, NE
For information or to download an application, please go
to:
http://kicks.ishareinfo.org/mspkicks/
Contact Deb Paulman at
308-284-8481 or email dpaulman@esu16.org