[Currdir] Tuition assistance for PrISM courses

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From: Bonnie Morihara [mailto:moriharb at wou.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 4:58 PM
To: Bonnie Morihara (moriharb at wou.edu)
Subject: Tuition assistance for PrISM courses
 
Dear PrISM Oregon teachers,

We know you're busy with the opening of the 2008-09 school year, but
it's also time to sign up for fall courses offered through the PrISM
Oregon program, and we have some great news! Now you can get tuition
assistance <http://prismoregon.org/tuition_assistance.php>  when you
complete a PrISM Oregon course if you are employed in an Oregon K-12
school. The reimbursement level will be 60% if you teach at an eligible
high-need school and 40% if your school is not on the high-need list, so
you can count on a minimum of 40% tuition assistance. (The entire
district must qualify as high-need according to U.S. Census figures;
then individual schools with high-poverty levels within the district can
qualify.)

PrISM Oregon <http://www.prismoregon.org/>  courses are designed to make
mathematics and science exciting for both you and your students and to
increase your confidence in teaching math and science. PrISM courses are
accredited graduate-level courses and can be applied to your pay scale,
used for license reauthorization, and will apply towards a PrISM
Certificate that will demonstrate your knowledge and abilities in
mathematics and science. PrISM courses are designed to be accessible to
teachers throughout Oregon, so all fall courses are either entirely
online or hybrid courses with one or two face-to-face meetings or field
experiences. All fall courses will begin September 29, 2008, so don't
delay. Sign up for the course you want at the university teaching the
course.
 
Take a look at this intriguing list of 10 science & mathematics courses
<http://prismoregon.org/courses.php>  that make up the PrISM Oregon
courses available this fall. Then sign up at the university teaching the
fall PrISM course that interests you and begin your journey toward
earning a PrISM certificate.

*	Engaging in Science: Ecological/Environmental Inquiry for
Elementary Teachers 
*	The Young Child as Scientist 
*	Mathematics and Culture 
*	The Invisible World of Microbes 
*	Scientific Method 
*	Nature of Science 
*	Science Materials & Labs: Nature of Science 
*	Earth/Space Science in the Elementary Classroom 
*	Inquiry Teaching 
*	Inquiring into Science & Mathematics Learning and Teaching 

Bonnie

Bonnie Morihara, Ph.D.
PrISM Oregon Coordinator
The Teaching Research Institute
Western Oregon University
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR  97361
Tel: 503-838-8413
Fax: 503-838-8150
Email: moriharb at wou.edu
URL:  <http://www.tr.wou.edu/> 


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