Vernier Launches its Spring 2015 Data-Collection Workshop Series for Science and STEM Educators

Pasadena will be one of the 34 nationwide stops for Vernier Software and Technology’s free workshops across America to help science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) educators integrate data-collection technology into their curriculum, it was announced today.

The tour is expected to stop in Pasadena on April 16.

During each four-hour workshop, educators will engage in hands-on training using Vernier’s award-winning technology, including its Go Wireless Temp, the first in a family of wireless sensors for use with iPad and compatible mobile devices.

“Our workshops provide educators with a free, hands-on professional development opportunity that allows them to learn new and exciting ways to deliver students an engaging science or STEM education,” said David Vernier, co-founder of Vernier and a former physics teacher.

“Educators can take the skills and best practices learned in the workshops and apply them as part of their classroom instruction to help students master the practices, ideas and concepts detailed in the Next Generation State Standards,’’ Vernier said.

During the workshops, training specialists provide attendees with guidance as they explore classroom-ready experiments they can use in their physics, biology, chemistry, environmental and K–8 science classes.

Attendees have the option of earning two (quarter) graduate science credit hours through the Portland State University Center for Science Education. Each workshop also includes a light meal and an electronic copy of Vernier’s Workshop Training Manual, which includes ready-to-use lab handouts for all science disciplines.

To register for a Vernier data-collection workshop go to http://www.vernier.com/training/workshops.