CA+Professional+Development+Opportunities

There are several excellent professional development opportunities for science teachers in California.

__Southern California __
 * Los Angeles: __**[|California Science Center]**__: The Science Center has a wide variety of resources for educators in southern California.
 * Pasadena: __**[|California Science Education Conference]**__ October 21-23, 2011. This conference will hold workshops and short courses geared for educators in the area of science.

__Central California __
 * Fresno: [|Central Valley Science Project]. This professional development institute focuses on the best practices in professional development for science education reform. It also provides for collaboration among the nation’s top science education leaders, practitioners, and researchers

__Northern California __
 * San Jose: __**[|California Science Education Conference]**__ - October 18-21, 2011.
 *  Monterey: __**[|Monterey Bay Aquarium Teacher Program] ****[|s] **__: This summer (2011) there will be four week long institutes available to full time teachers. These programs are free professional development opportunities to provide teachers witl activities that are correalted to the national and california science standards.

__Worldwide__:
 * ====[|World Conference on New Trends in Science Education (WCNTSE)]: This world organization is dedicated to the improvement of science instruction worldwide. The organization is holding its annual conference this September 2011 in Kusadasi, Turkey. ====