Register for individual SIRC workshops by date:

January 31, 2012 February 28, 2012 March 27, 2012 April 24, 2012

OR Register for all 4 Spring SIRC Workshops

Science in the River City 2011-2012 Schedule

Download a full 2011-2012 schedule of SIRC workshops
Download a registration form for SIRC workshops
Download the Spring 2012 workshop and guest speaker descriptions

Additional Registration Information

Cost is $45 per individual session.*
*PAYMENT OPTIONS: purchase order, personal check, credit card (VISA/MASTERCARD)
Cost includes dinner, parking passes**, and all workshop materials.
**Parking: An electronic parking permit will be mailed to you by the Friday before the SIRC event.
If you have not received your parking permit by the Monday before SIRC, please call our office and we will re-email it to you.
Walk-In Registrations Accepted. Please come to Sequoia Hall Lobby (1st Floor, Science Building)
Campus map: www.csus.edu/campusmap

Save money by signing up for all 7 workshops: All 7 SIRC workshops for only $295!

Location

On SIRC dates, please go to Sequoia Hall Lobby to check-in or register. Once you have checked-in, you will be given the room location of your workshop. Most workshops will be located in Sequoia Hall.
A campus map is available here: www.csus.edu/campusmap/

Credit Options

Information about CEUs:

The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measurement of non-credit, postsecondary-level study. It has been established by the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET). You may earn CEUs for attending SIRC fall and/or spring courses offered by the MASE Center. CEUs are designed for use where employers, re-licensure agencies and other authorities require a specified number of hours of study on a regular basis for career advancement purposes. Grading for CEU courses is on a credit/no-credit basis.

If you want credit:

SIRC offers 0.9 CEUs offered for attending 3 Fall workshops. Cost $100.*
Payment for credit for the fall units is due to the MASE office on or before November session.

*Fees are split between CCE and the MASE Center for processing.

SIRC offers 1.2 CEUs offered for attending 4 Spring workshops. Cost $100.*
Payment for credit for the spring units is due to the MASE office on or before the February session.

*Fees are split between CCE and the MASE Center for processing.

CEU credit based on attendance, partial credit is not available.
Sign-up and details will be provided at the first meeting.
Birth date is required for CEUs when signing-up.

For Non-Credit participation:

Professional growth hours are available, check with your district for form and conditions.

Funding: What You Can Do

SIRC is aligned with the No Child Left Behind regulations. District and school site Title I and Title II funds can be used for registration costs. Additionally, your district may have other grants or funds or funds related to science, literacy, BTSA, or EL instruction which can support your attendance.

Many districts support the attendance of their teachers to the SIRC program:

Ask your district Science Coordinator or Curriculum & Instruction administrator.
Ask your school principal.
Ask your school Parent Teacher Association for support.
Add SIRC to your Personal Professional Development Plan on file with your district.