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CASE Institute is a foundational component of teacher preparation that is necessary to ensure an instructor's readiness to deliver CASE curricula to students. The CASE Institute provides a collaborative setting where teachers are immersed in content-specific, project-based instruction. CASE in the News: Agriculture teachers get intense training class at Northern Burlington Regional High School |
Rutgers University
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Field Test Institute for
Animal and Plant Biotechnology (APB)July 29 through August 9, 2012
To register, please visit CASE.
Fee: $2,500
NJ and MO teachers will receive a $500 discount as funding states.
Deadline: July 2, 2012Registration includes all training materials, access to laboratory equipment, lodging and transportation between hotel and classroom facilities.
Breakfast is provided each day at your hotel. All other meals -- lunch and dinner -- are also provided for during training days (i.e. Monday through Friday). You are responsible for lunch and dinner on non-training days (i.e. Saturday and Sunday) except for your arrival on Sunday, July 29th.
Additional inquiries should be directed to
Dr. Dan Jansen, CASE Project Director.Purchase orders and checks should be made payable to:
National Association of Agricultural Educators
300 Garrigus Building
Lexington, KY, 40546Questions regarding ABP Institute billing:
Miranda Chaplin, mchaplin.naae@uky.edu
Orientation:
4:00pm, Sunday, July 29 at Hampton Inn Bordentown
(Dinner and 5:30pm presentation to follow)
Daily Schedule:
8:00am to 5:00pm weekdays
(One hour catered lunch break from 12:00pm-1:00pm)Closing:
12:00pm Thursday, August 9
Please organize your travel arrangements to ensure your attendance at scheduled events. If you are flying, local airports are approximately one (1) hour from the hotel. When booking flights, allow time for travel and check-in.For those of you who are flying in for the Institute, clicking these links will provide options for transportation from Newark Liberty International Airport or Philadelphia International Airport. Both are basically equidistant from the Institute site. Please be advised that you are responsible for any costs associated with travel arrangements you make on your own. Car service can be very expensive! We highly recommend you communicate directly with us and, later, other participants, to take advantage of group travel, carpooling, etc. before making your final arrangements.
Information regarding NJ Transit can be found by clicking the hyperlink. You will want to check the schedule from the Newark Airport Rail Station to the Trenton Transit Center, on the Northeast Corridor line. The trip is approximately 75 minutes, and should cost under $20. Below you will also find some links that will help you navigate getting to the train station.
AirTrain Brochure
http://www.panynj.gov/airports/pdf/ewr-airtrain-brochure-english.pdfNortheast Corridor Line
http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/R0070.pdfRegional Rail Connections
http://www.panynj.gov/airports/pdf/rail-connections.pdfNOTE: There will be at least one (1) shuttle service providing group transportation to/from the Trenton Transit Center. Details will be posted after the first of the year so that you can time your air/ground travel arrangements accordingly.
Rutgers University ABP Institute will be held at the Northern Burlington County Regional School District in Columbus, New Jersey, only 3.5 miles from the hotel. CASE strongly recommends that all participants, regardless of home proximity, plan to stay in lodging provided. This aspect is important to maintain professional learning communities that are created during the course of the institute – through group homework projects and other collaborative brainstorming. Transportation is provided to/from the hotel and the classroom.
Questions regarding housing, meals, classroom location, and other logistics:
Dalynn Knigge, Rutgers University, Office of Continuing Professional Education
knigge@aesop.rutgers.eduQuestions regarding ABP Institute curriculum:
Dr. Dan Jansen, CASE Project Director
Click here to send a message.
GRADUATE CREDITS
Participants in the APB Institute may be eligible for graduate credits by completing additional assignments and paying an additional graduate course fee.For more information, please contact:
Mark Robson, Rutgers University, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
robson@aesop.rutgers.eduTHINGS TO DO IN NEW JERSEY
Make your stay in central New Jersey a memorable one! During your weekend break from the
CASE curriculum, take advantage of local activities and places of interest. Download the Things to Do PDF.To learn more about CASE, click here (PDF download) or visit: www.case4learning.org
Other New Jersey Agricultural Education Links:
State of New Jersey, Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Education
Rutgers University, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Rutgers University, Office of Continuing Professional Education