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The teacher was the one who initiated a request for a RE-SEED volunteer to work with them in the classroom. The teacher was asked to have the acknowledgement signed by the principal giving permission for the volunteer to work in the classroom if the district or school had not given blanket permission. We then began the search for a volunteer who was a good candidate for the needs of the teacher. Sometimes this was a quick process and sometimes the teacher would need to wait for a new volunteer to be trained. We kept the teacher informed as to our progress in locating a suitable volunteer. See below for the training schedule that volunteers went through.

Introductory Volunteer Resources:
• RE-SEED – Program Overview
• The Role of the Volunteer
• Working in the Classroom

Workshop Training Schedule:
Workshop 1:
• RE-SEED Overview: An Introduction
• Inquiry-Based Learning (Link 1)
• Cultural Awareness

Workshop 2:
• Kit-Based Science – Using and Adapting Kits
• Curriculum and Standards
• (Link 1 | Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3 | Link 4)

Workshop 3:
• Designing Engaging STEM Activities
• Build It – Engineering Drawings
• Implementing Engaging STEM Activities

Workshop 4:
• Inquiry Based Learning and “How People Learn”

Workshop 5:
• What is Life Activity
• Physical Science Activity
• RE-SEED Experiences from a Classroom Teacher

Workshop 6:
• Teacher/Volunteer MOUs
• Being an Effective RE-SEED Volunteer – a Presentation by Jim Burton
• Missing Mass Experiment
• Certification and Placement Information

Schools/Towns that Hosted Volunteers (as of 2014)