WILLIAMSTOWN - The Williams College astronomy department will offer a two-day teachers' workshop, Feb. 11-12, at the college's Hopkins Observatory.
The workshop can accommodate about 20 schoolteachers of all age groups. The full cost of attendance, as well as for substitutes for teachers' classrooms, will be covered.
The programming for the workshop includes a general overview of the
study of the solar system as well as grade-appropriate activities,
discussions and demonstrations linked to the Massachusetts Frameworks
for Science and Technology.
Teachers will receive a tour of the observatory and an introduction to the Zeiss planetarium projector at the Milham Planetarium.
The workshop will be led by professor Jay Pasachoff and Shawn Burdick of Mount Greylock Regional High School, with planning assistance from Linda Wagner.
Teachers interested in more information or in attending the workshop
should call Barbara Swanson at Williams College, 413-597-2188.
Burdick has arranged for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to provide either graduate credit or professional development points for participating teachers.
The workshop has been made available through a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Additional funding for the workshop is provided through a grant from
the Howard Hughes Foundation.
Funds also are available to support individual classes coming to the
planetarium, including bus expenses. For mo
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire
By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.
The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.
Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.
The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries.
"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m.
The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation.
Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call.
"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said.
Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze.
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