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Professional Development Opportunities:
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K-12 Teachers Natural Resources
Workshop (download the PDF's: July
23-25 or July 24-26)
July 23-25 or July 24-26... Sheldon & Rainier WA 8:30 am - 4:30 pm lunches included - registration no later than June 20 - download the flyer for more info
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Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom (download
the PDF)
Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom will present two credit-option workshops to help educators raise their students’ agricultural literacy, and their own. The three-day hands-on events, that include farm tours, Alaska Grow lunches and a bevy of special speakers, are July 30-Aug. 1 in Fairbanks and Aug. 5-7 in Palmer. Each will be held at the UAF Experiment Farms in those communities. Registration is available at www.agclassroom.org/ak with early registration deadlines July 1 for Fairbanks and July 7 for Palmer. Course without credits is $90 for classroom educators, and includes materials, lunches, snacks and tours. Credits are $69 for one or $89 for two and will be 500 level through UAA. For more information, see the website or contact Victoria Naegele, 746-2172, akaitc@alaskafb.org. This course is sponsored by the Alaska Division of Agriculture Alaska Grown program and Alaska Farm Bureau.
Victoria Naegele
Alaska Agriculture in the Classroom
907-746-2172
fax 746-2173
www.agclassroom.org/ak
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A Fantastic Summer Opportunity for Teachers ...
Thinking about what to do this summer? For professional development? For vacation? Take advantage of a week long free professional development program for middle and high school science teachers offered jointly by FDA and the Graduate School, USDA in our nation?s capital!
Consider this:
March 3, 2008 a large wholesale company announced that it is voluntarily
recalling approximately 10,368 pounds of frozen chicken Entrées
that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. On September
17, 2007, a well-known salad producer issued a voluntary recall of
one of its products due to possible contamination with E. Coli 0157:H7.
Foodborne disease outbreaks and food recalls such as these frequent the news. How do these organisms cause disease? What can an individual do to protect themselves from these diseases? What measures are being taken by the federal government to prevent transmission of these organisms?
The science and technology of food safety from the farm to the table continues to change to meet our need for safe food products. New and emerging technologies have enabled scientists to broaden their understandings of these and similar organisms.
But you might wonder what do these outbreaks and recalls have to do with your teaching science? What better way of engaging your students in learning science than to do it through food? And it will be easy?
Science educators do have an opportunity to provide inquiry-based lessons related to these outbreaks and recalls. These lessons can be found in the curriculum Science and Our Food Supply developed jointly by NSTA and FDA. And, in order to prepare teachers to use these lessons, FDA and the Graduate School, USDA have joined as partners to provide a free multidimensional professional development program that will take place July 20 ? 28. Included in the program are transportation to and from Washington, DC and all housing and meal expenses.
During the program, selected teachers will receive a copy of the curriculum and will participate in the following activities: meeting with FDA and USDA scientists to learn about their current research on foodborne diseases; working with teachers at the microbiology lab at the University of Maryland to learn proper techniques to use in doing microbiology labs with their own students; touring the Phillips Seafood Company?s processing plant in Baltimore; and, touring USDA?s farm in Beltsville, MD.
Selected science teachers are asked to implement the curriculum in their
classrooms during the 2008 ? 2009 school year and to do a workshop
on the curriculum for other teachers. All of the teachers will attend
an Enhancement Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 6, 2008 -
again, all
expenses paid. Each teacher will also receive a $1000.00 grant to conduct
the workshop.
To download a copy of the application ? deadline April 23, 2008:
http://webserver1.grad.usda.gov/conferences/fda_nsta/etc/FDAWorkshopApplicationSummer2008.pdf.
For more information about the Professional Development program see
FAQ: http://webserver1.grad.usda.gov/conferences/fda_nsta/fdafaq.php
To order a free copy of the curriculum: http://webserver1.grad.usda.gov/conferences/fda_nsta/request_form.php.
To view the Emmy award video that is part of the curriculum: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/vltdrx.html
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CDC's 2008 Science Ambassador Program
Teachers across the nation are invited to compete in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Science Ambassador Program. The program is an innovative career development opportunity for middle and high school science teachers. Selected teachers will attend an intensive 5-day workshop to collaborate with CDC scientists who lead discussions on the history of public health and current public health concerns. The workshop includes lectures that are based on current research and interventions affecting public health worldwide. Previous topics include HIV/AIDS, teen dating violence, environmental lead exposure, and alcohol abuse. The program provides the training and resources that participants need to introduce public health topics into the classroom in ways that support state science education and National Science Standards.
Teachers attend Workshop I (June 16-20, 2008), or Workshop II (July 21-25) to work with peers and CDC scientists to create two lesson plans based on topics presented during the workshop. Once these lesson plans have been reviewed and published on the CDC website, teachers will implement and evaluate them in the classroom.
Because you have a connection with science teachers throughout your state, CDC welcomes your assistance in letting others know about Science Ambassador. To help you, we have attached the 2008 Science Ambassador application. Please share it with teachers and other colleagues who might be interested. The application is due to CDC by March 21, 2008, so do not delay. Application is here
Science Ambassador is a great opportunity for science teachers to work closely with CDC scientists and bring new and innovative materials to science classrooms in your state. This is a competitive program, so please help get this information to teachers as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Science Ambassador Program at 404-418-7246, or scienceambassador@cdc.gov. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.cdc.gov/excite/ScienceAmbassador/.
Sincerely,
Azania Heyward-James
Career Paths to Public Health, Lead
Office of Workforce and Career Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Powerful Professional Learning
in Science
July 7-10, 2008, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
Register today! -- http://www.nsela.org/calendar/calendar.html#reg#reg
The technology of professional learning is changing. No longer are teachers participating in workshops as their primary means of learning. As educators learn more from research and practice about how students learn, they also come to understand more about how educators need to learn. At this conference, participants will explore the differences between professional development and professional learning. They will experience several powerful designs themselves – deeply enough that they will be able to facilitate these designs with the educators with whom they work. They will evaluate current professional learning programs according to a variety of criteria. Then, using a Backmapping Model for planning, implementing, and evaluating professional learning, they will create a plan to remodel current professional learning approaches so that they more closely align with students’ learning needs, meet National Staff Development Council’s standards for staff development, and model the type of learning educators want their students to experience.
Participants will:
·1 - Have a deep understanding about the differences
between professional development and learning because they have experienced
at least two professional learning designs.
2 - Summarize the components of powerful professional designs in their
own words.
3 - Match the NSDC standards to the professional learning designs they
have experienced.
4 - Be able to facilitate at least three powerful designs with their
own staff members.
5 - Understand the connection between professional learning and student
achievement by using the Backmapping Model to plan, implement, and
evaluate professional learning (focus on evaluation).
6 - Use a visual dialogue design to create indicators of the effect
of professional learning
Presenters
Dr. Lois Easton, recently retired as Director of Professional Development at Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center, Estes Park, Colorado and author of Powerful Designs for Professional Development and Dr. Stevi Quate, Colorado Department of Education and Educational Consultant
Registration
Register securely online,
or download a
registration form to mail in.
Registration fees are:
Members $350 until April 15 and $375 after April 15 -- Non-Members
$395 until April 15 and $420 after April 15
Powerful Designs for Professional Learning , an $80+ value, will be given free of charge to participants preregistering by June 1.
The institute qualifies as NCLB, Title II – Part A, Professional Development.
Accomodations and Travel
Make your travel plans early! We will begin at 2 pm on
Monday, July 7 and end at 12 pm on Thursday, July 10.
Rooms must be reserved
directly through the Grove Park Inn.
If you are flying into the area, Asheville, NC (AVL) is the closest airport but Charlotte, NC (CLT), Greenville, SC (GSP) and Knoxville, TN (TYS) are all within a 2 hour drive.
Learn more about what
to do in Asheville while you are there!
For additional information, contact Pat
Shane, Karen Charles, or Susan
Sprague
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Sign up now to participate in National Environmental Education
Week, April 13 - 19, 2008!
As the nation's largest environmental education event National EE Week,
made possible by Canon, promotes understanding and protection of the
natural world by actively engaging K-12th grade students and educators
of all subjects in an inspired week of environmental learning and service
before Earth Day. As partners in EE Week, educators have access to:
Standards-based environmental education lessons and activities;
Monthly electronic newsletters that highlight the latest EE curricula,
professional development, and funding opportunities; and opportunities
for online communication and knowledge-sharing with educators from
across the country.
If you work with students in a school, nature center, zoo, museum,
aquarium, or other educational setting, you can join EE Week's efforts
and gain national recognition for your work.
Log on to www.EEWeek.org to register
Questions? Email EEWeek@neefusa.org or
call (202) 261-6484
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NABT Professional Development Conference
October 15-18, 2008
Memphis Cook Convention Center
Memphis, Tennessee
Join us in Memphis and help NABT celebrate its 70th anniversary.
Explore new teaching strategies and technologies ... Infuse your understanding
of scientific concepts with new information ? Hear speakers such as
Eugenie Scott and attend the Dover, Pennsylvania Teacher Symposium
? And renew your spirit through conversations with like-minded colleagues.
Learn more about NABT 2008 on our Web site, www.nabt2008.org,
or contact NABT at 703 264-9696.
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2008 SACNAS National Conference
International Polar Year: Global Change in Our Communities
October 9-12, Salt Lake City, Utah
Call for Session Proposals – Deadline: March 20, 2008
In preparation for the 2008 SACNAS conference we are pleased to invite session proposals from the professional scientific community. Please consider submitting a session proposal through our online system. Conference sessions are an excellent opportunity to share your valuable insights and experiences.
The Conference Theme – International
Polar Year: Global Climate Change in Our Communities:
The 2008 SACNAS National Conference theme focuses on global change—particularly
climate change and its impact on all fields of science and all ecosystems
and populations from the poles to the desert. Timed to correspond with
world-wide efforts related to The International
Polar Year and supported by a grant from the National
Science Foundation, SACNAS' IPY conference represents an opportunity
for the minority scientific community to have a voice in the direction
and application of research affecting the health of the planet and
her people.
Proposals are encouraged to demonstrate a relationship to polar research,
IPY, sustainability, green research, global change, traditional ecological
knowledge, or related topics; however, a connection to the IPY theme
is not required.
About
the SACNAS Conference:
A unique blend of science, culture, and community, the conference is
both interdisciplinary and highly interactive. Through it, SACNAS seeks
to motivate and inspire individuals at all stages of educational and
career development with an array of research presentations, mentoring
and training sessions, nationally renowned keynote speakers, discussion
forums, special events, and cultural performances.
About
Conference Sessions:
This year, we will feature over 45 different sessions. Please consider
submitting a proposal in any of the following session categories
to learn more, go to our session
proposal page
1. Scientific Symposia
2. Professional Development Sessions
3. Precollege Teacher Workshops
4. Preconference Events
5. Special Interest Forums
6. Receptions
7. Orientations
About SACNAS:
For 35 years, SACNAS has been a diverse society promoting opportunities
in advanced science education for Chicano/Latino, Native American,
and other underrepresented minority students. The mission of
SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in
Science) is to encourage Chicano/Latino and Native American students
to pursue graduate education and obtain the advanced degrees necessary
for science research, leadership, and teaching careers at all levels.
For additional information about the conference or to
submit a proposal, please see the call for proposals
website or contact SACNAS directly (please
reference “SACNAS Session Proposal” in the subject) or
toll free at 1-877-SACNAS-1
Bryana Britts, Program Manager
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
P.O.Box 8526
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Phone: (831) 459-0170 ext. .238
Fax: (831) 459-0194
Bryana@sacnas.org
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Middle & High School Teacher Opportunity -- International
Polar Year: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Polar Connections
University of Massachusetts Amherst
14-18 July 2008
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 1 April 2008
For further information, please go to: http://www.umassk12.net/ipy
Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and University
of Massachusetts Amherst, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) Polar Connections is designed to promote the teaching of science
concepts and processes related to the polar regions and to emphasize
connections to state and national science standards in middle and high
schools.
This unique teacher opportunity features a week-long program at University
of Massachusetts Amherst, which focuses on current science research
in the polar regions and makes connections to school science curriculums.
The program will address the rapid changes occurring in the
physical environment, the corresponding impact on the biosphere, and
the history and politics of the polar regions. During the program participants
will preview the curriculum materials and draft a plan for incorporating
them into the classroom. Online discussion forums will be
held during the academic year to facilitate collaborative efforts between
participants and university faculty. Teachers can earn Professional
Development Points (PDPs) for participation in this program, and three
graduate credits will be available at a reduced cost. Housing, meals,
and travel reimbursement will be provided for those who live outside
the commuting area. In addition to a $375 USD stipend, participants
will receive various materials, a materials budget, and funds to support
their dissemination efforts.
To apply, teachers must prepare a narrative statement on how they plan
to use the information from this seminar in the classroom, as well
as how and where they will disseminate knowledge about the study of
polar regions within the school, school district, and community. Applicants
must include a resume and letter of support from the school principal
or superintendent. The application package can be submitted by e-mail,
fax, or regular mail, but should be received by Tuesday, 1
April 2008. Late applications will be accepted on a space
available basis.
The program is sponsored by the STEM Education Institute and the Climate
System Research Center (CSRC), and is designed for teachers of middle
and high school science, math, and technology.
For more information and application forms, please go to: http://www.umassk12.net/ipy or
contact: ipy@umassk12.net
Phone: 413-545-0734 Fax: 413-545-3697
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APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR LUNAR AND PLANETARY INSTITUTE 2008 FIELD-BASED
WORKSHOP
"Floods and Flows: Exploring Mars Geology on Earth," a
NASA-sponsored workshop for educators, will be held July 13-19, 2008.
Spend the week with planetary scientists visiting the site of ancient
Glacial Lake Missoula and tracing its flood waters through Montana,
Idaho and into Washington. From these field experiences and accompanying
classroom activities, participants will build an understanding of surface
processes on Earth, including water flow, volcanism, glaciation and
sedimentation. Attendees will extend their understanding to interpret
what the features on the surface of Mars suggest about the past environments
and history of the Red Planet.
The experience will be divided between the field and lab, where participants
work with classroom-tested, hands-on inquiry-based activities and resources
that can be used to enhance Earth and space science teaching in the
classroom. Participants receive lesson plans, supporting resources
and presentations.
Applications are due April 7, 2008. For more
information about the workshop and to submit an application online,
visit http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/fieldtrips/2008/floods20081st.shtml.
Questions about the workshop may be sent to bnelson@lpi.usra.edu.
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2008 Teacher Scholarships In Denali National Park and Preserve
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Teacher Scholarships Available for Summer Teacher Trainings in Denali
Application Deadline: February 24
Application Information: Alaska
Geographic Institute Scholarship Page
Contact Information: courses@murieslc.org
(907) 683-1269 or (888) 688-1269
The Murie Science and Learning Center is awarding scholarships to teachers for accredited trainings and seminars this summer in Denali National Park. These small-group field courses use Denali as their classroom and will explore science, research, and educational opportunities. Most courses are three days in length. Participants stay at a remote field camp and explore the park by vehicle and hiking excursions.
Professional development credit (1-3 credits) is made available through
the University of Alaska.
For information about the courses and application process please visit
the Murie
Science and Learning Center or Alaska
Geographic
The application deadline is February 24, 2008.
The Murie Science and Learning Center provides research, discovery,
and learning opportunities within northern Alaska national parks to
promote appreciation and caring for our national and cultural heritage.
Alaska Geographic (formerly known as the Alaska Natural History Institute)
offers accredited Field Seminars and Teacher Trainings through the
MSLC as the original location of its now-statewide Institute.
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"Grants
for Formal K-12 Education" RGK Foundation awards grants within
education to programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly
mathematics, science and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher
education. Maximum Award: $25,000. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations.
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"Outdoor
Classroom Grant Program for the Natural Sciences" Lowe's
Charitable and Educational Foundation, International Paper and
National Geographic Explorer! Magazine have teamed up to create
an outdoor classroom grant program whose focus is to engage students
in hands-on natural science experiences and allow enrichment opportunities
across the core curriculum. Maximum Award: $2,000. Eligibility:
K-12 public schools in the United States.
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Two-day summer workshop for teachers at UAF:
Understanding the Role of Permafrost in a Rapidly Warming Climate (K-12 Teachers June25-27
Follow link for more information http://www.nicop.org/courses.html
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The Lunar and Planetary Institute invites you to participate in: Floods
and Flows: Exploring Mars Geology on Earth
A NASA-sponsored field-based workshop, 13-19 July 2008 for intermediate grade level science teachers (other educators are invited)
Spend the week with planetary scientists visiting the site of Ancient Glacial Lake Missoula and tracing its flood waters through Montana, Idaho, and into Washington. Examine the geologic evidence for catastrophic flooding, as well as for past volcanism in this region. From these field experiences and accompanying classroom activities, participants will build an understanding of surface processes on Earth, including water flow, volcanism, glaciation, and sedimentation. Attendees will extend their understanding to interpret what the features on the surface of Mars suggest about past environments and history of the red planet.
The experience will be divided between the field and lab, where participants work with classroom-tested, hands-on inquiry based activities and resources that can be used to enhance Earth and space science teaching in the classroom. Participants receive lesson plans, supporting resources, and presentations. A limited number of grants are available to cover registration.
Join us for hands-on, real-world experience to enhance your teaching about Earth and space science — and the connections between these exciting fields of research!
For more information about costs and logistics, and to apply for the experience, please visit:http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/fieldtrips/2008/
Applications are due April 7, 2008
Participants will be notified of their acceptance by April
15, 2008.
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