Call for Participation

JCDL 2012: Call for Participation

Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 1:51pm by eileen

The 12th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries takes place June 10-14, 2012, in Washington D.C. The conference is hosted by the George Washington University and the Library of Congress. 

IMPORTANT DATES

   * Full Papers due January 23, 2012

   * Short Papers, Panels, Posters & Demos, Workshops, Tutorials due January 30, 2012

   * Notification of acceptance for Workshops and Tutorials: March 1, 2012

NSDL hosts Learning Registry Plugfest2 December 12-14...

Posted Tue, 11/08/2011 - 5:17pm by eileen

Plugfest2, organized by the Learning Registry, is a multi-day "code-fest" exploring possibilities of transfer and exchange of data, the building of tools, services, and features connecting content collections, communities of practice, repositories, etc.

Free webinar on Preventing Cyberbullying: Wed. Oct 26....

Posted Mon, 10/24/2011 - 3:39pm by eileen

NSDL's Middle School Portal 2: Math & Science Pathways is sponsoring a free webinar on prevention of cyberbullying, in collaboration with Common Sense Media. The webinar is Wednesday, October 26, at 6:30 PM EDT. See complete info below and register soon! 

 

Geoscience Education Reception at GSA meeting, Oct 8

Posted Fri, 10/07/2011 - 1:40pm by eileen

The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT), the Geological Society of America's (GSA) Ed Division and Ed Committee, Cutting Edge, Incorporated Research Instiutions
for Seismology (IRIS), and American Geosciences Institute (AGI) are jointly sponsoring the annual Geoscience Education Reception at the GSA Annual Meeting.
Please join us on Saturday, October 8, 2011, 5:00pm to 7:00pm in the Minneapolis Convention Center, Seasons Room.

Cyberlearning Research Summit - October 1 deadline for application...

Posted Thu, 09/29/2011 - 2:03pm by eileen

A thought-provoking gathering of experts in learning with technology is planned for January 18, 2012. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the summit will focus on identifying unique opportunities for research in the learning sciences, together with new technologies and approaches.

October webinar: Supporting Vision and Change through ESA's EcoEd Digital Library Resources

Posted Tue, 09/27/2011 - 1:30pm by eileen

The EcoEd Digital Library—a project of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) and a collaborator of NSDL's BioscienceEdNet (BEN) Pathway—is conducting a series of webinars for the science education community.   

NSDL Biological Sciences Pathway accepting applications for BEN Scholars program...

Posted Tue, 08/16/2011 - 11:52am by eileen

 

International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge - Call for Entries

Posted Tue, 07/19/2011 - 11:57am by eileen

vis challenge sample

RETI: Global climate research experience for science teachers at National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

Posted Thu, 07/07/2011 - 3:28pm by eileen

Science teachers have the opportunity to apply for a 1-year global climate Research Experience for Teachers Institute (RETI) with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. Co-sponsored by NCAR and the Mathematics and Science Teaching (MAST) Institute at the University of Northern Colorado, RETI provides teachers with a $4250 stipend to complete the program. 

The year-long internship program offers twelve practicing and pre-service secondary teachers the opportunity to:

Learning Labs in Museums and Libraries - Call for Applications

Posted Thu, 07/07/2011 - 1:57pm by eileen

The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and MacArthur Foundation are teaming up on a new funding initiative to fund up to $100,000 to plan and design learning labs in museums and libraries across the country. The initiative uses the YOUmedia teen space at Chicago's main public library as a model, and will support up to 30 labs to serve as prototypes for use of digital media for learning. 

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