Sierra College STEM Collaborative launches new professional development program...

eileen — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:22:19 +0000

Rocklin, CA - The Sierra College Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Collaborative assembled over 40 employers, teachers, principals and superintendents from Placer and Nevada counties to announce the new ACTivATE project on Feb. 13.

Life Discovery - Doing Science conference - 20 days left for early bird registration...

eileen — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:41:22 +0000

Take advantage of Early Bird Registration - by December 15 - for the Life Discovery - Doing Science conference: Exploring Biology for a Changing World, in St. Paul, Minnesota, March 15-16, 2013.

This conference will highlight the leading science, curriculum design and implementation and data exploration in a research-rich biology education for grades 9-16.

AAAS 2013 Meeting update....

eileen — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:44:35 +0000

The 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has full details for over 150 scientific sessions, careeer development workshops, and plenary and topical lectures: 14-18 February, Boston, Massachusetts

NSF selects NCAR Director Roger Wakimoto to head up GEO Directorate...

eileen — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:00:41 +0000

The National Science Foundation announces the selection of Roger Wakimoto, director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, as the new assistant director for the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO). Wakimoto was also prior associate director of NCAR's Earth Observing Laboratory. Dr. Wakimoto begins the position at NSF in February 2013.

NSF announcement

PAARC releases RFP for testing of assessment elements....

eileen — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:30:03 +0000

PARCC - the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers - is a 24-state consortium led by non-profit Achieve - recently released a request for propoosals (RFP) through the Indiana Department of Administration (IDPA) for the item tryouts, field testing, embedded research, practice tests, and forms construction for the first operational year of the assessment in English language arts/literacy and mathematics. The RFP specifies the development of technical and cost options for administering and scoring PARCC operational assessments in 2014-2015.

Upcoming NSF proposal deadlines....

eileen — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:17:44 +0000

DRK-12 - NSF 11-588

2013 AAAS Annual Meeting Update...

eileen — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:19:33 +0000

The full program for the February 14-18 2013 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Boston) is available.

Teachers' Domain celebrates its 10th Anniversary....

eileen — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:34:07 +0000

Teachers' Domain 10th Anniversary newsletter issue is available. Congrats, Teachers' Domain on 10 years of excellent service!

IGNITE project at Sierra College infuses math skills in technical courses...

eileen — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:06:00 +0000

Sierra College in Rocklin, California reports positive outcomes from its Advanced Technological Education (ATE) project, funded by the National Science Foundation. Emphasizing the value of two-year college programs, the ATE focuses on improving and expanding the education of technicians in high technology and skills areas integral to the US economy.

New features on NSDL.org: Faceted Search and Browse-by-standards...

eileen — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:22:35 +0000

Check out new features on NSDL.org!

Faceted search enables you to narrow your search results by ed level, resource type, subject, audience, or standards (including Common Core Math). See example using 'area and volume' as search term.

Standards browse enables users to select the desired standards set:

Shodor Newsletter: Interactions

eileen — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:14:07 +0000

Catch up on Shodor's summer activities via the August 2012 issue of Interactions. Included:

Shodor Offers International Opportunities to Noyce Scholars and Fellows

hstoker — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:47:59 +0000

Through funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), and partnered with the National Computational Science Institute (NCSI) Shodor is offering a series of international faculty engagement and professional development opportunities to participants in the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and NSF Teaching Fellowship.

Outstanding Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers

eileen — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:07:00 +0000

President Obama recently named 96 researchers as the honored recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

Howtosmile.org a 2012 Best of AASL site...

eileen — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:25:26 +0000

Congrats to our friends at Howtosmile.org are in order for being named a Best-of-AASL 2012 website!

3rd Annual VIVO Conference: August 22-24

eileen — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:48:46 +0000

Eight half-day workshops will be offered at the 3rd Annual VIVO Conference in Miami, Florida, August 22-24, 2012. Each workshop is designed as a stand-alone session that can be mixed and matched depending on your interest in VIVP or your role in a VIVO implementation.

Conference Website