Call for Participation

Global online Town Hall about math and science

Posted Mon, 11/08/2010 - 4:51pm by eileen

See the Connect a Million Minds announcement of a a global, online town hall on Wednesday, November 17 at 12 pm ET: Math, Science and the Future of our Nation

Hosted by former Vice President Al Gore, inventor Dean Kamen, astronaut Sally Ride, and young people from around the world, the town hall will be an interactive discussion exploring youth attitudes toward math and science education. 

MSP2 Webinar: Virtual Field Trips

Posted Tue, 10/26/2010 - 12:29pm by eileen

NSDL's Middle School Portal is hosting a free online web seminar this coming Thursday as part of its MSP2 Pedagogy 2.0 series: 

msp2 webinar logo

Museum of the City seeks beta test exhibitors to develop online exhibits...

Posted Sun, 10/24/2010 - 4:25pm by eileen

Portland State University's Museum of the City (MOC) is a developing virtual museum of city life and design—past, present, and future. Its scope covers many aspects of city life: urban planning, education, transportation, communications, energy use and lifestyles, green space development, agriculture in cities, urban gridlock, local government, cities of tomorrow, green technologies, and much more. 

NSF 11-502: Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)

Posted Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:51am by eileen

The National Science Foundation has released an updated solicitation, NSF 11-502 for Cyber-Enabled Discovery & Innovation (CDI).   

Full Proposal Window:  December 1, 2010 - January 19, 2011

Type I Full Proposal Submission Window

PAEMST nominations now open

Posted Wed, 10/20/2010 - 1:18pm by eileen

Nominations for the 2010 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math & Science Teaching are open. This year's awards are for secondary teachers.  Here's your chance to nominate those excellent STEM teachers you know:  http://www.paemst.org/controllers/home.cfc?method=view

PolarTREC research experience application deadline: October 1, 2010

Posted Wed, 09/29/2010 - 5:09pm by eileen

PolarTREC - Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating is currently accepting applications from teachers and researchers for the fifth year of teacher research experiences during the 2011 (usually Arctic) or 2011-2012 (usually Antarctic) field seasons.

ABOUT PolarTREC:

Call for Presenters - Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education - March 8-9, 2011

Posted Wed, 09/15/2010 - 1:16pm by vangundy

Call for Presenters
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Cyberlearning Tools for STEM Education
(CyTSE) Conference
March 8-9, 2011
The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa
Berkeley, CA
Submissions due October 15, 2010
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The call for presenters for the first annual CyTSE Conference is now available!

Interested in a Project 2061 workshop on aligning resources to standards at the NSDL Annual Meeting?

Posted Thu, 09/09/2010 - 5:04pm by eileen

 

Museum Computer Network scholarships for MCN 2010 Conference...

Posted Fri, 07/30/2010 - 12:56pm by eileen

The Museum Computer Network is providing NINE scholarships to attend this year's MCN Conference:

I/O: The Museum Inside-Out/Outside-In: 38th Annual MCN Conference; October 27th - 30th, 2010; Austin, Texas. 

Draft framework for science education standards - comment period open till August 2

Posted Thu, 07/15/2010 - 11:46am by eileen

The National Research Council (NRC) has released a draft of the framework for the new science education standards.  All educators can provide input on the framework via an online questionnaire:

Review and comment on the Draft Framework: 

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Standards_Framework_Homepage.html

Background info and FAQ from NRC: 

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