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

Posted Wed, 02/27/2013 - 7:22pm by eileen

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...

Posted Wed, 11/28/2012 - 5:41pm by eileen

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....

Posted Thu, 11/15/2012 - 1:44pm by eileen

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

Register for meeting

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

Posted Thu, 11/08/2012 - 1:00pm by eileen

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....

Posted Fri, 11/02/2012 - 12:30pm by eileen

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....

Posted Tue, 10/23/2012 - 3:17pm by eileen

DRK-12  - NSF 11-588

2013 AAAS Annual Meeting Update...

Posted Thu, 10/18/2012 - 2:19pm by eileen

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....

Posted Wed, 10/17/2012 - 1:34pm by eileen


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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...

Posted Tue, 10/02/2012 - 4:06pm by eileen

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...

Posted Fri, 09/07/2012 - 2:22pm by eileen

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: 

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