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Aug 16, 2012Call for Participation
Education Week offers a webinar on August 29, 2012 on effective use of social media in classroom settings....
Presenters include:
William Kist, a former language arts teacher, is an associate professor of English education at Kent State university in Ohio. He is the author of The Socially Networked Classroom: Teaching in the New Media Age and The Global School: Connecting Classrooms and Students Around the World.
Eric Sheninger is the principal at New Milford High School in Bergen County, N.J. He is the winner of the National Association of Secondary School Principals' 2012 Digital Principal Award and the co-author of Communicating and Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals. In 2011, his blog, ”A Principal's Reflections, was selected as Best School Administrator Blog by Edublogs.
Moderator: Anthony Rebora, managing editor, Education Week Teacher
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Aug 14, 2012Call for Participation
Register NOW for AAAS Assessment workshop
AAAS Project 2061’s October 17-19 “Developing and Using Assessments Aligned to Science Learning Goals” workshop in Washington, DC, is filling up fast. Early Bird rates still apply. Don’t wait. Save $$$ and register now! -
Aug 02, 2012Call for Participation
PolarTREC (Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating) offers K12 teachers the opportunity to spend 2-6 weeks doing hands-on field research experiences in the polar regions. PolarTREC aims are to:
- Improve teacher content knowledge of multidisciplinary polar science.
- Improve teacher instructional practices, especially the use of inquiry-based learning to translate polar science to the classroom.
- Improve polar researchers' understanding of and engagement in K-12 education to strengthen and enrich the outreach and dissemination of their research.
- Increase students' understanding of and engagement in the polar regions and interest in polar science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers.
Applications for the 2013-2014 program may be submitted betwee Monday, 1 August, 2012 and Monday, 3 September, 2012 (deadline).
More information, an informational webinar, and application instructions (web form) are available at the PolarTREC site: http://www.polartrec.com/teachers/application/2013
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Jul 27, 2012Call for Participation
The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) is looking for a few reviewers for the upcoming virtual review camp on August 22 (11 am - 3 pm ET).
The review camp takes place in a virtual environment using webinar software and a telecon line. Part of the CLEAN review process, the camp brings together educators and scientists to review resources for scientific accuracy and pedagogic effectiveness, much like during a National Science Foundation panel review.
Time commitment: There is a mandatory 45 min training about 1-2 weeks prior to the camp (only for new reviewers). Your group will have 12-15 resources assigned and you will be asked to present 3-4 resources to the group and be somewhat familiar with the other resources that will be discussed in your group (similar to panel review practice).
Contact Anne Gold, CIRES Education and Outreach Group, University of Colorado, to learn more or to volunteer.
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Jul 27, 2012Call for Participation
techJOYnT Robotics Academy is an after-school technology education program in Oklahoma City built around the concepts of STEM. Students in grades K-12 can learn robotics, engineering, iPhone/Android app development, digital graphic arts and video game design.
techJOYnT is partnering with LEGO education, involved with US FIRST Robotics, and working National Instruments to develop a physics curriculum for public schools using smartgrid applications. Students not only learn about STEM, but also teambuilding exercises, professionalism, presentations and public speaking skills. Each techJOYnT Robotics Academy course is associated with a national level competition with the potential for winning college scholarships or funding for other educational activities.
Course Outlines, Summer Camps, and free summer camp previews, plus information on membership, workshop registration and more are available at -
Jul 20, 2012Call for Participation
August 10, 2012 is the deadline for poster abstract submissions to the 2012 Conference on Intelligent Data Understanding (CIDU), which will be hosted at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, on 24–26 October. CIDU is a selective, peer-reviewed conference that focuses on the application of data mining, statistical learning, and computational intelligence techniques to Earth and environmental science, space science, and aerospace and engineering systems.
The conference invites posters that describe how data mining and related approaches may be effectively applied to advance research in one of these applications areas. Posters that give perspectives on methods that bring data-driven and model-based methods together are particularly sought. Poster abstract submissions should be 2 pages in a 2-column format; LaTeX and MS Word templates are available on the conference website under Author Instructions.
Additional conference and registration information available at: CIDU 2012.
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Jul 11, 2012Call for Participation
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) will host a free online webinar on Tuesday, August 14, from 4:30 - 5:30 PM ET, for science educators designed to help them get the most out of the National Science Digital Library Science Literacy Maps and the digital teaching resources that are linked to them.
Sign up for the Webinar at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/545754657
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Jul 10, 2012Call for Participation
A limited number of scholarships are available for the October 17-19 Developing and Using Assessments Aligned to Science Learning Goals workshop. The workshop will be held at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Deadline for submitting a scholarship application is September 5, 2012. Apply online at
http://www.project2061.org/events/workshops/scholarship-app.htm
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Jul 10, 2012Call for Participation
Science educators are invited to attend a free online webinar designed to help them get the most out of the National Science Digital Library Science Literacy Maps and the digital teaching resources that are linked to them. Sign up for the Webinar at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/545754657.
Date and time: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, from 4:30 - 5:30 pm
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Jul 02, 2012Call for Participation
The ICEE project - Inspiring Climate Education and Excellence - from CIRES and the Learn More About Climate project are announcing availability of an online climate instruction course for teachers:
Climate Instruction 101: Essential Knowledge and Teaching Strategies
Cost: You may take the course for free for no credit or take the course for 3 recertification credits or graduate Environmental Studies credits for $60/credit. Colorado teachers can receive a subsidy for credit costs.
The ICEE Climate Instruction 101 online course focuses on the Essential Principles of Climate Science and provides experience with teaching strategies such as identifying and addressing misconceptions, minimizing controversy, and teaching so that students can engage positively.
The online course takes place August 25-November 18 and will meet one hour per week in a webinar format. Commitments include participation in the weekly webinar, a small group project, and discussions online as well as completion of assignments. Small groups will be formed along similar teaching goals.
The target audience is secondary science teachers. However, if sufficient interest exists from informal educators, upper elementary educators, or interdisciplinary teams we will form a small group with that interest.
Please feel free to browse our sample syllabus.
Application deadline is July 15th.
This course is a partnership between the CIRES ICEE project and the University of Colorado Learn More About Climate Initiative. Instructors for this course will be Susan Buhr with CIRES and Deb Morrison with Learn More About Climate. Download a copy of the course application.