Call for Participation

GLOBE at Night offers chances for citizen-scientists from January to May...

eileen — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:19:13 +0000

The GLOBE at Night program is an international campaign to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution. Citizen scientists are invited to record the brightness of the night sky in their areas. Measurements are submitted by computer or smart phone. There are five campaigns in 2013:

Jan. 3-12
Jan 31-Feb 9
Mar 3-12
Mar 31-Apr 9
Apr 29-May 8.

Visit GlOBE at Night home page for more info...

Middle School Portal2 Bookclub: January 23, 2013...

eileen — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:24:17 +0000

Help out the PhET Interactive Simulations project!

eileen — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:00:41 +0000

The PhET Interactive Simulations project (http://phet.colorado.edu) needs your help!

To help us secure future funding to advance our work and keep PhET free, and to make the site as useful as possible for YOU, we need to know more about how, where, and why you use PhET in your teaching, and how you see the simulations influencing your students’ learning. We also want your input on future directions for the PhET project.

Life Discovery - Doing Science: Exploring Biology for a Changing World: March 15-16, 2013

eileen — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:26:24 +0000

Registration is open for the Life Discovery - Doing Science Conference, taking place March 15-16, 2013 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Focused on fostering communities of practice and encouraging the sharing and diffusion of best practices in biology education across grades, the conference features educational achievements and efforts in organismal and environmental biology.

Teaching Planner helps teachers plan math and science instruction...

eileen — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:56:05 +0000

Teaching Planner (www.teachingplanner.com) is a new site designed to help teachers both find high quality resources online, plan their lessons, and record grading. Teaching Planner is looking for feedback from math and science teachers on the site and its services:

How to help:

Speak Up 2012 survey open: Oct 3 - Dec 14, 2012

eileen — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:58:44 +0000

Teachers and education professionals have the opportunity to participate in one of the best education surveys going: the Speak Up! online research project by Project Tomorrow®, from now through December 14, 2012.

Award for Aspirations in Computing...

eileen — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:50:41 +0000

The National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) is seeking applications from women in grades 9-12 for the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. Awardees are selected for their computing and IT aptitude, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education. National award winners will receive cash and prizes. Many states have local affiliates that also offer awards and recognitions.

Applications will be accepted online through October 31, 2012.

Reminder: AAAS Annual Meeting in February 2013 - registration open

eileen — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:50:49 +0000

From AAAS: 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting Update:

This year's American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting is being held 14-18 February 2013 in Boston, MA. The full program schedule will be released the first week of October, so visit the AAAS meeting website to see more about the meeting and symposia and sessions.

1st International Conference on Frontiers in Computational Physics: Modeling the Earth System

eileen — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:54:22 +0000

The 1st International Conference on Frontiers in Computational Physics: Modeling the Earth System, takes place December 16-20, 2012, in Boulder, Colorado.

" This inaugural four-day Conference on Frontiers in Computational Physics will provide a forum for exchanging and sharing experiences, knowledge and on advanced computational techniques, methods, and models for simulation of the Earth System.With computational aspects in focus, the physical emphasis is on natural problems that are complex, coupled and multiscale."

Education Week Webinar August 29: Creating Learning Connections: Effective Use of Social Media in the Classroom

eileen — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:22:39 +0000

Education Week offers a webinar on August 29, 2012 on effective use of social media in classroom settings....

Registration site

Presenters include:

Register for AAAS Assessment workshop....October 17-19...

eileen — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:27:19 +0000

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!

2013-2014 PolarTREC Teacher Applications

eileen — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:05:02 +0000

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:

CLEAN seeks reviewers for virtual review camp August 22...

eileen — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:44:38 +0000

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.

techJOYnT Robotics Academy: after-school tech ed program for students, families

eileen — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:55:30 +0000

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.

Conference on Intelligent Data Understanding: Call for Poster Abstracts

eileen — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:41:36 +0000

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.