Posted on September 30th, 2010 by ASEE
The Mother Daughter TEA (Technology Engineering Aptitude) events are 1-day professional development workshops to train participants in holding their own Mother/Daughter TEAs. Facilitated by Celeste Baine of Engineering Education Service Center. 2010-11 Dates and Locations: October 2, 2010 in Everett, WA; March 4, 2011 in Joplin, MO; April 2, 2011 in Boston, MA. Costs begin at $999; check Website for details.
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Tags: Professional Development, Programs for Girls, Technology, Technology Education
Posted on September 27th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Engineering company Northrop Grumman provides a number of professional development and class resources for teachers, including the Weightless Flights of Discovery Program, which allows teachers to experience microgravity; the EarthWatch Educator Program where teachers participate in an expedition focused on climate change or oceans preservation; the Galileo Teacher Training Program, which involves workshops using telescopic investigations; and more.
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Tags: Corporations, Professional Development, Teacher Resources, Web Resources
Posted on September 6th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Purdue’s College of Science K-12 Outreach program provides professional development programs for teachers, forms long term partnerships with school districts, and presents activities for students. It also offers class visits, curricular programs, laboratory equipment, and other activities aimed at the improvement of science and math education.
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Tags: Class Activities, Mentoring, Outreach, Outreach for Schools, Professional Development, Programs for Teachers, Resources for Teachers, Teacher Resources
Posted on August 30th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
ScienceEducation.gov supports cyber-learning and open participation with lesson plans, curricula, classroom activities, homework help, and professional development information. There are more than 35,000 web pages of STEM content available.
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Tags: Class Activities, Curriculum, Department of Energy, Internet Resources, Lesson Plans, NASA, NOAA, Professional Development, Web Resources
Posted on August 30th, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
Verizon Foundation’s Thinkfinity website offers comprehensive teaching and learning resources that are grade-specific and are aligned with state standards. It provides lesson plans that teach 21st Century skills, literary resources, an online group for new teachers, webinars, professional development, tips for teachers, interactive games and tools for students, family learning materials, teacher features, and more.
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Posted on May 18th, 2010 by ASEE
The Energy & Engineering Institute is a two-day hands-on workshop, August 9-10, 2010, for 20 middle school science and technology education teachers. The professional development will blend middle school science concepts for renewable energy with hands-on engineering design to raise awareness of the challenge to provide sustainable energy resources to meet growing world demand. Location: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken. Application deadline: May 25, 2010. Stipend: $200; $110 classroom materials; professional development credit. No new information for 2011.
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Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by Jaimie Schock
The Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), which creates activities and materials for its NanoDays programs, has a web page devoted to providing K-12 teachers with valuable tools for teaching nanoscience in the classroom. The web page features links to introductory materials, activity packages from NISE Net, tools for professional development of teachers, college-level lectures and curriculum, and publications about teaching nanotech.
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Posted on February 15th, 2010 by ASEE
The exhibit hall of Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta, GA, spans some 9000 square feet, circling a planetarium theater, and split over two levels. Within these areas are numerous displays which deal with a whole array of scientific concepts. The theme for the entire exhibit area reflects the slogan of the Science Center: “Where Science Becomes an Adventure.”
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Tags: After School, Gardening, Professional Development, Programs for Students, Robotics, Science Center, Summer Programs (Teachers)
Posted on February 4th, 2010 by ASEE
The UMass Nanotechnology Summer Institute will explore the basic science and engineering concepts of this exciting new field, and will illustrate how they may be integrated into the usual math, science and technology courses in middle schools and high schools. The content and pedagogy will be aligned with the Massachusetts Science and Technology/ Engineering Framework. Application deadline: April 1, 2011
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Tags: Math teachers, Nanotechnology, Professional Development, Science, Summer Programs (Teachers), Technology teachers
