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| | | | | | | New Education Advisory Panel Begins Work on Federal STEM Education Plan | | NSTA Executive Director David Evans and NSTA/NCTM STEM Ambassadors K. Renae Pullen and Bruce Wellman were three of the 18 member STEM Education Advisory Panel who met last week to discuss the Administration's five-year STEM Strategic Plan and later this year will provide advice and recommendations to the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (CoSTEM). Learn more here . | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | The Bioethics of CRISPR for Students | | Recognizing that CRISPR and other genome editing technologies have rapidly outpaced standard textbook knowledge, Lab Out Loud reached out to R. Alta Charo, professor of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Charo joins co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler to discuss the ethics of CRISPR and genome editing, what current students and parents might need to know about biotechnological advances in genome editing, and the increasing importance of careers at the intersection of science, policy and law. | |
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| | | | | | | | Monarch Butterfly Scholarship Grant | | The grant is open to all U.S.-based educators looking to expand their environmental education teachings by experiencing firsthand the monarch migration/hibernation in Mexico. Two educators will be chosen to receive the grant, which includes one space on the January 6, 2019, Kingdom of the Monarchs adventure (a $3,595 value), plus free roundtrip airfare to Mexico City. |
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| | | | FLEET Implementation Mini-Grants | | The American Association of Naval Engineers (ASNE) administers Navatek's Future Leaders in Experience-based Engineering and Technology (FLEET) program with support from the Office of Naval Research. FLEET, a web-based STEM competition for U.S. students in grades 9–12, uses gamification to engage students in naval ship design and enables them to apply the real-life applications of STEM. Teachers may apply for up to $500 in funding each year to offset the costs for schools with limited access to technology, cover additional educator hours to staff after-school clubs, or other needs. |
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| | | | Sponsored by: American Museum of Natural History | | Register for the American Museum of Natural History's Seminars on Science courses. | | Are you an educator looking to advance your career and earn graduate credit? Sign up for our six-week online courses in the life, Earth, and physical sciences. Taught by Museum scientists and classroom educators, Seminars on Science courses are accessible anytime, anywhere. Get access to cutting-edge research, rich science content, and powerful classroom resources. Click here to learn more. Fall Session 2: October 29 – December 9 Registration deadline: October 22 Check out the new Seminars on Science video to learn more about the courses. Hear from course authors, curators, learners, and instructors as they share their experiences with these online courses. AMNH is offering 15% off course fees to NSTA members. Use code NSTA2018 upon checkout to redeem. Join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook. | |
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