| | Name: E-mail: newsletter@newslettercollector.com Member Status: | | October 24, 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | | Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences for Educators | | Making his fourth appearance on Lab Out Loud, Fred Ende is welcomed by co-hosts Brian Bartel and Dale Basler. As the Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instructional Services for a cooperative educational service in New York, Fred has attended, observed, and delivered a lot of professional development (PD). Most recently, Fred has written a book, Professional Development That Sticks, in which he seeks to answer how to approach professional development in a thoughtful way, keep teachers motivated, and make the whole process worthwhile. In addition to being Lab Out Loud's "PD therapist," Fred joins Lab Out Loud to share some strategies in creating meaningful learning experiences and suggests how we might retain more of our learning after these experiences. | |
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| | Pencils Down: Experiments in Education | | Do not miss this in-depth and comprehensive series that chronicles key changes in science and math education published by Quanta Magazine, a new scholarly online (free) journal. The four-part series takes a look at the Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards, profiles four outstanding teachers, presents readers with an engaging interview with Dr. Helen Quinn (who lead the creation of the Framework for K-12 Science Education), and invites readers to share their early math and science learning experiences. Read more on the NSTA@NGSS Hub. | |
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| | Improving Science Education Through Collaboration | | The American Association of Anatomists spoke with NSTA Executive Director David Evans to learn more about NSTA and the association's commitment to quality science education at all academic levels. Check out the article here. | |
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| | | | Only Three Weeks Left to Apply for the Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy | | Applications are due no later than November 11 for the Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy. The yearlong program—designed specifically for middle school physical science, engineering, and tech teachers (grades 5–8) in communities in proximity to Northrop Grumman facilities—immerses teachers in a host of science-, technology-, and engineering-related activities and professional learning opportunities. To view the list of communities that support applicants, please click here. To apply, click here. | |
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| | This Week's Freebies: Kid Stuff | | Get elementary and middle level students interested in space science with NASA's new video playlist, The Solar System and Beyond: Kids Edition, featuring videos about our solar neighborhood, space weather, and the ways NASA studies the universe. Teach students in grades 3–5 about water conservation with the Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense Kids lessons and activities, including Fix a Leak Week and A Day in the Life of a Drop. And the National Park Foundation (NPF) wants to make sure kids ages 9–11 and their families don't miss out on national parks, national forests, and national wildlife refuges, so NPF is offering passes for free admission—good through August 31, 2017—through its Every Kid in a Park program. High school teachers and college instructors, don't worry: Freebies for Science Teachers has you covered as well. | |
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| | | | Sponsored Announcement | | Register for The World's Largest Student Rocketry Competition | | The Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is the world's largest student rocketry competition and a year-long project-based learning experience that inspires student engagement in STEM and aerospace. Through a process based on the aerospace industry's engineering design cycle, students work in teams to design, build and launch rockets to meet rigorous mission parameters. No prior rocketry experience is necessary for either students or their teacher and a national network of volunteer mentors is available to offer training and guidance. TARC is one of the most affordable national STEM programs in the country. Start to finish costs for teams range from $500 to $1,000, including registration and materials. In addition, more than 20 aerospace industry sponsors band together each year to offer more than $100,000 in scholarships and prizes to winning teams. Registration is open now and closes on December 2. For more information, visit www.rocketcontest.org. | |
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