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E-Blast January 28, 2010
January 28 - February 10, 2010 - Science Matters Network Michigan eBlast
Sponsored by the National and Michigan Science Teachers Associations - NSTA/MSTA
In this E-Blast
- Leadership
- The Science Matters Network in Michigan
- Science Humor
- Science Matters to Parents
- Student Activities and Opportunities
- Grants
- Help Protect the Environment Grant Deadline is Jan 29, $500
- Sprout the Seeds for Learning Grants Deadline is Feb 6, $250-$1000
- Green Your School and Win an HP Artist Edition Notebook
- Intel Schools of Distinction Awards, $5000-$100,000
- Environmental Issues Grants, $250-$2500
- Celebrate Urban Bird Mini Grants, $250-$500
- Green America Awards, $1500
- Upcoming Deadlines
- K-12 Science
- High School Science
- Middle School and High School Science
- Elementary and Middle School Science
- Elementary School Science
- January Contest Winners
Here are your science education resources and announcements for January 28 - February 10, 2010 provided by the Science Matters Network. These science education highlights are emailed to Key Leaders, Points of Contact and State Partners. Please forward them on to other science educators in your school. If you have questions or comments, please forward them to:
David Bydlowski
Michigan Coordinator-Science Matters Network
or
Sue Campbell
MSTA Representative
Please Note: If you do not receive the full e-blast you can view it at: http://msta-mich.org/smn or request a Word version by emailing: bydlowd@resa.net You can also listen to the e-blast, as a podcast, by visiting: http://k12science.net and clicking on Podcasts or you can subscribe at iTunes by searching for k12science in the iTunes Store.
Leadership is getting someone to do what they don't want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve.
Tom Landry
Thank you to Herm Boatin, Science consultant and lecturer, University of Michigan-Dearborn, for contributing this leadership quote.
The Science Matters Network In Michigan
2a. Follow Science Matters on Twitter
Follow the eBlast on Twitter. Just go to: http://msta-mich.org/smn and click on the Twitter button.
2b. Key Leader Meeting at NSTA
If you are a Key Leader or Super Key Leader in the Michigan Science Matters Network and are attending the NSTA Conference in Philadelphia, you are invited to attend a Science Matters Leadership Meeting on Saturday, March 20 from 9:30 - 10:30 in the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel, Room 308. Mark your calendar. More information will be forthcoming.
March 20, 2010: Science Matters Leadership Meeting at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel, Room 308 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am. It is for State Coordinators, Super Key Leaders and Key Leaders. More information will follow.
Students were given the task of writing an essay in science on the most beautiful natural object they had ever seen. The least aesthetic young man in the class handed in his paper first with astonishing speed. It was short and to the point - The most beautiful natural object I have ever seen was too beautiful for words.
Little ones who started kindergarten at a certain elementary school came home the first day with a special note for mom and dad from the teachers which read, in part: If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I'll promise not to believe everything they say happens at home.
The secret of teaching science is to appear to have known all your life what you learned last night.
4a. National Directory of STEM Learning Opportunities Now Available
Are you looking for an opportunity to promote and expand an after-school science or technology program? NSTA partner The Coalition for Science After School has teamed up with Time Warner Cable to create a national directory of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning opportunities. This resource is designed to help parents and young people access science and technology learning opportunities in their communities and will be widely marketed to increase the visibility of STEM after school and informal learning opportunities. Visit the Coalition website to learn more about the directory and to enter information about your organization and its programs and events (where applicable). There is no cost to join or access the national directory. Questions about the directory, the Coalition, or informal STEM education should be directed to info@directory.scienceafterschool.org. Or you can visit: http://scienceafterschool.org
Student Activities and Opportunities
5a. Register for the USA Biology Olympiad
The USA Biology Olympiad provides an outstanding forum for aspiring biologists to learn and grow in the discipline through interaction with other likeminded students. Take advantage of this opportunity to challenge your students. The registration deadline is February 3. For additional information, the program schedule and online registration visit www.cee.org. You may also contact Kathy Frame USA Biology Olympiad Director, at kframe@cee.org or 703-448-9062 x231.
5b. Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition
The YES Competition for original student research is designed to inspire talented students to investigate the many behavioral, biological, environmental, and social factors affecting health and based upon this knowledge, to identify ways to improve the public's health. The competition awards up to 120 college scholarships each year to high school juniors and seniors who conduct outstanding research projects that apply epidemiological methods of analysis to a health-related issue. The deadline to register and upload projects is February 1 at 9 a.m. Eastern. Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. For more information, visit: http://www.collegeboard.com/yes/
5c. What If Competition for Middle School Students
Calling all 6th, 7th and 8th grade students for an essay competition to win cash prizes! The What If competition challenges students to write an essay about how to help the fictional crew of Space Peace Mission 1 (SPM-1) whose Lunar Module Altair was damaged during landing and stranded the four astronauts onboard! Students can work alone or in teams of two. All teams require an adult sponsor. The grand prize winner will be awarded a $2,000 travel stipend to be used solely for travel to the Conrad Innovation Summit and the creation of a tradeshow display for the team's entry to be presented at the Innovation Summit. The deadline to register, as a team, is February 5 and the entry submission deadline is February 19. To learn more about the competition, go to www.whatifprize.org.
5d. Waste Limitation Management and Recycling Design Challenge
NASA is inviting students, in grades 5-8, to participate in the Waste Limitation Management and Recycling Design Challenge. The challenge uses real-world scenarios that meet science and mathematics content standards. Students can participate in a formal, informal or home-school setting. Teams of up to six students will design a water recycling system for the unique environment of the moon. Teams will then test their system on a simulated wastewater stream. The proposal deadline has been extended to Feb. 15, 2010. The winning teams will be announced in May 2010. The top three teams will receive awards. The first place team will receive an expense-paid trip to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the winning team's visit to Kennedy, students will gain firsthand knowledge about NASA's missions, receive behind-the-scenes tours of NASA's launch facilities, and learn about future aerospace and engineering careers. For more information and contest rules, please visit: http://wlmr.nasa.gov/
January 31, 2010: Last day for 7th - 12th grade students to enter the DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition. For more information, please visit: http://thechallenge.dupont.com/
January 31, 2010: Deadline for 5th grade students to enter the 2010 Arbor Day National Poster Contest. For more information, please visit: http://www.arborday.org/kids/postercontest/?gclid=CLCm54Prr5wCFQebnAod5B5Ckg
February 1, 2010: Deadline for 11th and 12th grade students to enter the Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition. For more information, please visit: http://www.collegeboard.com/yes/
February 2, 2010: Deadline for K-12 students to apply for the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards Program. For more information, please visit: http://www.exploravision.org
February 3, 2010: Deadline for high schools to apply for the USA Biology Olympiad. For more information, please visit: http://www.cee.org/programs/usabo/teacher-info
February 5, 2010: Deadline for high school minority seniors to apply for the American Physical Society's Physics Scholarship. For more information, please visit: http://www.aps.org/programs/minorities/honors/scholarship
February 8, 2010: Deadline for middle school students to enter the Christopher Columbus Awards Program-Innovative Generation. For more information, please visit: http://www.christophercolumbusawards.com/
February 12, 2010: Deadline for high school teachers to apply to participate in the MI Envirothon. For more information, please visit: http://www.michiganenvirothon.org
February 15, 2010: Projects due for the Waste Limitation Management and Recycling Design Challenge, for middle school students. For more information, please visit: http://wlmr.nasa.gov/
February 28, 2010: Deadline for students in grades 3-6 to enter the Kids' Science Challenge. For more information, please visit: http://www.kidsciencechallenge.com/
March 1, 2010: Deadline for high school students to enter the DASH+ Challenge. For more information, please visit: http://www.fuelourfuturenow.com/contest/
March 1, 2010: Deadline for students in grades 3-12 to enter the Engineer Girl! Essay Contest. For more information, please visit: http://www.engineergirl.org/?id=3821
March 1, 2010: Deadline for the 2010 Citizen Science Paper Competition for High School Students. For more information, please visit: http://www.sustainus.org/citizenscience
March 1, 2010: Deadline for 7th - 12th grade students to apply for the Young Naturalist Award. For more information, please visit: http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/youngnaturalistawards/
March 4, 2010: Deadline for grade 5-12 students to register for the West Michigan Science Challenge to take place on March 18. For more information, please visit: http://www.muskegonisd.org/departments/mathscience/studentpgms/science-challenge/
March 15, 2010: Deadline for high school students to enter the DNA Day Essay Contest. For more information, please visit: http://www.ashg.org/education/dnaday.shtml
March 15, 2010: Deadline for middle school students to enter the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. For more information, please visit: http://www.wecanchange.com
March 15, 2010: Deadline for elementary students to enter the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge. For more information, please visit: http://www.wecanchange.com
6a. Help Protect the Environment Grant Deadline is January 29
Disney's Friends for Change Grants encourage children everywhere to work with their friends to help the planet. The Friends for Change Grants will fund projects that help the environment and engage children and youth aged 5-18 as leaders in their communities. To be eligible, projects will need to be done any time during 2010 and should include one service or celebratory component on Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25, 2010. Disney, working with Youth Service America (YSA), will award 150 grants of $500 each throughout 2010. The deadline is January 29, 2010. For more information, please visit: http://www.ysa.org/grants/announcements/friendsforchange
6b. Sprout the Seeds for Learning Grants Deadline is February 6
The Welch/Scholastic Harvest Grants help schools across the United States create fruit and vegetable gardens. All K-8 teachers are eligible to win indoor or outdoor garden packages valued from $250 to $1,000 each. The deadline is February 6, 2010. For more information, please visit: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752777
6c. Green Your School and Win an HP Artist Edition Notebook
Increase Your Green is a national campaign launched by HP and DoSomething.org, inviting educators to come up with a plan to green their school and put their idea into action. The 2010 campaign will take place from February 15 to April 22, 2010. Submit your plan for a chance to win an HP Artist Edition Notebook. The deadline is February 1, 2010 for submissions. For more information, please visit: http://www.dosomething.org/increase_your_green
6d. Intel Schools of Distinction Awards
The 2010 Intel Schools of Distinction Awards recognize U.S. schools that demonstrate 21st century teaching and learning environments, and implement innovative programs that inspire their students to excel in the areas of math and science. What's new this year? Eighteen finalists will be selected in April - three from each grade range (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12) in each of the two categories of math and science - and all 18 will win a $5000 cash grant and a trip to Washington, D.C. for a 4-member team from their school and district.
Six winners, to be selected from the eighteen finalists and announced at the Gala Awards Event in Washington, DC, will each receive an additional $5,000 cash grant from the Intel Foundation and $100,000 in additional products and services from the program award sponsors. One of the final six winners will be identified as the Star Innovator for 2010, and earn an additional $15,000 cash grant from the Intel Foundation as well as additional services and products from the award sponsors. The deadline to enter is February 17. For more information, please visit: http://www.intel.com/education/schoolsofdistinction/index.htm
6e. Environmental Issues Grants
Using an online application process, the Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) funds projects involving children and young adults. Recipients of these awards are often schools that propose projects promoting understanding of environmental issues. These projects must include children and young adults (aged 6-18) and focus on hands-on involvement, interaction and cooperation within the group, development of planning and problem solving skills, and adult supervision. Generally, the monetary sum of awarded grants is between $250-2,500. The deadline is March 31, 2010. For more information, please visit: http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/grants.html
6f. Celebrate Urban Bird Mini Grants
The Celebrate Urban Birds project at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology offers mini-grants to help museums, afterschool programs, libraries, community centers, and other local organizations fund neighborhood events. These events may involve art, gardening, science, community service or other cultural activities
They are ready to award a new round of these mini-grants which average $250-$500. If you are planning an event, you're invited to apply for a grant at: http://.www.CelebrateUrbanBirds.org
Organizations working with underserved communities are strongly encouraged to apply. No experience with birds is required. The application deadline is February 15, 2010.
The Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards will be presented to groups and organizations that are making a difference in their communities.
One grand prize $2,500 in plant materials.
First place winner $1,500 in plant materials.
Second place winner $1,000 in plant materials.
Plant materials can contain trees, fruit trees, bushes and shrubs, perennials, and vegetable seeds. Educational organizations are eligible. The deadline to apply is April 1. For more information please visit:
http://www.naturehills.com/green_america_awards.aspx
Rolling Deadline for the Michigan Renewable Energy Schools Program. For more information, please visit: http://www.energyworksmichigan.org/michigan-renewable-schools-program
January 29, 2010: Deadline for teachers to apply for the Global Learning Adventure of grants of $5000 to $10,000. For more information, please visit: http://www.fundforteachers.org
January 29, 2010: Deadline for the Disney Friends for Change Grants. For more information, please visit: http://www.ysa.org/grants/announcements/friendsforchange
February 1, 2010: Deadline for teachers to submit plans to green their schools and possibly win a HP Artist Edition Notebook. For more information, please visit: http://www.dosomething.org/increase_your_green
February 6, 2010: Deadline to apply for the Welch/Scholastic Harvest Grants for K-8 classrooms. For more information, please visit: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752777
February 8, 2010: Deadline for K-12 Schools to apply for the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs School Bus Fast Grants. For more information, please visit: http://www.themedc.org/Arts/Grant-Program/Default.aspx
February 12, 2010: Deadline to apply for the Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant Program. For more information, please visit: http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/
February 15, 2010: Deadline to apply for the Seed for Education Grant. For more information, please visit: http://www.for-wild.org/sfecvr.html
February 15, 2010: Deadline to apply for the Celebrate Urban Birds Mini-Grants. Please visit: http://www.celebrateurbanbirds.org
February 17, 2010: Deadline to apply for the Intel Schools of Distinction Grant. For more information, please visit: http://www.intel.com/education/schoolsofdistinction/index.htm
March 31, 2010: Deadline to apply for the Captain Planet Foundation Funds Projects Grants. For more information, please visit: http://www.captainplanetfdn.org/grants.html
April 1, 2010: Deadline to apply for the Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards. For more information, please visit: http://www.naturehills.com/green_america_awards.aspx
April 15, 2010: Deadline to apply for the Salmon in the Classroom Project. For more information, please visit: http://www.michigan.gov/sic
NASATV is the television network of the United States space agency, NASA. The NASA Public channel provides 24-hour broadcasting of live and recorded events and documentaries aimed toward the general public. The NASA Education channel provides space and science programming for schools, museums and other educational institutions. Programs include NASA Gallery, which features photographs and video from NASA's history; Education File, which provides special programming for schools; NASA Edge and NASA 360, hosted programs that focus on different aspects of NASA; and This Week @ NASA, which shows news from NASA centers around the country. Live ISS coverage and related commentary are aired daily at 11 a.m. EST and repeat throughout the day. On the NASATV Web site, you'll find a growing collection of 3-D models, textures and images from inside NASA. All of the resources are free to download and use. To view NASA TV, please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
7b. Bring Winter into the Classroom Workshop
Explore the unique challenges of survival in winter, including extreme environmental conditions, plant and animal adaptations to winter, and how organisms interact with their winter environment on February 13, 2010. This course emphasizes learning through exploration, hands-on activities, and a combination of outdoor and indoor lessons. Content will focus primarily on science and math, but will also include topics appropriate for history, social studies, and creative writing. Course content is directly tied to Michigan content standards for elementary through high school. All participants will be required to actively participate in all learning activities. Take new ideas and supplies back to your classroom! All activities are correlated to Michigan Content Expectations for science, mathematics and social studies. The cost is $40 and includes classroom supplies, snowshoe rental, and lunch. The workshop fee for teachers from schools in Detroit and Pontiac School Districts is supported by the Michigan Space Grant Consortium. The location is the Belle Isle Nature Zoo. For more information, please contact Mike Reed at Belle Isle Nature Zoo at 313-852-4056 Ext.202 /313-595-9729 or Joan Chadde at Michigan Tech University (906) 487-3341. The registration deadline is Friday, February 5, 2010.
7c. Teachers Environmental School Conference
The Teachers Environmental School (TES) Environmental Conference will be held February 12-14 at the RAM Center Higgin's Lake. This conference is for teachers, environmental professionals, and basically anyone interested in learning about the Environment/Ecology while enjoying the beautiful and relaxing setting of the picturesque Ralph A. MacMullan conference center - not to mention great cross country skiing and nature walks. Check out the link to the conference website for registration information, photos and general information from past conferences, etc.: http://www.teacherweb.com/MI/TES/conference/gallery1.stm
7d. Free Science Education Materials from the National Institute of Health
There is a new edition of The Chemistry of Health that includes:
- a full-color booklet featuring chemistry basics
- short "Meet a Chemist" profiles
- a companion poster
- an extensive online resource, ChemHealthWeb: http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/chemhealth with downloadable chapters, chemistry A-Z glossary, molecule gallery and chemistry-related puzzles and games.
Two full-color classroom posters are also available at http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/order/pubdescriptions/chemhealthwebposter.html
7e. Open Courses for Free on iTunes U
In the past decade the open course movement has grown from a handful of universities making their courses freely available online to a worldwide movement. iTunes U is proud to be a part of this movement's ongoing impact, helping facilitate access to open courses spanning a wide range of subjects including history, mathematics, philosophy, and literature. Open your mind with open courses on iTunes U. Just open your iTunes software, open the iTunes store, and then click on iTunes U, which is on the menu bar.
January 29, 2010: Flying WILD and Growing Up WILD at the Wittenbach/Wege Agriscience and Environmental Education Center in Lowell, MI. For more information, please contact Meggan Johnson at 616.987.1002 or MJohnson@lowell.k12.mi.us
February 1 - 5, 2010: National Green Week. For more information, please visit: http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/
February 5, 2010: Deadline to register for the February 13 Bring Winter into the Classroom Workshop at the Belle Isle Nature Zoo in Detroit. For more information contact:
Mike Reed 313-852-4056 or Joan Chadde 906-487-3341.
February 12, 2010: Deadline to register for the Winter Ecology Institute at the Ford Forestry Center in Alberta, MI. For more information, please contact Loret Roberts at: loret@copperisd.org
February 12-14, 2010: Teacher's Environmental School Conference at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center in Roscommon, MI. For more information, please visit: http://www.teacherweb.com/MI/TES/conference/gallery1.stm
February 25, 2010: Deadline to register for the March 4, MSELA March Meeting at the MSTA Conference in Lansing, MI. For more information, please visit: http://www.mselanow.webs.com/
March 4-6, 2010: MSTA Conference in Lansing, MI. For more information, please visit: http://www.msta-mich.org/conference/
March 15, 2010: Deadline for K-12 Teachers to apply for the Research Experiences for Teachers, along with a $3600 stipend. For more information please visit:
March 18-21, 2010: NSTA Conference in Philadelphia, PA. For more information, please visit: http://www.nsta.org/conferences/2010phi/?lid=tnavhp
April 11 -17, 2010: National Environmental Education Week. For more information, please visit: http://www.eeweek.org/
April 29, 2010: Detroit Tigers Weather Day at Comerica Park in Detroit, MI. The weather presentation begins at 10:00 and then the Tigers play the Twins at 1:05 PM. For more information, please contact Sara Gendernalik at 313-471-2233 or Sara.Gendernalik@detroittigers.com
October 8-10, 2010: MAEOE Conference in Pellston, MI. For more information, please visit: http://www.michiganenvironmentaled.org/
8a. Michigan Envirothon Seeks Competitors
The Michigan Association of Conservation Districts is seeking high school teams to compete in its annual Michigan Envirothon. Michigan Envirothon is an outdoors environmental competition for high school students with teams competing to represent Michigan in the Canon North American Envirothon. Michigan Envirothon gives students the opportunity to learn about the environment by working with natural resources professionals from state, federal and other conservation organizations. Team members use their environmental knowledge and the skills they learn to compete in hands-on outdoor competitions.
Students interested in participating in the Michigan Envirothon register as a team of five students, each team must have an adult advisor. The deadline for registering for the Michigan Envirothon is February 12, the registration fee for each team is $100. Any high school student in Michigan is eligible to participate in the Envirothon. During the Envirothon competition teams are tested in an outdoors, hands-on setting, on seven conservation topics including, agriculture, aquatic ecology, energy, forestry, soils/geology, wildlife and a unique topic selected each year. Each team also completes a community outreach project addressing a natural resources concern in their community.
Teams first compete in regional competitions held in March in preparation for the state competition. In 2010 the state competition will be held at the Leelanau Outdoor Center in Maple City on May 13 and 14. The winner of the Michigan Envirothon will compete in the Canon North American Envirothon at California State University in Fresno that includes teams from across the United States and Canada. Please register at: http://www.macd.org/envirothon.html
DnaTube is a scientific site providing video based studies, lecturers and seminars. One of the best features of the DnaTube.com, is that it supports other types of scientific works through flash animations, PowerPoints, in addition to videos. DnaTube is a non-profit video site, which is aiming to be a visual scientific resource for its visitors. They know that a picture says more than a thousand words. They believe the video-based explanations of biological concepts will remove the barrier in front of the people desiring to enhance their scientific knowledge. Enjoy!
8c. Annual DNA Day Essay Contest
The submission site is now live. You can visit: http://www.ashg.org/education/dnaday.shtml
and click on, 5th Annual DNA Day Essay Contest, for the submission link, rules, and more information. Please be reminded that the deadline is March 15, 2010 at 5:00 PM EST.
The 2010 DNA Day Essay questions are:
Option 1: Scientists can now determine the complete DNA sequences of organisms, including humans. Now that this milestone has been reached, is there a reason to continue learning about Mendel, alleles, and inheritance patterns? Explain your answer.
Option 2: Genetic testing allows geneticists to determine an individual's DNA sequence, and research has identified a number of genes, such as HMGA2 and GDF5, that are associated with height. Will such associations allow scientists and physicians to predict a person's final adult height from infancy? Explain your answer.
If you have questions, please email Angie Wong (awong@ashg.org).
February 12, 2010: Deadline to enter the Michigan Envirothon. To register, please visit: http://www.macd.org/envirothon.html
March 15, 2010: Deadline to enter the DNA Day Essay Contest. For more information, please visit: http://www.ashg.org/education/dnaday.shtml
April 30, 2010: Michigan High School Math and Science Symposium to be held at the Grand Valley State University Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids. For more information, please visit: http://www.gvsu.edu/rmsc
Middle School and High School Science
Science educators will be critical to the success of National Lab Day. NLD projects are teacher-driven. Teachers will be partnered with outside experts to assess current labs, update or refurbish lab equipment, conduct equipment and materials inventory, or clean and repair equipment. Or teachers can elect to have STEM professionals work with them to:
- implement hands-on projects,
- start a fund-raising effort to buy needed supplies,
- help with science fairs,
- mentor a student,
- coordinate and host field trips,
- provide internship opportunities,
- donate materials, and
- assist with lesson plans.
Projects can also center on computer or outdoor labs-anywhere where hands-on lessons in the STEM subjects can come alive. These are just a few of the suggestions, and many more can be found at www.nationallabday.org. National Lab Day is an important step in an ongoing involvement between STEM professionals and local schools and teachers nationwide. You are encouraged to learn more and to sign up your project today at www.nationallabday.org
January 30, 2010: Free Leopold Education Project Workshop at the Ebersole Center in Wayland, MI. For more information, please contact: Wendy Cheek, Leopold Education Project State Coordinator
616-688-5172 or wcheek@allcom.net
February 1, 2010: Deadline for Earth Science teachers to apply to be on the Teacher Advisory Panel for the ReaL Earth Inquiry PD Program. For more information, please visit: http://virtualfieldwork.org/Advisory_Application.html
First week of May, 2010: National Lab Day for 6th - 12th grade students. For more information, please visit: http://www.nationallabday.org
Elementary and Middle School Science
March 4, 2010: MEECS Training at the MSTA Pre-Conference in Lansing, MI. For more information, please visit: http://www.deq.state.mi.us/eforms/meecsregistration.html
April 15, 2010: Deadline for 6 - 14 year olds to enter the United Nations Painting Competition. For more information, please contact Andrea DiPaola at andrea.dipaola@unep.org
11a. Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Nominations are now being accepted online: http://www.paemst.org
for the 2010 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Teachers may nominate themselves or someone else (e.g., principals, teachers, parents, or other members of the general public) may nominate them for this award. The PAEMST Online Application is now available. To apply, teachers must first be nominated for the award. Once nominated, teachers will receive an email with a login and password to access the online application. The application deadline for K-6 teachers (Grades 7-12) is May 1, 2010. Secondary school teachers (Grades 7-12) are eligible to apply in 2011.
The Michigan Department of Education has asked the Michigan Science Teachers Association to oversee this program for the State of Michigan. They are honored to be the host of this awards program. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact, Betty Crowder, the State Coordinator, at: betty_crowder@msta-mich.org.
In the meantime, please visit the Presidential Awards website to find the nomination form for the teacher of your choice! Why not you? The rewards are worth the effort! You deserve it! The deadline to apply is May 1, 2010.
February 12, 2010: Deadline for K-5 students to enter the DEQ Earth Day Poster Contest. For more information, please visit: http://www.michigan.gov/deqenved/
February 18, 2010: Deadline to register for the February 20 Early Childhood Project Learning Tree workshop at the City of Auburn Hills Community Center in Auburn Hills, MI. To register, please contact Mike Mansour at: mmansour001@comcast.net
May 1, 2010: Deadline for K-6 teachers to apply for the Presidential Award in Mathematics and Science Teaching. For more information, please visit: http://www.paemst.org
In January, we gave away six iTunes cards. Here is a list of the winners:
- Ashley Noel Goodman, Randels Elementary-Carman Ainsworth District
- Mandy Springer, Kendon Elementary--Okemos Schools
- Julie Luehmann, Westwood High School-Ishpeming
- Chris Moore, Pioneer MS-Plymouth-Canton Schools
- Diane Marzec, Creative Montessori Academy-Southgate
- Allison VanDriessche, Central High School-Bay City Public Schools
Congratulations to all of the winners. If you did not win, keep trying. Next month may be your lucky month.
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