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News District IV Update – April 2008 District IV reception in Boston The District IV Reception was held at the Seaport Hotel in Boston, MA during the National Conference on Science Education. This year the reception was graciously sponsored by Sargent Welch/VWR – Science Kit- and Wards and co-hosted by Bryanne Penters. Bryanne did a wonderful job in arranging not only for door prizes, but also for several companies to have displays. Ten80 had remote controlled cars that are used in lessons and BotBrain brought in several robotics demonstrations. District IV had about 80 people in attendance at this morning reception. Conferences: On Saturday, April 12th, the Science Council of New York City held their annual conference in New York City! The event was full of energy and dynamic speakers-Joe Levine spoke about the Global Climate Crisis. http://www.sconyc-ny.org/WebPages/Conference08.html. Kudos to ........ Several District IV members have received awards which were announced at the NSTA Conference in Boston. Congratulations to each and every one of the following – Hubert Dyasi from the City College of New York and to Maryann Stimmer who is the Science Manager for the After-School Corporation in New York. Both were awarded the Distinguished Service to Science Education Award The Distinguished Science Teaching Award was presented to James Brown who is a Science Teacher at Sand Creek Middle School in Albany, NY. The Vernier Technology Award for the College Level went to Irina Lyubinskaya from the College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY. Brenda From from Manhattan High School for Girls was a recipient of the DuPont Challenge Science Essay Teacher Awards Toyota TAPESTRY Grants The Toyota TAPESTRY program awards 50 grants of up to $10,000 each and a minimum of 20 "mini-grants" of $2,500 each to K-12 science teachers. Interested teachers should propose innovative science projects that can be implemented in their school or school district over a one-year period. Toyota TAPESTRY projects demonstrate creativity, involve risk-taking, possess a visionary quality, and model a novel way of presenting science. Visit the Toyota TAPESTRY Website at http://www..nsta.org/pd/tapestry/ Large Grant Awardees: "Food for Thought" Project Director: Nicole Cerqueira Staff: Natalie Chick, Courtney Blair Salem County Vocational Technical School, Woodstown, NJ The goal of the "Food for Thought" program is to inspire students to make informed nutritional decisions based on their own conclusive scientific study. Publications The following District IV Members who had articles appear in NSTA Publications in March! William David Burns from the Harrisburg, PA has his articel "Research Only Matters if You Do Research that Matters" appears in the Journal of College Science Teaching Point of View Column. David M. Majerich, from Queens College - CUNY in Flishing, NY and Joseph S. Schmuckler, from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA authored their favorite demonstration "Demonstrating Indigo Carmine Oxidation-Reduction Reactions: A Choreography for Chemical Reactions" for the Journal of College Science Teaching. "Independent Research Projects in General Chemical Classes as an Introduction to Peer-Reviewed Literature" was a feature article in the Journal of College Science Teaching and was written by Lorena Tribe from Penn State Perks, Reading, PA and Evan L. Cooper from the Analytical Laboratory Services in Middletown, PA. Adrienne Alaie from Hunter College - CUNY authored "High Schieving Postbaccalaureate - Student Teaching Assistants" in Journal of College Science Teaching. "If You Go Down to the Woods Today" appeared in the SCST Column in the Journal of College Science Teaching and was authored by Thomas Lord from Indiana University of PA, Indiana, PA. The After the Bell Column in Science Scope included "Water harvesting II: Working Toward Being Green" written by Stephen J. Farenga and Daniel Ness from CERTA Research Center in New York and John A. Craven from Dowling College in Oakdale, NY.
Sharon Dotger from Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY had "Using Simple Machines
to Levarge Learning" published
in Science and Children.
NSTA News NSTA Launches $43 Million National Effort to Strengthen Science Education in the U. S. The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) announced the launch of a $43 million, five-year effort to craete a national Center for Science Eductaion (CSE). CSE initiatives will promote science literacy, produce the next generation of science education standards, and create a state-of-the-art facility that will allow science educators nationwide to engage in leadership and content-based learning opportunities. Senator John Glenn, former NASA astronaut and a lifelong champion of science education, will chair the $23 million external fundraising campaign. To date, more that $12 million has been pledged for the campaign highlighted by lead gifts from Agilent Technologies Foundation, Amgen Foundation, Bayer Corporation, Bechtel Jr. Foundation, Discovery Channel, GE Foundation, and Toyota Corporation. In addition, NSTA has committed to finance up to $20 million, nearly half of the funds needed, in support of this initiative. The campaign will also fund CSE programs including:
NSTA will be celebrating the launch of the campaign next month during the NSTA National Conference on Science Education in Boston on March 29.
NSTA Board and Council Election Results NSTA will be adopting a new and slightly different model for this year's Leadership Institute, normally held in early March here at NSTA headquarters. We'd like to help you build advocacy for vital science education issues over a longer period of time, and more continally, so we are going to provide the tools and resources you need for effective chapter management, leadership, and advocacy virtually instead of on-site at NSTA. We will be using a very effective tool called Elluminate Live!, which is completely web-based and includes voice features along with the standard web seminar tools, such as viewing presentations, chatting, asking questions of presenters, etc. You will not need any additional technology other than a phone and a good Internet connection. Shortly, you will be provided with a link for the first Leadership Institute Web Seminar, to take place on March 19th, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM Eastern Time. Membership Benefit
Are you a member of NSTA?
Or thinking of joining? To see a listing of all the benefits of membership, download the following
http://www.njsta.org/membership/individual.aspx Executive Board and General Membership Meetings, contact Tom Smith Upcoming Executive Board and General Membership Meetings Executive board meetings are held on Wednesdays and will start promptly at 6:30 PM in Room 101 of the Waksman Institute Building on the Busch Campus of Rutgers University. Meetings end promptly at 8:45 PM (or earlier). Please contact us if you would like to attend an Executive Board meeting as a guest. All members are invited to become more involved.
Maitland P. Simmons
Memorial Award - Summer 2008 Maitland P. Simmons Summer Workshops for Summer 2008 with a focus on Earth and Space Science Brouchure for the Summer Workshops October 2008 New Jersey Science Convention 10 Reasons You Should Attend the 2008 convention:
Visit www.njsc-online.com April 1 2008 NJSTA Nomination Form Due - if necessary, contact Nancy Miller or our President for an updated form REVISED STANDARDS The New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Science. There are 10 standards, each of which has a number of identified strands. |
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