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(Week of 12-02-05)
- Upcoming Workshops For K-12 Teachers
- Earth
Camp Mini-Workshop for Middle School Science Teachers, Saturday, January 14, 2006, 9:00
am to Noon, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson. The Arizona
Sonoran Desert Museum and the University of Arizona College of Science
invite you to join us for a thrilling day of earth science/astronomy
exploration as we reenact "Earth Camp: Leadership for a Shared Planet."
"Earth Camp" is an interactive, inquiry-based 2-week summer camp
for students entering grades 7th, 8th or 9th. This 3-hour workshop
adventure will give you a feel for the wonderful opportunity that
awaits your students. We will take a short desert field trip, explore
water on Mars, share time with live animals and meet some arthropods
(of specific interest to Science Olympiad teachers).
Conceived to honor the legacy of Columbia space
shuttle astronaut Laurel Clark, the goal of Earth Camp is to educate
and inspire youth to build leadership skills through experiential
learning and conceptual understanding of earth processes, expand
awareness of the interdependency of all living things, and create a
sense of wonder related to the Sonoran Desert, ecosystems worldwide and
the "awe-inspiring" universal perspective.
Teachers will receive: $25 stipend, package of field
guides and natural history curriculum, free individual admission to the
Desert Museum for the afternoon following the workshop, and
professional development/recertification credit.
The workshop is free but pre-registration is
required. Registration deadline is January 11, 2006. Please RSVP
to Beth Rice, 520-883-3025.
The workshop application is available at www.desertmuseum.org
– Go to “Kids” then “Summer Camps.” For additional information about
"Earth Camp" please contact Amy
Orchard (aorchard@desertmuseum.org)
or Sanlyn Buxner (buxner@email.arizona.edu).
- NIEA and NEA host first
"Resiliency Camp" for Native American Classroom
Teachers, February
10-12, 2006 in Washington, DC. The National Indian Education
Association and National Education Association is sponsoring "The
Resiliency Camp," an interactive, skill-building experience geared
toward the exchange of teaching techniques and information. This
one-day workshop is specifically tailored to meet the needs of Native
American teachers (both new and veteran). Workshop activities will be
led by expert trainers and are designed to:
- Help participants strengthen
professional teaching practice
- Allow participants to share
experiences and information on resources
- Provide a forum for attendees to
discuss cultural issues, priorities, and concerns
- Help participants form an ongoing
network of support among peers.
This workshop is limited to accommodate 30 participants. If accepted
into the workshop, the following participant expenses will
be paid:
- Transportation to/from Washington, DC
- 2 Nights lodging at the Holiday Inn -
Washington
- All workshop materials and meals
while attending the workshop.
For an application and more information on the "Resiliency Camp,"
please visit our website
at: http://www.niea.org/events/post_detail.php?id=5.
Email or fax form by December 10, 2005.
Participants will be chosen based on diversity of geographic regions,
as well as length of teaching service. Applications will be reviewed
and applicants will be notified of application status by December 20,
2005.
- Upcoming
Courses for Teachers Spring 2006
- New
Course Spring Semester 2006! Exploring Life on the World-Wide
Web: The Digital Dissemination of
Biological Research. A course designed for aspiring or
current biologists and science
teachers. Students will gain hands-on experience in the discovery,
management, and application of life science information in a digital
environment. The course will provide an overview of relevant electronic
resources, including an in-depth introduction to the Tree of Life web
project (http://tolweb.org), a digital
library
managed by the instructors.
Students will conduct projects in the areas of digital content
development (scientific content or curriculum-related
resources), web programming, or interface design.
ENTO 496M/596M; Crosslistings: ECOL, MCB, TTE, IRLS
3 credit hours, ILC room 145; Seminar: Tue 3-5 PM; Lab: Wed 3-6 PM
For more information visit the class web site at: http://exploringlife.tolweb.org
or contact the instructors:
Katja Schulz, Tree
of Life (ToL) Managing Editor (katja@tolweb.org)
David Maddison,
Professor of Entomology and ToL Coordinator and Editor
(tree@tolweb.org)
Lisa Schwartz, ToL
Learning Materials Editor (learning@tolweb.org)
- LRC 507-910 - Teaching
Reading: Decoding and Comprehension Online course. This course
provides an exploration of the theoretical bases for understanding the
reading process from the disciplines of linguistics, sociolinguistics,
psycholinguistics, psychology, and anthropology. Theories are related
to implications for classroom practice. The relationship between
decoding and comprehension is explored. Instructional strategies for
preK-12 student proficiency in the areas of decoding and comprehension
are discussed and demonstrated.
Course Assignments or Requirements: Each Lesson will take approximately
three (3) hours to complete.
Homework will require six (6) hours per module. Assignments will
require students to do the following:
- Prepared positive class participation
- In class written responses
- Self selected professional journal
responses
- Strategy lesson collection
- Literature study group contribution
- Literature study group presentation
Course Delivery: Course access and materials will be available online
via the Internet with ample time for student learning and response.
Students may register by completing the registration and payment form
available through the UA Distance Learning Office: http://www.ceao.arizona.edu/dist/course_tables/LRC_507.html
or http://www.ceao.arizona.edu/dist
- Resources
for K-12 Teachers
- Opportunity
for middle school science teachers.
I am a second year University of Arizona
Applied Math graduate student, funded as a NASA Space Grant Fellow. As
part of this grant, I have volunteered to educate a segment of the
public about space-related topics. My target audience is middle school
students and I have specifically targeted planetary surfaces (primarily
Earth). The lessons I have developed cover: Earth/Moon Formation, Plate
Tectonics, Volcanoes, Water Processes/Effects, Wind Processes/Effects,
and Impact Craters. This past semester, I taught this curriculum at
Hohokam Middle School, through their after school program. I am now
looking for other schools/programs through which I can offer similar
lessons about a specific topic, etc. If you are interested in a copy of
the curriculum and/or having me come to your classroom and present
specific topic information work with your students, please contact
Serina Diniega
at serina@math.arizona.edu.
- The new version of "ASU
in the Community" is officially launched! http://www.asu.edu/community.
Some of the new features include:
* expanded search options
* an interactive mapping tool
* a feature story
- K-12
Student Opportunities
- CAPCO
Science Class Challenge. Participate in the CAPCO Science Class
Challenge and win $250 to $5,000 for your school. For grades 4-9, the
competition is meant to encourage students and teachers to learn about
the Earth's protective upper ozone layer, CFCs, and the environment by
using provided activities or their own creative methods. The contest is
open to teachers with classes in grades 4-9. Teachers must be employed
by a public or private school, or be a home school educator.
Deadline: May 8, 2006. For more information, visit: http://www.nocfcs.org/scc/scchome.htm
- K-12 Math
and Science Teacher Honors and Awards
- 10th
Annual University of Arizona Athletics/Circle K Outstanding High School
Faculty Awards Program
- Margaret
Wilch, Tucson High Magnet School Honors Research Methods and
Biology Science Teacher (TUSD), Tucson
- ASTA
(Arizona Science Teacher Association) Presidential Award for Excellence
in Math and Science Teaching
- John
Madden, Mountain View High School Science Teacher (MUSD), Marana
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