MDE Announces New Science Curriculum Support Resources
The Michigan Department of Education recently announced the publication of two new support documents for science educators, intended to address curricular and literacy issues in science instruction, and an online tool for grade 3-5 educators. These should be helpful in addressing how curriculum materials are structured to meet the grade level expectations, and to support teachers in using writing to support learning and assessment.
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Traveling Exhibit from NASA Opens at U-M Exhibit Museum of Natural History
NASA’s “New Views of the Universe: Hubble Space Telescope” exhibit will open on January 30 at the University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History in Ann Arbor.
The exhibit opening includes NASA presentations at 7:30 p.m. from Mike Weiss, the Deputy Program Manager for the Hubble Space Telescope and Dr. Jonathan Gardner, Chief of the Observational Cosmology Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center for the James Webb Space Telescope. Mr. Weiss will talk about the upcoming and last servicing mission to the Hubble and Dr. Gardner will introduce Hubble’s successor, the James Webb Space Telescope. (more…)
PD Opportunities for Science Teachers
There are a variety of newly announced professional development opportunities for science educators from around the state:
AAPT/PTRA Workshop
Kinematics for The Newer Physics and Physical Science Teachers
Saturday, March 7, 2009 – DeVinci Room, Detroit Marriott Renaissance Hotel
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This is an activity based session using PTRA/AAPT materials aimed at the new Michigan State Standards. Handouts (books, paper, CD) will be provided. (Over $100 in materials will be given to attendees as well as the $50 registration fee will be returned, to all attendees that complete the workshop). (more…)
Upcoming Cadre II Workshops
Cadre II Workshops in Gaylord
It’s time to register for the next set of workshops! The next professional development workshops for the Cadre II teacher leaders and Mathematics/Science Center personnel (and optional for STEM faculty) will all take place at the Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan.
These workshops will continue focusing on content and leadership issues for mathematics and science education. (more…)
Babies!
Why were some people at our last workshops missing? They were busy having babies! Congratulations to all of our new mom’s in the MMSTLC family. We’re informed that Jodi Redman, of the Manistee-Wexford-Missaukee team, gave birth to twin boys. Nan Richards and Nicole Garcia, both of the Washtenaw -Livingston team, followed suit, giving birth to a girl and boy respectively on Dec. 7 and Dec. 15 respectively. Congratulations to all of your families. We wish you the best!
The Moodle Drawings, Round Two.
As mentioned at the December workshops, I held a drawing for prizes for those individuals posting to the forums on our site. The only requirement was that you post twice between Dec. 4 and Dec. 19, with an extra name in the hat, so to speak, if you post more than ten times. Only one person did that, and the added odds worked to her favor, as she won the grand prize this month of a $30 gift certificate for Amazon.com, and a copy of “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson (an excellent history of science and mathematics). Our second and third prize winners (also getting a copy of the book – there was a sale, and $10 gift certificates each, were June Teisan and Yonee Kuiphoff. Congratulations to all, and happy holidays.
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