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 Kemi Jona, PhD, SESP research associate professor, serves as director of OSEP, and Susan Ipri Brown serves as associate director. For more information about OSEP, please contact Susan Ipri Brown at sipribrown@gmail.com or 847/491-5967. |
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Providing you access to the rich science, technology, engineering and mathematics educational resources of Northwestern University’s faculty, scientists and laboratories
OSEP supports schools and other educational institutions by connecting your ideas with resources at Northwestern for the benefit of K-12 students. We provide:
RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
Get funded by applying for a 2010 award! See myriad opportunities listed on NSTA web site and watch videos of 2009 awardees. Read in the New York Times: Op-Ed Columnist: The New Untouchables By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, October 21, 2009 Those who create services, opportunities and ways to recruit work can compete on the world market. That is the key to understanding our education challenge today.  Teacher/School Funding Opportunity: Calling All K-12 Science TeachersToyota TAPESTRY Program Now Accepting Entries for the 20th Annual Science Grant Competition The Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program, sponsored by Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., and administered by NSTA, is now accepting entries for the 2009–2010 competition. Now in its 20th year, the program offers grants up to $10,000 to K–12 science teachers for innovative projects that enhance science education in their school and/or school district over a one-year period. Fifty large grants and a minimum of 20 mini-grants totaling $550,000 will be awarded this year. Individual science teachers or a team of up to five teachers can submit proposals in one of three categories: physical science application; environmental science education; and integrating literacy and science. A judging panel convened by the NSTA will select the award-winning projects based on several criteria, including their innovative approach in teaching science and ability to create a stimulating and hands-on learning environment. Since the program’s inception in 1990, Toyota TAPESTRY grants totaling more than $8.6 million have been awarded to science teachers across the country. More than 2,000 teachers have used those funds to develop and execute extraordinary programs that helped hundreds of thousands of students nationwide make a passionate connection with science. For more information about the Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program or to learn how to apply, visit www.nsta.org/pd/tapestry. Applications must be submitted no later than January 18, 2010, to be considered. Don’t delay — apply now! The Conrad Foundation Opens Registration for the 2010 Spirit of Innovation Awards The Conrad Foundation today announced that it has opened registration for the 2010 Spirit of Innovation Awards. The Spirit of Innovation Awards is an annual competition that challenges teams of high school students to create innovative products for use in one of four categories: aerospace exploration, space nutrition, renewable energy and green schools. Teams and their coaches will compete for more than $100,000 in cash prizes; be designated as Pete Conrad Scholars; have the opportunity to commercialize their products for general market use; and receive annual memberships to the Conrad Foundation, Sigma Xi, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the National Science Teachers Association—the Foundation’s official education advisor. For more information about the program, visit www.conradawards.com. Applications must be submitted no later than December 15, 2009, to be considered. Best Buy Children’s Foundation Teach@15 Award The Teach@15 Award program helps schools serving any grades 7 to 12 meet their technology needs. Teens (age 13-18) who are registered members on at15.com can nominate their schools (depending on eligibility) to win a Teach@15 Award. Starting September 15, 2009, teen members can vote once a day for 15 days for one nomination. Every 15 days, Best Buy will award three schools with Best Buy Gift Cards based on member votes. The school with the most votes will win $1,500, second most votes $1,000 and third most votes $500. Deadline: OPEN. For more information: http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relations/teach_awards.htm Teacher/School Funding Opportunity: Attention, current teachers of science in grades K-college... The Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards promote the innovative use of data-collection technology using a computer, graphing calculator or other handheld in the science classroom. We encourage you to apply for one of seven $3,000 awards. http://www.vernier.com/grants/ National Science Board STEM Education Recommendations for the President-Elect Obama Administration docs/STEMrecObama.pdf "Teaching With Multiple Methods in Mind: Eleven Ways to Reach All Students" by Mark Vondracek, from The Science Teacher docs/Science Teacher - Multiple Teaching Methods.pdf An opportunity for middle school science teachers and service-learning coordinators Youth Service America invites applications for the STEMester of Service grant program, which supports middle school science teachers and service-learning coordinators to strengthen their classroom practices through service learning. Grantees will engage up to 75 middle school students in a semester-long service-learning program. STEMester of Service grants are contingent on federal funding and include a $5,000 grant with a $500 stipend, training and professional development, and resources and technical assistance. Eligibility is limited to teachers, administrators and service-learning coordinators in middle schools and staff and service-learning coordinators in after school programs. Applications are due July 15. More information is available at: http://ysa.org/MyYSA/YSAContent/YSANews/tabid/219/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/150/STEMesterofServiceGrants.aspx New Web Site Helps Teachers and Public Understand How Science Really Works "Understanding Science," a website funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), offers a window to a better understanding about how dynamic and creative the scientific process really is: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_ PODCAST: Will America retain its supremacy in a quickly changing global landscape or will America lose its position? STEM education, workforce and competitiveness: http://media.nap.edu/podcasts/nax66gatherings.mp3 Help in Creating Assessment Rubrics This web site scaffolds the creation of assessment rubrics for a wide variety of student activities. Rubistar is a free tool, supported by a grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Teachers can use this site to get ideas for grading criteria, and even create and print or download a rubric. This is a great resource for creating quick and easy-to-use assessments for projects in multiple disciplines. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=NewRubric&module=Rubistar& Watch It on the Big Ten Network: "They Call It Nano U" Northwestern scientists Chad Mirkin, Sam Stupp, Mark Ratner and Fraser Stoddart are at the forefront of the nanotechnology revolution where they lead a new approach to problem-solving in research areas such as cancer, stem cells and energy. See the show "They Call It Nano U" in February on the Big Ten Network. http://www.northwestern.edu/ STUDENT TECH TALENT SEARCH Do you want to recognize the talents of your exceptional students? Would you like every technology student to achieve his or her potential? You may have a student to nominate and compete for this award. Illinois Technology Foundation (ITF) is sponsoring the 3rd Annual "50 for the Future" student technology talent search and is seeking qualified applicants. This award recognizes 50 of the most talented students, high school through graduate school in the Chicago area, who demonstrate interest and career potential in technology. Nominations close February 16, 2009. Applicants will be judged by more than 30 area CEOs and CIOs. The recipients will be honored at an event on April 20. To nominate a student(s), please go to http://illinoistechfoundation.org/itf/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=68 Please forward this notice to educators or students. The Foundation seeks students who show initiative in winning recognition for their achievements. Please forward this to colleagues who can help identify the most talented technology students in the region. We wish to recognize all nominees. In addition to the special recognition of the "50" winners, all students nominated benefit from the Foundation's programs. AAAS LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE EDUCATION PRIZE Help spread the word about an outstanding science teacher in your school or district. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is now accepting nominations for the 2009 AAAS Leadership in Science Education Prize for High School Teachers. The $1,000 prize honors a high school science teacher who has contributed to the AAAS goal of advancing science education by developing an innovative and effective strategy, activity or program. In addition, the winner will be invited to attend and make a brief presentation at the annual Shanghai International Forum on Science Literacy of Pre-college Students as a guest of the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology. For full details about the prize and to download the nomination and application forms, visit the AAAS website. For more information, contact AAAS Project 2061's Lester Matlock at lmatlock@aaas.org. Deadline: April 24, 2009 Kemi Jona, PhD, SESP Research Associate Professor, serves as director of OSEP, and Susan Ipri Brown serves as the associate director. |
Last Updated: 2009-11-18 14:12:01
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