From maknoll at sandia.gov Mon Dec 1 09:50:03 2008 From: maknoll at sandia.gov (Knoll, Malva Ann) Date: Mon Dec 1 09:52:59 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Radiation & Nuclear Energy Workshop for Teachers Message-ID: Teacher's Workshop Radiation & Nuclear Energy Hosted by the National Atomic Museum and Trinity Section of the American Nuclear Society. Saturday, December 6, 2008 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location: National Atomic Museum 1905 Mountain Road, Albuquerque, NM Old Town Area Free of charge & free classroom-ready materials: Multi-faceted curricula from National Laboratories and Research Centers Presentations on: Basic nuclear physics and radiation detection Natural and background radiation sources Radioactive materials, transportation and disposal Uranium Mining, Milling, and Radon Nuclear power Hands-on radiation education activities: It's everywhere "Personal Dose Estimate" Nuclear Contrails "The Cloud Chamber" Detecting the unseen "Mystery Boxes" Handouts will include curriculum materials, presentation materials, radioactive rocks and resource lists of Web, people, organizations, and agency contacts. Presenters come from a wide variety of backgrounds and work or have worked in nuclear fields. The workshop is geared to fully prepare mid to high school science teachers to teach topics related to radiation. Registration deadline December 3,2008. To register, contact Sarah Fair 245-2137 ext 103 fax 242-4537 srfair@sandia.gov Provide this information and you will receive an e-mail confirmation of your registration. Name:______________________________ School Name:________________________ Grade Level Taught:_____ Address:________________________________________________________________ City:______________________ State:________________ Zip Code:________________ E-Mail:___________________________ Phone:______________ Fax:______________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20081201/0b466a24/attachment.html From dthrall at swcp.com Wed Dec 3 15:31:16 2008 From: dthrall at swcp.com (dthrall@swcp.com) Date: Wed Dec 3 15:31:10 2008 Subject: [NMScience] I Found This for You at Borders Message-ID: only good on thursday December 4 but is a 25% off day!! 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Name: November 2008.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 151406 bytes Desc: November 2008.pdf Url : http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20081203/b39dbe38/November2008-0001.pdf From agarden at unm.edu Thu Dec 4 10:04:09 2008 From: agarden at unm.edu (Anna Garden) Date: Thu Dec 4 10:04:31 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Fostering Gender Equity in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Classroom online course Message-ID: <001701c95632$531cf510$f956df30$@edu> Six-Week Online Course for Secondary STEM Faculty, January 16 - February 27, 2009 Fostering Gender Equity in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Classroom is designed to help secondary teachers favorably alter the gender-equity climate in their classrooms. The six-week course provides an overview of recent research on girls' abilities and preferences in technological learning environments and strategies for promoting their interest in STEM fields. The course is conducted online in an asynchronous, scheduled fashion--meaning that course participants may interact with the material at any time, night or day, but must complete assignments within a ten day timeframe in order to progress through the course with the cohort group. Collaborative learning is vital to the success of the experience. Upon completion of the course, participants will understand the underlying causes of gender inequity, recognize conscious and unconscious bias, and be equipped to alter their pedagogy and initiate programs aimed at recruitment and retention of young women in emerging technologies. There is no charge to participate but space is limited. Registration opens December 15 at this site. http://genderequitycollaborative.org/workshops.php Best, Anna Garden Program Specialist SCME University of New Mexico 800 Bradbury Drive SE, Suite 235 Albuquerque, NM 87106-4346 505-272-7150 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20081204/a6e3763a/attachment.html From lee_d at aps.edu Thu Dec 4 11:58:47 2008 From: lee_d at aps.edu (Davis Lee) Date: Thu Dec 4 11:56:44 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Fostering Gender Equity in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Classroom online course In-Reply-To: <001701c95632$531cf510$f956df30$@edu> References: <001701c95632$531cf510$f956df30$@edu> Message-ID: IMHO: Anna's post and/or the course it offers assumes secondary teachers need to "favorably alter the gender-equality climate in their classrooms". This is certainly the party line presented by colleges of education in the late 80s. The ultimate "truths" do not seem clear any more, with significant controversy about whether there is a "boy crisis" and if so, what to do about it. Thank you, Davis Lee WAN Administrator Albuquerque Public Schools 505 830 6870 http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/0 1-22-2006/0004264889&EDATE= >From the above link: "Boys in Every Demographic Are Falling Behind According to Almost Every Key Societal and Academic Metric; Problem May Lie in 'Biologically Disrespectful' Education System" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/07/AR200604 0702025.html >From the above link: "The boy crisis we're hearing about is largely a manufactured one, the product of both a backlash against the women's movement and the media's penchant for continuously churning out news about the latest dire threat to the nation." http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/magazine/02sex3-t.html?_r=1&ref=educat ion http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/04/attention-defic.html http://www.educationsector.org/research/research_show.htm?doc_id=378705 From: science-bounces@lists.aps.edu [mailto:science-bounces@lists.aps.edu] On Behalf Of Anna Garden Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:04 AM To: Science Teachers' List Subject: [NMScience] Fostering Gender Equity in the Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics Classroom online course Six-Week Online Course for Secondary STEM Faculty, January 16 - February 27, 2009 Fostering Gender Equity in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Classroom is designed to help secondary teachers favorably alter the gender-equity climate in their classrooms. The six-week course provides an overview of recent research on girls' abilities and preferences in technological learning environments and strategies for promoting their interest in STEM fields. The course is conducted online in an asynchronous, scheduled fashion--meaning that course participants may interact with the material at any time, night or day, but must complete assignments within a ten day timeframe in order to progress through the course with the cohort group. Collaborative learning is vital to the success of the experience. Upon completion of the course, participants will understand the underlying causes of gender inequity, recognize conscious and unconscious bias, and be equipped to alter their pedagogy and initiate programs aimed at recruitment and retention of young women in emerging technologies. There is no charge to participate but space is limited. 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Name: Spring 2009 hybrid flyer rev. 12-3-08.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 164806 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20081204/390ec884/Spring2009hybridflyerrev.12-3-08-0001.pdf From colleen.welch at state.nm.us Fri Dec 5 13:34:27 2008 From: colleen.welch at state.nm.us (Welch, Colleen E., DGF) Date: Fri Dec 5 13:34:47 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Professional Development Message-ID: <2488267002735E4293095085A7B5D86407C34791@CEXMB4.nmes.lcl> Professional Development for Educators Advanced Project WILD Natural History Workshop Aquatic Birds and the Rio Grande Bosque Join us for a winter learning adventure along the migratory bird central flyway that includes the Rio Grande. We will have warm housing and will be conducting citizen science field techniques at the Bernardo Wildlife Area, owned and managed by the Department of Game & Fish. * Experience mist-netting birds & learn how land is managed for wintering birds * Practice integrating science, math and language arts * Receive classroom resources * Experience activities from Project WILD, the Bosque Education Guide, Discover a Watershed, Rio Grande and the Aldo Leopold Education Program When: Friday evening through Sunday, noon, February 6-8, 2009 Where: Housing at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge Research Station and field activities at nearby Bernardo Wildlife Area-both located off of I-25 between Belen and Socorro, NM. Houses are fully furnished with 3 bedrooms each. We have an on-site meeting room. Group Size: LIMITED TO 20-Preregistration is required-Contact Colleen Welch at (505) 476-8119 or colleen.welch@state.nm.us Cost: Housing cost is $35.00/person/night with optional linen fee. Participants will need to bring their own groceries for the weekend. Colleen Welch Co-Coordinator Project WILD/Aquatic Resources Education NM Department of Game and Fish PO Box 25112 Santa Fe, NM 87504 (505) 476-8119; fax (505) 476-8116 www.wildlife@state.nm.us Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email System. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Ice Worlds Activities and Web Cast Trainings Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:58:58 -0600 From: Shupla, Christine To: Do you want to learn more about Earth's remote polar regions? And bring icy activities into the children's and family programs you offer? /NASA Explore! Ice Worlds/ is just for you! /Explore! Ice Worlds/ is a suite of hands-on inquiry activities designed to be used with children ages 8 to 13 in celebration of the International Polar Year. Developed by the Lunar and Planetary Institute and funded by NASA, the activities are designed for the informal learning environment, including libraries, after-school programs, and museums -- and they work well in elementary to middle school classrooms, too! All activities are tied to National Science Education Standards, and all use inexpensive materials that are easy to find. Children will learn while having fun! Check out the activities at: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/ice/activities/ . *Free Web Cast Training!* If you are an educator interested in joining us for *free* web cast training for /Explore! Ice Worlds/, please register with Katy Buckaloo (buckaloo@lpi.usra.edu / 281-486-2106). Training occurs in either one 4 hour session or over three separate one-and-a-half hour sessions, spaced a week apart. A complete training session includes discussion with a NASA polar scientist and demonstrations of the /Explore! Ice Worlds/ activities. All you need is access to the Internet and a phone to call a toll-free number. Only 5 more training sessions are scheduled - sign up today! *Tuesday January 13* at 1:00 Eastern / 12:00 Central / 11:00 Mountain / 10:00 Pacific (4 hours total) *Thursdays January 8, 15, and 22, 2009* at 2:00 Eastern / 1:00 Central / 12:00 Mountain / 11:00 Pacific (1.5 hours each) *Tuesdays February 10, 17, and 24, 2009* at 3:00 Eastern / 2:00 Central / 1:00 Mountain / 12:00 Pacific (1.5 hours each) *Thursday February 12, 2009* at 1:00 Eastern / 12:00 Central / 11:00 Mountain / 10:00 Pacific (4 hours total) *Wednesday March 4, 2009* at 1:00 Eastern / 12:00 Central / 11:00 Mountain / 10:00 Pacific (4 hours total) Participants completing the training receive a certificate for 4 professional development hours and are eligible for drawings for Earth and space resources. Join us! Share the experience with colleagues! Bring /Explore! Ice Worlds/ into your programs! Contact Katy Buckaloo (buckaloo@lpi.usra.edu / 281-486-2106) to register -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20081216/450ebcb7/attachment.html From agarden at unm.edu Wed Dec 17 13:07:38 2008 From: agarden at unm.edu (Anna Garden) Date: Wed Dec 17 13:10:57 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Career website for students with math and science slant Message-ID: <000c01c96083$1c8d89f0$55a89dd0$@edu> Tell your students about this website to help them decide what they'd like to be when they grow up - http://www.thefunworks.org/. There are interesting math and science areas. Anna Garden Program Specialist SCME - MEP University of New Mexico 800 Bradbury Drive SE, Suite 235 Albuquerque, NM 87106-4346 505-272-7150 This Web site is about careers. Not just the interesting ones other people have, but the ones YOU can have. Don't know where to start? Well, dive right in and: * EXPLORE many different areas, not just the ones that seem obvious. * THINK about what you enjoy. See where it leads you. * EXPERIENCE lots of ideas. You may not know now exactly what you want to do as an adult, but this site will help you start. Discover who you are, what you like to do, and what you do best. Not sure what to click on? Try taking this quiz to help you figure out what to do next! Go directly to Math or Science careers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20081217/95f16d94/attachment.html From jeraldcross at comcast.net Thu Dec 18 17:31:26 2008 From: jeraldcross at comcast.net (Jerry Cross) Date: Thu Dec 18 17:35:05 2008 Subject: [NMScience] an opportunity Message-ID: <71028301001F41388632C224455A0730@JerryPC> I received this info, but am no longer interested in participating. Any other mid school science teachers want to sign up for this study? Jerry Cross McKinley Middle School As you may recall, a while back you indicated an interest in learning about future studies conducted by Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI). HRI is developing measures of teachers' and students' understanding of plate tectonics and force and motion. We are recruiting 400 middle school science teachers willing to complete a multiple-choice teacher assessment and administer our multiple-choice student assessment to one of their classes between January 2009 and the end of the current school year during a unit on plate tectonics or a unit on force and motion. In addition, teachers will be asked to complete short, web-based logs of their instruction each day of the unit and may be randomly selected to take part in a telephone interview after the unit has ended. Students must be in 6th through 8th grade, and plate tectonics or force and motion must be part of the curriculum students are expected to study. Teachers choosing to participate in the study will still plan their own instruction; the study will not provide instructional materials. As an incentive, each participating teacher will receive a $200 honorarium. The honorarium is conditional upon the participant's fulfillment of the obligations described in the registration (linked below). The incentives cannot be pro-rated for partial participation. In addition, HRI would like to observe a limited number of teachers for two class periods during the unit of instruction. Teachers who volunteer for this additional activity will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and will receive an extra $100 for being observed. We plan to observe a total of 20 teachers. It is important for you to know that it is your responsibility to obtain permission from the appropriate school and/or district personnel for your students to participate in this study. If you are willing to participate, or would like to learn more about the study, please go to the following web site: https://secure.horizon-research.com/atlast/civ_study/ Please be assured that this study is not designed to evaluate teachers or students. Individual student and teacher data will remain strictly confidential. We are studying the validity of the teacher and student assessments and the relationships among teacher content knowledge, instruction, and student learning. If you have any questions, please contact Annick Le Goff at atlast_study@horizon-research.com or by calling toll-free (877)-297-6829. Participation in this study is limited and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Annick Le Goff Research Associate PS: Please feel free to forward this e-mail to others who you know that may be interested in participating in this study. ******************** You received this email because you indicated your interest in participating in future studies conducted by Horizon Research, Inc. To be removed from this announcement list, send an email to studies-unsubscribe@lists.horizon-research.com. To learn more about Horizon Research, Inc. visit out website at http://www.horizon-research.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20081218/290b9f43/attachment.html From loehman at aps.edu Thu Dec 18 20:34:51 2008 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Thu Dec 18 20:35:07 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Spare time amusement Message-ID: http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/snowflake Download this little application that makes snowflakes. Kind of cute and shows properties of symmetry and fractals. Hang in there..... ONE MORE DAY. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu From lee_d at aps.edu Fri Dec 19 06:31:12 2008 From: lee_d at aps.edu (Davis Lee) Date: Fri Dec 19 06:35:40 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Spare time amusement References: Message-ID: Ellen, With true respect for years of hard work and good contributions: Do you really know what you're downloading? Do you have to have admin permissions on your machine to download the cute little application? Do you use this same machine for anything even vaguely confidential? Thanks, Davis ________________________________ From: science-bounces@lists.aps.edu on behalf of Ellen Loehman Sent: Thu 12/18/2008 8:34 PM To: NMScience Subject: [NMScience] Spare time amusement http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/snowflake Download this little application that makes snowflakes. Kind of cute and shows properties of symmetry and fractals. Hang in there..... ONE MORE DAY. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu _______________________________________________ Science mailing list Science@lists.aps.edu http://lists.aps.edu/mailman/listinfo/science -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20081219/6bc1dcf4/attachment.html From susan.davis at state.nm.us Mon Dec 22 09:09:23 2008 From: susan.davis at state.nm.us (Davis, Susan, DCA) Date: Mon Dec 22 09:13:32 2008 Subject: [NMScience] FW: SMNHC news References: <7E2023EFC90CF14CA463C19D3B35DBCB079BB9F1@CEXMB5.nmes.lcl> Message-ID: Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 56083 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20081223/1fd17c43/attachment-0001.jpe From loehman at aps.edu Sat Dec 27 23:21:23 2008 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Sat Dec 27 23:21:41 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Knowles Science & Mathematics Teaching Fellowship Message-ID: Please forward to qualified professionals who might be interested in a career in teaching. (Try not to sound too depressing...) http://www.kstf.org/tf_application_info.aspx KSTF Teaching Fellowships support individuals with exceptional science and mathematics content knowledge who are committed to teaching high school in the United States. - Physical Science Teaching Fellowships support those with at least a bachelor's degree in a physical science (for example, physics, chemistry or astronomy) or engineering - Mathematics Teaching Fellowships support individuals with at least a bachelor's degree in mathematics or mathematical content preparation equivalent to a mathematics major - Biological Science Teaching Fellowships support individuals with at least a bachelor's degree in contemporary biology or other life science The teaching fellowships are renewable for up to five years and will begin on June 1, 2009. The application deadline is Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu From lee_d at aps.edu Mon Dec 29 10:55:14 2008 From: lee_d at aps.edu (Davis Lee) Date: Mon Dec 29 10:56:02 2008 Subject: [NMScience] FW: Education Letters to Obama on Key Issues References: Message-ID: ________________________________ From: Ahlstrom, Claudia, PED [mailto:claudia.ahlstrom@state.nm.us] Sent: Mon 12/29/2008 10:38 AM To: nmctm@nmsu.edu; science-bounces@lists.aps.edu Subject: FW: Education Letters to Obama on Key Issues Dear NM Math & Science Educators, Letters from various educators have been complied for President-elect Obama's review. I thought you might be interested in reading this collection. Your comments are always welcome. Happy New Year! Claudia Claudia Ahlstrom, State Mathematics Specialist Math & Science Bureau New Mexico Public Education Department 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501 505 476-1881 claudia.ahlstrom@state.nm.us **************************** >From a posting from the Education and the Public Interest Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Education Policy Research Unit at Arizona State University, Monday, December 29, 2008. See http://epicpolicy.org/publication/Letters-to-Obama to download the full set of letters, to which reference is made in what follows; **************************** Education Letters to Obama Address Key Issues Contact: Peter Cookson -- (413) 429-6629; peter.cookson@yale.edu Kevin Welner -- (303) 492-8370; kevin.welner@gmail.com BOULDER, Colo. and TEMPE, Ariz. (December 29, 2008) -- Fifteen educational scholars today released a collection of letters to President-elect Obama. Each letter briefly sets forth an idea or proposal to help create a more productive and equitable educational system. The letters cover the gamut of key policy issues facing the next administration, including reading instruction, No Child Left Behind, the expansion of preschool availability, charter schools, special education, the effects of poverty, and the teaching of English learners. The collection is edited by Peter Cookson of Yale University and Kevin Welner of the University of Colorado at Boulder and is jointly published by the Education and the Public Interest Center at CU-Boulder and the Education Policy Research Unit at Arizona State University. Contributors include top national experts in their respective areas. Cookson's cover letter, also directed to the President-elect, explains, "My colleagues and I are writing to you as scholars and activists who are deeply convinced that a reenergized commitment to excellent public schools for all students is America's best hope for economic renewal and a society where trust and cooperation characterize public life." Welner's introductory letter adds, "These proposals should be thought of as the tips of empirical icebergs. Beneath the letters lies a research base that we hope will guide policymaking throughout your time in office." The letters are available for download at http://epicpolicy.org/publication/Letters-to-Obama CONTACT: Peter Cookson Yale University (413) 429-6629 peter.cookson@yale.edu Kevin Welner, Professor and Director Education and the Public Interest Center University of Colorado at Boulder (303) 492-8370 kevin.welner@gmail.com ********** ____________________________________________________________________ Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email System. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20081229/86fcdc4e/attachment.html From loehman at aps.edu Wed Dec 31 17:46:08 2008 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Wed Dec 31 17:46:25 2008 Subject: [NMScience] APS science calendar moved Message-ID: http://www.jms.aps.edu/science/calendar/month.php I'll try to get it updated tomorrow. If you have it bookmarked, go ahead a change the link. The old one is dead..... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu