From Maryjo.Daniel at state.nm.us Tue Jul 1 12:33:02 2008 From: Maryjo.Daniel at state.nm.us (Daniel, Maryjo, PED) Date: Tue Jul 1 12:51:21 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Call for Proposals Available Message-ID: <1AC4D11CDD3C9F4FA0A7B93D9A10FB38061BBB60@CEXMB5.nmes.lcl> The Call for Proposals for the Annual Conference for NMSTA, NMCTM, and EEANM is now available at: http://mc2.nmsu.edu/NMCTMForms/PresentersForm.php. Proposals for sessions (October 18) will only be accepted through this on-line system. The deadline for submission is September 5, but why wait? Submit your proposal now! The conference registration form is not yet available, but will be soon. Hope to see you at the conference in Albuquerque October 17-18! Mary Jo Daniel, Ph.D. Science Specialist Math and Science Bureau New Mexico Public Education Department 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: (505) 476-1882 Fax: (505) 827-1784 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/20080701/ad774a86/attachment.html From vperry at nmt.edu Tue Jul 1 13:20:25 2008 From: vperry at nmt.edu (Vannetta R. Perry) Date: Tue Jul 1 13:27:57 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Fw: Call for Proposals Available (fwd) Message-ID: |^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| | Vannetta R. Perry, Ed.D. | | International Education | | Center of Excellence | | PO Box 158 | | San Antonio, NM 87832 | | vperry@nmt.edu | | (505) 835-0189 | | www.internationaledcenter.org| """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" "Until you are willing to be confused about what you already know, what you know will never become wider, bigger or deeper." --Milton Erikson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:38:22 -0600 From: "Vannetta R. Perry, Ed.D." To: everyoneatscs@socorro.k12.nm.us, vperry@nmt.edu Subject: Fw: Call for Proposals Available -----Original message----- From: "Daniel, Maryjo, PED" Maryjo.Daniel@state.nm.us Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:33:02 -0600 To: "NMScience" science@lists.aps.edu Subject: Call for Proposals Available The Call for Proposals for the Annual Conference for NMSTA, NMCTM, and EEANM is now available at: http://mc2.nmsu.edu/NMCTMForms/PresentersForm.php. Proposals for sessions (October 18) will only be accepted through this on-line system. The deadline for submission is September 5, but why wait? Submit your proposal now! The conference registration form is not yet available, but will be soon. Hope to see you at the conference in Albuquerque October 17-18! Mary Jo Daniel, Ph.D. Science Specialist Math and Science Bureau New Mexico Public Education Department 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: (505) 476-1882 Fax: (505) 827-1784 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. Vannetta R. Perry, Ed.D. Associate Superintendent Director of Human Resources Socorro Consolidated Schools PO Box 1157 Socorro, New Mexico 87801 Phone (505) 835-0300 Fax (505) 835-1682 vperry@socorro.k12.nm.us -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: "Daniel, Maryjo, PED" Subject: Call for Proposals Available Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:33:02 -0600 Size: 8643 Url: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20080701/9f485e6e/CallforProposalsAvailable.mht From rbenson at helena.k12.mt.us Sat Jul 5 20:41:41 2008 From: rbenson at helena.k12.mt.us (Benson, Rodney) Date: Sat Jul 5 20:49:06 2008 Subject: [NMScience] FW: Earth Science Demonstrations References: <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC85@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC88@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC8A@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC8C@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC8E@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC90@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC92@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC94@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC96@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC98@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFC9A@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFCA1@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFCA3@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFCA6@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFCB5@email1.hsd1.org> <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFCB6@email1.hsd1.org> Message-ID: <18FAA2A142BB5D48A7A6CAB3A0AE39AD6FFCB7@email1.hsd1.org> I have posted 11 demonstrations on the Teacher Tube web site (www.teachertube.com). Each video is about 3 minutes long, and most are designed to help students understand Earth Science-related concepts such as convection, latent heat, salinity/density, etc. To view them, go to www.teachertube.com and type "Rod Benson" into the search box. Please share this with other Earth Science teachers through the LISTSERV. Thanks, Rod Benson Earth Science Teacher Helena High School Helena, Montana RODNEY'S HOMEPAGE for Earth Science Teachers www.formontana.net/home.html From susan.davis at state.nm.us Mon Jul 7 09:53:40 2008 From: susan.davis at state.nm.us (Davis, Susan, DCA) Date: Mon Jul 7 10:38:52 2008 Subject: [NMScience] FW: The Latest from the SMNHC References: <7E2023EFC90CF14CA463C19D3B35DBCB043044D1@CEXMB5.nmes.lcl> Message-ID: Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The content and news coverage Geotimes readers have come to enjoy is expanding. EARTH will continue to explore the science behind the headlines in the areas of earth, energy, the environment, but with 25% more pages of materials, enhanced visual appeal, and an increasingly diverse mix of topics in each issue. As part of this exciting transition, AGI has enlisted the services of Oehler Media, Inc., to expand the distribution of EARTH to newsstands and bookstores across the U.S. and Canada. For 14 years, Oehler Media has launched or re-launched over 100 magazines nationwide with spectacular results. For more information, visit http://www.earthmagazine.org which will take you to http://www.geotimes.org until September 1, 2008, at which time EARTH makes its official debut. The American Geological Institute is a nonprofit federation of 44 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 120,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment. *** If you would like to be removed from AGI?s press release distribution list, please email outreach@agiweb.org with the subject UNSUBSCRIBE. To contact us, visit http://www.agiweb.org/direct/. American Geological Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302 From loehman at aps.edu Thu Jul 10 16:43:28 2008 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Thu Jul 10 16:45:51 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Summer prose challenge Message-ID: The Challenge from the Teacher Leaders Network: If you were writing a mini-memoir of your teaching life, what would your six words be? Your memoir might be funny, inspirational, profound, mundane, deeply true. Want to play? Mull it over, doodle with pen and napkin or your favorite digital tool, and post your memoir for all of us to read. Here are some examples: They asked. I listened. We learned. Life on the bell curve's edge. Every day is a new adventure. Reading creates new worlds?let's go! Exercised the muscle of the mind. Hoped to make difference. Was transformed. Loved science first; love students now. So ... How about starting a dialog here in NM? Just reply to the list with your six words to live in infamy (OK, obscurity). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu From loehman at aps.edu Thu Jul 10 17:26:48 2008 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Thu Jul 10 17:29:10 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Summer prose challenge In-Reply-To: Message-ID: [PS to all - reply to the list, not just to me.0 As I enter my 20th year of teaching, I know I can always expect Too many students; too little time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu From pmduda at prodigy.net Thu Jul 10 20:25:10 2008 From: pmduda at prodigy.net (Patricia Duda) Date: Thu Jul 10 20:28:13 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Summer prose challenge Message-ID: <178190.73648.qm@web83204.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Idealistic, naive, overwhelmed, realistic, wiser, idealistic, ... ----- Original Message ---- From: Ellen Loehman To: NMScience Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 5:26:48 PM Subject: Re: [NMScience] Summer prose challenge [PS to all - reply to the list, not just to me.0 As I enter my 20th year of teaching, I know I can always expect Too many students; too little time. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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... 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Thompson From Labsafe at aol.com Mon Jul 14 11:25:28 2008 From: Labsafe at aol.com (Labsafe@aol.com) Date: Mon Jul 14 11:28:28 2008 Subject: [NMScience] 6 words Message-ID: You might therefore be interested in LSI's training program for Principals and Superintendents on "Leadership In Safety." This three hour seminar helps senior school district and post-secondary administrators to have a clearer understanding of their critical role in creating more effective organization wide EHS programs. The seminar was provided last month for the Franklin Public Schools and Last year for Texas A&M University. Regards, ... Jim James A. Kaufman, Ph.D. President/CEO The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) A Nonprofit International Organization for Safety in Science and Science Education 192 Worcester Road, Natick, MA 01760-2252 508-647-1900 Fax: 508-647-0062 Cell: 508-574-6264 Res: 781-237-1335 jim@labsafety.org _www.labsafety.org_ (http://www.labsafety.org/) P We thank you for printing this e-mail only if it is necessary In a message dated 7/14/2008 11:35:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, gordonm@lanl.gov writes: Students will learn; teach the Principal. > -- Gordon McDonough, Science Educator Bradbury Science Museum, MS C330 Community Programs Office Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM. USA 87545 (505) 606-0822 "What one fool can understand, another can." Sylvanus P. Thompson _______________________________________________ Science mailing list Science@lists.aps.edu http://lists.aps.edu/mailman/listinfo/science **************Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20080714/c4e6b423/attachment.html From selena.connealy at state.nm.us Mon Jul 14 17:01:07 2008 From: selena.connealy at state.nm.us (Connealy, Selena, DCA) Date: Mon Jul 14 17:03:49 2008 Subject: [NMScience] NMMNHS Events July & August Message-ID: <1D97845BEF67704D8FF1A458E423C5A80507E869@CEXMB3.nmes.lcl> New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science Seven Museum Events for July/August http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/ Overview: Lecture Nesting Ecology and Conservation of the Ferruginous Hawk Mike C. Neal Thursday, July 17, 7 p.m. Lecture Natural History of Bats: New Ways to Discover Their World William L. Gannon, Ph.D. Tuesday, July 29, 7 p.m. Workshop Field Sketching with Watercolors With International Visiting Artist Cynthia Padilla Friday, August 1 and Saturday, August 2, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. First Saturday at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center, Cedar Crest Saturday, August 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Orienteering program at 10 a.m. Lecture Natural History of Cougars in New Mexico Travis Perry, Ph.D. Tuesday, August 5, 7 p.m. FIELD EXPERIENCE Tracking Cougars on the Ladder Ranch Trip Led by Travis Perry, Ph.D. Saturday, August 9, 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. KNME Science Caf?! EarthScope: Examining the Continent Beneath Our Feet Saturday, August 16, 10 a.m. __________________________________________________________________ Details: Voices in Science Lecture Series Nesting Ecology and Conservation of the Ferruginous Hawk Mike C. Neal Thursday, July 17, 7 p.m. Learn about the natural history of the Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) in the heart of its historic range. The presentation will focus on the biology, nesting ecology, and the threats faced by this magnificent raptor of the high desert and plains, as the species seeks to cope with the rapidly expanding development of natural gas resources. See how biologists, land managers, extractive industries, and conservation organizations have struggled for 30 years to mitigate the growing demand for continental natural gas resources and the conservation needs of this "species of concern." Mike C. Neal has worked for HawkWatch International since 1998. He spent five years studying Ferruginous hawks in Wyoming. Mike has newly taken on the job of Southwest Monitoring Coordinator for HawkWatch, overseeing field research in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. He spent seven seasons as a Wilderness Dogsled Guide in Alaska, Montana, and Minnesota. Mike has worked with nearly every species of western raptor and has been involved with various education and rehabilitation efforts. Co-sponsored with HawkWatch International Cost: $2 public/$1 members, seniors, students Questions? Call Tish Morris at 505-841-2882. You may reserve tickets by contacting Chris Sanchez at 841-2872, chris.sanchez@state.nm.us _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Voices in Science Lecture Series Natural History of Bats: New Ways to Discover Their World William L. Gannon, Ph.D. Tuesday, July 29, 7 p.m. Interest in bats has increased tremendously in the last decade. Also, technological advances in remote sensing has made their world more available for humans to observe. In this presentation we will hear some basic facts about bats, learn of the modern tools that are used to see them in their world, and then discover how bats can tell us where in the world we are heading, through results of long-term monitoring of bat populations. William L. Gannon, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor in the UNM Department of Biology and is currently a Special Assistant to the Vice President for Research on Research Ethics and Integrity. He has published extensively on bats. He has promoted acoustic monitoring and documentation of bat calls using Anabat detectors. Recently, he has been working on projects to assess how bats adjust and use abandoned mines in the Great Basin, confronting both the biological needs of bats and the pressures of mining as gold prices rise. To round out his interest in behavioral and community ecology of mammals, he is also involved in projects with prairie dogs and other squirrel species, and his three little hominids at home. Cost: $2 public/$1 members, seniors, students Questions? Call Tish Morris at 505-841-2882. You may reserve tickets by contacting Chris Sanchez at 841-2872, chris.sanchez@state.nm.us _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Field Sketching with Watercolors Sandia Mountain Natural History Center, Cedar Crest With International Visiting Artist Cynthia Padilla Friday, August 1 and Saturday, August 2, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Field sketches are simple but accurate drawings executed out-of-doors "in situ" to document sightings, identify specimens, or to simply capture the flora and fauna of a special place. We will ramble the trails and fields to the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center pausing to sketch and paint whatever captures our curiosity. Along the way, international botanical artist/natural science illustrator Cynthia Padilla will instruct and demo each technique. A knowledgeable naturalist will accompany us. This immersion in art and nature learning is not to be missed. We welcome complete beginners desiring clear instruction on how to draw and paint exactly what you see, returning workshop participants, educators desiring to integrate these activities into art/science/literacy learning, and casual life-long learners. Supply list will be given upon registration. Learn more about the artist at her website: www.cynthiapadilla.artspan.com. Cost: $175 for Museum members and $200 for non-members.. Contact August Wainwright for reservations 505-841-2861; august.wainwright@state.nm.us. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ First Saturday at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center, Cedar Crest Saturday, August 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Orienteering program at 10 a.m. The Sandia Mountain Natural History Center is open and free to the public the first Saturday of every month from March to September. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., you can explore the bird/wildlife observation deck, geocaching, self-guided hikes, nature exhibits, and an orienteering course. This month, there will be an education program on orienteering from 10 to 11 a.m. For more information or directions please contact the SMNHC staff at 281-5259, email chris.modelski@state.nm.us, or check the website www.NMnaturalhistory.org/smnhc. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Voices in Science Lecture Series Natural History of Cougars in New Mexico Travis Perry, Ph.D. Tuesday, August 5, 7 p.m. Catch a glimpse into the world of one of the largest and most elusive predators in New Mexico. Dr. Perry will present his on-going cougar research in south-central New Mexico. Find out about how biologists employ the latest GPS technology and telemetry to track and understand cougars. Dr. Perry is an Associate Professor of Biology at Furman University in South Carolina. He is conducting cougar research on and around the extensive Ladder and Armendaris Ranches in south-central New Mexico. His research interests include evolutionary ecology and conservation biology. Cost: $2 public/$1 members, seniors, students You may reserve tickets by contacting Chris Sanchez at 841-2872, chris.sanchez@state.nm.us. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FIELD EXPERIENCE Tracking Cougars on the Ladder Ranch Trip Led by Travis Perry, Ph.D. Saturday, August 9, 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Located near Hillsboro, New Mexico, the spectacular Ladder Ranch encompasses more than 250,000 acres and is home to a diversity of wildlife including cougars. Dr. Perry will provide in-the-field instruction on recognizing cougar sign, tracks, and cache sites. Learn about cougar behavior, their role in the ecosystem, and their interaction with humans. Participate in on-going research and use telemetry to track the three collared cougars on the ranch. Join us on this exclusive experience limited to only 15 participants. Experience will include moderate hiking, in summer temperatures, up to one-half mile. Lunch will be provided in the Ladder Ranch lodge. Cost: $200 per person, includes transportation from Albuquerque, lunch, and snacks Contact August Wainwright for reservations 505-841-2861; august.wainwright@state.nm.us. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The KNME Science Caf?! EarthScope: Examining the Continent Beneath Our Feet Saturday, August 16, 10 a.m. EarthScope is an amazing, national, decade-long, geoscience research program to understand the North American continent. Geophysical instruments will move across the continent, acquiring new information about continental evolution and structure. In 2008, instruments will be fully operational throughout New Mexico allowing us to better understand our state's volcanoes, mountains, earthquakes, and the development of the Rio Grande rift. This KNME Science Caf? is a great opportunity to learn about new and ongoing geological research that directly relates to New Mexico. Jayne Aubele, Museum geoscience educator will provide an overview of the EarthScope Program (and what it means to New Mexico) and facilitate the discussion. Watch a segment from NOVA that discusses earthquakes and the North American continent. Then participate in a discussion and hands-on activities with New Mexico geologists and geophysicists who are involved in this cutting edge research. You will never look at the ground beneath your feet in quite the same way again! Suggested Audience: Adults and older children Hosted by KNME-TV5 with support from Lockheed Martin/Sandia National Laboratory and NM Tech. In addition to the Museum/KNME Science caf? in Albuquerque, EarthScope, the Museum and the New Mexico Library System are sponsoring four science cafes in different locations around the state in August and September including: Raton, Aztec, Clovis and Deming. For more information on those, contact Jayne Aubele at jayne.aubele@state.nm.us or 505-841-2840 The EarthScope Program is funded by the National Science Foundation. Cost: Admission is free, but a reservation is required. You may reserve tickets by contacting Chris Sanchez at 841-2872, chris.sanchez@state.nm.us. New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science 1801 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 505-841-2800 www.NMnaturalhistory.org . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tish Morris Senior Education Specialist New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science 1801 Mountain Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87104 505-841-2882 tish.morris@state.nm.us www.NMnaturalhistory.org 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. From jeffryes at aol.com Thu Jul 17 14:15:04 2008 From: jeffryes at aol.com (Larry Jeffryes) Date: Thu Jul 17 15:19:40 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Factors in education? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CAB660EE3BFD56-26C-13E9@webmail-nc14.sysops.aol.com> I know there is a political bent to the following list of conditions - or at least that's the way such discussions are often represented on the "news." However, it seems to me that when discussing how effective or ineffective the education system is, there are some extracurricular factors that are often NOT discussed - the "third rail" type discussions. I wonder the effects of these conditions on our classroom outcomes? -- Larry Jeffryes Los Alamos, NM Development: US fails to measure up on 'human index' ? Nation slumps from 2nd to 12th in global table ? Richest fifth take home $168,000, poorest $11,000 ???? ????? Ashley Seager??? The Guardian, Thursday July 17, 2008 Despite spending $230m (?115m) an hour on healthcare, Americans live shorter lives than citizens of almost every other developed country. And while it has the second-highest income per head in the world, the United States ranks 42nd in terms of life expectancy. These are some of the startling conclusions from a major new report which attempts to explain why the world's number-one economy has slipped to 12th place - from 2nd in 2000- in terms of human development. The American Human Development Report, which applies rankings of health, education and income to the US, paints a surprising picture of a country that spends well over $5bn each day on healthcare - more per person than any other country. The report, Measure of=2 0America, was funded by Oxfam America, the Conrad Hilton Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. It shows each of the 11 countries that rank higher than the US in human development has a lower per-capita income. Those countries score better on the health and knowledge indices that make up the overall human development index (HDI), which is calculated each year by the United Nations Development Programme. And each has achieved better outcomes in areas such as infant mortality and longevity, with less spending per head. Japanese, for example, can expect to outlive Americans, on average, by more than four years. In fact, citizens of Israel, Greece, Singapore, Costa Rica, South Korea and every western European and Nordic country save one can expect to live longer than Americans. There are also wider differences, the report shows. The average Asian woman, for example, lives for almost 89 years, while African-American women live until 76. For men of the same groups, the difference is 14 years. One of the main problems faced by the US, says the report, is that one in six Americans, or about 47 million people, are not covered by health insurance and so have limited access to healthcare. As a result, the US is ranked 42nd in global life expectancy and 34th in terms of infants surviving to age one. The US infant mortality rate is on a par with that of Croatia, Cuba, Estonia and Poland. If the US could match top-ranked Sweden, about 20,000 more American babies a year would=2 0live to their first birthday. "Human development is concerned with what I take to be the basic development idea: namely, advancing the richness of human life, rather than the richness of the economy in which human beings live, which is only a part of it," said the Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, who developed the HDI in 1990. "We get in this report ... an evaluation of what the limitations of human development are in the US but also ... how the relative place of America has been slipping in comparison with other countries over recent years." The US has a higher percentage of children living in poverty than any of the world's richest countries. In fact, the report shows that 15% of American children - 10.7 million - live in families with incomes of less than $1,500 per month. It also reveals 14% of the population - some 40 million Americans - lack the literacy skills to perform simple, everyday tasks such as understanding newspaper articles and instruction manuals. And while in much of Europe, Canada, Japan and Russia, levels of enrolment of three and four-year-olds in pre-school are running at about 75%, in the US it is little more than 50%. The report not only highlights the differences between the US and other countries, it also picks up on the huge discrepancies between states, the country's 436 congressional districts and between ethnic groups. "The Measure of America reveals huge gaps among some groups in our country to access opportunity20and reach their potential," said the report's co-author, Sarah Burd-Sharps. "Some Americans are living anywhere from 30 to 50 years behind others when it comes to issues we all care about: health, education and standard of living. "For example, the state human development index shows that people in last-ranked Mississippi are living 30 years behind those in first-ranked Connecticut." Inequality remains stark. The richest fifth of Americans earn on average $168,170 a year, almost 15 times the average of the lowest fifth, who make do with $11,352. The US is far behind many other countries in the support given to working families, particularly in terms of family leave, sick leave and childcare. The country has no federally mandated maternity leave. The US also ranks first among the 30 rich countries of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development in terms of the number of people in prison, both in absolute terms and as a percentage of the total population. It has 5% of the world's people but 24% of its prisoners. ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20080717/b4e00df8/attachment.html From sheldahl at aps.edu Thu Jul 17 15:46:19 2008 From: sheldahl at aps.edu (Teresa Sheldahl) Date: Thu Jul 17 15:49:34 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Summer prose challenge References: Message-ID: <10BD6B7784BE994093EE24435AFE25B4E6FF6A@EX01.aps.edu.actd> I came. I taught. I learned. Teri Sheldahl -----Original Message----- From: science-bounces@lists.aps.edu on behalf of Ellen Loehman Sent: Thu 7/10/2008 4:43 PM To: NMScience Subject: [NMScience] Summer prose challenge The Challenge from the Teacher Leaders Network: If you were writing a mini-memoir of your teaching life, what would your six words be? Your memoir might be funny, inspirational, profound, mundane, deeply true. Want to play? Mull it over, doodle with pen and napkin or your favorite digital tool, and post your memoir for all of us to read. Here are some examples: They asked. I listened. We learned. Life on the bell curve's edge. Every day is a new adventure. Reading creates new worlds Message-ID: <39232D54CD9DF34D9AC397F83A11C30938C37A@gisdmain-exch.gisd.nm.us> What! I have to think.......science ________________________________ From: science-bounces@lists.aps.edu [mailto:science-bounces@lists.aps.edu] On Behalf Of Teresa Sheldahl Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:46 PM To: Ellen Loehman; NMScience Subject: RE: [NMScience] Summer prose challenge I came. I taught. I learned. Teri Sheldahl -----Original Message----- From: science-bounces@lists.aps.edu on behalf of Ellen Loehman Sent: Thu 7/10/2008 4:43 PM To: NMScience Subject: [NMScience] Summer prose challenge The Challenge from the Teacher Leaders Network: If you were writing a mini-memoir of your teaching life, what would your six words be? Your memoir might be funny, inspirational, profound, mundane, deeply true. Want to play? Mull it over, doodle with pen and napkin or your favorite digital tool, and post your memoir for all of us to read. Here are some examples: They asked. I listened. We learned. Life on the bell curve's edge. Every day is a new adventure. Reading creates new worlds There's still space in these two workshops! AUGUST The Bosque Education Guide Workshop Monday, August 4, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the RGNC The Bosque Education Guide is a resource book of background information, activities, curriculum suggestions, and references to help teach about the bosque. This workshop (held at the Rio Grande Nature Center) will cover topics such as the history of the river, restoration and service learning projects, ecosystems, geology, and fire, and will have activities that are appropriate for the classroom, outside on the playground, and in the bosque. This workshop is jointly sponsored by the RGNC and NMMNHS and funded by the PNM Resources Foundation. Level: Teachers of elementary to 12th grade Cost: Free! (includes a free copy of the Bosque Education Guide and kit of materials.) Explore New Mexico Geology and Geophysics through the EarthScope Program Tuesday, August 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at NMMNHS EarthScope is a national, decade-long geoscience program to understand the North American continent. Geophysical instruments will move across the continent, acquiring new information about continental evolution and structure; and laboratories have been set up in regions of special interest, including our own Rio Grande rift. In 2008, instruments will be fully operational throughout New Mexico, allowing us to better understand our state's volcanoes, mountains, seismic activity, and the development of the rift. This is a great opportunity to learn about new and ongoing geological research that directly relates to New Mexico. This workshop is offered by EarthScope, IRIS, and UNAVCO and hosted by the NMMNHS. Come learn information, activities, and materials that you can use in the classroom! Funding provided by the National Science Foundation. Level: Limited to teachers of middle through high school earth science and physical science $125 teacher stipend and lunch provided; mileage and one-night's hotel available for non-local participants. To register, or for more information, contact August Wainwright, august.wainwright@state.nm.us, or 505.841.2861. 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. From garrity.barbara at gmail.com Wed Jul 23 16:03:53 2008 From: garrity.barbara at gmail.com (Barbara Garrity) Date: Wed Jul 23 17:11:42 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Project Learning Tree Facilitator Training Message-ID: <4887aad2.8602be0a.3438.3560@mx.google.com> The Environmental Education Association of New Mexico seeks participants for a Project Learning Tree Facilitator Training. We are looking for participants from each part of the state (minus Albuquerque) to come to a training on August 22 in Albuquerque. Expenses for participants would be paid, including one night's lodging, transportation costs, and a stipend. Participants will agree to coordinate a Project Learning Tree workshop in their region within 6 months, with support from EEANM. 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Mary Jo Mary Jo Daniel, Ph.D. Science Specialist Math and Science Bureau New Mexico Public Education Department 300 Don Gaspar Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: (505) 476-1882 Fax: (505) 827-1784 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/20080725/a6abfcf3/attachment.html From loehman at aps.edu Sat Jul 26 07:02:47 2008 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Sat Jul 26 07:06:05 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Nice pictures here Message-ID: http://www.nasaimages.org/index.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu From loehman at aps.edu Sat Jul 26 09:32:19 2008 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Sat Jul 26 09:35:33 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Events for science calendar Message-ID: http://manzano.aps.edu/science/calendar/ Hey, everyone. I am trying to update the fall semester science calendar before school starts. Would you let me know of any additions, omissions or errors? Savor these last days of your break. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu From azahm at cabq.gov Mon Jul 28 09:34:26 2008 From: azahm at cabq.gov (Zahm, Allyson M.) Date: Mon Jul 28 09:38:00 2008 Subject: [NMScience] Job Opening at the Albuquerque BioPark Message-ID: <62A0F38846015440AD6FC4CB68498F5BACCB76@BE-EXCHSVR.coa.cabq.lcl> Dear Colleagues, The Albuquerque BioPark is now accepting applications for the Science Education Coordinator position at the Rio Grande Botanic Garden. This position will only be open until Friday, August 1 at 5:00pm. Please feel free to distribute the information below to anyone you think may be interested in this job. You are welcome to contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Allyson Zahm Acting Education Curator Albuquerque Biological Park (505)-764-6247 azahm@cabq.gov The Rio Grande Botanic Garden is now advertising for a "Science Education Coordinator." The individual selected as the Science Education Coordinator will oversee all education programs for the Botanic Garden, both on- and off-site, and will supervise up to 6 staff people throughout the year and approximately 100 volunteers. The Rio Grande Botanic Garden, part of the Albuquerque BioPark, includes 33 acres of exhibits, including a Heritage Farm, Desert Conservatory, Mediterranean Conservatory, specialty gardens, Butterfly Pavilion and a newly opened Japanese Garden. An Insectarium is currently under construction. The position is a permanent City of Albuquerque position, with full benefits. The pay rate is $17.49/hour for the first six months, then $18.35 after that ($38,168 annually). To apply, go to the City's website, www.cabq.gov/jobs. This position is open through Friday, August 1, 5:00pm. All applications must be received by the posted deadline - no exceptions. It is required that all applicants include their pertinent information in the body of the City's application. The City qualifies candidates based on what is included in the application and NOT by what is included in an attached resume. Be as complete as possible when filling out the City's application - the electronic system can accommodate as much information as applicants wish to include. Please be certain to specify informal teaching experience, education program coordination and supervisory experience. The position includes the following functions: coordinate and manage conservation education initiatives; teach conservation education; oversee and coordinate volunteer programs; design, promote, and implement year-round age appropriate curricula to meet community needs; coordinate general administrative functions. The minimum education and experience requirements are a bachelor's degree in biology or related field, plus three years full-time informal teaching and/or educational program coordination experience working in any of the following environmental facilities: botanic garden, nature center, zoo, museum, aquarium or similar facility, to include one year of direct supervisory or technical lead experience in an administrative capacity. Related education and experience may be interchangeable on a year for year basis. Preferred knowledge includes the following: * Principles and practices of informal conservation education programming * Operations, services and practices of a volunteer program * Establish, coordinate and direct conservation education programs and volunteers, especially programs involving botany. * Elicit community support of education programs and volunteers * Clear and concise communication, both oral and written Questions? Contact Allyson Zahm, Acting BioPark Education Curator, at 505-764-6247 or azahm@cabq.gov. To view the advertisement and apply online, please go to www.cabq.gov/jobs. The position is listed under City Government Jobs/Management/Cultural Services, advertisement number 9041. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.aps.edu/pipermail/science/attachments/20080728/24a74f99/attachment.html From loehman at aps.edu Tue Jul 29 08:07:11 2008 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Tue Jul 29 08:12:09 2008 Subject: [NMScience] FW: Middle School Teachers: We Can Change the World Challenge In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Are you looking for a way to connect your classroom to the community? The National Science Teachers Association has established a partnership with the Siemens Foundation and Discovery Communications to create the *We Can Change the World Challenge*. This challenge will engage science teachers and allow students the opportunity to think like scientists, learn more about key environmental issues, and to develop critical-thinking skills that will help them to make informed decisions regarding stewardship of the planet. In September, the *Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge* will launch with a national middle school competition where teams of students will identify and environmental problem in their community and will research and recommend a reproducible environmental improvement program. Teams will then provide an explanation about how other communities across the country can launch similar environmental improvement programs. The *Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge* will expand to kindergarten and elementary school students in 2009 and to high school students in 2010. For more information about the challenge, visit http://www.wecanchangetheworldchallenge.com From BRUGGE at aps.edu Tue Jul 29 14:05:21 2008 From: BRUGGE at aps.edu (Steven Brugge) Date: Tue Jul 29 14:10:19 2008 Subject: [NMScience] FW: Middle School Teachers: We Can Change the WorldChallenge References: Message-ID: Just a little history sidebar: The Siemens company and Hermann Einstein (Albert's father) were in direct competition in the late 1800s to supply electricity. Siemens won and Hermann and his brother lost--business folded, moved to Italy, et cetera. Could have been a very different world if the Einstein brothers had won. It is certainly possible that young Albert would not have gone into physics but have become an engineer in the "successful" family company. Steve Br?gge Science Teacher Eisenhower Middle School http://www.aps.edu/aps/eisenhower/brugge/brugge.html -----Original Message----- From: science-bounces@lists.aps.edu on behalf of Ellen Loehman Sent: Tue 7/29/2008 8:07 AM To: Amy Tapia; Christine Penfold; Colin DeGroot; Dennis Newell; Ellen Loehman; Jean Fendrich; Joel Wickert Jr; Joshua LaClair; Kim Lester; Ruth McDonald; Sondra Lawson; Steven Kaestner; Steve Kaestner; Ellen Loehman; NMScience Subject: [NMScience] FW: Middle School Teachers: We Can Change the WorldChallenge Are you looking for a way to connect your classroom to the community? The National Science Teachers Association has established a partnership with the Siemens Foundation and Discovery Communications to create the *We Can Change the World Challenge*. This challenge will engage science teachers and allow students the opportunity to think like scientists, learn more about key environmental issues, and to develop critical-thinking skills that will help them to make informed decisions regarding stewardship of the planet. In September, the *Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge* will launch with a national middle school competition where teams of students will identify and environmental problem in their community and will research and recommend a reproducible environmental improvement program. Teams will then provide an explanation about how other communities across the country can launch similar environmental improvement programs. The *Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge* will expand to kindergarten and elementary school students in 2009 and to high school students in 2010. For more information about the challenge, visit http://www.wecanchangetheworldchallenge.com _______________________________________________ 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/20080729/daee21d4/attachment.html From loehman at aps.edu Tue Jul 29 16:19:05 2008 From: loehman at aps.edu (Ellen Loehman) Date: Tue Jul 29 16:22:31 2008 Subject: [NMScience] FW: Herpetology Advanced Project WILD Natural History Workshop Message-ID: Literacy-Science-Math Professional Development Opportunity WHAT: Advanced Project WILD-Natural History Workshop Lizards, Snakes, Frogs, Toads and Turtles-Wind River Ranch A free weekend of experiential learning at the spectacular, 4,200 acre Wind River Ranch along the Mora River in northeast New Mexico. Stunning scenery with elk, bison, pronghorn, turkey, mountain lion, and golden eagle! STAFF: Famed Dept. herpetologist Charlie Painter, co-author of Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico and other wildlife researchers with decades of field experience will lead you through inquiry-based learning adventures centered on amphibians and reptiles and their habitat. COST: FREE! Bring your own food and camping equipment. Kitchen, bathrooms and meeting room are available. Some rooms in rustic bunkhouses. Pre-registration required. Space is limited. * Gain a better understanding of the inquiry process and how to meet State Standards with classroom reptile & amphibian activities * Learn what our scaly, warty reptilian and amphibian neighbors do between monsoon storms in NM. * Participate in hands-on, field studies you can use with your students SKILL SETS: * Ecology of Southwest reptiles and amphibians, identification, use of them in the classroom * Field journal techniques, developing monitoring plans for your area * How to safely noose lizards * Finding breeding choruses of plains amphibians * Searching canyons and roads for these creatures * Small mammal trapping * Mist-netting for birds WHOM: Educators of all stripes (or scales) and interested adults. No pets please. WHEN: August 15-17, 2008 (Friday 6:00 pm through Sunday noon). WHERE: Wind River Ranch, northeast of Watrous, NM check out www.windriverranch.org QUESTIONS? REGISTRATION? Call Kevin Holladay, Conservation Education, Dept. Game and Fish, (505) 476-8095, Kevin.holladay@state.nm.us Many questions can be answered on our website! Kevin W. Holladay 1 Wildlife Way Santa Fe, NM 87507 (505) 476-8095, fax (505) 476-8116 kevin.holladay@state.nm.us 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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ellen Loehman loehman@aps.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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