The association will award grants of $750 each to help teachers, program directors, school-district supervisors, and other individuals or groups improve the education of students in meteorology. Those selected can use the funds to take an accredited course in atmospheric sciences, attend a relevant workshop or conference, or purchase scientific materials or equipment for the classroom.
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The John H. Lounsbury Award for Distinguished Service is the highest award given by the National Middle School Association (NMSA). This award is given only when an individual has demonstrated a high level of service, integrity, and leadership in middle level education. Selection procedures include a committee review of received nominations and materials. If a recommendation results from committee deliberations, it is submitted to the Board of Trustees for a final decision.

Viable candidates for this award include those who have made a global impact on middle level education, have a minimum of 10 years of actively demonstrated, distinguished service, have demonstrated scholarship of the highest level in professional writing and research, and have maintained dedicated service to middle level education beyond the local, state, or regional level.
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Qualifying nonprofit organizations such as primary and secondary schools, youth clubs, universities, optics centers, science centers, industry associations, and international optical societies are eligible. SPIE, an international membership society, serves scientists and engineers in industry, academia, and government, as well as companies producing leading-edge products. Its constituents work in a variety of fields employing some aspect of optics and photonics, the science and application of light. SPIE provides up to $5,000 in support to its members for optics-related education and outreach projects. (Deadlines are May 31 and January 31.)
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To help K-12 teachers bring the real world of materials science into their classrooms, the ASM Materials Education Foundation awards 10 grants of $500 annually. The “Living in a Material World’ grants recognize teacher creativity. Their purpose is to enhance awareness of materials science and the role of materials scientists in society. Applicants must submit a two-page proposal describing a curriculum-based, hands-on project involving students' observations, communication, and mathematics and science skills that will increase their awareness of the materials around them.
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To spread the word about Mole Day and get students excited about chemistry, the National Mole Day Foundation has created The Maury Award. This award is valued at up to $200 and will be given to teachers to support student-centered Mole day activities in the classroom, school, or community. Any science teacher who has an active NMDF membership since the previous October 23rd may apply.
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The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) recognizes outstanding teaching assistants in geoscience education. Both undergraduate and graduate teaching assistants are eligible for the award. Winners receive a one- year membership in NAGT, which includes an online subscription to the Journal of Geoscience Education and the new In The Trenches quarterly magazine. Nominations must be submitted by the department chair or faculty member coordinating teaching assistants.
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Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) supports innovative projects that help youth with disabilities develop the leadership and employment skills they need to succeed, particularly for careers in science, technology, and the environment. Grants range from $10K to $75K/year, for one to three years. MEAF is accepting concept papers now to be considered for the following year’s funding. Concept papers will be accepted from January 1 until June 1.
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Your school district may be eligible for a Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB) grant. QZAB funds can be used for renovation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, technology and STEM academies. The National Education Foundation (NEF) can help structure your QZAB grant for $1 million to $30 million at no charge. NEF will provide you the mandated 10% match and QZAB academy–a world-class STEM+ academy by NEF and the State University of NY and/or a university/college near you. QZAB academy can help a student advance one grade level in a subject such as math or reading in 20-30 learning hours.

Grant eligibility must include 35% or more students on Free or Reduced Cost Lunch. The total NEF Matching Grant Amount is $100 million. The maximum NEF Matching Grant Amount per school district is $3 million, allowing schools to apply for up to $30 million in QZAB funds from individual states' departments of education.
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The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Inc. (LLCF) annually awards grants for purchasing books published for young people in preschool through eighth grade. Grants range from $500 to $3,000 and are specifically for children’s book purchases rather than administrative or operational uses. The LLCF library grant program provides grants for public libraries, school libraries, and charitable organizations [501(c)(3)] that have lending libraries where children up to age 18 may borrow books to read or to use for gathering information.
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The NEA Foundation Student Achievement Grants provide funds to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in critical thinking and problem-solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students' habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. Maximum award: $5,000. Practicing U.S. public school teachers, public school education support professionals, or faculty or staff at public higher education institutions are eligible to apply. Application deadlines are February 1, June 1, and October 15.

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Grants support public school teachers, public education support professionals, or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education for one of two purposes. Grants of $2,000 to individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research. Grants of $5,000 to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment.

Public school teachers of grades K–12; public school education support professionals; or faculty and staff at public higher education institutions may apply. Deadlines are February 1, June 1, and October 15.
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Win a SAMCAM 760 for your school and $500 for your student. When it comes to active learning, nothing beats presenting live in front of fellow classmates. Encourage your students to discover themselves while learning about historical characters. This competition is fun and engaging. Students are to portray their favorite historical character on a 1–3 minute digital video. All entries will be posted on YouTube. There are two Superhero Program competitions for the year (Winter/Spring and Summer/Fall).
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The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) is a Presidential Award established by the White House in 1995 to recognize U.S. citizens or permanent residents and U.S. organizations that have demonstrated excellence in mentoring individuals from groups that are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and the workforce. Nominations, including self-nominations, are invited for Individual and Organizational PAESMEM awards. Individuals and organizations in all public and private sectors are eligible including industry, academia, primary and secondary education, military and government, nonprofit organizations, and foundations.

Nominations are encouraged from all geographical regions in the United States and its territories or possessions, particularly jurisdictions designated by Congress under NSF's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Each individual and organizational PAESMEM awardee will receive $10,000 and a commemorative Presidential certificate. Awardees are also invited to participate in an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., which includes meetings with STEM education, research, and policy leaders.
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The foundation funds programs serving students from early learning to postsecondary and beyond in communities in which Pentair operates. The foundation focuses on programs and organizations that

• Provide school-to-work initiatives, including business concepts and their applications; work readiness; career development; and guidance on post-secondary education options.
• Offer alternative education that provides opportunities for students to excel and advance. A special emphasis is placed on environments that support individual needs and skill levels.
• Support arts education by introducing students to art concepts, processes, and applications. Areas of focus include literature, music, and dramatic arts, especially those that highlight local cultural influences.

Environmental Education (EE) Week invites educators to upload inspiring photos of students engaged in environmental education, including those from digital cameras, camera phones, and social media sites like Instagram, to the EE Week Photo Contest. The Contest is open to individuals affiliated with a school or organization providing educational programs. Entries will be judged on quality, visual appeal, and the student learning that resulted from the environmental education efforts depicted in the photo. Prizes include a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (Wi-Fi) 16GB, a 14.2 Megapixel Samsung SMART Camera, and a Dual-View Smart Camera with Built-in Wi-Fi.
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TogetherGreen, a conservation alliance between the National Audubon Society and Toyota, is now accepting applications for its 2012 Innovation Grantees. TogetherGreen Innovation Grants annually provide essential funding that enables Audubon groups and others to inspire, equip, and support activities that engage new and diverse audiences in conservation action and create healthier communities. A minimum of 40 projects will receive funding, totaling more than $1 million dollars of support—with grants ranging from $5,000-$80,000. Grants will be reviewed by an expert advisory panel, and the average grant awarded will be around $25,000. In addition, three to five planning grants of $5,000 or less will be offered.
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Annie's offers a limited number of small grants to community gardens, school gardens, and other educational programs that connect children directly to real food. These funds can be used to buy gardening tools, seeds, or other needed supplies. The winter funding cycle ends on December 15; the spring funding cycle ends on May 31.
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The AIAS Foundation, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' philanthropic arm, announces that submissions for its Randy Pausch Scholarship are now open. These scholarship supports aspiring game makers in undergraduate or graduate level programs who are planning on pursuing a career in development or leadership. The Randy Pausch scholarship, which awards two $2,500 scholarships, was established in 2008 to honor the memory of Computer Science Professor and Co-Founder of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University, Dr. Randy Pausch. This scholarship has been established to support students who are pursuing careers specializing in the development of interactive entertainment like art, animation, programming, engineering, game direction, game design, sound design, and music composition. To qualify, applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.3, be a full-time student, and attend an accredited college or university during the 2013-2014 school year.
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Do you or one of your students have an idea for a science project that could help make the world cleaner and greener? Maybe it's an original experiment to investigate water conservation or solar power or recycling. You have a chance to share it with the world and win prizes. Popular Science has teamed up with Delta Faucet to host a nationwide contest for the best original science projects in the category of sustainability.

Judges will select one Grand Prize winner and runner-up winners in each of the four educational divisions. Prizes include cash awards, bragging rights, and the chance to see your project in the pages of Popular Science magazine. Maximum award: $1,000.
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announces $65 million in grants for research universities. This new round of science education grants is aimed at helping research universities improve persistence of students studying STEM disciplines and reinvigorating introductory science courses. According to HHMI, the excellence in science in the United States today is due in large part to the work of research universities, which are home to many of the world’s best scientists and attract large numbers of the nation’s most talented students.

HHMI has invited 203 research universities from across the country to apply for the grants. After the deadline for intent to submit proposals (June 4), the deadline for completed proposals will be October 1.
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Dollar General Literacy Foundation Youth Grants provide funding to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations to help students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading. The maximum grant amount is $4,000. Grant funding is provided to assist in the following areas:

What if Math announces $1,000 in prizes to be awarded to the best Spreadsheet Math Experiments on sustainability. What if Math is a program built by students for students using spreadsheet-based-projects to help students learn math. Spreadsheets are treated as laboratories to experiment on interesting problems, to build models, organize data, and ask "what if." Students will pose a simple problem, create a story to illustrate it and to engage students, and then develop the Experiment with a template. The top five Experiments on sustainability developed by students will be published on the What if Math website for other students to perform. Their authors will receive a $200 cash prize.
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Citizen Science Network is hosting a contest this spring. Have you noticed any bird nests in your neighborhood? Peek in a hanging flower basket, a street light, a store sign, your barbecue grill, an old boot, or under a bridge. Birds build nests in the strangest places. Be creative and take a photo, create some artwork, shoot video, write a story or a poem, or create a sculpture. Show a bird’s nest built in some out-of-the-way or out-of-this-world place and submit your work online. Prizes include binoculars, cameras, bird guides, bird feeders, bird apps, posters, books, bird sound cds, and an iPad.
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Waste Management is joining forces with Keep America Beautiful (KAB) to encourage local solutions that showcase environmental stewardship and community improvement efforts. Grants will be awarded for programs that will improve communities, increase local recycling, or expand public education related to recycling. Maximum award: $10,000. Eligibility: KAB-certified affiliates in good standing.
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Sony Pictures Entertainment, Overbrook Entertainment, and XPRIZE will launch a robotics competition celebrating the release of After Earth, in theaters starting on May 31. Through an immersive two-stage competition, the XPRIZE After Earth Challenge propels individuals to engage in meaningful discussions regarding space exploration and environmental sustainability, while applying fundamental principles of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics in navigating the fictitious universe of After Earth.

The contest puts participants in the shoes of a Ranger cadet, exploring the relationship between survival and sustainability while completing a mission to explore Nova Prime, the human race’s new home in After Earth. Eligible teams (2–5 students between the ages of 13 and 17 with 1 adult captain) can register for a chance to win. The Grand Prize winner will be announced August 9.
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Green Living Project (GLP) will accept student short films for the Spring 2013 Student Film Project. In five minutes or less, student short films should tell a unique and compelling story about a sustainability-related project. Winning films will be screened at GLP Films events throughout the year, and winners also receive gear and prizes up to $1,000 in value. Contest is open to 6th grade through graduate level students.
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Each State Farm "Good Neighbor Student Achievement" grant engages participating teachers and students in a service and learning program that promotes academic achievement, 21st-century student outcomes, and stronger communities. The Grant requires a 14+ week Semester of Service starting in Fall 2013 and ending on Global Youth Service Day. YSA will offer a series of regional trainings in selected geographic locations. Each regional training will introduce grantees to the elements and expectations of the program, presenting the suite of tools, resources, and support that YSA will provide. Attendance at one regional training is a required element of participation in the Grant program. Email sganske@ysa.org for more information. Proposals are currently being accepted. The average award amount is $1,500.
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The institute, Yellowstone National Park’s official partner in public education, is a nonprofit field school with a mission of preservation through education. Field seminars cover a wide array of topics, including wolf recovery, grizzly bear ecology, birding by sight and sound, wildflowers and medicinal herbs, animal tracking, nature photography, park history, and geology and thermal features.

Scholarships for courses starting after April 1 are available to teachers on a first-come, first-served basis, and fund 100% of tuition for field seminars up to a maximum of $500 per teacher per season. (Teachers are responsible for cabin fees, as well as meals, transportation to the park, and lodging if courses are not based at one of the institute's facilities. Applications will be reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis.)

Seminars are taught by college professors, research scientists, park staff, and other experts. Most last from one to four days and are limited to 13 participants. Some courses are available for credit through Colorado State University or Montana State University.  
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This online course is offered in the summer session through UMass Continuing Education. The course addresses contemporary chemical issues and processes, such as colligative properties, types of reactions, reaction rates, solutions and solubility, electrochemistry, polymers, gas laws, calorimetry, vapor pressure, and limiting reagents. Explanations, predictions, and hypotheses are emphasized; methods of inquiry modeled. Provides science teachers with experiences and chemistry content that they can confidently and effectively bring in to their own classrooms. To enroll, contact the instructors: Sharon Palmer and Peter Shaughnessy. 
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Ever since MSL has been on the surface of Mars, the rover has had her eyes set on Mt. Sharp. This webinar will focus on why we decided to land in Gale Crater, what’s so interesting about Mt. Sharp, and other mission highlights. This event is geared towards students and teachers in grades 4-10, but other grade levels are welcome. Webinars have been scheduled for two different dates and times. Presentation on each day will be 45-50 minutes; additional 10-20 minutes provided for extra Q&A for those interested.

• Monday, May 20, 1–2pm Eastern (12–1pm Central; 11-12pm Mountain; 10-11am Pacific)
• Tuesday, May 21, 1–2pm Eastern (12–1pm Central; 11-12pm Mountain; 10-11am Pacific)

If you would like to participate, register at one of the following links (look for the “Registration Form” link at the bottom of the page). As you register, fill in information estimating your number of participants for the event.

• May 20 Webinar: http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/ares/eeab/event_05202013.cfm
• May 21 Webinar: http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/ares/eeab/event_05212013.cfm
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This web seminar introduces teachers to the free online middle school chemistry resource, middleschoolchemistry.com from the American Chemical Society (ACS). During the web seminar, presenters will demonstrate activities and molecular animations about chemical reactions, and discuss with participating teachers how the activities and animations can be used with students in the classroom. All of the activities are safe and use inexpensive commonly available materials. The activities in this Chapter 6 web seminar build on a basic understanding of the particle nature of matter and on the basics of covalent and ionic bonding from Chapter 4. The hands-on investigations and molecular animations provided help answer these questions at the level of atoms and molecules so that students understand chemical reactions in a deeper way. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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NEED currently offers programs nationwide, including conferences, workshops, and tours related to energy and energy resources. These programs vary in size and scope and are funded by national, state, and local energy interests. Check the website to learn what is happening in your state.
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In "Cracked Open: Liberty, Fertility and the Pursuit of High Tech Babies," writer, teacher and advocate Miriam Zoll tells a moving and unblinking account of the emotional anguish, health complications, ethical quandaries, and financial costs of her own fertility journey. She also delivers vital insights into the consequences of our failure to adequately understand and regulate the business of assisted reproduction. Please join Miriam and the Center for Genetics and Society, May 21 at 11 a.m. Pacific Time, for the first of the Talking Biopolitics 2013 series. Registration is required. Three other Talking Biopolitics events are listed: 

Join the Hurricanes: Science and Society (HSS) team at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography for this series of three, hour-long webinars focusing on current topics in tropical cyclones and preparation for the upcoming 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The first webinar in the series, Forecasting Hurricane Sandy, will be led by the director of the National Hurricane Center, Rick Knabb, on May 21 at 4:30pm Eastern Time. Join him for a look at the challenges of forecasting Hurricane Sandy.

The webinars are open to informal science educators, formal science educators (especially middle and high school teachers), instructors of undergraduate level courses, and other educators. All participants must register in advance. (Dates for other webinars in this series will be announced shortly.)
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The Curiosity Rover has spent more than 230 Sols, or Martian days, exploring Gale Crater on Mars. Curiosity is packing 10 science instruments, including four spectrometers, a rock-zapping laser, and the first drill ever used on Mars. In this web seminar, Jordan Evans from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will not only provide an overview of the mission and talk about geologic discoveries but also answer questions. This web seminar is part of a series of electronic professional development experiences sponsored by the NASA Explorer Schools (NES) project. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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LSI 's 24-hour short course, a Lab Safety Boot Camp, provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of lab safety and effective safety programs. Topics will include compressed gases, inspection of laboratories, OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens standards, and radiation. The two-day short course, LSI's flagship course, provides an in-depth look at the fundamentals of lab safety and effective lab safety programs. Participants will learn to identify and manage common laboratory hazards. LSI also offers one-day seminars, which are condensed versions of the two-day courses and are intended to provide participants with an overview of laboratory hazards, regulatory requirements, and preventive measures.

LSI on behalf of the Dow Education Foundation is now offering scholarships to secondary school science teachers for lab safety training. Funds from your approved application will cover 75% of the tuition cost and can be applied to any of LSI’s Lab Safety Short Courses. Preference is given to schools in Dow communities, but all applications will be considered. Limited to two applicants per location. These scholarships are available until all funds are allocated. To apply, visit www.labsafetyinstitute.org/Scholarship or call 508-647-1900.
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A new set of ambitious learning goals for K-12 science and engineering education is outlined in the National Research Council's Framework for K-12 Science Education and the associated Next Generation Science Standards. The UW Institute for Science + Math Education will host two public events in Seattle, Washington, to provide an overview of this new vision. A panel will highlight unique features, present instructional examples from formal and informal education, discuss equity issues, and describe strategies for best supporting implementation.
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During this web seminar, participants will learn how to incorporate the excitement of rocketry into the classroom and receive an overview of the student engineering design challenge, Spacecraft Structures. This lesson is an opportunity for students to design and construct a strong but lightweight structure that can withstand the launch of a water bottle “rocket.” During the course of this seminar, participants will see how scientific principles and the engineering design process used by NASA are applied in this activity. Participants will see videos of students engaged in the lesson and collaborate with other participants about possible modifications to the activity for various grade levels. he presentation will include a look at resources that can be used to give background knowledge as well as stimulate student interest in the activity. Participants will also be given access to extension activities and related resources. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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This webinar is being presented by the International Education and Resource Network and Buck Institute for Education, a global network enabling teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects. Hear about some of these projects and the results they produce, both in terms of student learning and making a difference for the world. This webinar takes place 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
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These free webinars from ED's Green Ribbon Schools program feature experts from various federal programs  and bring teachers and administrators resources to impart effective sustainability education. (All times are Eastern Time.) Upcoming webinars include

May 22, 2013, 4-5 p.m. Teacher Ranger Teacher
May 29, 2013, 4-5 p.m. Authentic Student Voice and Leadership in GreenSchools!
June 5, 2013, 4-5 p.m. A Public Land for Every Classroom (NPS)
June 12, 2013, 4-5 p.m. Summer Reading for Environmental Education (EDN)
June 19, 2013, 4-5 p.m. Better Energy Performance through Building Envelope Improvements (BMS)
June 26, 2013, 4-5 p.m. BioDiversity Discovery: Creating Next Generation Standards (NPS)
July 10, 2013, 4-5 p.m. School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (CDC)
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Associated with the National Park Service, Rocky Mountain Nature Association (RMNA) offers hands-on field seminars in Environmental Science, Natural History, Outdoor Skills and Hiking, Cultural History, Art and Nature Writing, and Photography. Seminars can show educators how to design and implement an outdoor education experience for their students that aligns with science standards. RMNA offers a classroom without walls just outside of Rocky Mountain National Park. Teacher recertification units for full-day and multi-day seminars are offered, as approved through Centennial Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES).
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Hosted by the Rhode Island Environmental Education Association in partnership with the Sustainable Schools Summit, the 2013 NEEEA Conference in Newport, Rhode Island, will expand the conversation to build relationships across curriculum subjects, professional disciplines, and outside the classroom. The conference is organized around three strands: curriculum, environment, and health. These strands are well aligned with the federal Green Ribbon Schools program, which evaluates and celebrates schools with Healthy School Environments, minimal Environmental Impact, and strong Environmental Education.
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This 15-day workshop will give physics teachers a thorough exploration of the methods of Modeling Instruction, an approach recognized as exemplary by the U.S. Department of Education. The content focus will be on mechanics, typically a first semester of high school physics. Participants are supplied with a complete set of course materials and will practice the implementation of the curriculum as intended for high school classes. Participants rotate through roles of student and instructor as they practice techniques of guided inquiry and cooperative learning. Strategies for raising the level of discourse during classroom discussions and student presentations are emphasized.
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Montana State University's graduate courses for science teachers are held both on-site and online. Courses cover biology, Earth science, physics, and more. They offer MSU graduate credits to practicing elementary, middle, high school, and community college teachers. Teachers do not have to enroll in an MSU degree program to take the courses; however, courses can apply towards MSU's new graduate certificates in science teaching and the university's Master's of Science in Science Education (MSSE) degree. NSTA members receive a discount on many of the courses.
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Experience science, song, and celebration with the Banana Slug String Band (BSSB). The Slugs--four outdoor educators who met while teaching science at a California camp--have a common lyrical thread throughout their original music: the importance of taking care of the Earth. They perform regularly in venues across the country, from inner-city schools to concert halls. The BSSB also present teacher workshops that can show you how to integrate their music into your curriculum.
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The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are due to be released this spring. NSTA is a partner in the NGSS development process and has been providing guidance and input to the writers and lead states. NGSS is based on A Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council in 2011. The Framework combines three important dimensions: core disciplinary ideas, scientific and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. This web seminar is one in a series of seven that explore the crosscutting concepts to provide K-12 teachers with strategies for implementing NGSS in the classroom. The web seminar focuses on the crosscutting concept of Stability and Change. For natural and built systems alike, conditions of stability and determinants of rates of change or evolution of a system are critical elements of study. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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What are the best practices to help female students succeed and thrive in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs? High schools, colleges, and universities can implement proven, low-cost strategies immediately so more female students will complete their STEM education. At the webinar, which starts at 11 am Pacific Time/2 pm Eastern Time, you will learn

*How to create a campus-wide retention effort to boost success
*Tools to get your students off to a positive start and breed confidence
*Ways to engage female students when the numbers in STEM are small
*Real-world success: Actionable examples of women in STEM programs

Reserve your spot at www.iwitts.org/free-resources/webinar.
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JOIDES will explore how global climate change, tectonics, and sedimentation are revealed in the Gulf of Alaska. The education program will focus on this exploration, the very nature and process of science, and careers. Live ship-to-shore conferences from the JOIDES Resolution (the nation's scientific ocean drilling ship) have inspired more than 10,000 students, teachers, and museum visitors. Live video events will allow students to learn about cutting-edge research and careers by talking directly to scientists, technicians, and crew as they live and work aboard the vessel. Requests for interactive, 30-45-minute Skype chats are handled on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The World Science Festival is a production of the Science Festival Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in New York City. The Foundation’s mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future. The World Science Festival’s signature event is an annual celebration and exploration of science that launched in 2008. Hailed a “new cultural institution,” by The New York Times, the Festival has featured such luminaries as Stephen Hawking, Edward O. Wilson, Sir Paul Nurse, Harold Varmus, James Watson, Anna Deavere Smith, Francis Collins, Bobby McFerrin, David Baltimore, Chuck Close, Saul Perlmutter, Liev Schreiber, Daniel Dennett, John Hockenberry, Eric Lander, Philip Glass, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Charlie Kaufman, Sylvia Earle, Yo-Yo Ma, Oliver Sacks, Mary-Claire King, William Phillips, Paul Davies, Elizabeth Vargas, Sir Roger Penrose, Charlie Rose, Lisa P. Jackson, John Lithgow, Vinton Cerf, Glenn Close, Jeffrey Eugenides, Bill T. Jones, Joyce Carol Oates, Elaine Fuchs, and Walter Isaacson. The first five Festivals have attracted almost one million visitors, and millions more have viewed the programs online. The World Science Festival also produces year-round live programming in New York City, nationally, and internationally.
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CHEM 570B Advanced Chemistry II. Fundamental principles of organic chemistry and biochemistry. This totally online course is designed for teachers who need to develop a deeper understanding of central ideas in biochemistry. Core topics include structure-function relationships in biologically important macromolecules and metabolism.
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Brasenose College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, England, will host the annual International Conference on Education this summer. Fifteen years ago, a highly successful Round Table was specifically designed to explore education. You are encouraged to make a presentation and to provide a paper on a relevant aspect of the topic, however a paper/presentation is not required to attend. Papers presented at the Round Table may be subsequently submitted for publication in the Forum, a journal of the Oxford Round Table. Members of the Oxford Round Table have access to an array of academic, cultural, and social resources. A free afternoon and evening will be available on Tuesday for independent travel to London, Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Stonehenge, Salisbury, Cambridge, or many of the other cultural sights in England. Check the website for topics of interest for this session.
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BIOC 633 Secondary Biology Lab Curricula. What are the characteristics that most great instructional activities share? How can you modify an existing activity to increase study involvement, interest, and understanding? How can you make use of current events to communicate with students about the fun and complexity of doing science? And how do national and state science standards drive your curricular choices?
In this totally online course, we will explore these ideas by using and discussing exemplary curricula taken from a variety of sources. The emphasis will be for teachers to adapt classroom activities to reflect the results of research on teaching and learning in science and to promote greater student understanding in biology.
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BIOC 571 Ecological Principles for Teachers. This totally online course is designed for science teachers who wish to develop a deeper understanding of ecology. Basic themes include how organisms interact with other organisms and their environment, factors that influence the size and stability of populations, how geography affects biodiversity, and the application of these principles to current ecological issues including global warming and invasive species.
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BIOC 573A Advanced Evolution for Teachers. Principles of genetics with a focus on applications and current research appropriate for secondary school biology teachers. This totally online course is designed for teachers who wish to develop a deeper understanding of central ideas in genetics. Core topics include the molecular basis for inheritance, basic descriptive genetics and the mathematical patterns that explain genetic patterns, gene regulation, genomics, and the use of genetic technologies to address human problems.
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Explore the NGSS Scientific and Engineering Practices in the context of investigations from the FOSS Force and Motion Course. Practice using assessment tools developed by FOSS to help consider the use of scientific and engineering practices in your own classroom. Consider how the practices used in the Force and Motion Course support Common Core State Standards in mathematics and ELA. Guest speakers from the University of California, Berkeley. A tour of the Lawrence Hall of Science, where the FOSS Program is developed.
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Explore the NGSS Scientific and Engineering Practices in the context of investigations from the FOSS Electronics Course. Practice using assessment tools developed by FOSS to help consider the use of scientific and engineering practices in your own classroom. Consider how the practices used in the  Electronics Course support Common Core State Standards in mathematics and ELA. Guest speakers from the University of California, Berkeley. A tour of the Lawrence Hall of Science, where the FOSS Program is developed.
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CHEM 570A Advanced Chemistry I. Fundamental principles of physical chemistry as applied to chemical systems of central importance in our world. This totally online course is designed for inservice teachers who need to develop a deeper understanding of central ideas in physical chemistry. Core topics include thermodynamic and chemical kinetics.
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The PEP, a project of a consortium of six science institutions in Woods Hole, Mass., is seeking applicants for a 10-week summer program that combines undergraduate course work with research in marine and environmental science. Launched in 2009, PEP is an ongoing diversity program designed to recruit talent from minority groups that are underrepresented in marine and environmental sciences.
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Explore the expanded content and pedagogy of the FOSS Planetary Science Course, Second Edition, including embedded notebooking, focus questions, assessment, and next-step strategies. Thursday evening reception and dinner, along with Kepler Mission symposium featuring key NASA researchers in the field of planetary science research and education, including Andrew Fraknoi, as heard on NPR. Friday evening reception at Chabot Space and Science Center, featuring private telescope viewing with astronomers and a planetarium show. A tour of the Lawrence Hall of Science, where the FOSS Program is developed.
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The son of a retired NASA astronaut who lived on the International Space Station makes his dreams of traveling to outer space come true when he competes to win a seat on the next space shuttle in this real-life look into the world of Space Camp. Space Warriors, a Hallmark Channel Original World Television Premiere, will air at 8 p.m. Eastern Time/Pacific Time; 7 p.m. Central Time.

Jimmy Hawkins has lived and breathed astrophysics his entire life and as a result, possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the field. So when the opportunity to compete and win a seat on the next space shuttle arises, he secretly applies despite his father’s, retired NASA astronaut Capt. Andy Hawkin, and mother's reservations. When Jimmy secures the final spot to attend the special space camp at the Space & Rocket Center, run by former astronaut Col. Roy Manley, he joins an elite team of teens called The Warriors who must test their skills against a strong but devious opposition, The Titans.

Just as the competition is ending, and The Warriors are feeling defeated, an urgent crisis occurs aboard the International Space Station. It will be up to these kids to solve the problem and save the lives of the astronauts and cosmonauts some 200 miles from Earth. Using their skills and abilities to work as a team, The Warriors hatch a brilliant plan.
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This summer, The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, is hosting the joint meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union and the Cooper Ornithological Society. To encourage high school students to attend, they will be hosting a program that enables upcoming ornithologists to attend the presentations, interact with graduate students and professionals, and ask questions about colleges and careers. Furthermore, scholarship funds have made all these activities available at no cost. Applications are currently being accepted for high school students.
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The Science in the Rockies workshop in Denver, Colorado, focuses on ways to bring wonder, discovery, and exploration back into your classroom through Halloween activities, electricity, things that glow, or even launching a potato out of PVC pipes. This is not a "sit-and-watch" teacher training… this is a "get-up-and-do" learning experience featuring more than 75 engaging activities that you can take home and immediately share with your students. You'll leave the workshop with all the tools you need to become the best science teacher possible, including more than $300 of gizmos, gadgets, hands-on learning materials for your students, hard-to-find supplies, and resources that accompany the curriculum. You'll also receive a 250-page training manual that details every aspect of your learning experience, from the detailed instructions and recipes to the in-depth explanations and real-world applications.
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An experienced, nationally-recognized modeler takes participants through several “modeling cycles” in hands-on/minds-on experiences. Working closely with colleagues, participants practice teaching students to reason from data and to develop, modify, and deploy scientific models. Early-, mid-, and late-career teachers typically find modeling to be a seminal approach that influences their practice throughout their careers.

Developed at Arizona State University in the mid-1990s, modeling instruction is an inquiry-based, hands-on teaching method in which students design experiments, collect data, and develop concepts and models; deploy these concepts and models to solve problems; discard common naive concepts; and demonstrate superior performance on standardized tests. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Modeling Instruction as one of seven exemplary programs nationwide. In 2001, it designated Modeling Instruction as one of only two exemplary programs. 

Early registration is recommended. A registration form can be found at: www.clearviewregional.edu/highschool/Departments/Science/tabid/131/Default.aspx
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An experienced, nationally-recognized modeler takes participants through several “modeling cycles” in hands-on/minds-on experiences. Working closely with colleagues, participants practice teaching students to reason from data and to develop, modify, and deploy scientific models. Early-, mid-, and late-career teachers typically find modeling to be a seminal approach that influences their practice throughout their careers.

Developed at Arizona State University in the mid-1990s, modeling instruction is an inquiry-based, hands-on teaching method in which students design experiments, collect data, and develop concepts and models; deploy these concepts and models to solve problems;  discard common naïve concepts; and demonstrate superior performance on standardized tests. In 2000, the U.S. Department of Education recognized Modeling Instruction as one of seven exemplary programs nationwide. In 2001, it designated Modeling Instruction as one of only two exemplary programs.

Early registration is recommended. A registration form can be found at www.clearviewregional.edu/highschool/Departments/Science/tabid/131/Default.aspx. Lodging is available at an additional cost.
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Best Buy Children's Foundation funds organizations and programs that foster engaged, fun learning experiences for children through the use of interactive technology. Community Grant applications are accepted once a year in the summer, and grants are issued in the fall. Average award amount is $4,000–$6,000. E-mail bestbuygrants@easymatch.com for more information.
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The overarching goal of this workshop, "Improving the College Introductory Astronomy and Space Science General Education Course Through Active Engagement," at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis is for participants to become familiar with research-validated active engagement teaching strategies and assessment materials, as well as how to implement them in their college astronomy courses, through role-playing, modeling, and practice. This workshop is designed for college instructors, post-docs, and graduate and undergraduate students currently teaching astronomy (or who think they will be in the near future).
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Modeling workshops in high school physics, chemistry, and physical science will be offered this summer in 21 states. Modeling workshops are peer-led. Modeling instruction is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as an exemplary K-12 science program. Some sites offer stipends, usually for in-state teachers.
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These tours include spending time with esteemed study leaders, local guides, and guest lecturers. Participants can journey to the depths of the Amazonian rain forest, see the seldom-visited Mekong River Delta on a comprehensive tour of Vietnam, admire the Andean landscapes of Peru, and watch whales in Iceland.
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Mechanics ReView, a new Massive Open Online Course offered by MIT on the edX platform this summer, will offer eight Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through a collaboration with the American Association of Physics Teachers. Mechanics ReView is a second look at introductory Newtonian Mechanics. It is open to any students who meet the prerequisites, but is especially designed for teachers and those who want to improve their existing understanding of mechanics. Newtonian mechanics is the study of how forces change the motion of objects. This course begins with force, and moves on to straight-line motion, momentum, mechanical energy, rotational motion, and angular momentum. Optional units include oscillations, planetary orbits, and a review of multi-concept problems.
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A Training of Trainers for both formal and informal educators will be held in Puget Sound, Washington. Explore innovative, inquiry-based curriculum for grades 4-6, designed to address the fascinating, interconnected nature of marine ecosystems, aligned with Next Generation Standards! The GEMS™ Ocean Sciences Sequence includes

•Unit 1 – What Kind of Place is the Ocean? Physical features of the ocean Ocean currents;
•Unit 2 – What is Life Like in the Ocean? Habitats Adaptations Food chains and food webs; and
•Unit 3 – How Are Humans and the Ocean Interconnected? Human impact on the ocean Protecting marine resources.

Participants will receive
• In-depth hands-on experience with all 3 units in the GEMS™ Ocean Sciences Sequence, including implementation strategies;
• Daily field experiences to study marine life in Puget Sound’s intertidal, inland waters and shoreline ecosytems;
• Teachers guide including thorough instructions, print materials, interactive CD-ROM and DVD, extensive background information, assessment system with scoring rubrics, color cards of habitats and organisms, and more;
• Lunch each day;
• Direct experience with important components that involve students in the scientific process; and • Optional whale-watch trip to the San Juan Islands to see Orcas and the rich marine life of the Puget Sound area.

The Ocean Sciences Sequence for Grades 3–5 was developed by UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science with support from NOAA and other partners. The sequences are designed to align with the NGSS and the Ocean Literacy Essential Principles. These sequences will provide educators the tools to teach essential science concepts in the context of ocean science.
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These advanced, professional, and specialty natural history seminars on the Maine coast can provide teachers with continuing education units and graduate credit from the University of Maine. Three-day, five-day, and 10-day seminars combine intensive field studies and follow-up work in the lab with lectures, discussions, and a review of the current literature.
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Revitalize your mission. Strengthen your commitment to collaboration. Build your understanding of what drives a successful professional learning community. At the Professional Learning Communities at Work Institutes, participants will gain the knowledge and tools to implement this powerful process in their school or district. Engage in topic-specific breakouts and lively panel discussions, and leave with ready-to-use strategies to impact student learning. Delve deeper into the three big ideas of a PLC in the following institutes:

June 3–5 Las Vegas, NV
June 6–8 St. Charles, MO
June 12–14 Tulsa, OK
June 18–20 San Antonio, TX
July 8–10 Minneapolis, MN
July 17–19 Pasadena, CA
July 24–26 Orlando, FL
August 5–7 Lincolnshire, IL
August 12–14 Seattle, WA
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Spend a day or a week learning to engineer biology! The BioBuilding Professional Development Workshops will impact your understanding of biology and your approach to teaching. A mixture of classroom, laboratory and design activities provide a professional development experience that is both accessible and inspiring. You’ll leave with ready-to-teach lessons that bring engineering into your biology classrooms, labs, or science clubs. Pre-registration is required for all participants, as space is limited.
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Improving strategies for effective and successful collaboration between industry and education is the focus of the conference, which is co-sponsored by the ASQ Education Division and Grand Valley State University’s Seymour and Esther Padnos College of Engineering and Computing. The event, held at Grand Valley State University’s Pew Campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will host education and industry leaders to discuss the advancement and improvement of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and increase the number of engineers and scientists in the workplace. The conference will further the STEM agenda by addressing industry partnerships and the transition to STEM careers; college-ready and transition to college STEM courses; the STEM gap and representation and access to STEM education; and higher education STEM-improved learning through teaching and communities. Listen to key speakers and attend four workshops at the conference.
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The Teacher Enhancement Program at the Colorado School of Mines offers courses that are unique educational opportunities and provide practical, hands-on experience. The courses provide valuable content through skilled instruction and an enjoyable educational environment.
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Attend this web seminar and learn how to incorporate rocketry engineering and design into your implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards. Participants will discuss science and engineering practices using rockets and talk about crosscutting concepts. During this seminar, individuals will get an overview of the activity and the Educator Rocket Guide, explore the NASA connections, share tips and tricks for implementing the lesson in the classroom, watch videos of students engaged in the lesson, and discuss possible modifications or extensions. Participants will also learn how to mechanically approximate center of mass and center of pressure. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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At the Colorado School of Mines, K-12 teachers of all disciplines, administrators, counselors, and all librarians and museum curators will experience an intensive, yet fun, summer training course that provides a comprehensive overview of all phases of the minerals, aggregates, industrial minerals, and solid fuels industries. Approximately 80 authorities from industry, academia, private groups, and government will lecture on their respective fields of expertise, beginning with basic geology and plate tectonics, and continuing through geophysics, exploration, mining methods, metallurgical operations, metal applications, research, marketing, careers, economics, recycling, and environmental responsibility. Ten half- or-full days of classroom instruction are supported with a one-day geology trip plus “mini-trips” and eight full days of field trips to operating mines and associated plants in Colorado.

Some financial assistance is available for non-Colorado applicants who apply before April 1, 2013. Six hours of licensure/recertification credit are awarded for completion of the course. The $250 fee includes two nights of overnight lodging and some meals. Contact the Colorado Mining Association at 303-575-9199 for further information; learn more and apply by June 5, 2013, at www.AllAboutMining.org.
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World Environment Day, commemorated each year on June 5, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. Portland, Oregon, has been named as the official North American host city for World Environment Day 2013 by the United Nations Environment Programme’s Regional Office for North America. The event includes the opening of a special exhibition of the International Children’s Painting Competition (ICPC) in Portland, an awards ceremony for ICPC North American and Portland winners, and an interactive environmental workshop for local high school students led by Mae C. Jemison, a scientist, educator, and the nation’s first African-American female astronaut.
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The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are based on A Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council in 2011. The Framework combines three important dimensions: core disciplinary ideas, scientific and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. This web seminar is one in a series of seven that explore the crosscutting concepts to provide K–12 teachers with strategies for implementing NGSS in the classroom. This web seminar focuses on the crosscutting concept of Structure and Function: the way in which an object or living thing is shaped and its substructure determine many of its properties and functions. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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The Wheelock College Aspire Institute is launching a two-week online module in science inquiry for out of school time professionals. Spinning off of the online STEM education courses for elementary teachers, these modules will provide similar content knowledge and instructional strategies geared toward the out of school time field. Working in a collaborative environment, this module is appropriate for out of school time teachers, site leaders, or anyone involved in developing out of school time curriculum.
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The institute offers workshops in field-based environmental education throughout the year at both its Environmental Learning Center and at outdoor locations throughout the Northwest. In more than 60 classes for children and adults, participants can study topics ranging from geology, history, and wildlife to nature writing and astronomy. The institute also has school and summer youth programs and a graduate program in environmental education.

Classes are available for teacher clock hour certification through the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Many offer 400-level credit through Western Washington University.
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June 8th of every year marks the official, United Nations-recognized celebration of World Oceans Day, and hundreds of aquariums, zoos, museums, conservation organizations and thousands of individuals around the world will participate in educational events.
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In this web seminar, individuals will learn how to use the Learning Center's Professional Development Plan & Portfolio tool to manage and document professional learning experiences. If you do not have a specific plan in mind, participants will share ideas about online resources that you can use to increase your subject matter and pedagogical knowledge. All participants will receive one free SciPack (an online, interactive learning module valued at $40), a certificate of participation, and 100 Learning Center activity points for attending and completing the electronic evaluation form. An archive and related PowerPoint presentation will be available at the end of the program. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Learn how to increase the number of female students in your science and technology classrooms. The online training, 1-2 hours per week for 10 weeks, is given via presentations, handouts and exercises, available to watch and complete at your convenience. And you'll receive access to an online learning community to connect with other training participants and receive supplementary content. You will take away an easy-to-implement recruitment plan; a retention plan for your school to increase the completion rate of your female (and male students); and the knowledge and confidence you need to put your plans into action. Learn directly from Executive Director Donna Milgram, the creator of the WomenTech Educators Training, and founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science.
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Each day, teachers will design their own experiments, collect data, and determine what type of statistical analysis would work best to test their hypothesis. The course will systematically focus on a different type of data collection method and data anaylsis technique each day: parametric tests (t-testing and Anovas), frequency tests (chi-squared), and association statistics (correlations/linear regressions). Teachers will become fluid in use of terms and calculations for standard error, standard deviation, and each of the most common mathematical procedures used in scientific experimentation. Every topic will be covered using labs that can be used in AP or IB Biology. Tips and techniques on classroom management, assessment, and engagement will be taught throughout the week, and all participants receive lesson plans for material covered and 40 hours of Continuing Education Credits.

Time/Place: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm, Wolfe/Vance Room of the Four Points Sheraton at 22 Woodfin St., Asheville, NC. Registration form: http://catalystlearningcurricula.com/workshops/five-day-workshops. Questions: Kristen.Dotti@CatalystLearningCurricula.com
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This three-credit-hour class at the University of Missouri-Columbia will provide the basics of nuclear science, types of radiation (including radiation detection and protection), industrial applications of nuclear science, and nuclear power generation. This course is targeted to instructors who wish to develop a deeper understanding of nuclear science and to implement this information in the classroom. Presentations will be technically-oriented at an introductory graduate level, and are structured for secondary teachers of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, and Earth sciences. 

Vernier will offer 25 full-day, hands-on training institutes to help science teachers nationwide integrate data-collection technology into their science curriculum. Teachers will work alongside a training specialist and use Vernier’s hardware and software technology to explore classroom-ready labs and activities. The six-hour institutes are designed to meet the needs of teachers from a wide variety of grade levels and STEM disciplines, including physics, chemistry, biology, environmental/Earth science, and middle school science education. In addition to the training, each participating teacher will receive a Workshop Training Manual on CD, a Vernier lab book, or $50 Vernier gift certificate, and more. The workshops also offer attendees the option of earning two (quarter) Graduate Science credit hours through the Portland State University Center for Science Education. Choose from these dates and locations: 

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are based on A Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council in 2011. The Framework combines three important dimensions: core disciplinary ideas, scientific and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. This web seminar is one in a series of seven that explore the crosscutting concepts to provide K–12 teachers with strategies for implementing NGSS in the classroom. This web seminar focuses on the crosscutting concept of Systems and System Models. Defining the system under study—specifying its boundaries and making explicit a model of that system—provides tools for understanding and testing ideas that are applicable throughout science and engineering. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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These programs for girls work to dispel stereotypes of the high-tech industry. During the camp session, girls listen to executive speakers, participate in technology tours and demonstrations, network, and learn through hands-on experience in workshops.Camps will take place at various dates throughout the summer in San Diego, CA; Charlotte, NC; Fargo, ND; Redmond, WA; Las Colinas, TX; and St. Louis, MO.

Maximum award is free attendance to camp. Girls in grades 9–11 in the 2012–2013 school year and at least age 13 at the time of application are welcome. Deadlines vary by location.
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This web seminar showcases two activities from the On the Moon Educators Guide: “On Target” and “Feel the Heat.” This session will fully prepare educators to implement these activities in the classroom and challenge students to use the engineering design process to solve a problem. With “On Target” students design and test a method of consistently delivering a payload to a designated target. In “Feel the Heat” they use the engineering design process to build, test, and improve a solar hot water heater. Individuals will collaborate with other participants about how the activities can be modified to address various grade levels and how to manage hands-on activities in the classroom. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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The Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center offers Wilderness Investigations training for educators. The sessions will be held in various locations (primarily out west). Credit (university and/or state teaching credits) may be available for each workshop. Wilderness Investigations is correlated with National and State Standards (for 5th through 8th grades), but is easily adaptable for most grades. School year workshop hours are Fridays 4:30-6:30 p.m. and Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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This year's institute will be a Training of Trainers for both formal and informal educators, taking place on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Educators will explore innovative inquiry-based curriculum for grades 4-6, designed to address the interconnected nature of marine ecosystems and aligned with Next Generation Science Standards.

The program will feature the new GEMS™ Ocean Sciences Sequence developed by UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science. It includes
• Unit 1 – What Kind of Place is the Ocean? Physical features of the ocean; Ocean currents
• Unit 2 – What is Life Like in the Ocean? Habitats, Adaptations, Food chains and food webs
• Unit 3 – How Are Humans and the Ocean Interconnected? Human impact on the ocean;  Protecting marine resources

Participants will receive
• In-depth hands-on experience with all 3 units in the Ocean Sciences Sequence, including implementation strategies
• Daily field experiences to study marine life in Puget Sound’s intertidal, inland waters, and shoreline ecosytems
• Teachers guide including thorough instructions, print materials, interactive CD-ROM and DVD, extensive background information, assessment system with scoring rubrics, color cards of habitats and organisms (a $200 value)
• Lunch each day
• Direct experience with important components that involve students in the scientific process
•    Optional Whale watch trip to the San Juan Islands to see Orcas and the rich marine life of the Puget Sound area
 
Dates: June 24-27, 2013. Location: Port Townsend, WA, at the Fort Worden Conference Grounds. To register, visit www.ptmsc.org/teacher.html. Questions? Contact Laura Tucker at 360-379-5235 or e-mail ltucker@ptmsc.org.
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Select one or two weeks of Modeling instruction in either chemistry or physics in Kennebunk, Maine.  Taught by teams of experienced high school teachers, these workshops offer an introduction to this engaging method of STEM instruction. Each week includes 40 hours of hands-on instruction in the use of the technology as well as theory and practice in the Modeling techniques. 

A catered lunch is provided each day, and free housing is available on a first-come,  first-served basis.
The second week covers "second semester topics" and builds on the first week's topics. For more details, see the full flyer and brochure on the website.
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Seminars on Science, online courses for educators, connect classroom teachers to scientists engaged in current, real-world research. Authored by leading scientists in their fields, all courses are co-taught by an experienced educator and a researcher affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History. Courses include Climate Change; The Solar System; Genetics, Genomics, Genethics; and Evolution. All courses run for six weeks and are fully online. Each participant receives a CD of course resources suitable for classroom use. Graduate credit is available for all courses.
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This online course examines basic concepts of physical science, including forces and motion of objects as well as the Earth in space. Topics include ancient ideas of motion, Newtonian mechanics, gravity, and the teaching of these concepts in the elementary classroom. Implements hands-on-at-home investigations.
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This online course offers participants an opportunity to build their own mathematical knowledge as well as pedagogical knowledge. Using a wide range of physical and virtual models, they will explore number theory and computational strategies that illuminate the NCTM Number and Operations content strand and Common Core Standards.
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This online course uses scientific inquiry in life science through hands-on investigations. It begins with characteristics of living things followed by examination of the various structures (and their function) found in plants and animals, adaptations in response to the environment, and how life science concepts are taught in the elementary classroom.
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Officially declared by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this celebration helps spread the message that pollination is vital to our survival and the existence of nearly all ecosystems on Earth. Teachers will find free materials online, including Nature's Partners: Pollinators, Plants, and You, an inquiry learning-based curriculum for grades 3–6 comprised of seven modules. The activities are appropriate for the formal classroom or for a nonformal education setting and can easily be adapted to fit the needs of the students and the teaching situation. The website also features news, information, and reports on pollinators, as well as links to videos. See also http://pollinator.org/beesmart_teachers.htm.
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The Space Foundation's Space Across the Curriculum courses provide teachers with a unique opportunity to develop extraordinary classroom skills, while at the same time earning credit for professional development or toward a master's degree. At the Space Foundation headquarters in Colorado Springs, Meteorology and Space Weather will allow participants to examine the different areas of meteorology and how to incorporate them into the classroom. Hands-on lessons will be used to teach meteorology along with a trip to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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The American Association of Physics Teachers, in conjunction with the American Astronomical Society and the American Physical Society, holds workshops for new physics and astronomy faculty members each fall and summer at the American Center for Physics in College Park, Maryland. Now in its 15th year, this semi-annual conference helps new faculty understand how students learn physics and astronomy and suggests how this information can impact a new professor's teaching methods. The workshop is intended for faculty in the first few years of their initial tenure-track appointment at a four-year college or university. This discussion format and small breakout groups of the workshop permit the participants to exchange ideas with one another and with leading innovators in physics and astronomy education.
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Each day, teachers will participate in student-centered activities designed to increase engagement and critical thinking while covering the content and skills required by an AP or IB course. Games, puzzles, lab experiments, models, simulations, debates, and other methods that place the demand of thinking and learning on the students will be used. This workshop is for any teacher who is new to teaching without lecture or who wants to light a fire of excitement and enthusiasm in their courses. Several AP labs will be included in the activities performed, and an introduction to statistical methods for hypothesis testing will also be covered. Tips and techniques on classroom management, assessment, and engagement will be taught throughout the week, and all participants receive lesson plans for teaching genetics and 40 hours of Continuing Education Credits.

Time/Place: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm, Wolfe/Vance Room of the Four Points Sheraton at 22 Woodfin St., Asheville, NC. Registration form: http://catalystlearningcurricula.com/workshops/five-day-workshops. Questions: Kristen.Dotti@CatalystLearningCurricula.com
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Join astronomers and educators from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and CosmoQuest to learn how your students can conduct authentic astronomy research. Help astronomers map the Moon's surface using the MoonMappers citizen science project and data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, plus get practical ideas from experienced teachers on how to bring citizen science into your classroom and meet science standards. Activities from CosmoQuest's new TerraLuna unit will be featured. Free materials, stipend, and CPDUs provided; optional graduate course credit are available. Space is limited. Contact Georgia Bracey for application information. 
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Environmental Concern offers courses designed for formal and non-formal educators who are interested in learning more about wetlands, and who would like to bring wetland education into their classroom. Courses can be custom created to meet teacher needs. Classes are offered throughout the United States.
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NASA Explorer Schools invites participants to learn how to integrate the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Middle School Engineering Design into curricula. This web seminar features three lessons focusing on a conceptual, real-world understanding of Newton's Laws of Motion. The presentation also addresses common misconceptions associated with the laws. Participants will brainstorm ways to modify lessons to teach the engineering design process while covering content on Disciplinary Core Ideas: Forces and Motion. Individuals will be given an overview of each of the activities, a description of how each activity can address the Middle School Engineering Design performance expectations in the NGSS, and information about materials required to do the lessons. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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NASA Explorer Schools invites individuals to learn how to incorporate the excitement of boomerangs into the classroom. During this web seminar, participants will be introduced to the engineering design challenge “The Great Boomerang Challenge.” This lesson uses knowledge about forces and motion and the engineering design process to solve a problem. The lesson provides many opportunities for incorporating national mathematics, science, and technology learning standards into curricula. During the web seminar, educators will get a refresher on forces and motion and learn how they are related to the physics of a boomerang. Learn strategies for guiding students through the engineering process for designing, building, and testing a boomerang, plus, collaborate with other participants on possible modifications for your grade level. This web seminar takes place 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Every summer the Biomimicry 3.8 Institute hosts a summit for biomimicry educators. Featuring speakers, panels, workshops and more, this event offers educators from around the world a chance to meet, share their accomplishments, collaborate on new ideas, and advise the Institute on how best to support their work. The summit will be held in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The institute offers natural history and regional history field classes for K–12 educators. Participants can earn academic credit. One- and two-day workshops and seminars in Seattle, Olympia, Vancouver, Portland, Spokane, and other northwestern cities expose teachers to outstanding presenters and help create vibrant learning communities. Also offered are distance learning and online courses.
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Join Fluid Blue aboard the 65’ liveaboard Cat Ppalu, as it sets off from Nassau to explore the remote, and mostly uninhabited, islands of the Exumas. A total of 10 teachers will have a chance to log more than 20 dives on reefs and walls, do night dives, and see a variety of marine life including several species of sharks. The Cat Ppalu has a long-standing reputation as an outstanding liveaboard. Teachers will have opportunities to create content related to pressure and light; collect data on a unique shark aggregation in a blue hole; collect samples for USGS research on ocean acidification; and document signs of coral and sponge disease, invasive species, and biodiversity in marine protected areas. Those interested in videography will have an opportunity to learn about filming underwater and will have access to a fully manual video camera and underwater housing.
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The Green Schools Alliance in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting applications and nominations for the 2013 Sc3, the nation's premier week-long environmental leadership training program. Students and a limited number of school faculty or staff who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their schools or communities are invited to apply to become a U.S. Green School Fellow and attend this event at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
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In collaboration with other museums and units of the Smithsonian, the Professional Development Center works to create and deliver week-long professional development for teachers of science. The SSEAT courses were started in 2005 to bridge the gap between formal and informal science education by combining training for science content and pedagogy with behind the scenes experiences at a wide variety of Smithsonian units, Smithsonian Affiliate partners, inquiry-based STC/ STCMS curriculum, and world-class science research facilities throughout the Washington, DC, area.
Understanding issues of the nature and evolution of biodiversity is key to the survival of life on this planet. The Biodiversity Academy consists of a series of unique experiences designed to introduce teachers to the variety of life and enhance teacher understanding of concepts related to biodiversity. Participants will engage in hands-on content sessions by interacting with scientist, curators, and museum educators.
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Expand your subject-area knowledge and your teaching toolkit through field-based study at College of the Atlantic. Classes combine fieldwork, lab, or studio sessions with lecture and discussions led by knowledgeable and accessible faculty members. Daily field trips take place in Acadia National Park, on the Maine coast, and at the college's scenic ocean-side campus. Registrations will be taken on a space-available basis through June.

June 23–June 28, Biomechanics Operational Weather Forecasting; June 30–July 5, Climatology and Climate Change, Art Works For Science: Drawing in and out of the Classroom, Field Botany; July 7–July 12, Field Ecology and Natural History Exploring a Habitable Planet, The Imaginative Classroom: Creating Depth with the Arts, Engaging Learners Through Citizen Science (not eligible for graduate credit - CEUs only); July 14–July 19, Coastal Marine Ecology Monitoring Our Changing World, Introduction to Maritime Archeology, Animal Behavior; July 28–August 9 (2 week courses), Environmental Photography: Education Through the Lens, Introduction to Whales, Porpoises and Seals; August 4–August 9, An Anthropologist on Mars: Fieldwork Research Strategies.
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Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education presents its Rivers Institute, a three-day field-based professional development opportunity that prepares teachers of grades 3-8 to engage students in STEM disciplines through hands-on, inquiry-based investigations at local watersheds. Two institutes will be held this summer: one on the St. Croix River June 24-26, 2013, and one on the Mississippi River July 29-31, 2013. All institutes include, at no cost to teachers, three full days of experiential instruction and lunches, the Waters to the Sea multimedia tool, CEUs, a $100 mini grant, and the option to purchase two graduate credits at a reduced rate. Full scholarships for teachers admitted to the program are provided.

The focus for the institutes is on elementary and middle school classroom teachers, as well as science specialists and teams of teachers. All educators are welcome to apply. For more information and to apply online, visit www.hamline.edu/cgee/riversinstitute.
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Sesame Workshop is partnering with The New School in New York to co-host the 12th annual Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference 2013 in New York City. Featuring a panel discussion with Google about its research contributions in the field, IDC 2013 will offer a wide-ranging program which will support and facilitate the exchange of ideas among communities committed to advancing educational interactive experiences for children. Program highlights include 

Join the Center for Ecoliteracy and a group of educators, scientists, artists, and activists for a residential seminar in San Anselmo, California, "Becoming Ecoliterate." Explore a new model of education that connects emotional, social, and ecological intelligence, based on the Center's latest book with Daniel Goleman. This seminar provides an opportunity to explore what a growing number of educators have identified as a deeply felt imperative: to support "irresistibly engaging" learning that genuinely prepares young people for the challenges presented by this unprecedented time in human history.
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This series of four-day summer workshops is designed for forensics teachers with five years of experience or less. Whether you are teaching a course in forensics or looking for ways to integrate forensics into your existing math or science curriculum, you will find this course useful. The course content can be expanded to challenge the needs of the AP, accelerated, or honors students, or it can be used to motivate and engage students who would otherwise avoid math and science. Three sessions will be offered (same material presented each session):

•    Session 1    June 24-27 (Monday-Thursday);
•    Session 2   July 8-11 (Monday-Thursday); and 
•    Session 3   July 15-18 (Monday-Thursday)

Location: Scotia-Glenville High School, NY 12302 (near Albany). Contact Patti Bertino at patti@bertinoforensics.com or 518-384-1718.
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The Unknown Moon Institute is a five-day, teacher professional training session at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. Teachers participate in activities that bridge content from the Moon to Earth; address student misconceptions, the Next Generation Science Standards, and a variety of science and engineering practices; plus interact with lunar scientists. Topics include geology of the Moon, Moon phases and eclipses, spectrometry, formation of the Moon, water at the lunar poles, and more.
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Each day, teachers will participate in student-centered activities designed to increase engagement and critical thinking while covering the content and skills required by an AP/IB course. Games, puzzles, lab experiments, models, simulations, debates, and other methods that place the demand of thinking on the students will be used. This workshop is for any teacher who is new to teaching without lecture or who wants to light a fire of excitement and enthusiasm in their courses. Several AP labs will be included in the activities performed, and an introduction to statistical methods for hypothesis testing will also be covered. Tips and techniques on classroom management, assessment, and engagement will be taught throughout the week, and all participants receive lesson plans for teaching cell biology plus 40 hours of Continuing Education Credits.

Time/Place: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm, Wolfe/Vance Room of the Four Points Sheraton at 22 Woodfin St., Asheville, NC. Registration form: http://catalystlearningcurricula.com/workshops/five-day-workshops. Questions? Kristen.Dotti@CatalystLearningCurricula.com
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission is sponsoring workshops for educators. The LRO has allowed scientists to measure the coldest known place in the solar system, map the surface of the Moon in unprecedented detail and accuracy, find evidence of recent lunar geologic activity, characterize the radiation environment around the Moon and its potential effects on future lunar explorers, and more. Workshop participants will learn about these and other recent discoveries, reinforce their understanding of lunar science concepts, gain tools to help address common student misconceptions about the Moon, interact with lunar scientists and engineers, work with LRO data, and learn how to bring these data and information to their students using hands-on activities aligned with National Science Education Standards and Benchmarks. 

The CHS Foundation will host the conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Engaging workshops, tours, keynote speakers, and networking events will provide learning opportunities for educators to increase their comfort level in agricultural topics and also integrate agricultural content into instruction to meet academic standards in science, health, language arts, math, and social studies.



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The UConn School of Engineering is hosting daVinci Project, a week-long residential series of hands-on workshops for science and math teachers. Teachers live on campus and participate in one of five focused workshops. All teachers attend a variety of applied science and math seminars/demos plus research lab tours and educational tours of the CoGen plant and new tertiary treatment wastewater facilities. If you have questions or need further information, contact Kevin McLaughlin, Sonya Renfro, or call 860-486-5536.
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