Each year, Mantis presents the Mantis Awards to charitable and educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life in their host communities. The National Gardening Association selects 25 outstanding applicants to receive Mantis tiller/cultivators. Any nonprofit garden program may apply. In the past, winners have included schools, churches, correctional facilities, parks departments, youth camps, community gardens, and many others.
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Bob the Bunny's competition, sponsored by Volvo Adventure in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program, is aimed at children ages 10 to 12 years old. To enter, students form a team of one to three members, identify a local environmental issue, and create an A4 cartoon strip illustrating the issue and actions that they might take to solve it. The winning team will be sent to the 2012 Volvo Adventure final in Goteborg, Sweden. The submissions should be sent to us before the competition deadline of 24:00 CET on February 28 2012.
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The Educational Seminars Program offers Department of State funded grants for U.S. school teachers and administrators. Exchanges are short term, taking place during the summer of 2012, and focus on sharing of best practices and professional development. Programs  take place in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Thailand.
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Space settlements are permanent communities in orbit, as opposed to being on the Moon or other planets. Designing a space settlement involves physics, mathematics, space science, environmental science, and many other disciplines. The NASA Space Settlement Design Contest is for 11–18-year-old students from anywhere in the world. Individuals or teams may enter. Grades 6–8, 9–10, and 11–12 are judged separately, except for the grand prize. All participants will receive a certificate.
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Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making organization for projects that are led by and benefit women and girls. It funds projects that reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote building community power; promote racial, social, economic, and environmental justice; have limited financial access, or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. Grants of up to $2,000 are awarded. Deadlines are February 15 and August 15 of each year.
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The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, the College Board and the National Science Teachers Association is sponsoring this competition. Using project-based scientific inquiry, students in grades K–12 are given the tools to identify an ecological problem, research it, and determine how their green solution can be replicated by other communities that face similar challenges. At stake is more than $300,000 in prizes including scholarships, savings bonds, once-in-a-lifetime adventure trips, assemblies with Discovery Channel personalities, and more.
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This annual high school competition challenges students to work collaboratively and apply their math and science knowledge in practical, creative ways to solve real everyday engineering challenges. It also helps them determine their potential for engineering. This year's theme is "Engineering Healthier Lives."

Base registration fees are as follows: $125 per team between September 1 and November 30; $150 per team between December 1 and January 31; $175 per team between February 1 and March 15.
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With this award, the Botanical Society of America recognizes outstanding contributions made to botanical instruction. Applications should include a formal letter of nomination, letters of support and evaluation regarding the nominee’s candidacy from at least three referees (maximum of five), and the curriculum vita of the candidate being considered.
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Many of the world’s greatest challenges can be seen as engineering problems. The National Academy of Engineering is hosting this contest that encourages participants to prepare a 60-second presentation explaining their science or engineering solution to one of three grand challenges: Harnessing solar power; Providing access to clean water; and Restoring urban infrastructure. There will be separate contests for 7th grade through high school students and college and University students. Winners can receive up to $1,000.

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The foundation funds programs serving youth in grades K-12 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.

Deadlines are March 1, June 1, and October 1 each year.

Students in grades 6–12 worldwide are invited to submit entries to the 2012 video contest, with cash awards and prizes for the top entries. The best videos will be shown at the USA Science & Engineering Festival during April 27–29, 2012, in Washington, D.C.  The first place winner will also receive a travel stipend to attend the Expo. Videos should explore the main contest theme “Save the World Through Science and Engineering.” Students are asked to use their imaginations and investigative skills to tackle global challenges, explore new frontiers, and to discover and discuss the inventions that help improve life on our planet.
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NOAA is accepting applications for a scholarship program in honor of retired South Carolina Sen. Ernest F. Hollings who promoted oceanic and atmospheric research throughout his career. This scholarship is being made available to students interested in pursuing degrees in ocean and atmospheric sciences and education.

Scholarship students will be eligible for up to $8,000 of academic assistance per year for full-time study during their junior and senior years; a paid 10-week, full-time internship position during the summer at a NOAA facility ($650 per week); a housing subsidy for scholars who do not reside at home during the summer internship; and travel expenses to attend and participate in a mandatory orientation and conference.
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On Sept. 8, 2011, NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, mission launched to the Moon. This mission will use twin spacecraft in a tandem orbit to measure the moon's gravity in unprecedented detail. The GRAIL Moon Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students (MoonKAM) project allows middle school students to take pictures of the lunar surface from cameras mounted on the twin spacecraft. Visit the site to find student activities, teacher guides, and related educational resources. Observations will begin in March 2012. GRAIL MoonKAM is a NASA-sponsored project in coordination with Sally Ride Science and the University of California San Diego.
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American Electric Power (AEP) offers these grants for teachers who live in the AEP service area or in communities with major AEP facilities. Project with an academic focus and that have a goal to improve student achievement will be considered. AEP has a special interest in science, mathematics, technology, electrical safety, and the balanced study of energy and the environment. The program accepts grants for consideration annually through the fourth Friday of each February.
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The National At-Risk Education Network (NAREN) will reward two $250 grants to deserving educational programs for at-risk youth. The grant is a needs-based grant, meaning that the monies cannot be used for decorative or non-programmatic concerns. Supplies, equipment, field-trip expenses, paying for resource people to come into the school to work with students, and curricular materials are all viable categories of expenditures. The application deadlines are October 15 and February 15.
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The Kids' Science Challenge is a free nationwide competition for 3rd to 6th graders to submit ideas and experiments for scientists and engineers to solve. Participants and their teachers/sponsors play science games, watch videos, do fun activities, and enter to win prizes (including science kits and gift cards from Naturalyards) and trips to work with scientists around the United States. The Kids' Science Challenge is a project of Jim Metzner Productions, Inc., and made possible by the National Science Foundation.
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Every year, Intel honors U.S. schools demonstrating excellence in math and science education through innovative teaching and learning environments. To be considered as an Intel School of Distinction, schools must develop an environment and curricula that meet or exceed benchmarks put forth by national mathematics and science content standards. Up to three schools at each level—elementary, middle, and high school—will be named as finalists in the math and science categories. The 18 schools will receive a cash grant of $5,000 from the Intel Foundation and a trip to Washington, D.C., for a four-member team from their school and district. Six winners will be selected from the finalists and receive an additional $5,000 cash grant. One of these winners will be selected as the "Star Innovator" and will receive an additional $15,000 grant. All five winning schools and the Star Innovator will also receive products and services from program sponsors.
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The Canadian Association of Physicists gives this award to recognize excellence in teaching physics in Canadian high schools or CEGEPs and to encourage and promote physics at the high school/CEGEP level in Canada. The award includes an educational grant that can be used to support professional development for the teacher or to purchase computer software, equipment or books for the classroom. One teacher will also be given the opportunity to participate in a three-week physics teachers’ symposium at CERN. Representatives of the CAP will present the recipients with two duplicate certificates (one to be displayed at their school and one for their personal use) at their school.
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This national, community-based science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) program challenges middle school students to work in teams of three to four, with an adult coach, to identify a problem in their community and apply scientific methods to create an innovative solution to that problem. Eight finalist teams and their coaches will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World to attend National Championship Week and compete for U.S. Savings Bonds and the $25,000 Columbus Foundation Community Grant, plus a $200 development grant to further refine their idea. Teams do not need to be affiliated with a school to enter.
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Each year since 1981, the Humane Society of the United States has recognized an outstanding teacher who consistently incorporates humane education into his or her curriculum and/or motivates students to get involved in community service for animals. The National Kind Teacher will receive a plaque, a packet of grade-appropriate humane education materials, and a scholarship to Humane Society University's Certified Humane Education Specialist program.
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The American Museum of Natural History's (AMNH) Young Naturalist Awards is a research-based science competition for students in grades 7–12 to promote participation and communication in science. The Young Naturalist Awards program invites students to plan and conduct their own scientific investigation, one that will include observations, questions, predictions, trips into the field to gather data, and analysis. The investigation should provide students with a new understanding about their question. Students tell AMNH about their investigation in an essay that includes tables, charts, or graphs and artwork or photographs that help illustrate their findings. Winners will receive cash awards. In May 2012, they will be invited, along with a parent or guardian, on an expense-paid trip to New York City to attend an award ceremony at the Museum and to take a behind-the-scenes tour. In addition, their essays will be published on the Museum's website.
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This award, offered by ASM International, recognizes a teacher of materials science, materials engineering, design and processing who has the ability to impart knowledge and enthusiasm to students. As the award is for a young teacher, the nominee must be 35 years of age or younger by May 15 of the award year and must be a member of ASM International. The award winner will receive a check for $3,000.00 and a certificate.
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Jamba Juice and the National Gardening Association are sponsoring the It’s All About the Fruits and Veggies grant program to provide schools with $500 in gardening supplies, curriculum, soil amendments, and plants to help create engaging nutrition and gardening experiences.  Recipients will be selected based on plans to promote nutrition education and more.
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This Challenge, sponsored by the Chemical Educational Foundation (CEF), is an interactive question-and-answer competition, similar in format and setting to spelling bees and quiz bowls, that engages grade 5-8 students in learning with their peers (and their community) about important chemistry concepts, historical discoveries, and laboratory safety. Local You Be The Chemist Challenges (Local Challenges) represent the first level of competition and are organized in communities across the United States. The culmination of each Challenge cycle is a national championship event organized by CEF and supported by corporate sponsorships. Local Challenge prizes can range from certificates to educational electronic devices and will be determined at the discretion of the Local Challenge Organizer and/or the local sponsors.
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Middle school (grades 5-8) and high school (grades 9-12) students can design games individually or in teams with a chance to win prizes like laptop computers and money for their schools or the nonprofit organization of their choice. The Challenge also has categories for College (undergraduate and graduate) students and Professional Educators. These categories offer a variety of entry streams that encourage designers to create original learning games with an opportunity to win funds, research support, the opportunity to work with industry experts, and publicity.
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The University of Missouri's (UM) Science Education Center is seeking talented elementary teachers to pursue doctoral studies in science education. The PhD prepares individuals for careers in higher education, teacher education, and for leadership positions in various educational institutions. Opportunities are available for graduate assistantships in elementary science teacher education and associated field experiences, which provide a stipend in addition to tuition waivers and benefits. Applications for Science Education graduate programs are accepted on a continual basis and reviewed throughout the year.

Individuals whose completed application materials are received by December 1 will be eligible to be considered for various Graduate School supplemental fellowships. Individuals whose completed application materials are received by March 15 will be eligible to be considered for teaching and research assistantships beginning the following fall semester.
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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation gives up to $200 for science and math programs. AIAA Educator Associates who are K-12 teachers who develop or apply science, mathematics, and technology in their curriculum are eligible. (Apply to become an AIAA Educator Associate at no charge.)

Grants may be used for classroom demonstration kits, classroom science supplies, or other materials that energize science, math, and technology hands-on learning. AIAA conducts quarterly reviews of applications in January (deadline November 30), March (deadline February 28), June (deadline April 30), and September (deadline July 31).
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The Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association (SEFA) is hosting a design competition for high school juniors and seniors during the 2011-2012 school year. The scholarship awards range from $6,000 to $1,500. To compete for them, students will design a piece of lab furniture or related equipment that they believe would enhance the laboratory learning experience. Students can work individually or as a team of no more than three.

Applications to enter the contest must be submitted no later than March 1, 2012, and must be accompanied by a short essay. Design submissions must be sent to the SEFA offices in video format no later than September 1, 2012. All entries will be posted on YouTube. Contestants will be evaluated based on creativity, effort, and presentation. Winners will be announced at the SEFA Fall Conference in November 2012. .

For more information, visit www.sefalabs.com, or call the SEFA office at 516-294-5424.
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This award from the International Society for Technology in Education recognizes a preK-2 educator whose work has had a significant positive impact on technology use in education. The award winner receives ISTE Conference & Exposition registration and recognition at the awards ceremony; a $1,000 scholarship to be used for the recipient's program or own continued professional development; a plaque recognizing the recipient's outstanding achievement; and ISTE membership.
The nomination period for the 2012 award will begin in December 2011.
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AIMS Research Foundation has announced an open invitation to graduating high school students and first-year, currently
enrolled undergraduate students interested in pursuing college education within technical fields, specifically technology and/or engineering. Three separate $1,000 scholarships will be issued in March 2012. Candidates should demonstrate that they have excelled in at least one mathematics, engineering, physical sciences, or technology course. Contact foundation@masteraims.org for more information or to submit information for consideration.
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The Spruce Up Your School Sweepstakes gives teachers of grades K–5 a chance to win a $5,000 grant to help make their school's play area more eco-friendly and green by adding trees, shrubbery, and more. Two runners up will receive "Green Packs," complete with eco-friendly, TurfMutt-branded school supplies for the whole classroom.
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The National Environmental Education Foundation and Samsung want to recognize the top three public high schools in America that have achieved school-wide energy savings through the creative and innovative use of technology.The $10,000 Sustainable Energy Award will be presented to the top three high schools that can demonstrate how they have engaged students and teachers in school-wide energy savings through the creative and innovative use of technology. Their achievement will be showcased as models for other schools looking to take on this challenge. 

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The Spencer Foundation awards grants in the following areas of interest: Education and Social Opportunity; Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources; Purposes and Values of Education; and Organizational Learning. Principal Investigators applying for a research grant must be affiliated with a school district, a college or university, a research facility, or a cultural institution. Researchers must also have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field or appropriate experience in an education-related profession. Grants of up to $40,000 are available. Future deadlines will be added as they are scheduled.
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The Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program is a summer mentoring program for high school students sponsored by the American Fisheries Society. The principal goal of the Hutton Program is to stimulate interest in careers in fisheries science and management among groups underrepresented in the fisheries professions, including minorities and women. Students selected for the program are matched with a professional mentor in their area for a summer-long, hands-on experience in a marine or freshwater setting. A scholarship of $3,000 is awarded to each student accepted into the program.
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The Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence (AASTE) is an annual awards program that recognizes extraordinary contributions by educators across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada who are elevating the level of science literacy through creativity in the classroom and motivation of students. An independent panel of judges selects the winners based on a variety of criteria including, among others, a teacher's ability to effectively engage students while deepening their scientific understanding, the plan for the use of grant money to improve science education resources in their schools, and a letter of recommendation. Nine science teachers will be chosen for the award. The winners from select communities in California, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Washington, Puerto Rico, and Canada will receive an unrestricted cash award of $5,000 USD or $5,000 CAD and the recipient's school will receive a restricted grant of $5,000 USD or $5,000 CAD to be utilized for the expansion or enhancement of a school science program, for science resources, or for the professional development of the school's science teachers.
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The Excellence in Summer Learning Award, sponsored by the National Summer Learning Association, recognizes outstanding summer programs that demonstrate excellence in accelerating academic achievement and promoting healthy development for young people between kindergarten and twelfth grade. The award is given annually based on an application and interview process that elicits information on a program’s history, mission, goals, operations, management, staff development, partnerships, results, and sustainability. The Excellence in Summer Learning Award seeks to find and draw national attention to exemplary programs which provide and expand access to high-quality summer learning experiences for all young people.
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This award sponsored by Ken-A-Vision and the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT), recognizes outstanding teaching (grades 7-12) by a "new" biology/life science instructor within his/her first three years of teaching (when nominated) who has developed an original and outstanding program or technique and made a contribution to the profession at the start of his/her career. A recognition plaque is presented to the award winner at the NABT Professional Development Conference, along with a complimentary one-year NABT membership.
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The Ron Mardigian Biotechnology Teaching Award (sponsored by Bio-Rad Laboratories) recognizes a secondary school teacher or undergraduate college biology instructor who has demonstrates outstanding and creative teaching of biotechnology in the classroom. The Award may be given for either a short-term series of activities or a long integration of biotechnology into the curriculum. The lessons must include active laboratory work and encompass major principles as well as processes of biotechnology. Topics may include any aspect of basic DNA or protein biotechnology or immunology or applied biotechnology in areas such as medical, forensic, plant and environmental biotechnology. Criteria for selection include creativity, scientific accuracy and currency, quality of laboratory practice and safety, ease of replication, benefit to students and potential significance beyond the classroom. The award presented annually at NABT's Professional Development Conference, includes a recognition plaque, a one-year complimentary NABT membership and $1500 (up to $500 toward travel to the NABT Professional Development Conference, $500 in Bio-Rad materials and $500 toward general science supplies).
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The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Kim Foglia AP Biology Service Award was established in honor of Kim Foglia, an exceptional teacher whose contributions to the Advanced Placement Biology community were unparalleled. The Kim Foglia AP Biology Service Award recognizes an AP Biology teacher who displays a willingness to share materials, serves as a mentor to both students and professional colleagues, creates an innovative and student centered classroom environment, and exemplifies a personal philosophy that encourages professional growth as an AP biology teacher and member of that community. Sponsored by Pearson and NABT, the Kim Foglia AP Biology Service Award includes a $1000 honorarium, a recognition plaque to be presented at the NABT Professional Development Conference, and a one-year complimentary NABT membership.
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Sponsored by Vernier Software & Technology, the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Ecology/Environmental Teaching Award will be given to a secondary school teacher who has successfully developed and demonstrated an innovative approach in the teaching of ecology/environmental science and has carried his/her commitment to the environment into the community. Vernier's sponsorship of this award includes $1,000 toward travel to the Professional Development Conference, and $500 of Vernier equipment. The recipient also receives a recognition plaque to be presented at the  Professional Development Conference, and a one-year complimentary NABT membership.
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The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Evolution Education Award, sponsored by The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS), recognizes innovative classroom teaching and community education efforts to promote the accurate understanding of biological evolution. The award includes a combined $1,000 cash prize (from AIBS and BSCS), a recognition plaque to be presented at the NABT Professional Development Conference, and a one-year complimentary NABT membership.
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Every year, the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Outstanding Biology Teacher Award (OBTA) program attempts to recognize an outstanding biology educator (grades 7-12) in each of the 50 states; Washington, DC; Canada; Puerto Rico; and overseas territories. Candidates for this award do not have to be NABT members, but they must have at least three years public, private, or parochial school teaching experience. A major portion of the nominee's career must have been devoted to the teaching of biology/life science, and candidates are judged on their teaching ability and experience, cooperativeness in the school and community, inventiveness, initiative, and student-teacher relationships. OBTA recipients are honored at a special event during the NABT Professional Development Conference sponsored by BIOZONE; microscopes from Leica Microsystems, Inc.; and certificates and a complimentary one-year membership from NABT.
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The program is designed to donate books to literacy programming in small and rural communities only. The organizational budget limit to be eligible is $150,000 annually. The community where the organization is located must be an underserved community, and the population where the organization is located must be less than 50,000. All programs must have a strong focus on remedial reading programming or a tutoring component as part of the program.
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These grants are primarily directed to educational programs for youth in grades K–12. Funding is provided to local, state, provincial, and regional educational institutions; libraries; and programs that provide ongoing support, such as Junior Achievement. The foundation also supports youth programs provided by local arts organizations, symphony orchestras, museums, and others. Initial approach is to contact the foundation for application form, which is required. The deadlines are the 10th of every other month beginning in January.
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The University of Scranton has announced the availability of scholarships for teachers through the Bisk Foundation Teacher Education Scholarship program. Two exceptional educators will be awarded a total of $8,494 for the Spring B, 2012 session through University Alliance, a division of Bisk Education. Recipients will receive special tuition rates through graduation by remaining an active University of Scranton student in good standing. The scholarships are for the Online Master's Degree in Education.
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The U.S. Department of State and GlobalSchoolNet.org sponsors the "Doors to Diplomacy" educational challenge to encourage middle school and high school students around the world to produce web projects that teach others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Each student team member of the winning "Doors to Diplomacy" Award team receives a $2,000 scholarship, and the winning coaches' schools each receive a $500 cash award. Additional prizes may be provided by sponsors.
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International Schools CyberFair, now in its 15th year, is an authentic learning program used by schools and youth organizations around the world. Youth conduct research and publish their findings on the Web. Recognition is given to the best projects in each of eight categories. This White House-endorsed program encourages youth to become community ambassadors by working collaboratively and using technology to share what they have learned. Students evaluate each others projects by using a unique online evaluation tool.Projects that best illustrate "future thinking" are invited to the World Future Society international conference in Toronto, Canada, July 2012.
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The Pathways Within Roads to Reading Initiative donates books to literacy programs in small and rural low-income communities. Maximum Award: 200 books appropriate for readers age 0 to young adult; English only. 501(c)(3) organizations that run school, after-school, summer, community, day-care, and library reading and literacy programs are eligible to apply; applicants must have an annual operating budget of less than $95,000 (schools and libraries are exempt from this budget requirement) and be located in an underserved community with a population of less than 50,000.
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The NASA History Division is seeking undergraduate and graduate students for summer 2011 internships. The History Division maintains archival materials to answer research questions from NASA personnel, journalists, scholars, students at all levels and others from around the world. The division also edits and publishes several books and monographs each year. It maintains a large number of websites on NASA history. Students of all majors are welcome to apply.
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Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships, or SURF, project introduces undergraduate students to research under the guidance of seasoned mentors at Caltech or NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, or JPL. Students experience the process of research as a creative intellectual activity and gain a more realistic view of the opportunities and demands of a professional research career. Students work over a 10-week period in the summer, mid-June to late August. At the conclusion of the project, each student will submit a technical paper and give a SURF Seminar Day oral presentation.
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Rhyme & Reason, a Connecticut based clothing company, is sponsoring this student t-shirt design competition in partnership with the Kids In Need Foundation. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to create graphic designs for t-shirts and submit them for a chance to win prizes. The graphic designs should reflect something that inspires the entrants. The designs should also reflect something the entrants feel proud and optimistic about in their lives. One winner in each category will see his or her design produced and available for sale by Rhyme & Reason. Twenty percent of the sales of these specially designed t-shirts will be donated to support the Kids In Need Foundation.
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The ballot for NSTA’s Board and Council is open, and all members should have received their ballot by e-mail from Intelliscan. If you have not received a ballot, please e-mail nominations@nsta.org to have it re-sent. The ballot closes on February 14, 2012.
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Students in grades 5-8 throughout the United States are invited to participate in Spaced Out Sports, a national design challenge that applies Newton’s Laws of Motion by designing a game for the International Space Station astronauts to play in space. The goal is for students to learn the science behind the game on Earth and in microgravity. Students will submit game demonstrations via a playbook and video. Submissions will be accepted from schools, home school groups, after-school or enrichment programs. Awards include: First Place: NASA school-wide or program-wide celebration (U.S. teams only); top three teams: games played on the space station and recorded for a future broadcast; all contributing schools and programs: opportunity to participate in a Digital Learning Network webcast with astronauts on the space station.
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The Environmentally Responsible Aviation project invites students in grades 9-12 to submit a well-documented research paper up to 12 pages to demonstrate understanding of the environmental impact of aircraft noise and emissions. Specific topics are listed on the contest website. Participants must be enrolled in an accredited high school, secondary school, or home school. International students may participate but are not eligible for cash prizes.
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GOOD and the University of Phoenix has launched The Great American Teach-Off, a nationwide competition that will identify classroom heroes and reward one with a $10,000 grant to use toward his or her classroom. Individuals can nominate themselves or a favorite teacher or coworker by submitting a 200-word or less essay explaining what makes them or their nominee a great teacher. 
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Teachers of all subjects and all grade levels can apply to join Earthwatch expeditions through its Educator Fellowship Programs. As an educator fellow, you'll participate on a fully funded expedition assignment, receive a travel stipend to offset some of your transportation costs, and bring your expedition experiences into your classroom by creating and implementing lesson/unit plans that reflect the knowledge gained from your time in the field. Educator fellows are ambassadors of environmentalism, cutting-edge field research, and local involvement in classrooms across the country.

The 2012 expeditions will take you to

• Spirit of the Rockies: Songbirds, Mountain Lions, and More, June 22-30 and July 6-14
• Climate Change and Caterpillars in Ecuador, July 25-August 4
• Climate Change and Caterpillars in Arizona, August 7-17

The Sustainability Education Summer Institute (SESI) 2012 is seeking proposals for this year’s conference on July 23-25, 2012  (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday). Concurrent Sessions are presented on Tuesday and Wednesday and are 90 minutes in length. The primary audience for SESI sessions are K-12 educators. Concurrent Sessions will be arranged in the following three strands:  Introduction to Sustainability Education: Bringing Sustainability Education into your Classroom; Current Trends and Topics In Sustainability: Making Sense for Teachers; and Current Trends and Topics In Sustainability: Making Sense for Teachers.
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This award, given by the International Society for Technology in Education, recognizes innovative educators worldwide, for their leadership and creativity in providing e-learning opportunities for elementary through university aged students. The first-place winner will receive a $500 cash award and ISTE conference and exposition registration.
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American Water's annual Environmental Grant Program offers funds for innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore, or protect the watersheds, surface water, and/or groundwater supplies in our local communities. To qualify for Environmental Grant funding, a proposed project must be: located within an American Water service area; completed between May and November of the grant funding year; be a new or innovative community initiative; or serve as significant expansion to an existing program.
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Community Impact Cash Grants support the unmet needs of underserved communities in the areas of Education and Critical Human Needs. Organizations must also qualify against a set of guidelines and requirements as outlined. Community Impact Cash Grants are available to qualifying organizations within a 50 mile radius of Cisco major site communities including Boxborough - Massachusetts, Lawrenceville - Georgia, Research Triangle Park - North Carolina, Richardson - Texas, San Jose - California, and Cisco locations that have an active Civic Council and significant employee presence.
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This award, given by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), is presented to an outstanding young educator (under the age of 35) who demonstrates vision, innovation, action, and transformation using technology to improve teaching and learning. The work of the selected educator will reflect ISTE's mission and purpose and can be used to model best practices in the field. The person selected to receive this award will: be honored at ISTE's annual conference and exposition; receive up to $1000 toward travel to the conference; and receive a complimentary ISTE 2012 conference registration.
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The foundation offers grants of up to $10,000 and grants of up to $35,000 to fund a broad range of U.S. K–12 education programs with curricular reform initiatives and professional development opportunities for teachers--particularly those that encourage people of high ability and diverse background to enter and remain in K–12 teaching. 
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Two schools (grades K–3 and 4–6 winners) will win an interactive school assembly that underscores the importance of science literacy. Students will participate in interactive demonstrations and conduct experiments with a leading science guru and personality. Teachers will discover "cool" new hands-on activities and stimulating resources in a special professional development workshop. This contest is offered by Siemens.
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This annual event sponsored by the City of San Jose is an opportunity for parents, teachers, and community members who are interested in greening their schools. Attendees will learn how schools can go green with recycling, composting, water and energy conservation, and earth-friendly gardening. The conference will run from 8 am to 4 pm at the Corithian Center in San Jose, CA, and will showcase green schools around the Bay Area.
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The American Association of Physics Teachers' (AAPT) Winter Meeting will be held in Ontario, California. The Theme of the meeting is "The Wave Nature of Light & Matter." Maxwell’s equations, which made possible a unifying leap from electricity and magnetism to electromagnetic waves, and an understanding of light, were published 150 years ago. Further, 2012 is the 75th anniversary of the Davisson-Germer Nobel Prize for wave nature of matter. California is known for its water waves, so join AAPT to explore the physics of waves and entertainment.
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To participate in National Green Week, sign up to become a member of the Green Education Foundation (GEF). Then, choose the best week for your campaign—any week between February 6 and Earth Day (April 22). Within 2–3 weeks of your start date, send out notifications to your community. Visit the National Green Week curriculum for themed standard-based lessons, organized for each grade. Make your plan for participation by selecting from the National Green Week curriculum, or choose any other GEF programs and Eco-Challenges.

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Sponsored by NASA, EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students) is an educational outreach program allowing middle school students to take pictures of our Earth from a digital camera on board the International Space Station. During EarthKAM missions (periods the EarthKAM camera is operational), middle school students around the world request photos of specific locations on Earth. Visit Joanne Hoeffner's EarthKAM web page with "teacher resources you are welcome to use," according to Hoeffner.
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This online course is being offered through e-PDN, a NASA and Georgia Institute of Technology initiative dedicated to preparing K–12 teachers to engage their students in STEM through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. For this specific course, participants will use various audio and video editing software tools to create video podcasts, or vodcasts. Each participant will begin by creating an enhanced podcast and build up to a vodcast through the creation of video and audio files.
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NASA’s Learning Environments and Research Network (LE&RN) and the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to create the ePDN, a program dedicated to preparing teachers to engage their students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. As part of the ePDN, NASA is offering this Technology Integration Certificate Program. To earn a Technology Integration Certificate,  you must take the first three courses plus the fourth Technology Integration course or an Elective. Elective courses are Robotics-Course 1, Statistics-Course 1 or any of the Technology Integration courses.
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This webinar, offered by Green Teacher, will explore some big ideas about place-based education and attempt to shed more light on the topic. The webinar will take place from 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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This engineering design and racing contest is open to high schools, colleges and universities who may register up to two teams and two vehicles. Student teams build and race human-powered rovers of their own design. Registration for international teams closes Jan. 9 and for U.S. teams closes Feb. 10. The contest will culminate in a two-day event in Huntsville, Alabama, and is organized by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Prizes are awarded to the three teams in each division with the fastest final times.
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Astronomers are finding new planets around other stars at an increasing rate. What do we know about these exoplanets? How do we know what we know? This workshop, scheduled for June 28-30, will focus on spectroscopy and how it applies to our discoveries of the properties of these distant worlds, including detection of the atmospheres of some exoplanets. Visit the first ground-based telescope to ever observe the atmosphere of an extra-solar planet. 20 SBEC credits may be earned.
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The study of comets has provided significant contributions to our understanding of the origin and evolution of the solar system. This workshop, taking place June 25-27, 2012, will offer a variety of lessons on comets, solar system formation, properties of planets, spectroscopy, and the related astronomical instrumentation used to study these topics.
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Explore how astronomers use lenses, mirrors, prisms, and diffraction gratings in building astronomical instruments and telescopes. Build a cardboard spectrometer, and perform activities that explore light at many wavelengths, such as the infrared region of the spectrum, that you can do in your own classroom. Learn how NASA develops astronomical instrumentation for its missions. Recommended for physics and astronomy teachers of grades 8-12.

20 SBEC credits available. Application Deadline: Feb 10; $100 deposit due: April 16
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In this professional development workshop offered at the University of Texas's McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, TX, teachers will explore our solar system through hands-on, minds-on activities that can be used in the classroom. Participants will learn about the Sun--its characteristics and apparent motion, and will explore properties and motions of planets. At night, teachers will observe the sky with the unaided eye and view a variety of celestial objects through telescopes at the Visitors Center Astronomy Park. The workshop is recommended for teachers of grades K-8.

Fees cover lodging, meals, registration, and instructional materials. Teachers are responsible for their own transportation. 20 SBEC credits available. Application Deadline: Feb. 10; $100 deposit due: April 16
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In this professional development workshop offered at the University of Texas's McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, Texas, teachers will focus on spectroscopy, a powerful tool that is used with ground-based
telescopes to complement the work done from space in NASA missions.
Participants will perform activities that explore light at many wavelengths and will perform activities on how stars and planets are measured.The workshop is recommended for teachers of grades 6-12.

Outside funding for this workshop is being pursued; scholarships may be available. If the observatory staff are unable to raise funds to offer scholarships and enough participants are willing to pay the $600 registration fee, McDonald will offer the workshop on a fee basis. Fees cover lodging, meals, registration, and instructional materials. Teachers are responsible for their own transportation.

20 SBEC credits are available. Application Deadline: Feb. 10; $100 deposit due: April 16
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In this professional development workshop offered at the University of Texas's McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, Texas, teachers will explore how the nature and observations of galaxies play a role in our understanding of the Universe.  This workshop will offer insight into the needs for both ground and space-based telescopes, how galaxies form and evolve, galaxy shapes, and the conditions of the early Universe. The workshop is recommended for physics and astronomy teachers of grades 8-12.

Outside funding for this workshop is being pursued, and scholarships may be available. If observatory staff are unable to raise the funds to offer scholarships and enough participants are willing to pay the $600 registration fee, McDonald will offer the workshop on a fee basis. Fees cover lodging, meals, registration, and instructional materials. Teachers are responsible for their own transportation.

20 SBEC credits are available. Application Deadline: Feb. 10 ; $100 deposit due: April 16
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February 12 is the birthday of Charles Darwin, the English naturalist and major proponent of evolutionary theory. During February, celebrate Darwin Day using event ideas found online. Darwin Day is a program within the Institute for Humanist Studies, an international educational nonprofit that promotes reason and humanity. 

Go to The NSTA Learning Center, and search using the keyword “Darwin” to access journal articles, book excerpts, and books for all grade levels, K-college. The center also offers resources for teaching about evolution, as does the NSTA website at http://www.nsta.org/publications/evolution.aspx.

The Sacramento Darwin Day Gala celebrates reason, science, humanity, and Charles Darwin's 203rd birthday. This is Sacramento’s 15th Annual Darwin Day event, just one of many such worldwide. The event will be held at La Sierra Community Center, John Smith Hall in Carmichael, CA, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Dr. Peter M. J. Hess, Director for Religious Community Outreach at the National Center for Science Education, will discuss "Evolution and Modern Religious Thought." The talk will center around the religious, philosophical, and historical aspects of the evolution controversy.
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The 4th Annual NASA STEM Educators Workshop Series will take place in Charlotte, N.C. This workshop series will explore engineering design challenges, problem-based learning activities, distance learning modules, inquiry-based lessons and hands-on projects. Workshops target inservice, informal and preservice teachers who serve the K-12 education community.
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The Midwest Alliance oversees a structured mentoring program that aims to help students with disabilities transition from high school into postsecondary degree programs through the help of peers who are further along in their academic or professional careers. In addition to being role models in a wide variety of STEM fields, Midwest Alliance mentors provide basic information that all students with disabilities entering postsecondary education should be aware of. Placements are intended for Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin high school and postsecondary students with disabilities and alumni who demonstrate a strong interest in entering and/or majoring in STEM disciplines, and who are planning or considering STEM careers.
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Why do humans and animals look and act the way they do? It's all about DNA. Learn how Purdue scientists are studying the building blocks of life. This electronic field trip starts with a look at how researching genetic combinations in mice teaches us more about human life. And a fish geneticist takes viewers to Alaska, an aquaculture farm, and live to her lab as she tries to determine why certain fish travel the globe. Then get ready to use your scientific inquiry skills to help Purdue wildlife geneticists track tiger salamanders to find out more about the heredity of this species.
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science's (AAAS) Annual Meeting will be held in Vancouver, Canada. This multidisciplinary science event will offer a broad range of seminars and symposia on topics that include climate change, energy, agriculture, health, water, biodiversity, population growth, and economic development. In particular, the Symposium Track on Education will offer more than a dozen sessions on the challenges faced by science educators.
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The finals will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Crystal City, Virginia. The Future City Competition is a national competition that focuses on improving students' math, engineering, and science skills. It involves individual state and regional competitions and the National Finals.

In January 2012, nearly 40 regions across the United States will hold qualifying competitions. The winning team of each region will compete at the finals in February. Students will present and defend their designs at the competition before a panel of judges who test the depth of the teams’ knowledge. This year's theme is “Fuel Your Future: Imagine new ways to meet our energy needs and maintain a healthy planet.” As students address alternative energy solutions, they will consider the safety, cost, efficiency, and appearance of their ideas.
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This annual four-day event engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. Participants count birds anywhere for as little or as long as they wish during the four-day period. They tally the highest number of birds of each species seen together at any one time. To report their counts, they fill out an online checklist at the Great Backyard Bird Count website.

The Great Backyard Bird Count is led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, with Canadian partner Bird Studies Canada and sponsorship from Wild Birds Unlimited.
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The Science center for Teaching, Outreach, and Research on Meteorology (the STORM Project) at the University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls) will sponsor this short course on July 15-20, 2012. This intensive, one-week course is designed specifically for middle school and high school science teachers. Participants will receive a stipend. Most expenses, including travel, will be covered by the STORM Project. Out-of-state teachers are encouraged to apply. For more information, see http://www.uni.edu/storm/saqse.
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During Engineers Week (EWeek), teachers can show students how engineering depends on math and science. Teachers can invite engineers to their classrooms to speak about their work. The E-Week website provides resources for teachers, students, and engineers.

EWeek is a formal coalition of more than 100 professional societies, major corporations, and government agencies, founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers. The program is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students and by promoting precollege literacy in math and science.
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The 9th Annual National At-Risk Education Network Conference will be held at the Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach, FL, with oceanfront rooms available at special conference rates. Some of this year’s highlights are: Two-track program to include Successful Programs & Practices for Quality At-Risk Education and the newly added Addiction strand; Keynote Speakers are Debbie Phelps, mother of Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps, and Bryan Harris, Professional Development Director of Elementary Schools in Casa Grande, Arizona who will be speaking on “Battling Boredom” and “Reaching the Reluctant Learner”; and Marcus "Dr. Respect" Gentry, an internationally acclaimed speaker, and presently one of the top requested speakers for the Department of Defense and their nationally recognized Yellow Ribbon Events will spearhead the addiction track.
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This joint meeting is an international gathering of more than 4,000 attendees and is being sponsored by The Oceanography Society, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, and the American Geophysical Union. The Scientific Planning Committee is developing a program that will cover a wide range of topics in aquatic sciences. The meeting will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Science and STEM educators can participate in one of Vernier Software & Technology’s 30 free nationwide workshops. The four-hour hands-on workshops will teach attendees how to integrate computer and handheld data-collection technology into their science curriculum while providing a professional development opportunity. Attendees have the option of earning two (quarter) Graduate Science credit hours through the Portland State University Center for Science Education. Each workshop also includes a light meal and experiment handouts. See Vernier's website for specific dates and locations.
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This event, organized by the DC Science Writers Association, will be held at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC. The evening will include a discussion about the physical oddities and philosophical quandaries of quantum mechanics and how scientists are trying to figure out how to use them to push the envelope of computer and information technologies. The event takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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The Texas A&M University System LSAMP's 8th Annual Symposium will be held in Corpus Christi, TX. Special guests for this event include NSF's Dr. A. James Hicks and The National GEM Consortium.
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For the past 11 years, women engineers have introduced more than one million girls and young women to engineering. More than just one day, Introduce a Girl to Engineering is a national movement that shows girls how creative and collaborative engineering is and how engineers are changing our world. The effort is part of National Engineers Week. See the website to request a kit and sign the pledge roster.
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This internet-based, high-school applied math contest introduces students to math as a powerful tool to solve realistic problems, analyze and interpret relevant issues, and predict outcomes of current events and situations. For the past six years, thousands of eleventh and twelfth graders have come up with creative, innovative, and practical solutions for problems ranging from stock market performance to long-term drought. There are no entrance or participation fees and each high school may enter up to two teams of three to five students each. Winning teams will share scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 toward the pursuit of higher education, with prize money totaling $115,000.
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The new NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Education Materials Collection has been developed to encourage educators and students to become personally involved with the voyages and discoveries of the Okeanos Explorer, America’s first Federal ship dedicated to ocean exploration. Volume 1 of the Okeanos Explorer Education Materials Collection--Why Do We Explore?--includes 15 different lessons focused on modern reasons for ocean exploration and provides educators background information on key topics of ocean exploration including Climate Change, Energy, Human Health, and Ocean Health. Why Do We Explore? is now being offered as a one-day professional development workshop at NOAA's Ocean Exploration Program Alliance partners nationwide. For a complete list of sites and workshop dates, visit the website.
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AAA's new opportunity is for those with an interest in the anatomical sciences to immerse themselves in a one-day event, providing a more intimate learning experience than the association's larger Annual Meeting. Come and learn about cutting-edge research in the anatomical sciences!

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This conference, held in Denver, Colorado, is a national gathering of K-12 leaders and educators coming together to make their schools and districts green and healthy centers of academic excellence. Keynote speakers include green Business Pioneer Gary Hirschberg and National Environmental Activist Laura Turner Seydel.
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The National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE), in partnership with NanoRacks, is inviting communities nationwide to participate in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 2 to the International Space Station (ISS). Each participating community will be provided all launch services to fly a real microgravity research mini-laboratory on the ISS from September 28 to November 12, 2012, and a kit for assembly of their mini-lab. An eight-week experiment design competition in the community, held in the spring of 2012, will allow teams of students in grades 5–12 to design real microgravity experiments vying for their community’s reserved mini-lab slot on the ISS.

SSEP is open to schools and school districts serving students in grades 5 through 12, two- and four-year colleges and universities, informal science education organizations, and internationally through NCESSE's new Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Space Education.
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This webinar is part of a five-part webinar series presented by the University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography in partnership with the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE), and the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The webinar series will provide participants with an opportunity to "meet" some of the country’s top hurricane scientists and introduce a range of hurricane topics from the basics of hurricane science to advances in forecasting hurricanes to preparing for an approaching hurricane. Target audiences include instructors of high school and undergraduate level courses and informal science educators. However, citizens of all ages are welcome to tune in. The one-hour webinar starts at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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This NSF workshop will be held at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, WA. The workshop will focus on the NRC STEM publication, "What Everyone Should Know About the Successful K-12 STEM Education Report." Participants will discuss practical approaches to enhance science, technology, mathematics, and engineering learning in our nation's K-12 educational enterprise.
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Learn what makes a successful STEM school at the free regional workshop at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The workshop is based on the National Research Council report issued last fall that identifies highly successful K–12 schools and programs in STEM. 

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This online course is being offered through e-PDN, a NASA and Georgia Institute of Technology initiative dedicated to preparing K–12 teachers to engage their students in STEM through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. For this specific course, participants will strengthen their understanding of the statistics content included in the Common Core Standards while deepening their understanding of data analysis, sampling, and inference. Participants will use the four-step investigative approach for problem solving using statistics.
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NASA’s Learning Environments and Research Network (LE&RN) and the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to create the ePDN, a program dedicated to preparing teachers to engage their students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. As part of the ePDN, NASA is offering this Statistics Certificate Program. To earn a Statistics Certificate,  you must take the first three courses plus the fourth Statistics course or an Elective. Elective courses are Robotics-Course 1, Statistics-Course 1 or any of the Technology Integration courses.

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CHANCE has partnered with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Search Institute (STRI). Visit five research stations this summer, and work on real-world research and conservation activities–while chaperoned by field-based scientists–that focus on the effects of global climate change on ecosystem biodiversity and dynamics. Explore firsthand sea grasses, mangroves, coral reefs, and rainforests, and learn how global climate is affecting these fragile ecosystems. Teacher participants will also learn how to apply their research experiences to inquiry-based lesson planning and receive ongoing support to assist them in translating field experiences to research and stewardship in their own schoolyards or community environments.

Visit www.chance.psu.edu, or contact Dr. Jacqueline McLaughlin.
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The Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse will offer a three-week National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Institute July 9–27, 2012. This learning experience for K-12 teachers will explore how Native Americans and Euro-Americans have adapted to the Upper Mississippi River Valley over the past 13,500 years, and how archaeology leads to an understanding of how human cultures change and adapt through time. Teachers will experience a one-day excavation session, field trips to archaeological sites, hands-on laboratory and workshop activities, demonstrations, and classroom activities. Walking beside thousand-year-old burial mounds, flaking raw stone into tools, learning how potsherds tell us about human behavior, understanding how humans adapt to complex, ever-changing environments­--the institute will feature all this and more.

Individual projects will help participants tailor the content to their own teaching areas. NEH Summer Scholars receive a $2,700 stipend to help offset their expenses. For an application form and other information, click here. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2012.
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Girls on Ice is a free wilderness science education program for high school girls. Each year a team of nine teenage girls and three instructors spend eleven days exploring and learning about mountain glaciers and alpine landscapes through scientific field studies with professional glaciologists and mountaineers. Two expeditions will be offered in 2012:

Girls on Ice NORTH CASCADES is the original expedition in Washington State (July 29 to August 9, 2012)

Girls on Ice ALASKA is a new expedition, geared toward Alaskan and Pacific Northwest girls (July 15-25)
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WYSE is an opportunity for promising young leaders in the areas of environmental science, conservation, and sustainability and will be held in Washington, D.C. This program asks teachers to nominate current sophomores and juniors and these students can earn college credit for participating in the program. The students get special access to the Smithsonian National Zoo, National Geographic Society, and George Mason facility and researchers.
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This conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL. Mathematics and science educators and administrators will learn, energize, and connect as they explore the latest Texas Instruments (TI) education technology and learn new ideas for the technology they have in their classroom. During the hands-on sessions, presenters will offer innovative and effective ways to engage students and help them learn.
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Seminars on Science, online courses for educators, connects 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; Evolution; and more. 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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OMICS Group Conferences invites participants across the globe to attend this event in Omaha, Nebraska. The Biometrics-2012 scientific program brings together visionaries through the research talks, presentations, and thought-provoking strategies in Biometrics and Biostatistics. The 2012 meeting continues the tradition of bringing together different communities and contributing to an integrative approach to Biometrics and  Biostatistics Research across all scales of observation. Register here.
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The Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering & Technology is a global “town square” for connecting girls and women in engineering and technology who ‘meet’ via live Internet chats, telephone conversations, webcasts and live events over the course of six days. For four hours each day over a six-day period, engineers from North and South America, China, India, the Middle East, Africa, the U.K., and Europe will discuss critical topics of the profession--from how to engage girls and young women to consider engineering careers, advice on career paths and achieving life-work balance, to the benefits of networking and much more.

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K-12 teachers and environmental educators can win one of three $1000 scholarships to travel with scientists to the Amazon Rainforest. Participants will join group leader Donna Krabill, Norfolk Botanical Garden, and scientists Dr. Steve Madigosky, Widener University, and Randy Morgan, Entomologist, Cincinnati Zoo on a rainforest discovery. Machu Picchu Extension is optional. Academic Credit is available.
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This webinar, offered by Green Teacher, will offer an elaboration of a 'deep climate change education' that examines values issues, explores the dynamics of climate change avoidance and denial, investigates the complicity of economic growth in fomenting climate change while cultivating intimacy with nature, an ethic of denizenship, and commitment to global climate justice. The webinar will take place from 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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This workshop for teachers who wish to strengthen their position in their schools as effective and productive leaders will be held at the Santa Fe Leadership Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The program will include guest faculty, Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar at Stanford University. Enrollment is limited.
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Solar Week offers a week of online games, activities, and classroom lessons for young people from grades 5-9, exploring the Sun-Earth connection. During that week, students can also pose questions of leading solar scientists on an interactive bulletin board.
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The Society for Neuroscience hosts Brain Awareness Week (BAW) in March. BAW is a global campaign that unites those who share an interest in elevating public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain and nervous system research. BAW focuses international attention on the field of neuroscience and offers opportunities for teachers and students to engage in fun educational activities.
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This webinar is part of a five-part webinar series presented by the University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography in partnership with the American Meteorological Society (AMS), the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE), and the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The webinar series will provide participants with an opportunity to "meet" some of the country’s top hurricane scientists and introduce a range of hurricane topics from the basics of hurricane science to advances in forecasting hurricanes to preparing for an approaching hurricane. Target audiences include instructors of high school and undergraduate level courses and informal science educators. However, citizens of all ages are welcome to tune in. The one-hour webinar starts at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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This online course is being offered through e-PDN, a NASA and Georgia Institute of Technology initiative dedicated to preparing K–12 teachers to engage their students in STEM through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. For this specific course, attendees will develop skills in designing and using project-based inquiry learning, or PBIL, to enhance conceptual understanding, critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and problem solving in standards-based classrooms. Participants will experience and analyze two NASA-oriented PBIL projects firsthand; learn PBIL curriculum design strategies and methods; and design a PBIL unit for use in the classroom.
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NASA’s Learning Environments and Research Network (LE&RN) and the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to create the ePDN, a program dedicated to preparing teachers to engage their students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. As part of the ePDN, NASA is offering this Project-Based Inquiry Learning (PBIL) Certificate Program. To earn a PBIL Certificate,  you must take the first 3 courses plus the 4th PBIL course or an Elective. Elective courses are Robotics-Course 1, Statistics-Course 1 or any of the Technology Integration courses.
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ECO Classroom is a nationwide professional development program for public middle and high school science teachers. The Northrop Grumman Foundation, in collaboration with Conservation International, created the program, which begins this summer. Under the ECO Classroom program, a team of public school teacher participants—from all over the United States—will travel to Conservation International's Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring(TEAM) Network Volcan Barva site in La Selva Biological and Braulio Carrillo National Park in Costa Rica, to experience firsthand field collection of biodiversity and climate data using TEAM scientific protocols, and bring these learning opportunities into their classroom. Interested teachers must form a team of 4 and all members must submit a joint application to participate.
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The academy is a learning experience that models the organization's vision for professional learning and teamwork in schools. Academy members work collaboratively to learn about and solve significant student learning problems that occur within their school, district, or organization. Outbound exchanges are short term, taking place during the summer break in the United States, and focus on sharing of best practices and professional development.
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The foundation awards grants to organizations large and small to collaborate on programs and efforts that bring systemic change to the communities they serve. The foundation will give priority to applicants who Submit proposals that represent collaborations between two or more organization; Participate in the Office Depot Foundation Leadership Network and/or attend the annual Weekend in Boca Civil Society Leadership Symposium; Utilize the Office Depot Foundation Caring Connection to recruit volunteers or to track volunteer activities/hours. Grant amounts will be a minimum of $50 and a maximum of $3,000 (very limited). The majority of grants issued are in the vicinity of $1,000 and are supported by in-kind donations when inventory allows.
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The International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) has announced that National Academy of Engineering member Dr. Don P. Giddens will be the First General Session Speaker at its Annual International Conference to be held in Long Beach, California. Dr. Giddens, who chaired the NAE Committee on Public Understanding of Engineering Messages, will address the findings of The Academies as they recommended how to “Change the Conversation” when it comes to technological occupations.
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This training workshop will enable participants to hold their own Mother/Daughter Technology Engineering Aptitude programs in their communities. Workshop attendees will be given a toolkit that contains all the materials to engage 40 mother/daughter teams in several teambuilding and building projects, a booklet about careers in engineering, and an engineering project kit for each girl to take home. The day will provide information on how to get girls and their moms excited about engineering. The workshop will be held in Seattle, Washington.
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National Teach Ag Day, sponsored by the National Association of Agricultural Educators, is a campaign to encourage agricultural education advocates, especially current agricultural educators (middle school, high school, postsecondary, preservice programs, etc.) to share with others the career opportunities in agricultural education and encourage them to consider careers as agricultural educators.  It is also a day to recognize the contributions of current agricultural educators. Visit the website for interactive games, lesson plans, and activities, designed for middle level, high school, and university students.
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ITEEA's annual conference will be held in Long Beach, CA. The theme for this year’s conference is “Changing the Conversation: Improving K-16 Technology and Engineering.” The conference will feature keynote speakers, workshops, and exhibits.
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The Celebration of Teaching & Learning, held at the Hilton New York, brings together global experts, academics, and advocates with K-12 educators for a professional development experience. This year's Celebration will feature internationally acclaimed speakers, including: Barnett Berry, Founder and President of the Center for Teaching Quality (CQT), Inc.; Charlotte Danielson, internationally-recognized expert in the area of teacher effectiveness; and Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
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This nationwide K–12 teacher enhancement program is based on the study of the physical foundations of oceanography. As part of the program, a workshop will be held at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, July 9–20. Participants will gain valuable knowledge of what drives the major forces behind ocean, weather ,and climate. Teachers who are members of groups underrepresented in the sciences or who teach significant numbers of students from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. A stipend, housing, food, and travel allowance will be provided, and three semester hours of tuition-free graduate credit are available.
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This two-and-a-half day professional development class will prepare middle school educators to bring engineering into their science classrooms and laboratories. Faculty from MIT will work with participating teachers to develop middle school curriculum based on the engineering of biology using the successful activities at www.BioBuilder.org. The workshop will include

• close interactions with high school teachers already teaching the BioBuilder curriculum;  
• lectures that connect the engineering/science/math and technology aspects of synthetic biology;
• small group work with other middle school teachers, high school teachers and MIT’s faculty; and 
• lunchtime seminars
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This week-long professional development class will prepare educators to bring biological engineering and synthetic biology into their classrooms and laboratories. The workshop will include

• lectures that connect the engineering/science/math and technology aspects of these fields;
• labs and classroom activities taught from the online www.BioBuilder.org resource;
• lunchtime discussions with members of UC Berkeley’s synthetic biology community; and
• activities that address human practice questions such as the safety, security, economics, and wisdom of engineering novel biological systems
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Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University's Island Campus on Lake Erie, offers these courses for educators, who will learn ways to incorporate the natural environment into their classrooms and earn three quarter credits in a week during this program. Designed for classroom teachers and education majors with a junior rank or above, these courses cover science content and teaching methodologies. Teachers will share ideas with peers in a stimulating atmosphere while they enhance their knowledge of science.
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Sun-Earth Day, coordinated by NASA, is a series of programs and events that occur throughout the year culminating with a celebration on or near the Spring Equinox. Each year NASA wraps a thematic approach around Sun-Earth science while highlighting Sun-Earth Connection scientists, their missions, and research. Many people around the world will celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2012 on or near the spring equinox in March. However, since 2012 is very special year filled with a variety of celestial events, this year's theme--"Shadows of the Sun"--will help you explore the nature of eclipses and transits throughout our solar system. So prepare to join thousands of people in learning more about the Transit of Venus on June 5-6, 2012, and a total solar eclipse on November 13-14, 2012.
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This online course is being offered through e-PDN, a NASA and Georgia Institute of Technology initiative dedicated to preparing K–12 teachers to engage their students in STEM through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. For this specific course, participants will learn how to use 3-D visualization tools to create models of complex objects. Participants will also be introduced to systems engineering and the multidisciplinary engineering design processes such as product lifecycle management and integrated product and process development principles.
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This GeoVenture trip is a geoscience field trip experience created for the members and friends of the Geological Society of America. This specially designed professional development experience for K-12 teachers will introduce participants to a wide range of geologic phenomenon. Participants will experience Iceland during this eight-day field observation as they explore glaciers, icebergs, volcanoes, and even a hot spring or two.
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Live from the Field educators join research teams on one- to two-week expeditions during the school year and share their experiences directly with their students back at home by posting journal entries, photos, lessons, and suggested activities online, as well as through live video or phone conferences with their classrooms. Given the opportunity to work with leading scientists at research stations around the world, participants gain field research skills, explore different cultures, and learn about global conservation issues.  For future application deadlines, visit http://www.earthwatch.org/aboutus/education.
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All schools, after school, and other "Not for Profit" community youth organizations in the Greater Washington DC area (including Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia) serving ages K–12 can compete in this contest for the fastest time to collectively solve 25 Rubik's Cubes. Teams may compete in one of three divisions: Elementary Grades K–5; Middle School Grades 6–8; High School Grades 9–12. All registered teams will compete in a semi-final contest and the top six finalists from each division will then compete for the championship at the USA Science & Engineering Festival during the Expo weekend April 28, 2012. All teams will compete in a Preliminary Tournament to be held on Thursday, April 26, 2012. The top six teams in each division will advance to the Grand Final to be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012, as part of the USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo. To register, each team must designate a teacher/coach who is over 21 years of age and will be the team contact. Cash prizes (up to $750) are to be used by winning organizations to enhance Math and/or Science education efforts. Winning team members will receive trophies and all competitors will receive a free T-shirt.
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OMICS Group Conferences invites participants worldwide to attend the conference during October 15-17 in San Francisco. Biodefense-2012 will be the scientific platform bringing together attendees who espouse the agenda of "live and let others live." The event not only presents the ideas from the scientific community, but also welcomes policy makers to explain the scientific decisions in the sociological context. Scientific disciplines like Formal Sciences, Applied Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences will be represented, and attendees--including those from academia, corporations, activist groups, NGOs, and defense organizations--will design a holistic approach to combat the threats created from the forms of life.

Conference Highlights include
• Public Health and Infectious Diseases concerning to Known and Unknown Biothreats • Developing Scientific Tools for Biosurvillience and Pathogen Characterization • Biothreat Detection and Characterization • Government Policy and Legal Aspects • Challenges of Emerging Biothreats and Future Prospects

Register here.
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This webinar, offered by Green Teacher, will present a slideshow that explores the growing movement toward "green" school grounds. The talk will explore ways that schools can make their schoolyards more comfortable, enjoyable, and sustainable, and describe a participatory design process to engage school communities as stewards of their own public spaces. The webinar will take place from 7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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This event, organized by the DC Science Writers Association, will be held at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC. Join author and science writer Wray Herbert in a self-revealing journey of the mental shortcuts, biases, and tricks that enable us to quickly and automatically process the endless train of judgments, decisions, and actions that each day entails. The event takes place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
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The AMS, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Weather Service (NWS), are offering this workshop on weather for K–12 teachers and supervisors in Kansas City, Missouri. NWS and other personnel will present topics dealing with sensing, analyzing, and forecasting weather. Their presentations will be articulated with science content and weather education presentations led by workshop faculty. Teachers who are members of groups underrepresented in the sciences or teach significant numbers of students from underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. A stipend, housing, food, and travel will be provided, and three semester hours of free graduate credit is available.
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