Visitors to the exhibit, which is based on the hit CSI television series, play crime-scene investigators and try to solve one of three mysteries using video input from CSI actors, real-life forensic specialists, and two on-site crime labs. The exhibit gives teenagers and adults the chance to collect and analyze evidence. CSI's creator helped to develop the exhibit with CBS, the National Science Foundation, and the Fort Worth Museum of Science. 

Check the tour schedule on the website to see when it will come to your area.

The grant was established to stimulate interest in and foster the study and use of satellite remote sensing data in weather analysis and forecasting. Undergraduate students are invited to write an original paper on meteorological satellite applications. Themes of the papers may include original research, case studies, or a survey of applications.

The award recipient will get $500 and be invited to present his or her paper at the NWA Annual Meeting. The student must be enrolled as an undergraduate at the time the paper is written and be in good academic standing at the college or university attended. He or she also must be a U.S. citizen or hold permanent resident status.  

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, which consists of a one-year membership in NAGT, a one-year subscription to the Journal of Geoscience Education, and a certificate. Nominations must be submitted by the department chair or faculty member coordinating teaching assistants.
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The Lawrence Foundation is focused on providing grants to support environmental, education, human services, and other causes. The foundation funds projects in the following areas: science/environment, after-school, arts, community involvement/volunteerism, general education, math, miscellaneous, reading, safe/drug-free schools, social studies. The average grant amount ranges from $5,000–$100,000. Applications are due by May 31 for the June grant cycle and November 5 for the December grant cycle.
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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 $500 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 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 award gives U.S. students a chance to highlight their best ideas for sustainable development. Odebrecht and Braskem invite students pursuing an undergraduate degree in Engineering (all areas), Architecture, Building and Construction Management, or Chemistry at an accredited university in the United States and fully enrolled for the academic period in which the competition takes place to enter. Projects may be undertaken individually or in a group of no more than three students under the supervision of an Advising Professor. Winning students and advising professors will win cash prizes up to $20,000. 
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The Captain Planet Foundation funds and supports hands-on environmental projects for children and youths ages 6-18. Its objective is to encourage innovative programs that empower children and youth around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities. Grant amounts range from $250 to $2,500. Deadlines for submitting grant applications are May 31, September 30, and January 15.  
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Students wanting to teach either math or science for grades 7-12 can receive up to $4,000 a year through the Choose Appalachian Teaching scholarship program. The program offers a yearly scholarship for students who plan to teach math or science for a minimum of three years in one of Ohio's 29 Appalachian counties. Students from Ohio University (OU), Marietta College, Muskingum University, Shawnee State University, and the University of Rio Grande can receive a maximum of $16,000 over a period of four years. A $2,500-per-year scholarship is also available for students at OU's five regional campuses.
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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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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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These grants are available in the form of Student Achievement grants to K-8 public school educators. The Big Help Grants program is dedicated to the development and implementation of ideas, techniques, and approaches for addressing four key concerns: environmental awareness, health and wellness, students’ right to a quality public education, and active community involvement.

Proposals for work resulting in low-income and minority student success with honors, advanced placement, or other challenging curricula are particularly encouraged. Practicing U.S. public school teachers, public school education support professionals, and faculty and staff members at public institutions of higher education may apply. The maximum grant amount is $5,000. Deadlines are February 1, June 1, and October 15 each year.
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Up to $4,000 per year is available to any qualifying K–12 school enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60. The competitive, nationwide funding program can help schools jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical activity improvements. There are four funding application deadlines during the 2011–12 school year: October 1; December 1; February 1, 2012; and June 1, 2012. (If approved for funding by June 1, the money will be distributed after June 30, 2012, and will count toward the school’s funding for the 2012–13 school year.)
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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 to individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research. Grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment.

Awards range from $2,000 to $5,000. 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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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.

State Farm is committed to meeting the needs of communities by giving in three areas: Education Excellence (education), Safe Neighbors (safety), and Strong Neighborhoods (community development). Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: nonprofit, 501(c)3 organizations; Canadian charitable organizations, educational institutions, and governmental entities.
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Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Institute have launched the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition. The competition will award cash prizes, provided by the Open Society Institute, of up to $25,000 for the best short videos that explain the use and promise of free, high-quality open educational resources and describe the benefits and opportunities these materials create for teachers, students, and schools.
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The Speak Up for Higher Education survey will be open through June 1. Participation is open to all students in teacher preparation programs both at the undergraduate and graduate level as well as career changers in special programs. The survey is an opportunity for America’s next generation of teachers to “speak up” about their views on their career choice and share their ideas about how to leverage technology within learning. Colleges, universities and programs that promote the surveys to their students will receive a free online report with the national data findings as well as institutional results.
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Each year, Goldenrod Research Corp selects up to 20 schools to receive matching grants for a YouthTouch system. YouthTouch, suitable for elementary and middle school students, integrates science, math,  and technology within the framework of the existing curriculum, via hands-on learning activities. The package includes robotics and fluid power equipment, instructional materials, and on-site teacher training.
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The Lois Lenski Covey Foundation, Inc. (LLCF) annually awards grants for purchasing books published for young people preschool through grade 12. 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 check out books to read or to use for gathering information.
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PTO Today's Parent Group of the Year Contest is an opportunity to showcase hard work while giving schools the chance to win cash and prizes. Maximum award: $3,000, plus a free DIRECTV system for the school, installed in up to eight rooms (valued at $3,500). All parent groups—PTO, PTA, HSA, PTC, etc. in public and private schools are eligible to apply.
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McGraw-Hill Education is sponsoring these awards to recognize and reward teachers who are finding innovative ways to reach today's students. The awards, known as the STEMIEs, will acknowledge teachers who are pioneering effective techniques to engage their students in science, technology, engineering or math--fields of study critical to our nation's economic growth. McGraw-Hill will award $25,000 in cash and prizes to the winners of the contest.
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2012 is the 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and this year's Sense of Wonder contest will focus on water. To honor this anniversary, the contest has been renamed the Sense of Water Contest for 2012. The U.S. EPA, Generations United, the Dance Exchange, Rachel Carson Council, Inc., and the National Center for Creative Aging are sponsoring this poetry, essay, photo and dance contest. Entries must be from a team of two or more persons—a young person and an older person. The organizations would like teams to share their love for water through a creative project that captures water around us. Contestants will work across generations to share through one of these distinct mediums their own interactions with and reflections about the sense of water. The winners will be posted on the EPA website.

NASA is seeking formal and informal educational organizations, individually or working together, to host live, in-flight education downlinks during Expeditions 33 and 34 (approximately from September 2012 to March 2013). To maximize these downlink opportunities, NASA is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the downlinks into well-developed education plans. NASA is currently accepting proposals from interested parties.
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Representatives of original and pioneering initiatives in education are invited to apply for the 2012 WISE Awards, which will be presented to six successful projects at the 2012 WISE Summit, November 13-15, in Doha, Qatar. The WISE Awards recognize and spotlight innovative educational projects from around the world, and from all educational sectors, which have had a transformative impact upon education and society. The winning projects will be showcased at the annual WISE Summit and will benefit from substantial media visibility, helping promote their achievements and developments. They will each also be given $20,000 (US). The theme of the WISE Awards 2012 is “Transforming Education.” 
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National Environmental Education Week wants to hear about how schools or organizations are engaging students in environmental education. Participants upload photos and stories to the EE Week Photo Blog. Each photo blog entry must include a photograph and accompanying blog text no longer than 1,500 characters that clearly describes the environmental education activity shown in the photo. First, second, and third place winners will receive a digital camera and be featured on EE Week.org.
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Come join the JOIDES Resolution Expedition 342: Paleogene Newfoundland Sediment Drifts, June 2-August 1, 2012, to reconstruct the history of the ocean and climate in the region where the Titanic went down exactly 100 years ago. The expedition's education program will focus on this exploration, the very nature and process of science, and careers. Since March 2009, live ship-to-shore conferences from the JOIDES Resolution (the JR, the nation's scientific ocean drilling ship) have inspired more than 10,000 students, teachers, and museum visitors. These live video events will lift science out of the textbooks and 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-  to 45-minute Skype chats are handled on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The Source for Learning and its TeachersFirst website for K-12 educators have partnered with Lifetime TV’s The Balancing Act and six members of the Learning First Alliance to present the Dream School Challenge—a chance for one school or district to win up to $300,000 in educational technology resources—including a TeachersFirst OK2Ask® live, online professional development session. The winner will be the district receiving the most votes from viewers.

The Dream School Challenge kicks off on April 24 with a one-hour Balancing Act special. Candace Hackett Shively, SFL’s director of K-12 Initiatives, will appear in a segment with Don Knesek, president of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), to talk about ways in which parents and teachers can work together to help today’s students use technology effectively. The program airs at 7 a.m. Eastern Time on Lifetime TV. The contest voting runs through June 8, 2012.
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This year's award from the National Environmental Education Foundation celebrates an outstanding high school teacher who successfully integrates environmental education into his or her curriculum and engages students in interdisciplinary solutions to environmental challenges. A $5,000 cash award will be provided for the recipient to continue his or her work in environmental education. Teachers of grades 9–12 in the United States are eligible. Two merit awards of $750 each also will be presented. Nominate yourself or a colleague.
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To honor the late preservationist and ecologist Rachel Carson, the EPA, Generations United, and the Rachel Carson Council are holding a photo, essay, and poetry contest "that best expresses the Sense of Wonder that you feel for the sea, the night sky, forests, birds, wildlife, and all that is beautiful to your eyes." The maximum award is publication on the websites of EPA Aging Initiative, Generations United, and Rachel Carson Council. Entries must be joint projects involving a person younger than age 18 and a person age 50 or older.
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Inspire Educator Studio with your lesson plans. Every lesson plan you upload to Educator Studio is a unique entry into a grand prize drawing to win a set of 8 Kindle e-readers for your classroom. Each Kindle e-reader has 6-inch, e-ink displays, and built-in Wi-Fi access. Participants must register at Educator Studio and create an educator profile.
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Colorado State University will offer graduate-level credits for the Summer 2012 semester. More than a dozen science courses for educators will be held, along with courses in other disciplines. Participants will view video sessions, download support materials, and participate in the discussion questions and homework problems/activities.
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National Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) is an interactive, online learning experience featuring engineering career possibilities. It is highlighted by an on-site experience in which selected students are encouraged to study mathematics, science, engineering, or computer science by interacting with engineers at NASA.
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•Are you a teacher, a school administrator, or a service-learning coordinator in a K-12 public school, or staff in a community-based organization working in a K-12 public school? State Farm™has teamed with YSA (Youth Service America) to offer grants of up to $1,000 for programs enhancing student achievement through service-learning in K-12 public schools in all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Each grant engages participating teachers and students in a service and learning program that promotes academic achievement, workplace readiness, and stronger communities. The State Farm Good Neighbor Student Achievement Grant requires a 12- to 14-week Semester of Service™.
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Nature Hills Nursery chooses groups and organizations that are making a difference in their communities. Examples of winning projects could include a local soil erosion control plan that uses plants to stabilize steep hillside slopes or river banks; reclamation of an abandoned lot where a house or factory once stood with the creation of a fruit orchard that will provide much needed fruit to nearby low-income residents; creating or refurbishing the landscape in a community park; or creating a wildlife habitat for birds or animals on donated land that is (or has been) abandoned or neglected. Awards will be issued to each winner in the form of a gift certificate which can be redeemed for plant materials from Nature Hills Nursery.
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Participants applying to Save the Redwood League's education grants program may focus on topics such as redwood forest characteristics, redwood ecology, associated watersheds, redwood forest-dependent species and redwood forest stewardship. Applicants may choose to focus their projects on the coast redwood, giant sequoia, or dawn redwood. For 2012, the League would like to encourage citizen science projects, including those that use social media or are initiated, designed, and implemented by K-12 students (under the guidance of qualified personnel). Applications from nonprofit organizations only (including public schools and agencies).
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The NSF-funded PAESMEM Program seeks to identify outstanding mentoring efforts that enhance the participation and retention of individuals (including persons with disabilities, women and minorities) who might not otherwise have considered or had access to opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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The USDA Food & Nutrition Service (FNS) implements the farm to school program. In this first funding cycle, FNS anticipates awarding up to $3.5 million in grant funding to support efforts that improve access to local foods in eligible schools. Grant funds will be made available on a competitive basis, subject to availability of Federal funds. Applicants are encouraged to first submit a Letter of Intent and then apply for a Planning Grant or an Implementation Grant. Planning grants are expected to range from $20,000–$45,000 and represent approximately 25% of the total awards. Implementation grants are expected to range from $65,000–$100,000 and represent approximately 75% of the total awards.
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The first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards is scheduled to be released today. This first draft of the new science standards will be online for public comment for three weeks, until June 1. The Next Generation Science Standards are based on the National Research Council (NRC) Framework for K–12 Science Education, which describes the major practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas that all students should be familiar with by the end of high school, and provides an outline of how these practices, concepts, and ideas should be developed across the grade levels. Science educators, supervisors, administrators—in fact all who are interested in the future course and direction of science education—are encouraged to carefully read these new science standards and submit comments online to Achieve during the comment period.

For more information, go to www.nextgenscience.org and www.nsta.org/about/standardsupdate.
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The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) Foundation, sponsoring CBA member banks, and Ashoka's Youth Venture have launched their inaugural competition. Participants are invited to submit a creative 90-second video and brief entry form to share their idea for an entrepreneurial venture that will benefit society. Submitted videos meeting the eligibility requirements will be uploaded to compete to win $1,000 seed money prizes provided by sponsoring banks. The top six entrants will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in a "pitch-off" at the annual Youth Venture Summit. "Pitch-off" prizes include the Audience Choice Award of $5,000 and the Grand Prize of $15,000.
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The NASA History Division is seeking undergraduate and graduate students for fall 2012 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. Though detailed prior knowledge of the aeronautics and space fields is not necessary, interest and basic familiarity with these topics are needed. Strong research, writing, and editing skills are essential. Experience with HTML formatting is a plus.
Intern projects are flexible. Typical projects include handling a wide variety of information requests, editing historical manuscripts, doing research and writing biographical sketches, updating and creating websites, and identifying and captioning photos.
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These seminars represent an effort to share science and management information across NOAA. The seminars each deal with different ocean and climate topics, including ocean acidification and the climate and water connection. Seminars can be accessed remotely online.
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Educators and students are invited to join NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for a Digital Learning Network webcast to learn more about the upcoming transit of Venus. Astronomer Louis Mayo, as well as other guests, will share information on the scientific significance of the transit as well as education resources for teachers and students.The webcast will take place at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.
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In recognition of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, NASA Explorer Schools is offering students an opportunity to ask questions of Mia Siochi, a research materials engineer working on nanotechnology, self-healing materials, and other emerging aerospace materials and systems of the future. Join the video chat from noon–1 p.m. Eastern Time. Students do not need to be in a school participating in the NASA Explorer Schools project to ask questions during this chat.
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In this NSTA/NASA Web Seminar, participants will be will be introduced to a featured radiation biology lab. Learn how sun-screening materials protect live yeast cells from harmful UV radiation and how different sun protection factors, brands, or even sunglasses may be used to expand the range of items tested in this lab. Teachers will also learn how they can incorporate this lesson into their classrooms.
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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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This online course is for participants interested in developing either an entire course dedicated to student research, or adding a research component to an existing course, but don't know how to begin. This professional development is in the form of a 3-hour graduate-level online course through Illinois State University. Those taking the course will apply to be a graduate student-at-large.
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This ACS/NSTA Web Seminar introduces teachers to the new free online middle school chemistry resource, middleschoolchemistry.com from the American Chemical Society. During the Web Seminar, presenters will demonstrate activities and molecular animations from the resource and discuss with participating teachers how the activities and animations can be used with students in the classroom. The Web Seminar takes place from 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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This NASA/NSTA Web Seminar is designed especially for students in grades 5-12. They will have the opportunity to ask questions and hear stories of real-life planet hunters that will spark their interest in space sciences. The Web Seminar takes place from 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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How did John Glenn get “the right stuff?” Before he was an astronaut, John Glenn earned six Distinguished Flying Crosses as a United States Marine Corps aviator in World War II and the Korean conflict, and also flew as a naval test pilot. National Air and Space Museum Director Jack Dailey will join Glenn for a discussion of his career-defining moments. The lecture begins at 8 p.m. at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Admission is free, but tickets are required. For those unable to attend in person, the lecture will be webcast live.
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The National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) and NSTA invite participants to attend a Summer Leadership Institute in Austin, Texas. The Institute will bring together scores of science educators and administrators to explore the K–12 Framework and draft Next Generation Science Standards. Participants will identify the "next steps," develop a deep understanding of supporting research for reform, engage in the use of models and vignettes to demonstrate the practice of science, and apply new knowledge to their own unique professional environment.
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The Friday before Memorial Day is the 4th annual Don’t Fry Day! The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention encourages everyone to protect their skin and eyes while enjoying the outdoors. Take the DFD Pledge to teach about Sun safety. Educators will receive a DFD poster and Sun safety stickers as well as be entered into a drawing for a SunWise Classroom Prize Pack--a classroom set of UV-sensitive beads and other Sun safety resources.
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Join CAL Solution's experienced professional development staff in Washington, DC, for three days focused on key issues facing educators working with English language learners. Hot topics for math and science include skills and strategies to adapt instruction such as vocabulary in science, making math and science interactive, and using higher-order thinking in math and science. The institute takes place each day 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Eastern Time.
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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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USEL will hold its annual event in Austin, Texas, with a goal to positively affect student achievement through the development of leaders who will guide reform of the learning, teaching, and assessing of science in elementary/middle schools. Anne Tweed, former NSTA president, 30-year veteran science teacher, McREL consultant, and author of Designing Effective Science Instruction, will facilitate along with Larry Bell, author of 12 Powerful Words That Increase Test Scores and Help Close the Achievement Gap and former supervisor of multicultural education for Prince William County, Maryland. Eligible teams (5 persons) and individual educators are invited to attend.
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AAAS Project 2061 will offer a 3-day professional development experience focused exclusively on assessment and its role in helping all students achieve important science learning goals. Two sessions will be held at AAAS Headquarters, Washington, DC: May 30–June 1, 2012 and October 17–19, 2012­. This workshop is designed for educators involved in the assessment of student learning in science, including middle school science teachers, science specialists, assessment directors, and coordinators in states and school districts, assessment and curriculum developers, university science education faculty, education researchers, and informal science educators. Take advantage of discounted Early Bird rates. Team discounts are also available.
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Announcing BIOC 571, Ecological Principles for Teachers (3 units of graduate-level credit)(formerly BIOC 623D Biology Update 2: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology topics). Through this completely online course offered by The University of Arizona, you will learn the principles of ecology with a focus on applications and current research appropriate for teachers of secondary school biology. This course is designed for inservice 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.

Instructor: Maureen Sieberg, Ph.D. If you are not currently a graduate student at The University of Arizona, you may take this course through the university's non-degree graduate program. Deadline for application is May 29, 2012. For more information, e-mail warder@email.arizona.edu or call 520-621-5903.
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This series of monthly Skype conferences focus on incorporating technology into the curriculum. The working conference will focus on "Building Curriculum." If you have never attended and are curious, feel free to attend! To sign up, send Cindy Rubin your Skype name. Hers is MsRubinChats; her website is www.MsRubinChats.com. The conferences will be held at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Upcoming dates include

Tuesday - May 29th @8PM
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The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is offering this expedition. Participants will travel aboard a privately chartered aircraft from Cape Town to Etosha National Park, the Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, and Johannesburg in just 15 days. The expedition begins in Cape Town, with opportunities to explore the history of apartheid and the beauty of South Africa’s indigenous plants. Travelers will then embark on a flight journey to the vast dunes of the Namib Desert and fly over the Skeleton Coast, to Etosha National Park, one of Africa’s largest game parks.
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It’s safe to say that at 21 million barrels a day the U.S. is addicted to oil, but breaking that addiction can be fun. DoSomething.org is taking the best aspects of a fun game and baking it into the Week Without Oil campaign to educate and inspire teens to live one week without oil. Each day they’ll be issued a challenge that raises awareness around U.S. consumption of oil--whether it’s in the products we use or the practices we choose.

How It Works

1. Teens across the country sign up and declare publicly that they want to take the WEEK WITHOUT OIL Challenge. Immediately a challenge will be issued to recruit their friends to join.
2. For the rest of the week, teens will get a daily challenge. But here’s the catch: They must complete the previous day’s challenge to get a secret password, unlock the next challenge, and move on.
3. Teens complete the entire week and share their collective impact on the fight reducing the U.S. oil dependency. 

Participants will be eligible to win scholarships and other prizes! Questions? E-mail wwo@dosomething.org.
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Announcing BIOC 570, Applications of Cell & Molecular Biology for Teachers (3 units of graduate-level credit)(formerly BIOC 623C Biology Update 1: Molecular & Cellular Biology topics). In this completely online course offered by The University of Arizona, you will learn the principles of cell and molecular biology with a focus on applications and current research appropriate for secondary school biology teachers. This course is designed for inservice science teachers who need to develop a deeper understanding of central ideas in cell and molecular biology. Core topics in the course include structure-function relationships, gene expression, membrane biology, cell structure, and regulation of cell division.

Instructor: Lisa Rezende, Ph.D. If you are not currently enrolled at The University of Arizona, you may take this course through the university's non-degree graduate program. The deadline for application is May 29, 2012. For more information, e-mail warder@email.arizona.edu or call 520-621-5903.
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Take advantage of the free T³ webinar series featuring both live and on-demand webinars that show educators how to effectively use TI technology to build student understanding. Webinars are offered on a variety of topics, subject areas, and TI technology. Live hour-long webinars occur most Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern Time during the school year and are recorded and archived for your convenience. A Certificate of Attendance with the name, date, and duration of the webinar is available for participants. Online registration is required.
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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 eight-day field trip on the Big Island of Hawaii will introduce participants to plate tectonics, hot spot volcanism, and the geologic features and hazards associated with living on an active volcano. This trip is designed for college students, K-12 teachers, and teachers-in-training.
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The World Science Festival is an inaugural event held in New York City and produced by the Science Festival Foundation. 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. Activities for students, families, and teachers abound. Watch the film Icarus at the Edge of Time at the Union Palace Theater, learn the science secrets of the Brooklyn Bridge, do some urban stargazing, or take a journey to the lowest temperatures ever recorded!
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This online course is part of the Electronic Professional Development Network Courses offered by NASA and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Participants will examine how podcasts can be integrated into the STEM classroom. In this course, the benefits, as well as obstacles, of podcasts will be discussed and participants will be introduced to the tools and techniques of creating podcasts. Teachers will finish by creating their own podcasts using NASA resources. This course is aimed at beginners who have little or no experience with podcasts.
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The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is offering this expedition. Participants will discover Ice Age cave art with Evolutionary Biologist Ian Tattersall. Travelers will visit northern Spain’s prehistoric caves, with their paintings and exquisitely preserved Hominid fossils. Special access is arranged to the caves of La Peña in San Roman de Candamo where a staggering 50+ images of deer, horses, buffalo, and bulls appear on a panel measuring over 20 feet high. Participants will visit the cave of Tito Bustillo, one of the greatest examples of Paleolithic art.
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Have you ever wondered how the International Space Station (ISS) maintains a supply of fresh air? During this web seminar, participants will learn how students can create an electrolysis apparatus and compare their results to the Oxygen Generator System used on the International Space Station. This free NSTA Web Seminar is sponsored by the NASA Explorer Schools program. The session runs 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time. Registration for NSTA Web Seminars closes three hours before the seminar begins.
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NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project and the Kentucky Southeast-Southcentral Education Cooperative offer a conference workshop at Eastern Kentucky University to explore engineering design challenges, problem-based learning activities, distance-learning modules, inquiry-based lessons, literacy across the curriculum, and hands-on projects. Event agenda items will target the next generation standards of learning for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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The Institute for Earth Science Research and Education, in collaboration with Queens College/City University of New York, is seeking participants for summer professional development workshops in the second year of its Climate Science Research for Educators and Students project. Funded by the NASA Innovations in Climate Education program, this project seeks to improve student engagement in climate science by helping teachers and students develop authentic climate-related science research projects. The first workshop will focus on understanding sun/Earth/atmosphere interactions and Earth's radiative balance, a fundamental concept for climate science. All participants will build pyranometers, instruments for monitoring solar radiation. Some travel support may be available for participants from outside the New York City metropolitan area.

A follow-up workshop will take place in August. During the summer, participants are expected to conduct their own research.
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These Modeling Method of Instruction courses will be held at the University of Wisconsin (UW) at Oshkosh:

• June 11-Aug 3, 2012 (Mondays 8 am-1:30 pm). Course title: Waves and Fields for Teachers (5 graduate credits). Content: simple harmonic oscillator, mechanical waves, simple pendulum, reflection, interference. Leaders: Ed Wyrembeck (Howards Grove High School), Mark Lattery (UW Oshkosh)
• June 11-Aug 3, 2012 (Tuesdays 8 am-1:30 pm). Course title: Optics for Teachers (5 graduate credits). Content: light refraction, lenses, mirrors, diffraction, polarization .Leaders: Jeff Elmer (Oshkosh North High School), Mark Lattery (UW Oshkosh)
• June 11-Aug 3, 2012 (Wednesdays: 8 am-1:30 pm). Course title: Classical Mechanics for Teachers (5 graduate credits). Content: kinematics, dynamics, projectile motion, work, energy, collisions. Leaders: Scott Hertting (Neenah High School), Mark Lattery (UW Oshkosh)

Inquiry in Rain Forests is a graduate-level professional development course for science teachers and graduate students in science education. The primary course goal is to enable participants to think and work as scientists do—by asking questions, formulating hypotheses based on those questions, designing experiments to test their hypothesis, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting results for peer review. The course will be held in Costa Rica.
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At the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York, participants can gain professional development and learn about biodiversity by exploring their schoolyards, backyards, and the broader Hudson Valley. Through ecological research, lectures, field explorations, and discussions, teachers will learn how to help students understand key ideas about biodiversity, how to sample biodiversity, and how to incorporate these ideas into the classroom.
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The University of New Hampshire (UNH) has received a grant from the National Science Foundation which will provide financial support for UNH to offer the course again. The grant supports teacher tuition and fees, costs for field trips, room and board for those staying on campus, and a stipend. This is a 3-credit course, designed for in-service science and mathematics teachers, as it integrates the systems-level treatment of Earth Science along with inquiry pedagogy. It is designed from an interdisciplinary point of view, so teachers from all subdisciplines within science and mathematics are welcome to attend. The course will take place at UNH-Durham. Selections for this course will be made from an application process, after which registrations are handled and admissions announced.
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Summer apprenticeships are available at the University of New Hampshire for high school students interested in research in science and engineering under the "Research and Engineering Apprenticeship Program" sponsored by the US Army Research Office. Students will spend 7-8 weeks doing research in university research labs under the supervision of different professors in the biological and biomedical sciences. Interested students apply directly on the AEOP website. After applying, contact Irene O’Mara (REAP Director) at the Academy of Applied Science (603) 228-4530 or email her at renie@aas-world.org. The Academy is located at 24 Warren Street in Concord, New Hampshire 03301.
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Through the @15 Community Grants Program, Best Buy teams across the United States select nonprofit organizations that provide positive experiences to help teens to excel in school, engage in their communities, and develop leadership skills. This year, Best Buy Children's Foundation will give $2 million through the Community Grants Program. Best Buy seeks applications from organizations that have current 501(c)(3) tax status and are serving a diverse population of young teens in the areas of learning, life skills, leadership or relationship development.
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Modeling Workshops in high school physics, chemistry, and physical science will be offered in summer 2012 at 26 sites in 19 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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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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During this Project Learning Tree (PLT) workshop, attendees will participate in hands-on forest exploration and model forest management decision-making activities. Participants will receive PLT's Secondary Module, Focus on Forests. In-depth content, activities, and supplementary materials are  presented in a flexible, user-friendly format. Written for middle and high  school level, the module can be adapted to younger ages and informal  situations. The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA. For questions or to pre-register (by  April 30),  please  call 413/584-6788  or email DCR Regional Educator Gini.Traub@state.ma.us.
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PAIR is a pilot project of the American Physical Society to support high school physics teachers in need of content or material resources. This program will support up to 20 teacher-professional physicist teams to develop and implement new content-rich lessons in the high school classroom. A grant of up to $1,200 will be provided to each team to purchase classroom materials needed for the lessons. Additional travel support will also be provided to the team to share their project at a regional professional meeting.

High school physics teachers may apply; physics teachers who are teaching out of their content area (those with a biology or mathematics degree, for example) or those who work in schools with very limited materials resources will receive priority. A team must also include a professional physicist who would like to work closely with a high school physics teacher. Prior experience with schools or professional development is not required. Graduate students and postdoctoral students also may apply. The collaboration will require several face-to-face meetings, so the teacher and professional physicist should be within a comfortable driving distance.

The application will be available on the APS website by June 1, and completed applications will be due on September 15. Visit the website or e-mail Jacob Clark Blickenstaff if you have questions.
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Modeling Workshops in Chemistry and Physics. One 2-week Modeling Workshop for high school chemistry and one 1-week workshop in physics, open nationwide and offered by modeling teachers in Maine and New Hampshire. Modeling Instruction is designated as an exemplary K-12 science program by the U.S. Department of Education. Content: 1st semester chemistry, and physics: kinematics and dynamics. Taking place M-F, 8am-5pm at First Parish UU Church, Kennebunk, Maine. Graduate credit for optional additional fee from UMaine Orono. Local hotels or free housing with church members. Contact James Vesenka  at 207-749-7913.
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This conference will be held on the University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University. The theme of the conference is a celebration of the “Sesquicentennial of the 1862 Land-Grant College Act,” which brought higher education within reach of all Americans. A central theme will focus on building bridges between chemistry instructors at all levels and include symposia emphasizing collaborations between and among pre-college, community college, and four-year college chemistry instruction and facilitate new and ongoing relationships of mutual benefit between instructors at all levels.
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Project Learning Tree (PLT) awards GreenWorks! grants to schools and youth organizations to help students complete environmental service-learning projects. These student-driven projects enable students to take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to the real world. PLT's GreenWorks! program is open to any PLT-trained educator in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since 1992, PLT has distributed nearly $1 million to support more than 1,000 PLT GreenWorks! projects across the country.
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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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Texas A&M University at Galveston sponsors free summer internships for school teachers, counselors, administrators, and other individuals involved in education. Internships are operated in conjunction with the Sea Camp and Talented & Gifted (TAG) programs. During each week-long internship, educators learn along with the campers while acting as chaperones. Continuing education credit is available.
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This two-week workshop in Modeling Instruction in mechanics will be held at Carondelet High School in Concord, CA. The main objective of the summer Modeling Workshop in mechanics is to acquaint high school teachers with all aspects of the modeling method and develop some skill in implementing it. To that end, teachers are provided with a fairly complete set of written course materials to support instruction organized into coherent modeling cycles (as described in Wells et al., 1995). Low-cost CEU's or graduate units are available through Cal State University East Bay.
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The presenters will guide participants through easy-to-understand explanations and facilitate discussions that will enhance teacher knowledge of common physical science concepts. In addition, participants will contribute to asynchronous weekly discussions and complete suggested reading assignments from NSTA's Solar System SciPack, journal articles, and online NASA resources. Two graded, graduate-level credits are available for an additional fee. TThe course will be offered on Monday and Wednesday nights from 8:30p.m.-10:00p.m. Eastern Time, beginning June 11. Live meeting dates for this course are: 6/11, 6/13, 6/18, 6/20 and 6/25.
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Your students’ understanding of your lessons on forces and motion will certainly deepen if they can apply what they learned to real-world scenarios like improving a boomerang’s performance.
Learn about the Great Boomerang Challenge during Engineering Design/Forces and Motion: The Great
Boomerang Challenge, a free NSTA Web Seminar. The session runs 6:30–8 p.m. Eastern Time. Registration for NSTA Web Seminars closes three hours before the seminar begins.
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, mission is sponsoring a series of workshops for educators of students in grades 6-12. These workshops will focus on lunar science, exploration and how our understanding of the moon is evolving with the new data from current and recent lunar missions. The workshops will take place in the following locations:

*June 4-8: Durango Discovery Museum, Durango, Colo.
*June 18-22: Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky.
*June 25-29: Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas
*July 9-13: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
*July 30–Aug. 3: Museum of the North, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska

6/4 POW! The Planning of Wetlands, St. Thomas More School, Chapel Hill, NC, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
6/5 WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands St. Thomas More School, Chapel Hill, NC, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
6/6 WOW! Facilitator Training St. Thomas More School, Chapel Hill, NC, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
6/13 KEGE, Wetland Plant ID: Know ‘em and Grow ‘em, Baylor Science Building, Waco, TX, 9 a.m.–4 pm.
6/14 Rain Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms, Baylor Science Building, Waco, TX, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
6/28 KEGE, Wetland Plant ID: Know ‘em and Grow ‘em Outdoor Classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
6/29 Rain Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms, Outdoor Classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

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This online course is taught by Converse College education professor Dr. Wayne Cheser. Cheser developed a set of DVDs for teachers that provide models of best practices for teaching the concepts. The DVDs are the centerpiece of this graduate-level course. The DVDs include demonstrations, experiments, and visual presentations of energy and climate concepts that are covered in elementary and middle-level science standards and textbooks. Teachers enrolled in the course will use the DVDs during the course and be able to take them back to their classrooms as teaching tools.  
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A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, becoming visible against (and hence obscuring a small portion of) the solar disk. Visit the Sun-Earth Day website to learn about the history of the transit of Venus, taking place June 5-6, 2012. See also http://www.transitofvenus.org, which features education resources and safety precautions connected with the transit of Venus. In addition, NASA has provided a very informative and short video about the transit. The video is in a variety of formats, and as with all things NASA, you will also find many other good resources.
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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.
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Everything from hands-on workshops for the kids, to the science behind why we take risks, and international guest speakers. The festival takes place in and around Dunedin, New Zealand. One highlight is the Science Idol Competition 2012, with U.S. science rapper Tom McFadden touring New Zealand to find raps that address the question "what makes us tick?"
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The 2012 Exploring Space Lectures will feature world-class scholars discussing the incredibly diverse worlds that make up our solar system. The lectures will be held at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., and are free to attend (tickets are required). The lectures also will be webcast live for free viewing online, and videos of the lectures will be archived. The lectures will take place at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.

• June 5: Seeking Planets Like Earth

The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is offering this expedition. Participants will cruise from Montreal, down the St. Lawrence Seaway, and through the Great Lakes to Chicago. The St. Lawrence Seaway, which stretches for more than 2,340 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the heart of North America, is a technological marvel of canals and locks. The stretch of the Seaway from Montreal to Lake Ontario is considered one of the most amazing engineering feats in history. Travelers will also observe the pristine habitats of Point Pelee National Park and Manitoulin Island, home to more than 370 species of birds, including the rare Red-shouldered hawk.

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The Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS) is offering summer institutes throughout Massachusetts and Southeastern New Hampshire. This minds-on, hands-on professional development experience will provide upper elementary and middle school educators with scientific knowledge, classroom investigations and a network of resources. The courses are offered in six regions of Massachusetts and Southeastern New Hampshire. Educators can earn 60 PDPs, or 90 PDPs and four graduate credits.
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This flagship course at the Colorado School of Mines provides K-12 teachers of all disciplines, administrators, counselors, and librarians with 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-days of classroom instruction are supported with a one-day geology trip and eight full days of field trips to operating mines and associated plants not open to the public.

The registration deadline is June 6, 2012. Some financial assistance is available for non-Colorado applicants who apply before April 1. Attendees will earn six hours of licensure/recertification credit upon completion of the course. Contact Dan Witkowsky, course coordinator, at 303-972-1814 for further information.
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In this professional development Space Camp, participants will learn how to bring NASA to the classroom and have the chance to network with teachers from around the country. Space Camp also offers the opportunity to train as a real astronaut, walk on the Moon in a 1/6th Gravity Chair, scale a 50 foot climbing tower, and simulate a parachute water landing down a zip line. Do all of this while earning 45 continuing education units.
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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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The ASEE K-12 Workshop on Engineering Education, a day-long program for STEM teachers and engineering educators, will provide an interactive overview of successful engineering education instruction for the K-12 classroom. Attendees will discover innovative best practices, new contacts for collaboration and outreach, and the latest take-away tools for engineering education. Teachers will discover how to show kids how science and engineering work together.

The workshop will be presented by Dassault Systemes at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. The deadline for discounted registration is May 25; attendees can register on-site on June 9. For additional information, contact Libby Martin, K-12 meeting manager. Workshop proposals are currently being sought: See www.asee.org/conferences-and-events/conferences/k-12-workshop/2012/call-for-proposals.
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These workshops are part of a series of educator workshops for astronomy and space science educators offered by The Center for Astronomy Education (CAE). The overarching goal of these workshops 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 courses, through role-playing, modeling, practice, and more. CAE is funded through the NASA JPL Exoplanet Exploration Program.

June 9-10, 2012 -- Anchorage, Alaska Improving the College Introductory Courses Through Active Engagement: A Tier I (Introductory) Workshop

June 10, 2012 -- Anchorage, Alaska; NASA CAE Tier II (Advanced) Special Topics Workshop: Using Technology in the Classroom
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This two-day hands-on workshop on astronomy is for teachers of grades 3–12. It is part of the 124th Annual Meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, "Celebrating the Year of the Solar System and the Landing of the Curiosity Rover on Mars." No background in astronomy is required. Participants will receive a certificate of participation to present to individual districts for professional advancement. The workshop will take place 8:30 A.M.–5:00 P.M. in Tucson, Arizona.
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This event brings together an international mix of large and medium biotech, food-processing companies, leading universities, and industries, making the congress a perfect platform to share experience, foster collaborations across industry and academia, and evaluate emerging technologies across the globe by means of basic research, clinical trials, regulatory efforts or development of industrial technology. Initiation of cross-border co-operations between scientists and institutions will be also facilitated.
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This course is part of the Space Foundation's Space Across the Curriculum courses for preK–12 teachers. It will be held at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Participants will learn how to teach life science concepts by investigating the effects of microgravity on the human body and exploring the dangers of space exploration. Teachers will experience astronaut disorientation in a Barany chair, participate in an underwater pool simulation, and compare a trip to the top of Pikes Peak to a long-duration space mission. Participants can earn continuing education credits, graduate credits or work toward master's degrees in multiple related disciplines at Colorado State University-Pueblo, Regis University or the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Limited number of scholarships are available.

The Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center offers Wilderness Investigations training for educators. The sessions will be held in various locations 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 fifth through eighth grades) but is easily adaptable for most grades. Summer workshops are two full days (8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.).
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This course is part of the Space Foundation's Space Across the Curriculum courses for preK–12 teachers. It will be held at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Participants will discover the Earth's complex geological history while studying weathering, erosion, natural disasters and global climate change through field trips in the Garden of the Gods and surrounding areas. Participants can earn continuing education credits, graduate credits, or work toward master's degrees in multiple related disciplines at Colorado State University-Pueblo, Regis University or the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. A limited number of scholarships are available.
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This 2-day professional development course in Grand Haven, Michigan, brings the Great Lakes into your classroom. Topics include Great Lakes history, coastal ecology, habitat restoration, human–environment interaction, and a citizen science service learning program (Adopt-a-Beach). Educators will receive a copy of the Great Lakes in My World Curriculum, experiment with hands-on-activities, and discuss current Great Lakes issues.
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For this workshop at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, teachers will learn about hands-on activities that are based on current projects in astronomy and space science, focusing on NASA’s current Dawn Mission to the asteroid Vesta. The integration of the lessons into curricula will be discussed, and a field trip to JPL’s Table Mountain Observatory is included. Teachers will also have the opportunity to meet and discuss their work with JPL scientists.
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Mechanics Online is a free, online, MIT-level course designed as a second exposure to introductory Newtonian mechanics. This summer's course is intended for teachers, advanced high school students, and curious individuals who have some familiarity with introductory mechanics. The course features e-text, videos, simulations, problems, and weekly interactive office hours.
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This free, one-week summer program for teachers will be held at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Participants will learn about the chemistry and biology of taste, as a vehicle for enhancing curriculum and stimulating student interest. The program will include daily lectures from leaders in taste research from the Monell Center for the Chemical Senses in Philadelphia. Participants will leave having incorporated the week's ideas into their curriculum. To apply, complete the application and e-mail to Scott Stein.
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In this one-on-one mentoring project, students and women working at NASA will come together. Students will get to explore a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Students will also complete online lessons with their mentors while virtually connected through Skype or Google Chat. The mentoring project will take place over a five-week period during the summer.
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The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) is offering this expedition. Participants will travel along the Columbia and Snake Rivers with Geologist Sidney Horenstein. At the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum, travelers will learn about the volcanic upheaval and raging floods that created the Columbia Gorge, the unique flora and fauna of the region, and eleven thousand years of human habitation. Participants will peer into the massive crater at Mount St. Helens and view firsthand the destruction and subsequent regrowth from the 1980 volcanic eruption.
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NASA has selected WPI to host and manage its latest Centennial Challenge: the Sample Return Robot (SRR) Challenge. This national competition, with a total prize of $1.5 million, is designed to improve NASA's capability to explore a variety of destinations in space and enhance the nation's robotic technology for use in industries and applications on Earth. To celebrate this event and to recognize the achievement of being the first university to manage a Centennial Challenge, WPI will host TouchTomorrow, an interactive festival of hands-on exhibits and activities focused on a scientific and technological future. TouchTomorrow attendees will also have opportunities to meet NASA astronauts, explore and learn about research projects being conducted by WPI faculty and students, and watch the SRR Challenge.
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The NASA Tournament Lab is looking for the best student-built mobile and Web-based applications. Not only are there $10,000 in prizes, but the first-place winner will earn an invitation to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California to witness the Mars Science Lab lander touch down on Mars.
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Project Food, Land and People (FLP) is a national program that provides a science- and social science-based curriculum. It is designed for preK-12 students. FLP focuses on the interrelationships between agriculture, the environment, and people of the world. Hands-on lessons help students develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. This multidisciplinary program is correlated to the Kentucky state standards. This professional development opportunity will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m on June 26 and 27 at the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, Jamestown Kentucky. Contact Eileen Tramontana at eileen_tramontana@fws.gov for more information.
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The Urban Science Education Leaders (USEL) in collaboration with NSTA is providing urban school districts an opportunity to attend an Urban Science Education Leadership Academy, held in Baltimore, Maryland. Elementary/middle school teachers, accompanied by a principal and district science supervisor, are invited to apply.
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This summer, the physics department at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will continue its decades-long tradition of offering high-quality, in-person physics courses for practicing teachers. Our courses have proven valuable both for teachers who are new to physics and are working toward getting licensed to teach it, as well as those who have been teaching the subject for many years. The courses typically feature a large variety of laboratory and hands-on activities that can be brought back to your own classrooms. This summer, UWRF is offering three courses: Electricity and Magnetism for Secondary School Teachers, 4 credits, June 18–July 6; Using Videos to Teach Physics, 2 credits, July 9–13; and  Parallels in Physics and Art, 2 credits, July 16–20.

Dorm housing is available. For course descriptions, tuition rates, and online applications, visit www.uwrf.edu/PHYS/Summer.cfm; call 715-425-3560; or e-mail Eileen.Korenic@uwrf.edu.
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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; 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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This course is part of the Space Foundation's Space Across the Curriculum courses for preK–12 teachers. It will be held at the Space Foundation Discovery Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Participants will 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 (NOAA).

Participants can earn continuing education credits, graduate credits, or work toward master's degrees in multiple related disciplines at Colorado State University-Pueblo, Regis University or the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. A limited number of scholarships are available.
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Illinois State University offers online, graduate-level chemistry courses for high school chemistry teachers. The courses, which use Flinn Scientific’s Teaching Chemistry Video Series as a core component, are designed to advance professional goals and enhance chemistry-teaching skills. These courses will enable chemistry teachers to

-- Earn 3 graduate credit hours per course from Illinois State University.

-- Connect content knowledge to demonstrations and activities.

-- Save money! In-state tuition rates apply. Study at home without spending money on travel, food, and lodging.

Registration details for the summer courses are available on the Flinn Scientific website. 
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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 pollinator ringtones and links to videos.
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Register for the university's on-campus and online summer courses, which run from June 18 to August 24. The tentative schedule of on-site courses includes Physics 591, Night and Day Sky for Teachers; Microbiology 538, Cell and Molecular Biology; Geology 560, Geology of Yellowstone Volcanic Center; and Chemistry 594, Science Lab Safety and Risk Management. Several campus housing options are available for those taking the on-site courses. NSTA members receive a 10% discount on select courses.
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The 2012 Flipped Class Conference will be held at Tribeca Flashpoint Academy in Chicago. The conference aims to demonstrate and discuss the flipped learning model, in which educators become guides to understanding the content rather than dispensers of facts, and students become active learners rather than receptacles of information. Those who are unable to attend the event in person can purchase the virtual event for $97.
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Hosted by the Colorado Foundation for Agriculture and the Western Region Agriculture in the Classroom, the goal of this conference is to trade ideas about agricultural literacy. Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) is a standard-bearing educational program designed to supplement and enhance the teacher's existing curriculum. The conference will be held in Loveland, Colorado.
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The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is holding its annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Celebrate the alliance's 20th anniversary, and share what’s possible in the birthplace of the charter school movement. Speakers include comedian and education advocate Bill Cosby and Deborah Kenny, founder and CEO of Harlem Village Academies.
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The NSTA Online Short Course: Energy covers energy basics, as well as concepts related to simple machines, temperature, heat transfer, and electricity generation. This online course is based on the NSTA Press publication Energy: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It written by Dr. William Robertson. Two graded, graduate-level credits are available for an additional fee. The course will be offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Eastern Time, starting Tuesday, June 26. Live meeting dates for this course are: 6/26, 6/28, 7/3, 7/5, 7/12. 
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EurekaFest is a multi-day celebration at MIT designed to empower a legacy of inventors through activities that inspire youth, honor role models, and encourage creativity and problem solving. Presented by the Lemelson-MIT Program, the sixth annual EurekaFest event will celebrate the inventive spirit at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and at the Museum of Science in Boston.
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This NASA/NSTA Web Seminar will explain how to incorporate the Chemistry of Water: Mars Exploration–Is There Water on Mars? lesson into a physical science class. Participants will get an overview of the inquiry-based lesson and develop an understanding of how atmospheric pressure and vapor pressure affect the boiling point of water. The Web Seminar takes place from 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Explore Great Explorations in Math and Science inquiry-based curriculum for grades 4-6, designed to address the complex, interconnected nature of marine ecosystems, aligned with Next Generation Standards. The 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); 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 sequence plus implementation strategies; daily field experiences to study marine life in the intertidal, open ocean, and shoreline ecosytems; whale-watch trip to the San Juan Islands to see orcas and the rich marine life of the Puget Sound area; teachers guide including print materials, interactive CD-ROM and DVD, background information, and color cards for instruction. Direct involvement with important components that involve students directly in the scientific process.

To be held Monday-Thursday, June 25-28, 2012, 9 am–3:30 pm (M-W); 9 am–7:30 pm, to include whale-watch trip on Thursday. Location: Port Townsend, WA; Fort Worden Conference Grounds. Cost: $725 per person after April 30. Optional lodging available: $85 per night for room and breakfast/dinner. Clock hours and graduate credit by request. Questions? Contact Laura Tucker, 360-379-5235.
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Obesity-2012 brings together an international mix of leading universities; large and medium pharmaceutical and biotech companies; and pharmacological research institutions to share experience, foster collaborations across industry and academia, and evaluate emerging technologies across the globe. The event offers 11 tracks and 67 sessions addressing current issues. Highlights include Basic Science; Experimental medicine and physiology; Adipose Tissue and Obesity; Obesity-related hormones; Treatment and Comorbidities; Epidemiology, Diet, Activity and behavior; Public health and policy; Pediatric Obesity; Government’s role in the weight loss marketplace; Current Strategies in developing Anti-Obesity drugs; and Weight management .

Early-bird discounts will go to those who register on or before January 28, 2012. Submit your abstract to the International Conference on Obesity and Weight Management.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI's) six-week 2012 Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program, “Inquiry-Based Bioengineering Research and Design Experiences for Middle School Teachers,” will pair up to 10 middle school teachers with WPI researchers working on biomedical engineering projects in such areas as tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. In previous years, participating teachers helped design assistive devices for people with disabilities, worked on ligament replacement technology for knee injuries, and examined bacterial resistance, among other projects. At the end of this year's program, the teachers will create and present a poster based on their research and also develop a teaching unit or project to use with their own students during the following academic year.

WPI is in Worcester, Massachusetts. The program has admissions, so there is no final deadline to apply, but early applications will be given greater consideration.
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All college and high school teachers of Introductory Physics are invited to attend this Chautauqua Short Course, which will be held in Portland, Oregon. Participants will be introduced to physics education research-validated strategies for each component of the introductory course such as Interactive Lecture Demonstration (ILDs), RealTime Physics (RTP) labs, Activity Based Tutorials, Collaborative Problem-Solving Tutorials, Workshop Physics along with strategies for analytic mathematical modeling. Some recent developments include the new electricity and magnetism labs in the 3rd Ed. of RTP, ILDs using personal response systems (clickers), and interactive video analysis. The tools and software accompanying these active learning strategies are available for both Macintosh and Windows computers. Graduate credit is available.

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This workshop is designed to introduce teachers to the benefits of schoolyard garden programs that incorporate direct links to classroom curriculum. Participants will learn practical information on laying the groundwork for successful programs, visit local schoolyard gardens and receive feedback from the teachers who implemented them, and take home curriculum resources and plant material. The workshop is sponsored by the National Teacher Institute for Garden-Based Learning and will be held at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.
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This conference is hosted by the Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators and the Alaska Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence. The theme of the conference is "North to Alaska's Seas: A Confluence of Science and Culture." The conference will be held at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
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This workshop for K-8 science teachers, offered at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, will use a make and take approach to introduce teachers to hands-on creative ideas for incorporating science into their classrooms. This course is offered as a continuing education course only.
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This workshop for K-12 teachers, offered at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, will explore fluid dynamics, including the fluids organisms live in (air and water) and the fluids transported through their bodies (water-based solutions and suspensions such as sap and blood). The class will also investigate mechanical properties of the materials that organisms make and are made of (bone, tendon, wood, shell, chitin, silk, hair, etc.) and how those materials are organized into working structures. Both credit and non-credit options are available.

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The Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) Conference will be held in Columbus, Ohio.  A robust body of research on gender and traditionally under-represented minority groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) underpins and ties together many initiatives to advance the prominence of women engineering faculty, students and the workforce. The conference will explore how research and related programs span the boundaries of these four audiences: Gender Research, WIE Programs, Faculty, and Corporate Partners.

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This course is part of the Space Foundation's Space Across the Curriculum courses for preK–12 teachers. It will be held at Colorado State University–Pueblo (CSU-P). Participants will build and launch a variety of rockets including "Pop" rockets, water rockets, and chemical rockets. Also, teachers will learn how to incorporate rocketry into the classroom to teach a multitude of standards across various subjects. Participants can earn continuing education credits, graduate credits, or work toward master's degrees in multiple related disciplines at Colorado State University-Pueblo, Regis University or the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. A limited number of scholarships are available.
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In this online professional development, participants will use astronomical examples (e.g., telescopes) to describe the nature of light and color in terms of the regions of the Electromagnetic Spectrum. They will also learn why NASA uses a variety of telescopes and space-based instruments to make observations, to identify NASA resources for the classroom, and to understand how NASA resources can address common student misconceptions about the nature of light and color. Participants may obtain academic credit through Sonoma State University (1 credit for EDUC 490 or 1.5 Continuing Education Credits).
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This workshop will help teachers struggling to incorporate forensics into their already busy biology and chemistry curricula, or teachers who wish to start a forensics program at their school. The workshop, held at Portland State University in Oregon, is offered by Ward’s Natural Science. Graduate credit is available through Portland State University, and discounted lodging is also available. Contact Rachel Stagner at rstagner@pps.net.
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Learning & the Brain will offer a Summer Institute in the heart of Harvard Square in Boston, MA. This Institute will examine the concepts of student engagement, motivation and resilience through the lens of "mindsets." An understanding of the relationship among these concepts will allow participants to design and implement strategies that help to create a positive school climate.
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The North American Association for Environmental Education presents these webinars: 

June 26, 2012, 4 p.m. Eastern time. Early Childhood EE Programs: Guidelines for Excellence. This webinar focuses on the newest set of guidelines. Presenters will discuss how the guidelines are being used in early childhood environmental education program design and implementation and introduce you to a companion document, Early Childhood Environmental Education Rating Scale. REGISTER

Access recordings of past webinars at http://eelinked.net/n/guidelines.
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NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. will be the speaker for the 2012 John H. Glenn Lecture. Administrator Bolden will reflect on his career as a Marine aviator, a space shuttle pilot, and commander and his leadership of America's space agency. The lecture begins at 8 p.m. at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Admission is free, but tickets are required. For those unable to attend in person, the lecture will be webcast live.
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U.S. News is offering this STEM Solutions Summit in Dallas, TX. The corporations, educators, and top policy makers at STEM Solutions 2012 will work toward five outcomes to create an impact that will fill jobs now and advance the future STEM workforce.
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Energy I or "Integrating the Sciences through Energy" is designed to deepen teacher knowledge of energy concepts and how to connect energy concepts across content areas. This class will help elementary and middle school teachers use energy as a theme to connect their curriculum throughout the year and for high school teachers to connect it to prior and future learning. Participants will develop research-based strategies for communicating with students, especially English language learners and students with other special needs. This course takes place at Northeastern University and UMASS Boston from 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
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OMICS Group invites participants worldwide to attend the conference, which takes place during 1-3 October 2012 at the DoubleTree Hilton Chicago-North Shore. The event brings together a unique and international mix of large and medium biomedicine, molecular cell biology, and Rrgenerative medicine companies; leading universities; and cell therapy institutions, making the congress a perfect platform to share experience, a way to gather visionaries through the research talks and presentations and put forward many thought- provoking statergies in Emerging Cell Therapies. The conference aims to serve as a catalyst for the advancement of Emerging Cell Therapies by connecting scientists within and across disciplines at conferences that create an environment conducive to information exchange, generation of new ideas, and acceleration of applications that benefit society.

The conference highlights the following topics:
• Gene & Cell Therapy
• Stem Cell Therapies
• Cellular Therapies
• Cancer Cell Therapies •
 Pharmacologically Regulated Cell Therapy
• Nanoremedies
• Bioengineering Cell Therapy
• CellTherapy in Future Medicine
• Cell Therapy-Ethics & Religion •
 Regulatory & Economic Aspects
• Current Research and Future perspectives on Cell Therapy
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