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March 2012 Volume 2, Issue 3 hosted by Newsletter Special Interest Articles • EVSC eREVOLUTION REGIONAL eLEARNING CONFERENCE • NSTA National Confer- ence in Indianapolis Individual Highlights • MathWorld • LearnZillion CCSS Based Math Lessons • Emergent Math - Blog • IDOE 29-Day Web 2.0 Challenge • Jing • ScratchEd • Sumanas, Inc. Multi- media Developement • Explore Science One Game at a Time • Kid Wind • Middle School Chem- istry • WatchKnowLearn • Science Buddies • Professional Develop- ment Opportunities EVSC eREVOLUTION REGIONAL eLEARNING CONFERENCE July 11 and 12, 2012 The world is rapidly changing, and our profession is no excepon. Our ability to adapt our work to meet the needs of our students has never been more essenal. This con- ference is about enhancing our abilies to make educaon relevant to students in the digital age through a focus on meaningful learning in media-rich environments. At EVSCREV12, you’ll find: • Inspiraonal keynote speakers from the forefront of educaonal technology and learning design. • Praccal and entertaining breakout sessions facilitated by teachers, academic coaches, administrators, and technology specialists. • Spotlight sessions featuring educaon and technology leaders from around the region. • Hands-on workshops that explore new tools and teaching strategies in depth. • A brand new, world-class facility that offers the latest classroom technologies. • Many addional events that support collaboraon, networking, and exploraon. All of these will be focused around our 5 Learning Strands: Innovave Learning Models, 21st Century Standards and Skills, AcvTeaching, Building Your Toolbox, and Leadership in the Digital Age. If you are seeking a new approach to teaching and learning that will engage and chal- lenge your students and will prepare them for success in the future, then your path leads to the Revoluon. www.evscicats.com/erevoluon/index.html Twier Hashtag - #evscrev12 NSTA Naonal Conference in Indianapolis March 29–April 1, 2012 At the Crossroads for Science Educaon Join us at the crossroads for science educaon during the NSTA 2012 Indianapolis Na- onal Conference on Science Educaon. The conference headquarters hotels are the Indianapolis Marrio Downtown, JW Marrio Indianapolis, and Wesn Indianapolis. Conference registraon and exhibits will be at the Indiana Convenon Center. Most sessions and events have been scheduled at the Convenon Center as well as the Indianapolis Marrio, JW Marrio, and Wesn Indianapolis. Registraon: www.nsta.org/conferences/2012ind/?lid=hpf Twier hashtags: #nsta12 (2012 conferences), #nsta (all-purpose).
Transcript of NSTA National Conference in Indianapolis
March 2012 Volume 2, Issue 3
hosted by
Newsletter
Special Interest Articles
• EVSCeREVOLUTIONREGIONALeLEARNINGCONFERENCE
• NSTANationalConfer-enceinIndianapolis
Individual Highlights
• MathWorld• LearnZillionCCSS
BasedMathLessons• EmergentMath-Blog• IDOE29-DayWeb2.0
Challenge• Jing• ScratchEd• Sumanas,Inc.Multi-
mediaDevelopement• ExploreScienceOne
GameataTime• KidWind• MiddleSchoolChem-
istry• WatchKnowLearn• ScienceBuddies• ProfessionalDevelop-
mentOpportunities
EVSC eREVOLUTION REGIONAL eLEARNING CONFERENCE
July 11 and 12, 2012
Theworldisrapidlychanging,andourprofessionisnoexception.Ourabilitytoadaptourworktomeettheneedsofourstudentshasneverbeenmoreessential.Thiscon-ferenceisaboutenhancingourabilitiestomakeeducationrelevanttostudentsinthedigitalagethroughafocusonmeaningfullearninginmedia-richenvironments.
AtEVSCREV12,you’llfind:• Inspirationalkeynotespeakersfromtheforefrontofeducationaltechnologyand
learningdesign.• Practicalandentertainingbreakoutsessionsfacilitatedbyteachers,academic
coaches,administrators,andtechnologyspecialists.• Spotlightsessionsfeaturingeducationandtechnologyleadersfromaroundthe
region.• Hands-onworkshopsthatexplorenewtoolsandteachingstrategiesindepth.• Abrandnew,world-classfacilitythatoffersthelatestclassroomtechnologies.• Manyadditionaleventsthatsupportcollaboration,networking,andexploration.
Allofthesewillbefocusedaroundour5LearningStrands:InnovativeLearningModels,21stCenturyStandardsandSkills,ActivTeaching,BuildingYourToolbox,andLeadershipintheDigitalAge.
Ifyouareseekinganewapproachtoteachingandlearningthatwillengageandchal-lengeyourstudentsandwillpreparethemforsuccessinthefuture,thenyourpathleadstotheRevolution.
www.evscicats.com/erevolution/index.htmlTwitterHashtag-#evscrev12
NSTA National Conference in IndianapolisMarch 29–April 1, 2012AttheCrossroadsforScienceEducationJoinusatthecrossroadsforscienceeducationduringtheNSTA2012IndianapolisNa-tionalConferenceonScienceEducation.TheconferenceheadquartershotelsaretheIndianapolisMarriottDowntown,JWMarriottIndianapolis,andWestinIndianapolis.ConferenceregistrationandexhibitswillbeattheIndianaConventionCenter.MostsessionsandeventshavebeenscheduledattheConventionCenteraswellastheIndianapolisMarriott,JWMarriott,andWestinIndianapolis.
Registration:www.nsta.org/conferences/2012ind/?lid=hpfTwitterhashtags:#nsta12(2012conferences),#nsta(all-purpose).
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MathWorld
LearnZillion CCSS Based Math Lessons
Seven (Sneaky) Activities To Get Your Students Talking Mathematically
MathWorldTMistheweb’smostextensivemathematicalresource,providedasafreeservicetotheworld’smathematicsandinternetcommunitiesaspartofacommitmenttoeducationandeducation-aloutreachbyWolframResearch,makersofMathematica.
MathWorldhasbeenassembledovermorethanadecadebyEricW.Weissteinwithassistancefromthousandsofcon-tributors.Sinceitscontentsfirstappearedonlinein1995,MathWorldhasemergedasanexusofmathematicalinformationinboththemathematicsandeducational
communities.Itnotonlyreachesmil-lionsofreadersfromallcontinentsoftheglobe,butalsoservesasaclearinghousefornewmathematicaldiscoveriesthatareroutinelycontributedbyresearch-ers.Itsentriesareextensivelyreferencedinjournalsandbooksspanningalledu-cationallevels,includingthosereadbyresearchers,elementaryschoolstudentsandteachers,engineers,andhobbyists.
MathWorldcontinuestogrowandevolvewiththeassistanceofthousandsofcon-tributors.
WestartedLearnZillionatE.L.HaynesPublicCharterSchoolinWashington,D.C.becausewewantedtosolveaproblem.Weknewwhatlessonsourstudentsneededbutwedidn’thaveenoughtimetoteacheachstudenttherightlesson.Tocreatemoretime,andtosharebestpracticesacrossclassrooms,E.L.Haynes’teachersbegantocapturetheirexpertiseonscreencasts.Wepostedthemonahomemade
websiteandcoupledthemwithashortquiztohelpustrackstudentprogress.Soontheideagrew.
Whatifteachersfromacrossthecountrycouldcontributetothesite?WhatifnewteacherscouldlearnthenewCom-monCorestandardsfromthewisdomofexperi-encedteachers?Whatifstudentscouldgetaplayl-istoflessonsthatmatchedtheirneeds?Whatif,over
time,thevideolessonsgotstrongerandstronger,asmoreteacherscontrib-utedandthedatashowedwhichlessonshadthebiggestimpact?ThankstofundingfromtheNextGenerationLearningChal-lenge,NewSchoolsVen-tureFund,AchievementNetwork,andothers,weareabouttofindout!
Twitter-@LearnZillion
Checkoutthisblog-EmergentMath.TheauthorisamathcoachfortheNewTechNetworkofSchools.Hesharessomegoodresourcesforfacilitatingmathinstruction.
Thispostwillintroducesevenofthesesneaky,math-talk-producingactivities.Notonlythat,buttheyarea)easilytranslatabletomanycontentareasandb)quicklyproduc-ible.Inmanycasesyoucouldcreatetheseactivitieswithaworddocumentandmaybe30minutestime.Youcouldbedoingthistomorrow.
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IDOE 29-Day Web 2.0 Challenge
Jing
ScratchED
The blog will remain open, so we encour-age educators to continue to use it as a resource for good web 2.0 resources.
Welcometothe29-DayWeb2.0Chal-lenge.Thisblogispartofour“LeapIntoDigitalLearning”initiative,celebratingNationalDigitalLearningDay(February1,2012).Theideaforthisamazingre-sourceprojectcomesfromtheEvansvilleVanderburghSchoolCorporation’siCATS’30-DayChallenge.WewanttothanktheiCATSforpartneringwithustoprovideexcellentwebtoolsforalleducators!YouwillseemanyoftheiCATS’blogpostsduringthe29daysalongwithotheredu-
cationalpartnerswhohavejoinedusforDigitalLearningMonth.Lookfortheblogauthornotedoneachpost.EachdayinthemonthofFebruarywewillblogaboutaweb2.0tool,adigitalresource,oredu-cational/productivityapps.Weencourageyoutoreadeachblogentryandthinkabouthowtheresourcecanhelpyouen-hancestudentlearningorbetterdoyourjob.Pleaseshareyourplansinthecom-mentssectionoftheblogentry.Ifyouarealreadyusingthetoolpleasesharehowyouareusingitandhowsuccessfulithasbeeninyourclassroom.We’relookingforwardtoafabulousmonthofdigitallearning!
What is Scratch?Scratchisaprogramminglanguagethatmakesiteasytocreateinteractiveart,stories,simulations,andgames–andsharethosecreationsonline.
What is ScratchED?AwidevarietyofeducatorshavebeensupportingScratchcreators,inbothformalandinformallearningenvironments:ateacherwhowantstosharestoriesaboutScratchandcross-curricularintegration;aresearcherwhowantsfeedbackonmaterialsdevel-opedforexploringScratchasparticipatoryliteracy;aparentwhowantsadviceonhowtointroduceScratchatalocalall-girlshighschool;amuseumprogramdirectorwhowantstoconnectwithothermuseumswhohaveintroducedScratch.
InresponsetothisgrowingcommunityofeducatorsworkingwithScratch,wedevel-opedScratchEd.LaunchedinJuly2009,ScratchEdisanewonlinecommunitywhereScratcheducatorssharestories,exchangeresources,askquestions,andfindpeople.
idoe29dayweb20challenge.blogspot.com/
www.techsmith.com/jing.html
scratched.media.mit.edu/
CaptureWhatYouSee
TheJingsunsitsnicelyonyourdesktop,readytocaptureyourscreenatamoment’snotice.Jingwillcaptureawindow,pane,orregionwithjustoneclick.
JingLovestoShare
Sendyourscreenshotsallovertheweb.WithJing,youcanaddanimagetoyourblog,orinstantlyshareyourcapturesthroughIM,emailandmore.Selectanywindoworregionthatyouwouldliketorecord,andJingwillcaptureeverythingthathappensinthatarea.Fromsimplemousemovementstoafullynarratedtutorial,Jingrecordseverythingyousee,anddo.AndthenletsyoushareyourSWFvideoswithanyone.
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Sumanas, Inc. Multimedia Development
Explore Science One Game at a Time
Kid Wind
Sumanas,Inc.wasfoundedin1994withacommitmenttodevelopingaccuratehigh-impactinteractiveproductsforhighereducation.Ourgoalistodesignandproduceinnovativeeducationalsolutions,usingCD-ROM,web,andothertech-nologies.Webelievethatbycombiningtraditionalcoursematerialwithenhancedgraphics,video,andanimation,amorecompellingpresentationofpedagogicalmaterialsbecomespossible.Sumanasoffersarobustselectionofcontentandservicesthataredirectedatenhancingthelearningexperience.
Sumanasoffersauniqueteamwithabroadrangeofskillsatboththeproduc-tionandeditoriallevel.TheSumanasstaffincludesacademicprofessionalswithadvanceddegrees,insuringattentiontodetailandscientificaccuracy.
InScienceinFocus,weuseanimationtobringtolifeimportantsciencetopicsinthenews.Thissectionwillbeupdatedperiodically,sopleasebesuretovisitusagainsoon.
WINDWISEAcomprehensiveinterdisciplinarywindenergycurriculum,developedwithNorman-deauAssociatesformiddleandhighschool.Lessonshaveinquiry-basedintroductionsandhands-onactivitiestodevelopanalyticalskills.
www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animation.html
webadventures.rice.edu/ed/Teacher-Resources/_games/MedMyst/
learn.kidwind.org/teach
WebAdventuresweredevelopedbyRiceUniversity’sCenterforTechnologyinTeach-ingandLearningwithtwoprimaryeducationalgoals:
1.Increasestudents’scienceandhealthknowledgethroughseriousgames
2.Inspiresciencerelatedcareersthroughseriousgames
Thissiteservesasavehicletodistributeourgrant-basedgameprojectstoengagestudentsandassistteachersinenhancingtheircorecurriculum.
AllgamesandcompanionmaterialsareFREE.
www.middleschoolchemistry.com/
Middle School ChemistryWhathappenswhensolids,liquids,andgasesareheatedandcooled?Whyisonesub-stancemoreorlessdensethananother?Whatcausescertainsubstancestodissolveinwater?Whathappenswhenachemicalreactiontakesplace?
ThesequestionsandmanymoreareexploredinMiddleSchoolChemistry,aresourceofguided,inquiry-basedlessonplansthatcoversbasicchemistryconceptsalongwiththeprocessofscientificinvestigation.
YoucandownloadtheentirebookforfreeinPDFformat.
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WatchKnowLearn
Science Buddies
TheVisionbehindWatchKnowLearnissimple:
FreeeducationalvideosdeliveredovertheInternet.Viewedanytime,fromanywhere.
Webelievethateveryoneshouldhavethesameopportunitytolearn.Thebestwaytomakethispossible,webelieve,istoorganizeintoone,superdirectorythehundredsofthousandsofgoodvideoscurrentlyavailableontheInternet.Tomakethisareality,weinviteteachers,instructorsandeducatorstosuggestvideosforinclusionintoourdirectory,andthentoreview,approve,andassignthosevideosintoappropriatecategoriesusingawikiframeworkandphilosophy.ThevideosarethehighestqualityfoundontheWorldWideWeb,coverallmajoreducationaltopicsfromelementaryto
secondaryschools(oragerange1–18),andareKidSafe!
WatchKnowLearnhasindexedover33,000+educationalvideos,placingthemintoadirectoryofover3,000categories.Thevideosareavailablewithoutanyregistrationorfeestoteachersintheclassroomandtostudentsathome24/7.Userscandiveintoourinnovativedirec-toryorsearchforvideosbysubjectandagelevel.Videotitles,descriptions,agelevelinformation,andratingsarealled-itedforusefulness.OurWebsiteinvitesbroadparticipationinanewkindofwikisystem,guidedbyteachers.Wehavehadatremendouslypositiveresponsefromeducatorstothewebsite.Ifwecon-tinuetoworktogether,wecancreateanincredible,free,educationalresourceforstudentsacrosstheworld.
Takinginspirationfromthenews,fromthefrontlinesofuniversityresearch,andfromkidsthemselves,ourstaffscientistspublishnewcontentweekly.Theyoftencollabo-ratewithexpertsathightechcompanies,governmentlabsandagencies(likeNOAAandNASA)andtopuniversities.
ScienceBuddiesprovidesfun,intellectually-stimulatingandcutting-edgescienceedu-cationresourcessuchas:• Anonlinelibraryof1000+ProjectIdeas,whicharedetailedscientist-authored
outlinesthathelpstudentscreateaprojectinanyof30differentfieldsofscienceandengineering
• TheTopicSelectionWizardtooltohelpstudentsfindaprojectideathatperfectlymatchestheiruniqueinterests
• TheProjectGuideisanonlineencyclopediaforhowtodoscienceresearchandsciencefairprojects.Itincludesstep-by-stepguidance,actualsampleassignments,photosofsciencefairprojects,tipsforsuccess,andself-gradingchecklistsforstudents.Alsoincludestools,techniques,andreferenceinformationsuchassafetyguidelinesandasectionontheengineeringprocess.
• ArobustTeacherResourcesareawithacurriculumforteachingthescientificmethod,printableclassroomhandouts,gradingrubrics,andenrichmenttools
• TheAskanExpertonlineadviceforumwherescientistsandengineersguidestu-dentswhoaredoingscienceandengineeringprojects
• CareerInformationincludes100+CareerProfilestoinformstudentsaboutsci-ence,technology,engineering,andmathcareers.CareerProfilesaretiedintoourlibraryofProjectIdeassostudentscaneasilyseehowthescienceintheirprojectisusedinreal-worldcareers.
www.watchknowlearn.org/
www.sciencebuddies.org/
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Professional Opportunities
What PRISM Can Do For You!
FREE SUMMER BIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSEAlaboratorycoursewillbeofferedthissummerinthedepartmentofBiologicalSciencesatPurdueUniversity.These10laboratorieswillrunMonday-Fridayfrom1:00-5:00pmonJune18-June29.Duringeachofthesesessions,ProfessorJohnAndersonwillpresentabackgroundlectureforthelabsanddiscusshowthelabsmightbeusedattheirschools.Participantswillstudytopicsinproteinbiologyandbiochemistrysuchasproteinstructure,function,isolation,molecu-larevolutionandthedetectionandmolecularbasisofhumandisease.Theyalsocarryoutexperimentsontheproper-ties,functionandstructureofDNA.Techniquesusedfortheseexperimentsincludeelectrophoresis,chromatography,cellfractionationprocedures,restrictionnucleasemappingandbasicDNAcloningtechniques.Adviceonstatisticalanalysisoftheirdatawillbealsobeprovidedduringthistimealongwithinstructionsonreadingandwritingpapersfromthescientificliterature.Formoreinformation,[email protected].
The National Science Teachers Association is hosting Science Rocks!FREEcommunityeventtoelectrifyparents,teachers,andstudentsabouttheexcitingworldofscience—from6:00to8:30p.m.,Wednesday,March28,attheIndianaConventionCenter.Weinviteyoutobringsciencetolifeforyourchil-drenthroughthisexclusiveopportunitytointeractwithaccomplishedscientistsastheysharetheirjourneytosuccessinScience,Technology,Engineering,andMathematics(STEM).www.nsta.org/conferences/2012ind/sciencerocks.aspx
Professional Development at The Children’s MuseumOurteacherworkshopsandinstitutescanprovidetheopportunityforeducatorstoreceivegraduatecredit,CertificationRenewalUnits(CRUs),andProfessionalGrowthPointsforlicenserenewal.Severalneweventsandsummerprofes-sionaldevelopmentopportunitieshavebeenadded.www.childrensmuseum.org/professional-development
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