The National Writing Project just celebrated 30 years of success and the Maya West Writing Project is starting in 2008. Based on the simple yet profound idea of teachers are the best teachers of teachers, the philosophy and instruction of the Writing Project has changed the way teachers instruct writing.
The MayaWest Writing Project will be hosting its first summer institute and is looking for a group of excellent expert teachers to begin the program. They will become the founding group for western Puerto Rico.
The MayaWest Writing Project's primary focus is on literacy, but we will work accross the disciplines to connect writing to learning with purposeful and engaged reading in all subject areas.
For more information or to apply or nominate someone you know, visit our website at http://mayawest.homestead.com/index.html
Friday, January 18, 2008
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Oportunidad para Estudiantes de K-12
Exploravision Awards!
Designed for K–12 students of all interest, skill and ability levels, ExploraVision encourages kids to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science. All inventions and innovations result from creative thinking and problem solving. That's what ExploraVision is all about.
Since 1992, more than 220,000 students from across the United States and Canada have competed in ExploraVision. But this is much more than a contest. ExploraVision can be the beginning of a lifelong adventure in science, as students develop higher-order thinking skills and learn to think about their role in the future.
To learn how to enter this competition visit http://www.exploravision.org/how-to-enter/
For more information about Exploravision, visit http://www.exploravision.org/
Designed for K–12 students of all interest, skill and ability levels, ExploraVision encourages kids to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science. All inventions and innovations result from creative thinking and problem solving. That's what ExploraVision is all about.
Since 1992, more than 220,000 students from across the United States and Canada have competed in ExploraVision. But this is much more than a contest. ExploraVision can be the beginning of a lifelong adventure in science, as students develop higher-order thinking skills and learn to think about their role in the future.
To learn how to enter this competition visit http://www.exploravision.org/how-to-enter/
For more information about Exploravision, visit http://www.exploravision.org/
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
CONCURSO DE ARTE: Estudiantes de 2-4 grado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 28, 2007
IGES 12th Annual Art Contest for Children in Grades 2-4
€ Theme: ''The Ocean: From Top to Bottom!''
€ Entries Due: Oct. 26, 2007
Arlington, Va.--What do you see when you picture the ocean? Waves crashing onto a sandy beach? Dolphins leaping out of and into the water? A sailboat or large ship floating in the distance?
These are probably the kinds of images that come to mind. Yet, there¹s more to the ocean than what¹s going on at the surface. There¹s a whole world of water, plants and animals below.
An art contest for grades 2-4 challenges students to explore the ocean from top to bottom and then draw a picture showing what they learned. This is the 12th annual art contest held by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Arlington, Va. The contest supports national science education standards for grades K-4.
The winning artist will receive a $250 savings bond, and his or her artworkz1 will be printed as the 2007 IGES greeting card. Second- and third-place winners receive a $100 and $50 savings bond, respectively. Everyone who sends in an entry will receive a certificate of participation. Artwork will be judged by a panel including artists, scientists and IGES staff members.
Entries are due Oct. 26, 2007.
New for 2007 Contest! -- Lockheed Martin Corporation is generously funding the development and printing of a 2008 calendar featuring the top 12 entries in this art contest. The students whose artwork is featured in this calendar will each receive copies of the calendar; their teachers will also receive calendars.
For more information, including contest rules and entry form, interesting ocean facts, lesson plans and activities, and a listing of recommended books and Web sites, please visit: http://www.strategies.org/ArtContest
Located in Arlington, Va., IGES was established in 1994 and is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization supported by public and private entities. IGES is a trusted leader in Earth and space science education, communication and outreach, and in fostering national and international cooperation in observing the Earth.
CONTACT Dan Stillman
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
(703) 312-7138 (Phone)
(703) 312-8657 (FAX)
Email: dan_stillman@strategies.org
August 28, 2007
IGES 12th Annual Art Contest for Children in Grades 2-4
€ Theme: ''The Ocean: From Top to Bottom!''
€ Entries Due: Oct. 26, 2007
Arlington, Va.--What do you see when you picture the ocean? Waves crashing onto a sandy beach? Dolphins leaping out of and into the water? A sailboat or large ship floating in the distance?
These are probably the kinds of images that come to mind. Yet, there¹s more to the ocean than what¹s going on at the surface. There¹s a whole world of water, plants and animals below.
An art contest for grades 2-4 challenges students to explore the ocean from top to bottom and then draw a picture showing what they learned. This is the 12th annual art contest held by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Arlington, Va. The contest supports national science education standards for grades K-4.
The winning artist will receive a $250 savings bond, and his or her artworkz1 will be printed as the 2007 IGES greeting card. Second- and third-place winners receive a $100 and $50 savings bond, respectively. Everyone who sends in an entry will receive a certificate of participation. Artwork will be judged by a panel including artists, scientists and IGES staff members.
Entries are due Oct. 26, 2007.
New for 2007 Contest! -- Lockheed Martin Corporation is generously funding the development and printing of a 2008 calendar featuring the top 12 entries in this art contest. The students whose artwork is featured in this calendar will each receive copies of the calendar; their teachers will also receive calendars.
For more information, including contest rules and entry form, interesting ocean facts, lesson plans and activities, and a listing of recommended books and Web sites, please visit: http://www.strategies.org/ArtContest
Located in Arlington, Va., IGES was established in 1994 and is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization supported by public and private entities. IGES is a trusted leader in Earth and space science education, communication and outreach, and in fostering national and international cooperation in observing the Earth.
CONTACT Dan Stillman
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
(703) 312-7138 (Phone)
(703) 312-8657 (FAX)
Email: dan_stillman@strategies.org
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Conectando ciencias y matemáticas al mundo real
En la página de E-School News publicaron esta semana este recurso donde podrán conseguir videos que muestran la conexión de las ciencias y las matemáticas con aplicaciones en el mundo real y profesiones. Es en inglés pero muy prometedor!
Site of the Week for
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Videos show how math, science relate to real-world applications and careers
August 1, 2007—Math and science educators will find free video resources that can help connect their lessons to real-world applications at TheFuturesChannel.com. The site produces short documentary-style videos that take students behind the scenes with professionals from a wide range of careers. As the subjects of these video clips discuss why math and science are so important in their respective fields, they help answer the common question, "Why do I need to learn this?" The site's Hand-On Math section features movies on counting numbers and integers, algebra, fractions, geometry, measurement, and statistics. One clip incorporates measurement into a video about college students who must measure food for animal feedings. Teachers can download classroom activities based on the video content. All videos and classroom activities are available free of charge. http://www.thefutureschannel.com/index.php
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/index.php
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Oportunidad para estudiantes de K-12
NASA and the International Technology Education Association, or ITEA, present the NASA Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber for the 2007-2008 school year. Elementary, middle and high school students design, build and evaluate lunar plant growth chambers -- while engaging in research- and standards-based learning experiences. Students participate in the engineering design process and learn how to conduct a scientific experiment.
Choose from three ways to participate in the challenge:
1. Design, Build and Evaluate a Chamber
2. Design and Evaluate a Chamber
3. Evaluate a Chamber
Educators who complete the STS-118 Design Challenge with their students can request cinnamon basil seeds that have flown in space on the STS-118 space shuttle mission. Participants will receive space-flown and Earth-based control seeds. Students may use the seeds to test the designs of the lunar plant growth chambers. The seeds will be available on a limited basis.
MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-100
REGISTRATION OPENS FOR NEW NASA ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE
WASHINGTON - As space shuttle Endeavour and 10 million cinnamon basil seeds are set to launch on a mission to the International Space Station, NASA has opened registration for the Lunar Plant Growth Chamber challenge.
Students participating in the challenge will design and build their own greenhouse chambers to analyze and study plant growth from the space-flown seeds following their return to Earth. Students will conduct classroom experiments that may help NASA find new ways to grow and sustain plants in space and on the moon - a critical need for future
space exploration.
Educators may learn more and register for the challenge at:
http://www.nasa.gov/education/plantchallenge
Seeds will be available to the first 100,000 registrants for the Lunar Plant Growth Chamber challenge. Registrants must be kindergarten through 12th grade educators who are residents of the United States or U.S. territories and outlying areas.
The challenge is a highlight of the flight of NASA's first educator astronaut, mission specialist Barbara R. Morgan, who will travel to the space station on space shuttle Endeavour.
The challenge is part of NASA's Engineering Design Challenge program. The program connects kindergarten through 12th grade students with the challenges faced by NASA engineers who are designing the next generation of space vehicles, habitats and technologies. These hands-on classroom experiments help students achieve national goals in science, math and analytical skills. NASA and the International Technology Education Association co-sponsor this engineering design challenge.
Choose from three ways to participate in the challenge:
1. Design, Build and Evaluate a Chamber
2. Design and Evaluate a Chamber
3. Evaluate a Chamber
Educators who complete the STS-118 Design Challenge with their students can request cinnamon basil seeds that have flown in space on the STS-118 space shuttle mission. Participants will receive space-flown and Earth-based control seeds. Students may use the seeds to test the designs of the lunar plant growth chambers. The seeds will be available on a limited basis.
MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-100
REGISTRATION OPENS FOR NEW NASA ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE
WASHINGTON - As space shuttle Endeavour and 10 million cinnamon basil seeds are set to launch on a mission to the International Space Station, NASA has opened registration for the Lunar Plant Growth Chamber challenge.
Students participating in the challenge will design and build their own greenhouse chambers to analyze and study plant growth from the space-flown seeds following their return to Earth. Students will conduct classroom experiments that may help NASA find new ways to grow and sustain plants in space and on the moon - a critical need for future
space exploration.
Educators may learn more and register for the challenge at:
http://www.nasa.gov/education/plantchallenge
Seeds will be available to the first 100,000 registrants for the Lunar Plant Growth Chamber challenge. Registrants must be kindergarten through 12th grade educators who are residents of the United States or U.S. territories and outlying areas.
The challenge is a highlight of the flight of NASA's first educator astronaut, mission specialist Barbara R. Morgan, who will travel to the space station on space shuttle Endeavour.
The challenge is part of NASA's Engineering Design Challenge program. The program connects kindergarten through 12th grade students with the challenges faced by NASA engineers who are designing the next generation of space vehicles, habitats and technologies. These hands-on classroom experiments help students achieve national goals in science, math and analytical skills. NASA and the International Technology Education Association co-sponsor this engineering design challenge.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Oportunidad de fondos para bibliotecas escolares
La Dra. Sandra Dika de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez nos ha enviado esta información sobre una oportunidad para solicitar fondos para las bibliotecas escolares:
Maybe you know of a local school to pass this on to.
The NEA Foundation will make $1,000 awards to public schools serving economically disadvantaged students to purchase books for school libraries. The NEA Foundation makes these awards in collaboration with the National Education Association. The 2008 NEA’s Books Across America Library Books Awards are made possible with support from The NEA Foundation as well as individuals who donated to NEA’s Books Across America fund to bring the gift of reading to students.
Para más información puede visitar http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/BAA_2007.htm
Maybe you know of a local school to pass this on to.
The NEA Foundation will make $1,000 awards to public schools serving economically disadvantaged students to purchase books for school libraries. The NEA Foundation makes these awards in collaboration with the National Education Association. The 2008 NEA’s Books Across America Library Books Awards are made possible with support from The NEA Foundation as well as individuals who donated to NEA’s Books Across America fund to bring the gift of reading to students.
Para más información puede visitar http://www.neafoundation.org/programs/BAA_2007.htm
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Apply to become a NASA Explorer School
Applications are now available for educators interested in joining NASA Explorer Schools during the 2008-2009 school year. Schools from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands may apply for the NES 2008-2009 school year. NES offers unique opportunities designed to engage and educate the future scientists who may someday advance U.S. scientific interests through space exploration.
Teams composed of full-time teachers and a school administrator develop and implement a three-year action plan to address local challenges in science, technology and mathematics education for grades 4-9. Schools that are selected are eligible to receive funding during the three-year partnership to purchase technology tools. The project also provides educators and students with content-specific activities that can be used within the curricula to excite students about science, technology, engineering, and math.
Applications are due Jan. 31, 2008. For more information, visit
http://explorerschools.nasa.gov/portal/site/nes/menuitem.3a9dc5f6e0302a448258f708c41a5ea0/
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