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On Tuesday July 7, the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Dallas , The Louisiana Council for Economic Education and Northwestern State University - College of Education will be hosting a one day conference "Economics of Natural Resources" in Natchitoches . 

This one day workshop geared for elementary, middle and high school teachers will focus on how the natural resources of Louisiana impact our economy, with a highlight being focused on the Haynesville Shale natural gas discovery last year in Louisiana .Please see the  link for more information about this wonderful opportunity.

The link is:  http://dallasfed.org/educate/events/2009/09resources.cfm

2009 BTNEP Teacher Workshops
June 30-July 1 Aliens in the Estuary Invasive Species Workshop 
 Come to this workshop to learn about invasive plants and fish in the BTNEP  and how people of all ages can help to control the invaders!  Choose to spend one or two days learning about the invaders and their impacts. Activities and experts will teach you how you can help to stop these invaders! Take home posters, booklets, educational DVDs, and lesson plans.
 
July 21or 22 WETMAAP Training for False River, Louisiana
Participants will learn about geography, geology, and wetland issues in the False Rive area of Louisiana.  This workshop offers educators the opportunity to learn the science and socials studies information that student can use during scientific inquiry based lessons.  Lessons also give an applied overview of the BTE and its dynamic issues. Skills and techniques from the well organized exercises can be combined for comparisons and contrasts with other areas in the nation.  
  
Visit the Web at http://educators.btnep.org/ to learn more!
The High School and Middle Level Committees are looking for Share-A-Thon presenters for the 2009 Fall NSTA Regional Conferences:

Minneapolis (October 29-31)
Fort Lauderdale (November 12-14)
Phoenix (December 3-5)

Going to Philly? NSTA is in need of 2010 Share presenters as well for both Middle and High School Committees.

For the Share-A-Thon, each presenter is responsible for standing in front of the group and giving a 5-8 minute overview of their lesson or unit and answer any questions. Then the next presenter will have their turn. At the end of all presentations, copies of CDs are passed out to the attendees. The CD lowers the amount of papers for everyone involved.

If you have every considered presenting, but have been worried about taking a whole hour, the High School or Middle Level Shares are a great way to "try out" presenting. Interested? Contact me, Susan German, Middle Level Director, at sgerman@hallsville.org or Jean Tushie, High School Director, at jtushie@comcast.net
 
 
Gr 6-12: Are you an early career teacher of science – or do you know one?  http://www.nsta.org/academy   
 Each year for three years, funding from Bayer, Amgen, and other corporate sponsors supports early-career middle and high school science teachers with an array of professional development resources and tools. NSTA Fellows receive a comprehensive NSTA membership package, online mentoring with trained instructors who teach in the same discipline and the opportunity to participate in a variety of Web-based professional development activities, including Web seminars. They also will receive financial support to attend NSTA's 2010 National Conference on Science Education.

This spring, NSTA will issue a call for entries to the 2009-2010 NSTA New Science Teacher Academy. Science teachers located throughout the country who will be entering their second or third year of teaching and whose schedule is a minimum of 51 percent middle or high school science, can apply to the become an NSTA Fellow. For more information about the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy, to learn how to apply to become a fellow and 2009-2010 deadline information please visit the URL above.
Online weather course by the American Meteorological Society
 AMS is again offering an online weather course for K-12 teachers. It is free and offers 3-units of graduate credits along with many educational materials for the classroom.

DataStreme Atmosphere is a precollege teacher enhancement program of the AMS/NOAA Cooperative Program for Earth System Education (CPESE).  The program is funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  The website for more information is at: http://www.ametsoc.org/amsedu/DataStremeMiddle.html

 The initial step in the training of Resource Teachers is their participation in the DataStreme Atmosphere distance-learning course. The 13-week course is offered twice a year to selected participants. It focuses on the study of the atmospheric environment through the use of electronically transmitted weather data and learning materials combined with Study Guide readings and investigations. Participants must be teaching professionals at the precollege level who live in an area served by a Local Implementation Team (LIT). Teachers of any grade level or subject who have an interest in promoting the teaching of weather across the curriculum may apply. Many participants are earth science, middle school and upper elementary teachers. Applications are sought from persons who can demonstrate potential for leadership as resource teachers. They must be willing to act as resource persons for other teachers and as advocates for promoting the use of electronically-delivered environmental data in schools.  Teachers who are members of groups traditionally under-represented in the sciences, or teachers who are teaching in schools with large numbers of students from groups traditionally under-represented in the sciences, are especially urged to apply.

 
 
 

 

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