The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

http://www.nist.gov/iaao/teachlearn/index.cfm

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers is a two-week workshop for middle school science teachers featuring hands-on activities, lectures, tours, and visits with NIST scientists and engineers in their laboratories.


Teachers who participate in the NIST Summer Institute gain:

•Increased understanding of the subjects they teach

•Increased understanding of how scientific research is performed

•Materials and resources to implement what they learned at NIST in their classrooms

•Increased enthusiasm for science

•A network of scientists and engineers at NIST with whom to consult

Teachers finish the NIST Summer Institute with a wealth of new knowledge about core topics such as forensics and materials science, and materials to integrate these topics into their classroom while meeting curriculum standards.
The NIST Research Experience for Teachers is a follow-on program that provides two local middle school science teachers with six weeks of real-world research experience at NIST. Completion of the NIST Summer Institute is a prerequisite for participating in the Research Experience for Teachers.

GoFundMe is empowering Makers

GoFundMe is empowering Makers to turn their passion into profit. Never before has it been easier to share your project with the world and generate money for your idea. At GoFundMe, we realize that evolving your idea doesn't have to mean launching a huge business. GoFundMe's crowdfunding options are perfect for all stages of any project. http://www.gofundme.com/makeathon?pc=make2

Meeting - New England Association of Chemistry Teachers - March 16th - UMASS Dartmouth

The New England Association of Chemistry Teachers (NEACT) will host its March meeting at UMass Dartmouth, Saturday morning March 16, 2013. The meeting begins at 9AM with registration at 8:30.


We are delighted to have speakers from UMass (Dartmouth, MA) and The Chemical Heritage Foundation (Philadelphia, PA) on the agenda.

Professor Alan Hirshfeld, physics professor and author of numerous monographs in the history of science, will speak to us about how astronomers used spectroscopy to determine the chemical composition of the Sun. Not only relevant to the high school chemistry curriculum, but exciting as it is the subject of his next book.

Gigi Naglak and Jen Dionisio, the creators of CHF.s popular First Friday Series are traveling all the way from Philly to enlighten and entertain us with their tasteful kitchen chemistry stories.

The meeting will take place in SENG 115 on campus; the best parking is in Lot 16 or 17.
For purposes of planning refreshments, we are asking that you RSVP to shawn5678@gmail.com by March 8.

(This is not a Northeastern University program)

Gordon-CenSSIS - Video series

Northeastern University's GORDON-CENSSIS and ALERT RELATED NEWS

NEW!!! Introducing ALERT Video Series - ALERT 101: Airport Screening Technologies - We invite you to watch the first episode of ALERT 101, which focuses on the applications of Millimeter Wave Scanning and Backscatter X-ray in airport security screening. Inspired by the success of TED (www.ted.com) and other educational media forums, ALERT has developed the ALERT 101 video series. Each video short will feature different technologies and research areas with which the ALERT Center engages. We hope that these productions help educate and inform the global community on these topics in an accessible and enjoyable way. To watch the video, visit the ALERT website here: http://www.northeastern.edu/alert/education-programs/alert-101/  

Interested in Digital Fabrication? MakeToLearn.org

http://maketolearn.org/explore/  


MakeToLearn.org provides an online space where teachers and students can come together virtually to explore digital fabrication, discuss it with like-minded colleagues, learn core academic content through lessons and curricular units, and discover new tools to facilitate digital fabrication in the classroom.

Additionally, MakeToLearn.org will be the online hub for sharing and downloading digital shapes and designs.

About Digital Fabrication
Digital fabrication involves translation of a digital design into a physical object. While digital fabrication has been around for decades, only now has it become possible for teachers and students to take advantage of this powerful technology.

Free CAD Software

Free CAD Software »Looking for free tools to teach engineering design? Energy3D Version 1.0 is now available. Funded by the National Science Foundation as part of our Engineering Energy Efficiency project, Energy3D is a computer-aided design and fabrication tool. Your students can easily design a dream home on the computer, then print and assemble a real model.- http://energy.concord.org/energy3d/?utm_source=The+Concord+Consortium+List&utm_campaign=28725bf68f-October_2012_Newsletter&utm_medium=email

Free Resource about the Common Core - Library of Congress

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is here and teachers are trying to figure out how to best integrate it into their tried-and-true lessons. They’re struggling to integrate technology to best augment CCSS. They are in desperate need of classroom materials that they can trust.
The U.S. Library of Congress has just  unveiled an enormous new (and free!) resource that’s all about the Common Core. It’s located at http://www.loc.gov/teachers  and worth checking out.