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RI Science Professional Development and Student Opportunity

BulletinMay 31, 2013

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Web Sites News

New In This Bulletin:

Become a NASA Global

Precipitation Measurement Master

Teacher Applications due June 15th

(MS and HS Teachers)Professional Development

SessionsCommon Core State

Standards (CCSS) in English language

arts (ELA)/Literacy June 20 June 27

(ALL)

Lab Safety Institute Webinar on

How to Create a More Effective Lab

Safety Program. June 25th at 1:00 PM

ET

News:

Presenters:

Alan King, curriculum director, Kansas City school district, Kan.; former science teacher; and Kansas state review

team member for the Next Generation Science Standards

Peter McLaren, science and technology specialist, Rhode Island Department of Education; past president, Council ofState Science Supervisors; and member of writing team for the NGSS

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Moderator:Erik Robelen, assistant editor, Education Week

Web Sites Worth Exploring:

College Entrance Exam Math Prep -http://www.collegeentrancetestprep.com/

Know a high school junior taking the SAT or ACT in the coming month? Need a free, interactive library of the mostcomplex math problem types found on those college entrance exams? Then check out the College Entrance Exam

Math Prep site.

Click the blue "Application" tab and "Start SATACT EduCAD" button for a math problem typical of those

standardized tests. A timer will start counting down from ten minutes. The "show next step" button provides a hint

about the strategy to take; keying in a correct answer triggers a similar but more difficult new question.

We first learned about the freshly-launchedcollegeentrancetestprep.comthrough e-mail last week from one of its

creators, who also developed the popular Flash Cards for Kids site first featured in these pages sixteen years ago!

Math with Bad Drawings -http://mathwithbaddrawings.com/

A high school teacher began blogging last month "about the things I like [and] also about the things I can't do." Byjuxtaposing the two and "owning up to weakness and drawing strength from successes," Ben Orlin hopes to "capture

the contradictory state of the teacher, of the mathematician."

Orlin's posts from Oakland, California illustrated with dry-erase marker art that he says his fiancee "charitably" rates

as average for a sixth grader already include

What I Show My Students When They Get the Right Answer for the Wrong Reason

Fistfuls of Sand (or, Why It Pays to Be a Stubborn Teacher)

What It Feels Like to Be Bad at Math

Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers

Teachers Invited to Tour the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry Saturday, June 8th. FREE Registration

Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (Rhode Islands Official Educational Sailing Vessel) & the Rhode Island

Department Of Education invite you to tour SSV Oliver Hazard Perry

A visit to the ship (under construction) to visualize incorporating the Oliver Hazard Perry experience into Rhode Island schools

Saturday June 8, 2013 10:00am - 12:00 pm

Senesco Marine Shipyard, Quonset Point, North Kingstown, RI

(next to the Marthas Vineyard Fast Ferry Terminal, see below)

EDUCATION FOCUS GROUP

There is also an Education Focus Group forming and meeting monthly to create curriculum tied to the CommonCore, initially focusing at the middle school level. The next meeting in June 11 th, 6pm at the Salve Regina Campus in

Warwick (144 Metro Center Blvd, Warwick, RI 02886)

REGISTRATION

For more information and to register email jess@ohpri.org or call 401.848.0080

Please include your name, title, school/business address, phone & email address

Event is primarily outdoors at a construction site, please dress appropriately, including sturdy footwear

Hard hats will be provided

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NEW!!! Lab Safety Institute Webinar on How to Create a More Effective Lab Safety

Program. June 25th at 1:00 PM ET

Lab Safety Institute is partnering with BioRAFT to offer a free, webinar on June 25 that 1PM on How to Create a

More Effective Lab Safety Program.

If you would like to register, please click on the following link:https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/470504752

For more information contact:

James A. Kaufman, Ph.D.

President/CEO

The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI)

A Nonprofit International Organization for Safety in Science and Science Education

192 Worcester Street, Natick, MA 01760-2252

508-647-1900 Fax: 508-647-0062

Cell: 508-574-6264 Res: 781-237-1335

Skype: labsafe; 508-319-1225

jim@labsafetyinstitute.org www.labsafetyinstitute.org

NEW!!! Become a NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Master Teacher Applications

due June 15th (MS and HS Teachers)

NASAs Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission is looking for a small cadre of GPM Master Teachers to

help develop and pilot STEM lessons to be used with middle school audiences. Selected teachers will earn a stipend

for their participation, which will run from July 1, 2013 through June 1st, 2014. All of the training and participation

will be conducted online. It is anticipated that teachers will spend approximately 15-20 hours per month

working on this collaborative project. This competitive opportunity is open to middle and high school science

teachers. We are seeking teachers who have taught at the middle/high school level for at least five years, and who

have demonstrated the ability to collaborate in Professional Learning Communities

within their school district.

For more information and to apply, please go tohttp://pmm.nasa.gov/education/current-activities/GPM-Master-Teachers

Applications are due to Dorian Janney (email -dorian.w.janney@nasa.gov ) by June 15, 2013!

For more information contact Dorian Janneydorian.w.janney@nasa.gov

Education Specialist

Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)

http://pmm.nasa.gov/

(office) 301.286-8912

GSFC, Bldg. 33, H 102

Greenbelt, MD 20771

NEW!!! Professional Development SessionsCommon Core State Standards (CCSS) inEnglish language arts (ELA)/Literacy June 20 June 27 (ALL)The Rhode Island Department of Education is offering professional development (PD) sessions regarding the critical

areas of focus within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in English language arts (ELA)/Literacy. PD sessions

will be held in June and are dedicated in developing a cadre of school leaders to facilitate professional development

at the school level. The PD will provide participants with experiences similar to those in the found in the modules

which are currently on our website at:

www.ride.ri.gov/CCSSforELA-Literacy-Educators

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Many of these modules (text complexity, writing and argument) will resonate for science educators.

These modules are designed to assist educators as they deepen their understanding in each of the topics.

The direct link to the Workshop Registration System ishttp://www.eride.ri.gov/workshopreg/main.aspx

Using the drop down calendar box, select the Common Core State Standards- Professional Development button. It willtake you to the list of workshops. Once logged in you may register for any session.

For questions regarding the June sessions, please contactCCSSPD@ride.ri.gov

Summer Research for Teacher Opportunities: NSF Engineering Research Center for

Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the AtmosphereProgram Dates: 5 weeks, July 1st through August 2nd , although exact dates and length may vary by projectTimes: 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through FridayLocation: College of Engineering, UMass AmherstStipend: typically $1k/weekFor application materials, please email Dr. Paula Rees (rees@ecs.umass.edu)Two projects are available:

1. Development of Labs for ECE 361: Fundamentals of Electrical EngineeringECE 361 is an introduction to modern electrical engineering for non-Electrical and Computer

Engineering majors. The course covers basic electric-circuit elements and laws, including first-

and second-order circuits, AC circuit analysis, systems concepts, diodes, bipolar junction

transistors, field-effect transistors, digital logic, transistor amplifiers, electromagnetics,

transformers, transducers, generators, and motors. Dr. McLaughlin is working on developing new

labs and the associated lab packets for the course, and seeks the assistance of teacher to do so,

which will help ensure the material is accessible and beneficial to non-ECE majors. Ideally, some

of the labs developed for the course could be modified for use in K12 curriculum. 2. Assessment of Qualitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE)

In this project, CASA QPE will be compared to local ground precipitation data and existing

products currently available from NOAA over a range of temporal and spatial scales for a variety

of precipitation events. We anticipate working in two disparate environments. CASA has recently

built a state of the art radar network in the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex, the 4th

largest urban area in the U.S. In addition, CASA is looking to expand utilization of the UMass MA1

radar into new markets, including but not limited to environmental, transportation, and

emergency management applications. In addition, we aim to develop of educational modules to

translate this work to the K12 classroom is of interest. Middle or High School teachers with similar

interests in communications, meteorology, or hazards response are also encouraged to apply.FREE 5 day ASM Teachers Materials Camp, July 8 12 (MS and HS Teachers)

Attend a 5-day professional development workshop in Materials Science in the Summer of 2013 at no cost to you!

Who should attend?

High school general science, chemistry,physics, math and technology teachers

Middle school physical science teachers

Why attend?

Learn how to engage your students using simple, low-cost experiments that you can integrate into your existing

lesson plans

Help your students discover career opportunities in science & engineering

Learn the basics of Materials Science, an exciting branch of physics and chemistry

Everything is FREE: 4 CEUs, course materials, lunches & snacks. The course will include one visit to an industrial

site, and a session on an electron microscope: each participant can bring a sample!

Graduate credits available! Two (2) graduate credits are available at $250. (This is optional.)

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To apply online & view the complete 2013 ASM Materials Camp schedule, visit:

www.asmfoundation.org

Venue: Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

Date: July 8-12, 2013

Questions?Jeane Deatherage, Administrator of Foundation Programsjeane.deatherage@asminternational.org; 1-800-336-5152,

X5533; or

PeterJepson,jepjepjeppo@gmail.com, 978-462-1175.

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