Nominations are open for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government specifically for K-12 mathematics and science teaching. Anyone may nominate exceptional mathematics or science teachers – including computer science teachers – who are currently teaching grades 7-12 for the 2016-17 award year. Teachers also may apply directly. [...]
Nominations are open for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers’ 2016 Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award, which is given to educators who have contributed to the stimulation of interest in the earth sciences at the pre-college level. Teachers who cover a significant amount of earth science content with their students are eligible for section awards; sectional winners become national finalists. [...]
Nominations are open for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), which honors mathematics and science teachers in grades K-6. Anyone may nominate exceptional mathematics or science teachers -- including computer science teachers -- who are teaching grades 7-12 for the 2014-15 award year. Teachers also may apply directly. The nomination deadline is April 1, which [...]
A U.S. Department of Energy webinar will help educators and administrators plan activities for their classrooms that integrate bioenergy topics with the life sciences, physical sciences, earth and space sciences, and engineering and technology. “Integrating Bioenergy into the 9th-12th Grade Classroom,” will be 4-4:45 p.m. ET Dec. 10. The webinar is part of the BioenergizeME Office Hours webinar series. Click [...]
Retired science teacher Doug Ahrens now dispatches buses for the district where he’s spent nearly six decades. And he has no plans to retire again.
Applications are being accepted for the Emperor Science Award program, an initiative designed to encourage high school students to explore careers in science — specifically cancer research and care — and empower students to become the next generation of cancer and health researchers. PBS LearningMedia and Stand Up To Cancer will award 100 students each year for at least three [...]
The University of Kentucky’s Partnership Institute for Math and Science Education (PIMSER) will offer an ACT Boot Camp for Science Teachers Sept. 29-30 at the UK/Lexmark Center for Innovation in Math and Science Education in Lexington. The workshop is open to teachers in grades 9-12. Participants will practice strategies for accessing complex tests, analyzing data and opposing arguments, develop tasks [...]
Alltech will host STEMposium 2015 on Sept. 26 at the Locust Trace AgriScience Center in Lexington. The event features breakout sessions with hands-on professional development opportunities for K-12 science teachers. The event allows teachers to learn how to incorporate engineering practices into all sciences, discover how Design Thinking can generate interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and engage [...]
A Rockcastle County science teacher shares what she has learned about the importance of student engagement with fellow teachers.
Incoming 1st -graders get intensive literacy intervention at Oldham County’s Camp Literacy Live.
