I.A.S.T.A.  SCIENCE NEWS and EVENTS

 

 

Dear Friends of Project WILD,

Join us for the best Wildlife Curriculum Training in the country!
Project WILD is concerned with providing information, as well as helping students to evaluate choices and to make responsible decisions about the environment. In short, Project WILD's mission is to help students learn how to think, not what to think about wildlife and the environment.

On March 1 & 2, 2012 we will be kicking off the first Southern California workshops developed to train you to teach the curriculum to students AND to teach others how to bring the curriculum into their classrooms. You will have fun, you will learn, and you will meet others interested in promoting Project WILD.

This workshop is open to anyone in Southern California who is working with students in traditional and non-traditional settings. A mere $15 will get you three award-winning Guidebooks.

Please, fill out the attached registration form and send to me before Feb. 20, 2012.
Pass the word to your contacts.

 

FLYER: Project Wild Basic and Facilitator Training Southern California March, 2012

Sincerely,
Kathy

Katharine M. Havert
Southern California Education Specialist
Project WILD
306 East Crescent Avenue, Redlands CA
909-815-6368
havert.royland@verizon.net

 

 

The RIMS Science Fair is a Science for Society and the Public (SSP) affiliate.
This affiliation allows our fair the opportunity to nominate the top 10% of the 6th, 7th and 8th grade participants from our RIMS Science Fair to the Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars) competition.
Broadcom MASTERS nominees are eligible to complete an on-line application for the opportunity to compete for valuable awards and prizes. Three hundred semifinalists will be announced in mid August and 30 finalists will be announced by September. Finalists will be awarded an all expense paid trip to Washington DC to compete in Finalist Week from September 28 to October 3, 2012.
See link below.

 

 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2012

 

RIMS Science Fair is pleased to announce affiliation to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF). Five projects will be chosen at the RIMS Science Fair that will go on to compete at the Intel ISEF. Students will be sponsored through donations made by local businesses. See link and information below.

Intel ISEF 2012 Set for Pittsburgh

Intel ISEF 2012 will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 13-18.

The Intel® International Science and Engineering Fair® (Intel ISEF), the world's largest international pre-college science competition, provides an annual forum for more than 1,500 high school students from 65 countries, regions, and territories to showcase their independent research as they compete for over $4 million annually. The Intel ISEF is the premier global science competition for students in grades 9–12.

 

 

 

 
Zula International/NSTA: Early Science Educator AwardsThe Zula International/National Science Teacher Association Early Science Educator Awards recognize full-time PreK-2 teachers who successfully use innovative inquiry-based science to enhance science teaching and learning in their classroom. Maximum award: $1,000 toward expenses to attend the NSTA National Conference and $400 for the awardee. Deadline: November 30, 2011.
http://www.nsta.org/pdfs/awards/Zula.pdf

DiscoverE Educator Recognition AwardThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers DiscoverE Educator Recognition Award program focuses on the "unsung heroes" behind many exceptional engineers -- the teachers. The program offers engineers and engineering students the opportunity to recognize teachers who are helping their students excel in STEM subjects. Maximum award: $2,000, a digital projector from 3M, and a trip to Washington, D.C. during Engineers Week (Feb.19-25, 2012) to receive their awards and tell their stories to an audience of thought leaders at the 2012 EWeek DiscoverE Summit. Eligibility: full-time U.S. or international school-based educators teaching in grades 6-12 nominated by an engineer or engineering student (college or graduate level). Deadline: December 1, 2011.

 

 


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