What's New?
(1) Meeting the Challenge:
Implementing Standards and Assessment Practices
July 16-18, 2012 in Lexington, KY
Early Bird Deadline: April 30, 2012
Join fellow educators to discover a variety of curricular and instructional strategies, presented by national experts and local practitioners, that showcase successful practices for implementing standards and effective assessment practices. Pre-conference sessions provide an in-depth focus on implementing Highly Effective Teaching and Learning (HETL), focusing on the standards, assessment, literacy, and leadership for effective change.
(2) Paid Summer Fellowship for KY High School STEM teachers
The Kentucky NSF EPSCoR program is offering a paid summer fellowship for Kentucky high school STEM teachers. The $3,750, 4-week fellowship (6/11/12 - 7/6/12) will be competitively awarded to (8) applicants interested in working with University of Kentucky and University of Louisville faculty and students on nanotechnology, biology and engineering research projects. The activities will take place on the UK or UofL campuses. For more information about this opportunity (a program brochure and application form), reference the following link: http://www.kynsfepscor.org/HSTF2012/.
(3) NSF-sponsored Web-based Workshops for Faculty Preparing Educational Research Proposals
The NSF is sponsoring interactive, web-based workshops for faculty preparing proposals for educational research and development projects such as those supported by the National Science Foundation's Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) Program (formerly the Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program) or for research projects with significant educational components (e.g., the BRIGE and CAREER programs). For more information concerning the Workshop Series and registration, please go to the following website: www.nsflsu.com.
(4) Did You Know? STEM Edition hits Youtube.
UK STEM Education Department & KY P-20 Innovation Lab produce video on STEM careers and STEM education. Watch here: http://youtu.be/R8twBGoGRqc
(5) What's New in Science?
is a series of casual roundtables with area science teachers, their students and all interested others to learn about and discuss new discoveries and advances in science in an informal setting with UK faculty. Visit their website to attend an event or watch a video of previous sessions: www.as.uky.edu/new-in-science.
(6) Engineering Summer Camp for Girls
June 18-22, 2012, Louisville
For 6th & 7th graders
Visit their website: www.louisville.edu/speed/outreach
See News Archive for past events and articles.