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Teachers Needed for Usability Testing of New eMapper Tool
Currently seeking test teachers to include with a proposal being written for submission to the US Department of Education. The proposed 3-year project will develop a new tool called the eMapper. The completed eMapper will be available at no cost from the cloud for downloading to any Internet-connected device. It will be toolbar-based and intended as a means to quickly and easily individualize any material that you ordinarily use in your teaching (provided it is available in eFormat or has been scanned).
If you would like to be a test teacher, you will have the opportunity to help examine usability of the tool. Based on your feedback, the eMapper team will make changes and add features to the eMapper. Participating teachers will receive a small honorarium for their time and all materials will be supplied at no cost. The test will involve use of the eMapper (at least once each year) to create a few pages of content to use with students and provide form-based feedback about your experiences and those of your students. The first round of testing will be conducted during the fall of 2013-2014 and again in 2014-2015 and organized to fit your individual teaching schedule and time you have available. Subsequent testing may occur during the third year as dissemination begins.
Contact: Judy Vesel, (617) 873-9600 (Email preferred)
Play Impulse!
Curious what the gaming world is all about and why students spend so much of their free time playing games? Would you like to experience how educators and game designers are bringing real science to online games? EdGE@TERC invites you to play the new online casual game, Impulse!
About the game:
Propel particles, avoiding destruction as you make your way to the goal! Take it fast, take it slow, just don’t crash!
Designed to model Newton’s laws of motion, Impulse! challenges players to conserve energy while navigating through a sea of moving particles to reach the goal. At early levels, particles are simply responding to the force of the players’ impulse, but as players advance, they must contend with increasing numbers of “enemy” particles as well as gravitational and/or electrical forces.
Play now: edge.terc.edu.
Contact: Barbara MacEachern, (617) 873-9600 (Email preferred)
Free Mixing in Math webinars
On a tight budget? Looking for resources for children and families? Learn how educators in libraries, after-schools, and schools are using Mixing in Math, a set of FREE materials in English and Spanish that add math to grades PK-6 circle time, story times, crafts, and subjects from science to social studies.
At this webinar, we will share experiences using Mixing in Math activities, introduce you to the over 200 resources, and get you involved in some Mixing in Math activities. Come ready to explore shapes, sizes, and patterns in everyday life. Check the Mixing in Math website at mixinginmath.terc.edu to learn more.
Use these links to register:
Friday, November 4, 2011 9-10am ET
Monday, November 14, 2011 11-12am ET
Mixing in Math: Transforming the Role of Math in Afterschool Programs
Contact:
Marlene
Kliman, 617 873-9654
(Email preferred)
For teachers of: Math Elementary Middle School
Investigations Common Core Institutes and Webinars
This professional development experience includes a one-day Institute and three follow-up webinars, facilitated by the authors of Investigations. It is designed for district administrators, principals, curriculum coordinators, math specialists, coaches, and lead teachers.
The focus of the 1-day Institute is on using Investigations and the new companion materials, Investigations and the Common Core, to teach the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics. Institute participants will:
The one-day Institute will run from 8:30-4:00 in 3 locations: October 28, 2011: Boston (MA);November 4, 2011: Charlotte (NC); December 2, 2011: Tempe (AZ). There will be follow-up webinars to accompany the institutes.
For detailed information or to register for the Professional Development Institute, please visit this page.
Contact: Peter Swanson, (617) 873-9600
Get involved with CLEAN-New England!
CLEAN-New England is a burgeoning network of universities, high schools and community organizations connecting with each other through climate literacy programs. A regional program of the Climate Literacy Network, CLEAN-NE is leading a nationwide effort to bring the essential principles of climate literacy to students and communities alike. For more information, to join our mail list, or to get involved, send an email to clean-ne@terc.edu.
CLEAN-New England
Contact:
, (617) 873-9600
(Email preferred)
For teachers of:
Get Involved in Climate Education
The Climate Literacy Network (CLN) is a diverse group of approximately 90 stakeholders interested in the implementation and adoption of the Essential Principles of Climate Education. Organized and maintained by TERC, this nationally-representative group meets virtually once per week to share information on climate science and climate literacy. CLN’s activities include a sharp focus on educational contexts (formal and informal), but also include important discussions on policy decisions, impact in community groups, and ordinary citizens.
CLEAN-New England is the regional, program-focused arm of the Climate Literacy Network. CLEAN-New England is an exciting new initiative that connects high school students with college mentors around an understanding of climate change that allows them new educational and action opportunities. The programming in this initiative emphasizes how personal choices and actions directly affect the planet’s future.
Would you like to:
- Learn more about the Climate Literacy Network?
- Volunteer for CLEAN-New England?
- Become a pilot CLEAN-New England site?
- Learn more about your role in climate education?
You can join us now! Email clean-ne@terc.edu!
CLEAN Pathway
Contact:
Cori
Mykoff, 617-873-9709
For teachers of: Science Adult/Post-Secondary Adult/Post-Secondary High School High School Middle School Middle School
EMPower Teacher Professional Development Workshops
The EMPower workshops support teachers who want to breathe life into the “remedial math” classes offered in alternative high school programs, Adult Basic Education and GED programs, and developmental college. These workshops encourage teacher-participants to think about presenting math concepts in new ways, introducing them to teaching techniques that focus on reasoning, communication and problem-solving skills presented in real-world contexts. These hands-on workshops are designed to be accessible to instructors of all “math comfort” levels.
Workshop offerings (based on the EMPower curriculum series) currently include:
Algebraic Thinking
Data and Graphs
Geometry and Measurement
Proportional Reasoning
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Number and Operation Sense
For more information, visit the EMPower professional development website.
Contact: Mary Jane Schmitt, (617) 873-9600
Investigations Workshops for Transforming Mathematics
We offer the following professional development workshops, each supporting the implementation of the K-5 Investigations in Number, Data and Space math curriculum:
Investigations in the Classroom K-5
Building Computational Fluency K-5
Algebraic Reasoning K-5
Counting and Computation K-2
Fractions, Decimals and Percents 3-5
Principals’ Institute
Professional Development Institute
For detailed information and workshop availability, see investigations-workshops.terc.edu.
Contact: Peter Swanson, (617) 873-9600
CLOSED: Science Teaching Research Project Needs Districts
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CLOSED: Families Needed to Test SparkSense
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CLOSED: Bring Kids' Survey Network to Your Afterschool Program!
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CLOSED: Eyes in the Sky II Seeks Grade 9-12 Science Teachers
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CLOSED: Project A
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CLOSED: Online Science-athon
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