Call for participation

Join the Sun-Earth Day team for a live Sun-Earth Day webcast from the exhibit floor of the National Science Teachers Association conference in Philadelphia. For this webcast, the team will combine forces with the award winning NASA EDGE team known for their offbeat, funny and informative look behind the NASA curtain... Full description

The Library of Congress is recruiting innovative and exceptional K-12 teacher leaders to advise on the creation and implementation of its national teacher network. The Library of Congress Teacher Network will enhance ongoing efforts to help K-12 teachers use the Library?s rich reservoir of digitized primary sources to design and deliver high-quality, inquiry-based instruction... Full description

Teaching Outside the Box is a professional development opportunity for environmental educators in Colorado and beyond. You may earn 1 credit hour for participating in 16 hours of sessions at the conference available from Colorado School of Mines and may be used for teacher recertification credit or graduate credit (if the college/university you attend accepts this credit from CSM)... Full description

The Environmentally Responsible Aviation project of the Integrated Systems Research Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, has announced a new student contest. The Green Aviation Student Challenge invites students to propose ideas and designs for future aircraft that use less fuel, produce less harmful emissions and make less noise... Full description

The Inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival will be the country's first national science festival and will descend on the Washington, D.C. area in the Fall of 2010. The Festival promises to be the ultimate multi-cultural, multi-generational and multi-disciplinary celebration of science in the United States... Full description

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) is now accepting entries for the 2010 Thacher Environmental Research Contest. The 2010 Thacher awards will be given to secondary school students (grades 9-12) demonstrating the best use of geospatial tools or data to study Earth. Eligible tools and data include satellite remote sensing, aerial photography, geographic information systems (GIS), and Global Positioning System (GPS)... Full description

2009 is over, but our celebrations certainly are continuing! It has been a wonderful year highlighting the contributions that science makes to our lives and building collaborative connections across boundaries that often exist across our diverse scientific community. As we reflect back on the Year of Science 2009, several key words come to mind: celebrate, communicate, and collaborate! Those words have guided us in this compilation of reflections to (1) recognize the unprecedented level of collaboration among individuals and organizations contributing to make the year a collective success in elevating the voice for science, (2) extend our thanks, and (3) look toward next steps!! Full description

Register now for National Environmental Education Week (EE Week)2010. This is the nation's largest organized environmental education event promoting understanding and protection of the natural world by actively engaging K-12th grade students and educators of all subjects in an inspired week of environmental learning and service before Earth Day... Full description

Applications are available for the 2008-10 participation in the Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training (iGETT) project. iGETT helps two-year college faculty enhance existing GIS programs by integrating remote sensing and GPS data in ways that support workforce needs. Participants will attend a two-week institute from June 15 to 28, 2008, and a one-week institute in June, 2009, both in Corpus Christi, Texas... Full description

This 13-week course is offered twice a year to selected K-12 teachers. It focuses on the study of the atmospheric environment through the use of electronically transmitted weather data and learning materials, combined with readings and investigations. Participants must be teaching professionals at the precollege level, of any grade level or subject, who have an interest in promoting the teaching of weather... Full description