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The Power of Storytelling: Using ethnography to impact energy choices

Submitted by cnewson on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 09:25
Last updated by Cynthia Newson on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 09:25
Type: 
Event/Conference
Type: 
Webinar
02/07/2012 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Join the virtual discussion to learn about ethnography and digital storytelling tools, and how they can be put to use to engage others in energy issues and social change! This webinar will feature case studies that highlight best practices and lessons learned related to ethnography and social change on energy issues, and the motivation behind the speakers' work on these issues through technology platforms.

State: 
ME
Primary Area of Focus: 
Environmental Science
Content Area: 
Innovative Uses of Technology for Learning
Content Area: 
Lessons Learned
Website: 
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=uqfqbfcab&v=001-jHgZ8K8LRKjB1...
Project Name: 
Energy For ME
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$1.2-million grant to train science teachers

Submitted by cnewson on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 13:00
Last updated by administrator LRC on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 08:24
Type: 
News Coverage
09/01/2007 (All day)

The Providence Journal
By Gina Macris, Journal Staff Writer
PORTSMOUTH — In the darkened auditorium of Portsmouth High School, students and teachers joined Governor Carcieri yesterday in watching a computer simulation of the way heat affects atoms. The atoms changed from white to red as they gyrated in larger and larger arcs, going from a solid substance, to a liquid, and then becoming a gas. Click the attachment below to read more.

City: 
Portsmouth
State: 
RI
Content Area: 
STEM Career Opportunities/Interests
Project Name: 
Rhode Island Information Technology Experiences for Student and Teachers (RI-ITEST)

'Global Challenge' links students in U.S., Asia to tackle issues

Submitted by cnewson on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 13:34
Last updated by administrator LRC on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 13:49
Type: 
News Coverage
04/16/2007 (All day)

The Barre Montpelier -- Times Argus
By Lisa Rathke Associated Press
MONTPELIER — Chris Fitzhugh plans to spend spring break building a copper and PVC-pipe model to show how temperature differences in the ocean can be used to generate electricity.

The 17-year-old from Peacham and his teammates — two in Mexico, one at St. Johnsbury Academy — are competing in the Global Challenge, a Vermont-based contest aimed at improving American students' math and science skills. Please click the link below to read more.

City: 
Peacham
State: 
VT
Primary Area of Focus: 
Environmental Science
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
Environmental Science
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
climate modeling
Content Area: 
Equity/Diversity
Content Area: 
Innovative Uses of Technology for Learning
Website: 
http://timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/NEWS02/704160336/1003/...
Project Name: 
Global Challenge Award ITEST Program
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'Savvy' Tech Students Coming From Watsonville Schools

Submitted by cnewson on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 13:02
Last updated by Cynthia Newson on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 17:23
Type: 
News Coverage
01/09/2012 - 11:38am

Source: WatsonvillePatch
By: Jennifer Squires
Watsonville schools are quietly becoming a stronghold of young computer programmers, thanks to a small, grant-funded program that launched five years ago to help Latina girls learn about technology.

Watsonville Tecnología-Educación-Comunidad, better known as Watsonville TEC, is an extended learning program that reaches students from elementary school through high school graduation, as well as their parents.

And it’s netting phenomenal results.

Primary Area of Focus: 
Computer Science – Gaming & Simulations
Content Area: 
Equity/Diversity
Content Area: 
General STEM-related
Content Area: 
Innovative Uses of Technology for Learning
Content Area: 
Lessons Learned
Content Area: 
STEM Career Opportunities/Interests
Content Area: 
Youth Motivation
Website: 
http://watsonville.patch.com/articles/savvy-tech-students-coming-from-watsonvill...
Project Name: 
Animando a Estudiantes con Technologia (AET) - Encouraging students in the field of information technology
Project Name: 
Girl Game Company
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2012 STEMtech Conference - Registration is open

Submitted by leache on Tue, 05/01/2012 - 23:10
Last updated by Cynthia Newson on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 12:21
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2012 STEMtech Conference

Type: 
Event/Conference
05/02/2012 - 8:00am - 05/31/2012 - 12:00pm

Event dates: October 28-31, 2012
The STEMtech conference is an international convening that emphasizes increasing student success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at all levels. Over 400 sessions focus on improving STEM education, better aligning educational systems with each other and local workforce needs, and technology's role in the teaching and learning processes.

Venue: 
Westin Crown Center and the Sheraton Crown Center
City: 
Kansas City
State: 
MO
Primary Area of Focus: 
Bioscience
Primary Area of Focus: 
Computer Science - Programming and Other
Primary Area of Focus: 
Computer Science – Gaming & Simulations
Primary Area of Focus: 
Engineering
Primary Area of Focus: 
Environmental Science
Primary Area of Focus: 
Mathematics
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
Bioscience
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
bioinformatics
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
biomedicine
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
biotechnology
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
DNA analysis/sequencing
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
Convening
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
Computer Science - Programming and Other
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
computer hardware
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
general skills and mathematics
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
multimedia – audio, video and animation
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
programming
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
web development
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
Computer Science – Gaming & Simulations
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
Engineering
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
aerospace
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
astronomy
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
design
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
nanotechnology
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
robotics
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
Environmental Science
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
climate modeling
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
ecological research and analysis
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
GIS/GPS
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
remote sensing technology
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
Mathematics
Other Area(s) of Focus: 
Research
Content Area: 
Accessibility
Content Area: 
Collaboration
Content Area: 
Computational Thinking
Content Area: 
Cultural Relevance in Education
Content Area: 
Equity/Diversity
Content Area: 
Evaluation
Content Area: 
General STEM-related
Content Area: 
Informal Learning Settings/Approaches & Afterschool
Content Area: 
Innovative Uses of Technology for Learning
Content Area: 
IT Career Opportunities/Interest
Content Area: 
Lessons Learned
Content Area: 
Participant Identification, Recruitment, Retention
Content Area: 
Partnerships/Community Building/Involvement
Content Area: 
Research
Content Area: 
STEM Career Opportunities/Interests
Content Area: 
STEM/IT Content & Standards
Content Area: 
Sustainability & Scale-Up
Content Area: 
Teacher Professional Development
Content Area: 
Teaching/Learning Methodologies
Content Area: 
Workforce Development
Website: 
http://www.league.org/stemtech/

3D Virtual Worlds for STEM Instruction in Middle Schools: The STEM-ICT 3D Experience

Submitted by cnewson on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 18:28
Last updated by administrator LRC on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 11:24
Type: 
Event/Conference
Type: 
Presentation
04/02/2010 - 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) 2010 Conference

Friday 04/02/2010 2:45-3:45 PM
Grand Ballroom C

Venue: 
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
City: 
San Diego
State: 
CA
Primary Area of Focus: 
Computer Science - Programming and Other
Primary Area of Focus: 
multimedia – audio, video and animation
Content Area: 
Innovative Uses of Technology for Learning
Project Name: 
STEM and ICT Instructional Worlds: The 3D Experience (STEM-ICT 3D)
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A number of ITEST project PIs and LRC staff presented at conferences in March 2008

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 11:46
Last updated by administrator LRC on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 14:50
Type: 
Event/Conference
03/01/2008 - 10:21am

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE)

Content Area: 
Evaluation
Content Area: 
STEM Career Opportunities/Interests
Content Area: 
STEM/IT Content & Standards
Content Area: 
Sustainability & Scale-Up

A youth-focused, participatory design methodology for educational technology development

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 12:02
Last updated by administrator LRC on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 08:33
Type: 
Event/Conference
Type: 
Presentation
03/31/2010 - 10:15am - 11:15am
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE) 2010 Conference

Wednesday 03/31/2010 10:15-11:15 AM
Nautilus 5

This session will share a paper on the qualitative/quantitative research and a youth-centered, participatory design methodology for educational technology development created through work with 3 NSF-funded STEM projects. In addition to the paper, the final products – digital libraries, web-based videos, virtual learning experiences – will also be demoed briefly for attendees.

Venue: 
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
City: 
San Diego
State: 
CA
Content Area: 
Innovative Uses of Technology for Learning

Advancing a Community of Practice Among Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Evaluators: Developing and Bridging Formal Networks

Submitted by jsullivan on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 15:50
Last updated by Cynthia Newson on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 17:03
Type: 
Event/Conference
10/27/2012 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm
American Evaluation Association (AEA) 2012

Think Tank Session 928 to be held in 207 A
Sponsored by the Pre-K - 12 Educational Evaluation TIG
Presenter:
Alyssa Na'im, Education Development Center, Inc.
Discussant(s):
Jack Mills, Independent Consultant
Kimberle Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Jennifer Nielsen, Manhattan Strategy Group
Sam Held, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Venue: 
Minneapolis Convention Center
City: 
Minneapolis
State: 
MN
Content Area: 
Evaluation
Content Area: 
Partnerships/Community Building/Involvement
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American Evaluation Association (AEA) – Evaluation 2011: Values and Valuing in Evaluation

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 08:49
Last updated by administrator LRC on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 09:08
Type: 
Event/Conference
11/02/2011 - 3:15pm - 11/05/2011 - 5:00pm

Anaheim, California| Hilton Anaheim

Venue: 
Hilton Anaheim
City: 
Anaheim
State: 
CA
Content Area: 
Evaluation
Content Area: 
Lessons Learned
Website: 
http://www.eval.org/eval2011/
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