This online course is being offered at no charge to U.S. high school, community college and technical college faculty interested in teaching a basic photonics course. The course will cover OP-TEC's Fundamentals of Light and Lasers. Modules Include: Nature and Properties of Light, Optical Handling and Positioning, Light Sources and Laser Safety, Basic Geometrical Optics, Basic Physical Optics, and Principles of Lasers.
After successful completion of all six modules by May 31, 2014, participants will spend a 3-day Capstone Laboratory Experience at an OP-TEC partner college where they will have the opportunity to conduct laboratory experiments included in the course and discuss with experienced instructors best practices for teaching the materials.
ATE Events — December 2013
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The online curriculum is culled from the four National Science Foundation (NSF) projects and over 18 years of success in assisting educational institutions in recruiting and retaining female students in programs around the country. Attendees will learn about gender diversity in STEM, keeping STEM students on course, and addressing the challenge of appealing to women who aren't excited by STEM. Presentations, handouts, and exercises are available online to watch and complete at each participants' convenience each week.
The course involves 5 weeks for recruitment training (Oct 7-Nov 1), followed by 5 weeks for retention training (Nov 9-Dec 6).
Robotics, Engineering, and Technology Days
http://autocaat.org/Students/Robotics_Engineering_and_Technology/
(3 days)
14500 E. 12 Mile RoadWarrenMI48088
Teachers of students in grades 6-12 are invited to register their classes to participate in Robotics, Engineering and Technology (RET) Days at Macomb Community College, with half-day sessions scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 3 - Thursday, Dec. 5. Limited travel reimbursement may be available.
At RET Days, students will learn how the current and projected demand for scientists and engineers means job opportunities for them in the future if they opt for college degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Math—increasingly known as STEM and viewed by experts as the “it” careers of the 21st century. This is accomplished by participating in group sessions, learning about robotic systems, speaking with experts in the field, and participating in hands-on activities.
(2 days)
Sheraton Grand Hotel1230 J StSacramentoCA95814
When: December 3-4, 2013 December 2, 2013 -- The main conference begins at 10AM on Dec 3rd and ends at 1:30PM on Dec 4th. Lunch is included both days; breakfast on the 4th.
Who: K-12, adult and community college CTE and academic educators, administrators, deans, faculty, counselors, program coordinators, and student service coordinators; business partners; NGO directors/staff, ESL Practitioners, DSPS educators,Title I educators, etc.
Why: Improve Your Perkins Core Indicators, Better Serve Your Students, Improve Your CTE Programs, Network, Participate in Legislatively Mandated Professional Development, and Share Your Knowledge
Cost: $200 for the first registrant, $150 for the second and the third person is FREE. (Discount applies for members of the same team). Pre-conference is $25 per person.
MWPCA Career fair and quaterly meeting at BCC
http://www.bccsage.com/announcements/codeorgintroduces%E2%80%9Chourofcode%E2%80%9Dcampaign...
Bristol Community College, H Bldg—Rm H209/210777 Elsbree St.Fall RiverMA02720
Please join Bristol Community College and The Massachusetts Water Pollution Control Association for the Quarterly Meeting and Job Fair. The presentation will include outlook for water and waste water education opportunities, MassDept regulations, Water treatment plants and systems. Following these presentations will be lunch and the career fair in G building.
This event is Free to High School and College Students as well as veterans.
This webinar is intended to familiarize anyone interested in the water management field, with the report that resulted from ATEEC’s “Defining Water Management” forum. Some of the information that will be covered includes:
- Defined the current field as it applies to technicians (two-year college degree or certificate level)
- Further define the field by sorting it into general occupational categories for technicians
- Identified specific technician-level occupational titles and job functions within each of those categories
- Developed a projection of future trends in the field
(3 days)
Las Vegas Convention CenterLas VegasNV
ACTE's CareerTech VISION 2013 is designed to be an integral component of overall professional development goals. VISION 2013 has been created to meet individual professional growth needs and to align with institutional strategic improvement plans. This December, experience an even greater event and accomplish more by taking full advantage of a wide range of institutional partnerships, powerful business and industry connections and specialized sessions.
-Visit more than 200 companies exhibiting the latest products and technologies
-Interact with the latest innovations in education
-Start powerful business and industry connections
-Integrate the past and the future by using what you learn to positively impact your students' success
-Optimize your learning experience to become a CTE leader in your organization
-Network with more than 4000 of your colleagues and today's CTE leaders
(2 days)
Hyatt Regency Baltimore300 Light StBaltimoreMD21202
The Mid-Atlantic User Conference is committed to helping any GIS user from Pennsylvania; New Jersey; West Virginia; Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Maryland; Delaware; and the nearby areas, explore the best use of GIS technologies. Bring your colleagues and meet with your peers and Esri staff in a convenient and interactive learning environment.
Bringing Active Learning into Your Classroom Workshop
http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2013/events/bringing-active-learning-into-your-classroom-worksh...
San Francisco Marriott Marquis Salons 12-13780 Mission StSan FranciscoCA94103
This half-day workshop for faculty and graduate assistants will provide opportunities to learn techniques for using active learning and immersing students in their learning.
An important strategy for improving student engagement and understanding of complex, controversial or misunderstood topics is to use active learning methods. Participants will have hands-on time using various tactics, will generate their won ideas for implementation, and will emerge with a set of resources that they can apply to their own classroom.
Admission for this event costs $25.00 per ticket.
Hire Education Virginia Community College Systems (VCCS) Conference
http://www.maritime-technology.org/events/2013/12/11/41/hire-education-vccs-conference/
(3 days)
The Homestead7696 Sam Snead HighwayHot SpringsVA24445
The theme of this year's annual Virginia Community College Systems (VCCS) Hire Education Conference at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia will is We Mean Business! The conference explores how community colleges and industry partners in the workforce system are meeting the needs of the business and economic development communities, creating partnerships, developing innovative education and training programs and using new technology to help job seekers connect with employers and provide employers the skilled workforce they need.
Keynote Speaker is Shawn Boyer, founder and Chairman of the Board of Snagajob, the nation's largest hourly employment network. Cost is $150.
Join us for the webinar to learn about SciGirls, award-winning DVDs and educational activities that feature real girls and will energize your science, technology and engineering classes. The NEW Season 2 Collection has just been released, drawing oncutting-edge research about what engages girls in STEM learning and careers.
SciGirls features groups of real girls doing their own science investigations and engineering projects, such as building an underwater robot, investigating a crime science using forensics, studying dolphins, engineering a giant mechanical puppet, digging for archaeological secrets of extinct Native American cultures and creating high-tech fashions.
In this webinar, you will:
- Learn about differences in female and male learning styles, and how this impacts your classrooms
- Hear the proven strategies for engaging girls in STEM
- Get tips to apply SciGirls Seven principles in your classes.
This two-day workshop will instruct academic institutions/faculty on the procedures and processes for implementing a virtualized lab solution using NDG NETLAB+ and VMware vSphere. Virtualized labs enable organizations to host real IT equipment, virtual machines, and lab content on the Internet to support IT training. Generally, these labs include all the software needed to provide an environment through which students may schedule and complete lab exercises for Information Technology courses. Participants of this workshop will be performing a "from the ground up" build of the learning environment, to include both physical and software installations. Participants should be familiar with Cisco, VMware, and Microsoft Technologies before attending the workshop.
Go Beyond New Year's Eve: A Grocery Store Guide to Bubbles and Champagnes
http://www.yvcc.edu/academics/programs/Agriculture/vinewine/Pages/Upcoming-Events.aspx
Workforce Education Building114 Grandridge AvenueGrandviewWA98930
Join Yakima Valley Community College for a fast paced two hour workshop to learn practical reasons why sparkling wines and champagnes taste the way they do, cost what they cost and why you should be drinking them every week.
Cost is $25. Must be 21 to attend.
DREAM !T DO !T SOUTHERN MINNESOTA VEX ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT
http://www.robotevents.com/dream-t-do-t-southern-minnesota-vex-robotics-tournament-1.html
Alberta Lea Senior High2000 Tiger LaneAlbert LeaMN56007
The Dream !t Do !t Southern Minnesota VEX Robotics Tournament is part of a series of VEX Robotics competitions taking place internationally throughout the year, and offers teams an opportunity to apply their STEM skills while developing their teamwork, leadership, and project management skills. This is one of three VEX tournaments in Minnesota. At each tournament, the Excellence Award Winner will receive an invitation to the World Championships.
(3 days)
Collin College - Preston Ridge Campus9700 Wade Blvd.FriscoTX75035
Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute offers cutting-edge, cost-effect professional development opportunities to current community college IT/convergence faculty that is often only available through expensive commercial training. Working Connections makes the newest technologies and industry trends available to attendees, as well as encourages the kind of networking and collaboration among educational and business leaders that can strengthen any IT educational program.
Working Connections training workshops offer several tracks that cover a range of the most in-demand topics in IT. The goal of Working Connections is to provide attendees with the expertise needed to teach their respective track in a subsequent semester, bringing the most current information to their classrooms either as a stand-alone course or as supplemental information to an existing course.
(3 days)
Collin College - Preston Ridge Campus9700 Wade Blvd.FriscoTX75035
Working Connections IT Faculty Development Institute offers cutting-edge, cost-effect professional development opportunities to current high school and community college faculty that is often only available through expensive commercial training. Working Connections makes the newest technologies and industry trends available to attendees, as well as encourages the kind of networking and collaboration among educational and business leaders that can strengthen any IT educational program.
Baikonur CosmodromeBaikonurKazakhstan
A Russian government Proton rocket with a Breeze M upper stage will deploy the Express AM5 civil communications satellite for the Russian Satellite Communications Co.