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.
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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).
This six-week online course uses a series of online presentations, webinars, topic resources, assignments, and quizzes to teach the basics of solar electric systems. Participants will learn how photovoltaic (PV) systems work, diagram the four PV system types, describe and identify components, understand the best application and limitations of each system type, define the solar window, make energy efficiency recommendations, estimate system loads, and understand the basics of PV site assessment.
This course is an online course and will require participants to attend an online webinar for each week of the course.
This course is an online course and will require participants to attend an online webinar for each week of the course.
To receive the MREA PV Site Assessor Certificate, participants will need to complete this course, two practice site assessments, pass the written test, and pay a $50 exam fee.
(4 days)
Kentucky Expo Center937 Phillips LnLouisvilleKY40209
FFA members and advisors, FFA Alumni members, agriculture industry representatives and more gather together with students to compete, volunteer, and celebrate the National FFA Organization. The goal of the Expo is to introduce attendees to hundreds of businesses and organizations that offer industry-leading products and services while maximizing each exhibitor's brand exposure and engagement opportunities. More than 450 exhibitors at the Expo are able to interact with FFA members, who are their future customers, employees, industry leaders and decision makers. The convention includes sessions and speakers to improve leadership skills.
(3 days)
Suny Maritime College6 Pennyfield AveBronxNY10465
The Maritime Administration and the State University of New York Maritime College will host the sixth annual Women on the Water (WOW) Conference in Bronx, New York. This annual conference will bring together cadets from the Federal and State Merchant Marine Academies and Colleges with professional mariners who are leaders in different sectors of the maritime industry. The event will be an excellent opportunity for cadets to learn about the exciting careers that are open to them directly from successful women as well as to hear about current issues affecting the maritime industry. This opportunity is also ideal for cadets and professionals alike to meet and network with others in the maritime industry.
This webinar will give a sense of where nanotechnology and nanotechnology manufacturing are going in terms of the R&D priorities of the government. It is designed to inform educators and other interested parties so they can use the information to plan their new program development strategies. The federal government says it is committed to help revitalize America's manufacturing sector and nanotechnology manufacturing is important to that effort. This webinar will give you insight into policy trends and federal programs.
Education Service Region 122101 W. Loop 340WacoTX76702
This will be a one day training for mainstream and deaf education teachers, addressing classroom access, teaching strategies and resources which can enhance the deaf or hard of hearing student learner's experience in the classroom. The workshop starts at 9:00 am.
(3 days)
Tulsa Tech Riverside Campus801 E 91st StTulsaOK74132
The National Educators Workshop (NEW) provides participants with the latest topics, strategies and methods for teaching material science and technologies. This Workshop unites
educators at all levels with a materials science focus, offering classroom-tested hands-on labs, demos and workshops to assist instructors directly in their teaching.
NEW offers:
• Presentation opportunities for focus on hands-on experiments, demonstrations and laboratories
• Poster and oral presentation opportunities
• Assistance to instructors in evaluation and course assessment methods
• Networking opportunities with participants from all educational levels
• Assistance with new materials technologies
• Road maps and methods for development of new materials courses
• Direct means for introducing materials concepts into existing courses
• Opportunity for peer-reviewed publication for current and future reference
NEW offers significant benefits and impact in terms of career awareness for students, professional development for faculty, and the sharing of successful practices in pedagogy. NEW provides exceptional opportunities to the national STEM community.
(3 days)
Sawgrass Marriott1000 Pga Tour BlvdJacksonvilleFL32082
This conference is designed to help participants become more effective executives by opening doors to new perspectives and points of view allowing participants to move forward with their companies. The American Society for Transportation & Logistics (ASTL) created The Logistics and Supply Chain Forum's conference program after extensive research and feedback from delegates - senior logistics and supply chain executives who deal with critical issues on a daily basis. The 2013 Keynote Speaker will be Tom Kolditz, a Professor in the Practice of Leadership and Management, and Director of the Leader Development Program at the Yale School of Management.
This counts towards CTL Re-Certification PDHs.
(3 days)
Georgia Tech Academy of Medicine875 West peachtree Street NorthwestAtlantaGA30309
The Spatial Plexus '13 international conference takes a twist on this paradigm bybringing problems to the practitioner and educator through the reality of intricate and interdependent issues. "Wicked problems" are those difficult to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements. By "inspecting 'wicked problems' with geospatial goggles," complexities and interdependencies can be exposed, better defined, dissected, better managed through the geospatial approach and reassembled for overall improvements.
Spatial Plexus creates an environment for the following:
- Issue connectivity
- Issue interconnectivity (i.e., Educational articulation, sustainable programs and spatial literacy for workforce readiness followed by GIS 4 domain of knowledge panels, to include Health, Public Safety, Sustaining the Built Environment and many other issues)
- Dynamic interaction (i.e., Overview of issues by Keynote speakers and/or panelists, followed by audience discussion and the opportunity to further contribute to issues and issue interdependencies via Open Mike and Ignite sessions)
- Hands-On workshops
- Information from federal agency leads about GIS funding opportunities
"Wicked problems," such as education and business intelligence, require a great number of people to change their mindsets.
Space is limited.
(2 days)
Brighton High School7878 Brighton RoadBrightonMI48116
Sponsored by Google, Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL), and Brighton Area Schools, the miGoogle conference will inspire and excite educators with new ways to incorporate web-based technologies into the classroom. Sessions will include introductions to Google products such as Docs, Sites, and Blogger as well as deep-dive sessions for experienced users. Sessions on the management and technical deployment of Google Apps for Education will also be available.
2nd Annual Southeastern United Grape & Wine Symposium
http://www.vesta-usa.org/main/index.php/current-students/calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2013/1...
(4 days)
Shelton-Badgett North Carolina Center for Viticulture & Enology630 South Main StreetDobsonNC27017
Surry Community College will host the 2nd annual symposium uniting grape growers and winemakers from across the southeastern United States in a collaborative effort to support and expand the region’s wine industry.
The Southeastern United Grape and Wine Symposium will feature educational workshops and seminars from some of the most distinguished viticulture professionals on the east coast.
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(3 days)
Hyatt Regency Bellevue900 Bellevue WayBellevueWA98004
The SNAME Annual Meeting is the only industry event that includes all the diverse technical interests and professional specialties in naval architecture, marine and ocean engineering and related disciplines.
Young Professionals interested in attending the meeting should apply for the YP scholarship due Friday, September 20.
(3 days)
Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina1441 Quivira RoadSan DiegoCA92109
CAEL's 2013 International Conference, “Destination Education: Charting a Course to Degree Completion,” will be held November 6-8, 2013 at the Hyatt Mission Bay Spa and Marina in San Diego.
For 35 years, the annual conference of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) has brought together 500 participants to learn, network, and work together to make lifelong learning accessible to adults around the world. Attendees include college faculty and administrators, HR professionals, workforce developers and representatives from labor and government.
This webinar is being offered by DeafTEC: Technological Education Center for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students, an NSF ATE National Center of Excellence. During this webinar, participants will experience what it is like to be a deaf student in a mainstreamed college class followed by a discussion on the challenges deaf students face in the classroom and the Universal Design principles that could be used to improve the instruction and learning not only for the deaf student but for all students in the class. Online resources being developed by the NSF ATE Center, DeafTEC (www.deaftec.org) to improve existing teaching practice by providing better access to instruction for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in mainstream STEM classes will also be discussed.
(2 days)
Hilton Chicago/Northbrook2855 N Milwaukee AveNorthbrookIL60062
The COSD 14th Annual National Conference will explore the gray areas associated with disability, employment diversity, and career employment challenges for college students seeking to enter the workforce. Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD) is a unique and dynamic national professional association comprised of more than 600 colleges and universities and over 500 major national employers. COSD's mission is to improve the employment rate of college students and recent graduates with disabilities on a national basis. COSD works with higher education institutions and assists them in developing collaborative relationships between the Disability Services and Career Services offices on campuses. The result is students with disabilities are better prepared and more competitive in the career search. COSD closely works with employers to identify innovative methods of recruiting and hiring college graduates with disabilities, including creation of internship opportunities or encouraging participation of employers in specialized internship and recruiting programs that focus on college students with disabilities.
A computer programming professor finally found the tools she needed to improve enrollment and retention of women in STEM (male retention increased, too!) after taking a WomenTech Educators Training followed by six months of group telecalls on plan implementation. Associate Professor Barbara DuFrain increased her female enrollment by 62% and increased the retention of her female and male students by 45% in less than a year. Check out this free, one-hour webinar to learn: * Classroom retention strategies that work right away * Icebreakers to engage and connect students early in the semester * The importance of teaming and pair programming in the lab * How to effectively use online outreach strategies like YouTube videos * Career events that include female role models.
VESTA VIN 266 Sensory Evaluation Workshop
http://www.vesta-usa.org/main/index.php/current-students/calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2013/1...
(2 days)
Greta W. Watson Culinary Arts Center3801 Campus DriveWacoTX76705
Sharpen your wine senses during Texas State Technical College's Wine Sensory Workshop. A light breakfast will be included both mornings, and lunch on Saturday. Topics of the workshop will include wine tasting methodology, wine sensory components, wine faults and flaws and errors in the perception of wine. Cost is $199 per person and pre-registration is required.
South Campus, University of New Mexico800 Bradbury SEAlbuquerqueNM87106
This workshop covers a variety of topics related to MEMS Cantilevers. Topics include applications, fabrication, and operation. The workshop activities allow the participants to analyze both the static and dynamic modes of cantilever operations. Participants simulate a cantilever's operation under various "loads" (different masses). Cantilevers with different lengths, widths, thicknesses and of different materials are used to illustrate how these cantilever characteristics affect its operation. The SCME Dynamic Cantilever Kit is used to support these activities.
Class size is limited.
(3 days)
114 Lubert BuildingUniversity ParkPA16802
Come forth and explore the world of nanotechnology.
Participants will learn about: The growing applications of nano in industries including: biotechnology, MEMS, optoelectronics, and many more.
The basics of nanofabrication processes and tools.
A tour of class 10 cleanrooms in the Penn State Nanofabrication Facility and the CNEU Teaching Cleanroom.
This workshop is designed for: Post-Secondary, Secondary Science, Technology, and Vocational-Technical Educators; Guidance Counselors; School Administrators, and others. Financial support may be available to qualified applicants.
Interested in implementing a nano program or courses in a home institution? Interested in learning what NACK is doing in Pennsylvania? A two-year institution? Or, a four year institution in partnership with a two-year or technical school? A secondary science, technology or vocational technical teacher, administrator or counselor that teaches or is involved in the administration of the STEM curriculum at your institution? If so, participants can apply for support funding. See website for more details.
2013 Michigan Digital Learning Conference: Technology Trends in Teaching and Learning
http://www.macul.org/otherevents/michigan-digital-learning-conference/
(2 days)
Macomb Intermediate School District44001 Garfield RoadClinton TownshipMI48048
Join the Michigan Digital learning Conference (MDLC) in celebrating innovative teaching and the instructional practices that personalize learning for all students! Explore digital learning opportunities while building an educator toolbox with key elements of blended learning. Find out how to successfully flip the classroom. Network with educators to develop best practice in online instruction. Explore new trends in teaching and learning.
Sponsored by Macomb ISD, MACUL and the REMC Association of Michigan.
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges and Iowa State University host a series of FREE webinars on integrating the latest research on energy into the classroom. This webinar will feature speaker Emily Heaton, Assistant Professor of Agronomy at Iowa State University.
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Gillette Stadium1 Patriot PlaceFoxboroughMA02035
This year’s event will be the tenth and largest Massachusetts STEM Summit, with more than 1,000 attendees expected. Throughout the day, panel presentations and the lunchtime plenary session will address the goals, plans, and progress of STEM education, bringing leaders and practitioners from the state’s education, business, and government sectors together to share information and ideas. Sessions will cover the entire education spectrum, workforce development, economic development, and other key policy issues faced by the Commonwealth.
(3 days)
Estrella Mountain Community College3000 N Dysart RdAvondaleAZ85392
Recent physics education research (PER) data indicates microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) tools coupled with an activity-based physics approach provides a better method of teaching physics by enabling the teaching/learning process to build on students’ direct experiences in the physics classroom/laboratory or studio. These MBL tools give students immediate feedback by presenting data graphically in a manner that can be easily and quickly understood. They will explore approaches and curriculum materials from commercial vendors (and leader developed labs) as well as hardware, software, and sensors from Vernier Software (LabPro/LabQuest Interface and Logger Pro software), PASCO Scientific, and Tracker software. These curriculum materials are often used with sensors and interfaces from other vendors as well.
Free Optics and Photonics Technician Education Workshop for Two-Year College Faculty and Staff
https://www.teachingtechnicians.org/Event/Details.aspx?EventID=6853d27b-dfd2-4d5e-a986-fbb...
(2 days)
Texas State Technical College Waco3801 Campus DriveWacoTX76705
This two-day workshop will provide an opportunity to get in on the ground floor in educating technicians for one of the most exciting and fastest growing technologies - photonics! Optics and photonics applications are rapidly transforming the way we work and live. Photonics, and its applications, involve the cutting-edge use of lasers, optics, fiber-optics, sensors, cameras, and electro-optical devices. Photonics has many applications in manufacturing, medicine, aerospace, communications, security, solid-state lighting, and other high-tech fields.
Northland Community and Technical College1101 Minnesota 1Thief River FallsMN56701
A VEX scrimmage for teams to work on building their robots, get assistance in programming, troubleshooting, or design from Electronics Technology staff and students, and practice this year's game, Toss Up, against other teams, and test your designs and programming on the Toss Up Field.
(5 days)
Hilton Americas1600 Lamar StHoustonTX77010
The 31st annual Transcomp Exhibition is a premier trade show for freight transportation professionals. Sales displays will be located in the George R. Brown Convention Center. This event will provide networking opportunities, superior educational sessions, and the chance to meet with the largest association of shippers in the United States.
(3 days)
George R. Brown Convention Center1001 Avenida De Las AmericasHoustonTX77010
As Intermodal Expo is one of the largest freight transportation events in North America and Houston is one of the busiest transportation hubs in the country, the 2013 Intermodal Expo will provide opportunities to learn about new products and expand businesses. Carriers, 3PLs, shippers, terminal operators, port authorities and industry suppliers will come together to:
- Network with customers and business associates
- Attend educational sessions on the latest industry issues and challenges
- Visit the exhibits that showcase the newest transportation products and services
(4 days)
McCormick Place2301 S Lake Shore DrChicagoIL60616
FABTECH 2013 returns to Chicago for a metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event. FABTECH provides a ‘one stop shop’ venue where attendees can meet with world-class suppliers, see the latest industry products and developments, and find the tools to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing needs.
Sheraton Minneapolis West12201 Ridgedale DrMinnetonkaMN55305
Help your business use additive manufacturing technologies or “3D printing” to increase efficiency and profitability. Join us for this special one-day summit to gain insights on current and mainstream application of additive manufacturing technologies. Minnesota is home to many of the businesses leading the way internationally in additive manufacturing technologies, but these tools can be put to use by businesses of any scale.
This webinar is intended for evaluators who are launching new evaluations or seeking to strengthen the overall design of ongoing studies. We’ll address how to formulate good questions to establish a strong foundation for an evaluation and hone in on appropriate data collection methods and sources that align with those questions. We’ll provide practical guidance for transforming data into meaningful conclusions about a project’s progress, quality, and impact. Finally, we will share strategies and tools for generating practical, actionable recommendations for project improvement based on evidence. Participants will learn to purposefully connect these distinct aspects of an evaluation into a cohesive package that adds value to projects.
Walter Clore Vineyard Pavilion2140 Wine Country RoadProsserWA99350
Presented by: Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center, in partnership with Wine Yakima Valley and Yakima Valley Community College.
Join us as we reflect on our journey to become the first AVA in Washington and sample wines that make Yakima valley exceptional.
Guest Speakers:
Kerry Shields, Winemaker, Cote Bonneville
Dr. Wade Wolfe, Winemaker, Thurston Wolfe
JJ Compeau, General Manager, Kestrel Vintners
Kay Simon, Winemaker, Chinook Wines
Cost is $35 per person and participants must be 21 or older to attend.
Defining Machine Education in Florida
http://www.fl-ate.org/images/front/docs/2013_11_22%20FL%20Machining%20Education-1.pdf
BSSB 206/208, HCC brandon Campus10414 E Columbus Dr.TampaFL33619
This workshop will focus on defining stackable academic credentials aligned to national standards. One of the objectives is to review and revise the current college credit certificates under the A.S. Engineering Technology Mechanical Fabrication and Design specialization. This workshop anticipates the fine-tuning of the standards and benchmarks will define an alignment with NIMS certifications that may result in articulation pathways. Anyone (machining professionals and trainers, secondary and post-secondary machining educators, etc) interested in machining education in secondary and/or post secondary institutions are welcome to attend and participate.
Los Medanos College - Library Community Room, L-1092700 E Leland RdPittsburgCA94565
Designed to introduce college staff and administrators to ACE, participants will gain an overall understanding of ACE’s approach to education through experiential learning. This workshop’s focus is on the non-cognitive/affective domain and various ACE models. Participants will leave with the ability to replicate ACE activities in their own classrooms. Through a facilitated “next steps” exercise, teams will gain insight on how ACE may be introduced to their college.
Registration fee of $150 includes materials, and lunch, coffee, tea and snacks throughout the day.
Dream !t Do !t Northern Minnesota VEX Robotics Tournament
http://www.robotevents.com/dream-t-do-t-northern-minnesota-vex-robotics-tournament-1.html
Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River FallsMN56701
The Dream !t Do !t Northern 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.
South Campus, University of New Mexico800 Bradbury SEAlbuquerqueNM87106
This workshop covers topics related to polycrystalline and monocrystalline materials and the importance of crystal structures for the fabrication of micro-sized structures. Topics include the type of crystals, crystal planes and the Miller Index, and crystal planes and micro-fabrication. In the workshop activities participates become proficient in denoting different crystal planes and vectors using Miller Index notation, construct a paper-based crystal, and determine the crystal orientation of different silicon wafers. The SCME Crystallography kit is used to support these activities.