Concrete Masonry Technology covers material grading and blending, cementitious material, lightweight aggregates, design mix development, admixes, pigments and the producing and curing of concrete masonry units. Concrete masonry specifications and the multiple uses of products are covered. Course presentations are directed toward the material suppliers and the producers of concrete masonry units. Students are encouraged to bring samples of their own aggregates to test after class.

Announcing the 2014 1-day Portland Summer Sustainability Institute (SSI) entitled "Supporting Sustainability, High Density and Livable Design," hosted by Portland Community College with generous support from the National Science Foundation. This year's SSI will:

2. Build awareness of the triple-bottom-line (TBL) impacts of the built environment and investigate the importance and benefits of promoting livable, high density design
3. Investigate the options for balancing land use needs for housing with needs for agriculture, landscapes and greenscapes, and natural resources.
4. Host a Design Charette in which participants will design and envision places that support "conscious living" — places where occupants are actively conscious of the impact they have on their environment and employ practices to mitigate their impact, and conserve and protect natural resources.

This Institute is designed for high school or college instructors in the following fields:

• Architectural Design
• Interior Design
• Landscape Design, Urban agriculture, and Therapeutic Horticulture
• Environmental Studies and Biology
• Building Construction, Real Estate
• Health Professions

Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon are two sturgeon species that can be found in coastal waters, estuaries, and major rivers along the East Coast of the United States. Because of overfishing for sturgeon eggs which were processed into caviar, shortnose and Atlantic sturgeon have been listed throughout their range under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The SCUTES (Students Collaborating to Undertake Tracking Efforts for Sturgeon) program is the collaboration between NOAA Fisheries (NMFS), sturgeon researchers, teachers, and informal educators to bring more awareness about sturgeon and the ESA to the classroom. NMFS has worked with educators to develop lesson plans and activities relating to sturgeon. These lesson plans meet the National Education Standards, and cover a variety of subjects including Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Math. These lesson plans are generally for grades 3-12, but they can be adapted to fit your students’ needs. Teachers are invited to borrow SCUTES kits that contain lesson plans and activity supplies from NMFS and SCUTES partners.

The goal of this workshop is to introduce new SCUTES educators to the educational kits and elementary level activities. Educators will participate in the activities, and are welcome to provide any constructive feedback. Each teacher will receive a SCUTES cd that contains all the lesson plans and various handouts.

The Vibrapac concrete products machine course is a hands-on study of the proper machine adjustments, electronics and electrical schematic print reading of the V3 Vibrapac concrete products machines. Students are given troubleshooting problems as a practical application of these topics.

Does your office building have decks instead of floors? Does your commute to/from work include sea states and sea spray? Is your daily inspiration derived by the smell of the sea, marine blue waters or the sound of sea gulls? Do you work for an organization that is dedicated to ensuring the rest of the world understands our maritime history? Do you long for a day when the name "Charles W. Morgan" is as well known as "Nemo" or "Dory"? Then this conference is for you!

Join us for the 10th Maritime Heritage Conference (MHC) - a gathering of folks who want to ensure that the history of the sea is fun, interactive, memorable and mainstream.

Immerse yourself in our rich maritime past, while experiencing our maritime present and future. Whether you like to teach, talk, paint, photograph, sing, restore or research all things nautical, you have a place at the MHC!

Teach at the beach - Apply science inquiry skills! Connect your students, wherever they live, to their coastal environment. Organize your own field study site at Long Island Sound. Apply science concepts to improve test scores. Excite and motivate your students to work as scientists!

Who should attend: Grade 4-12 Teachers & Informal Science Educators

Take-Home Materials include: Get Started! Teacher Curriculum & Resource Guide, seine net, several field guides including a $40 Guide to life in LIS, geology tools, posters, multimedia and more!