The Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (RCNGM) in collaboration with the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), would like to offer this opportunity to attend the Engineering Challenge for the 21st Century Program’s – 2013 Teachers’ Summer Dissemination Workshop being held at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.
This week long program provides the opportunity to work with peers from around the United States while being immersed in a technology rich environment. At the Coast Guard Academy, attendees will learn how to hone team-building skills while using robotics to help save lives. The team-building skills learned here are designed to be directly applicable to the classroom.
The Engineering Challenge for the 21st Century Program involves:
-Problem Based Learning Robotic Projects centered around United States Coast Guard Life Saving Missions
-Development and Preservation of Effective Teams
-Professional and Interpersonal Skills Training utilizing DISC Behavioral Profiles
The purpose of this conference is to exchange best practices and ideas to support and enhance biomanufacturing education and training and the workforce for the 21st century.
Attend the five-day Microsoft Office 2010: Create a Dynamic Presentation workshop July 15-19, 2013 at a cost of $500 at RIT/NTID in Rochester, NY. The workshop will be held daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
This instructional “hands-on“ workshop is designed to teach participants how to make an impact in their workplace using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. This class goes beyond the basics of Microsoft Office.
Each participant will have a solid understanding of how to apply Microsoft Word and PowerPoint so they will be able to enhance their level of productivity in the work place. The instructor will guide through a step-by-step “how-to” approach that will help participants master the features only Microsoft Office has to offer. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will have sufficient knowledge to take the MCAS (Microsoft Certified Application Specialist) certification test.
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.
This five-day training workshop offers 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.
The “Weld Quality and Inspection, Welding Codes, Specifications and Safety” course covers the concepts and fundamentals of the weld quality and inspection methods, welding codes, specifications and safety. Laboratory work consists of setting up and operating the instruments and equipment for identification and characterization of weld discontinuities and defects.
This 5-day workshop will encompass the application of STEM-based curriculum using guitars in the classroom. Math, Physics, hands-on and inquiry based learning, curriculum development will be covered over the sessions. Free software tools and low-cost implementation options will also be explored. High school and community college faculty are encouraged to apply.
During the workshop, faculty will construct a fully functioning solid body electric guitar that is designed for classroom instruction. In each faculty will also generate 1 classroom learning activity based on national or state standards.
Faculty will be notified of the status of their award to attend the workshop no later than April 30th.
Please be aware: An attending Faculty Team should include one technology education/engineering teacher AND one science or math teacher. Each team member will need to register separately. Make sure to indicate the partner's name in the application questions as well as a contact number and email that can be reached after school is out of session, for updates.
Cost of $795 includes:
• A custom made solid body electric guitar built during the workshop.
• All materials and equipment needed.
• A complete curriculum guide, including learning activities, hands-on application guides and more.
• All CAD files and information needed to take this exciting activity back to the classroom.
• 40 clock hours from OSPI for teachers.
The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) is hosting their annual conference for K-12 computer science and computer applications teachers. The conference will provide information that will help instructors better prepare their students for the future. Keynote speakers are Selena Deckelmann and Hadi Patrovi.
Conference registration costs $60, and there is a 3-hour workshop for an additional $60.
The POGIL 3-day regional workshop provides instructors from both high schools and colleges/universities with all levels of POGIL experience significant opportunities to enhance their professional development by gaining new insights into teaching and learning. There will be a sequence of workshop sessions specifically designed for those who are new to POGIL (introductory track), and also sessions for those with previous POGIL experience (intermediate and advanced tracks), including new components for 2013. POGIL philosophy and methodology, facilitation techniques, opportunities to write and review activities, along with poster and plenary sessions will be offered.
While the workshop's focus is on the STEM disciplines, attendees are encouraged from all disciplines.
Workshop fee is $295 (registration, materials, lunches/dinners). On-campus housing for two nights is provided for an additional $100 and includes two accompanying breakfasts. Space is limited, and early applications are encouraged.
For an additional fee of $50, participants in the POGIL regional workshops can choose to receive CEUs (Continuing Education Units) through Millersville University. There is an attendance requirement if you choose to pursue CEUs.
You must apply via the tab to the left in order to be considered for attendance at this meeting. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, with decisions made on a rolling basis, typically within 2 weeks of application.
Click here to get more details about this workshop http://www.pogil.org/resources/workshop-resources-for-participants/regional-meetings.
This free course is designed to familiarize teachers with the Bootstrap curriculum. Bootstrap is a free curriculum that helps students develop and hone their algebra skills by using math to program their own videogames. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
There is a limit of 45 attendees, and seating is first-come, first-served.
The Center for STEM Education for Girls is hosting its annual STEM Think Tank and Conference. The conference is expecting 200-300 participants from the following groups:
-Teachers of girls at public, private, parochial, and charter -schools
-K-12 administrators
-University STEM Outreach program coordinators
-University researchers in gender research
-Leaders of successful university STEM programs
-Non-profits and Informal educators
-Members of industry
The STEM Consortium has chosen “Girl Meets STEM: Developing the Next Generation of Professionals” as the conference theme for 2013. Conference strands have been selected as follows:
-Best Practices in Curriculum & Teaching for Girls
-Getting Started in STEM – What do we mean? How is it different? How do you do it?
-STEM Leadership
-Changing the Conversation – What message do we send to girls about STEM?
-Community Outreach - How can schools use local museums, universities, science centers, and businesses to give girls hands-on experiences and access to STEM careers?
This one-day course uses a combination of lecture and classroom activities to teach the basics of wind electric systems. Participants will learn how to define wind energy and how residential wind energy systems work. This course will provide a basis for making informed decisions about the design, sizing, and siting of wind energy systems.
This one-day course will focus on the fundamentals of wind tower climbing and safety. Participants will be educated in climbing mechanics, hazard assessment, fall protection, basic knot tying, and more. The course will conclude with a climb on a tower practicing the safety procedures and knowledge learned in class.
Minneapolis Community & Technical College’s Career Exploration camps give youth the opportunity to get a taste of college life and career paths by providing hands-on experiential learning in their CTE programs, using state-of-the-art equipment and taught by industry experts and MCTC faculty. For a full list of the camp topics, see: http://www.minneapolis.edu/Educational-Programs/Preparing-for-College/Camps
The convention provides top-tier continuing education through presentations, interactive labs, and an exhibit hall experience. This year's convention will incorporate a variety of resources to celebrate AMVA's role and highlight the impact on the veterinary profession while honoring 150 years of dedication and achievement.
Onsite registration will be located in the Foyer of F1 in McCormick Place® West. Hours of operation are from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM on Friday, July 19 and from 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM Saturday through Tuesday.
Participants in this two-day course will perform repairs and annual maintenance on a selection of area wind turbines and systems. This is a working course with optional tower climbing. Machines from 1kW to 20kW may be covered, including work on freestanding, guyed lattice, and tilt-up towers.
This one-day course uses a combination of lecture and classroom activities 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.
The AACC Presidents Academy Summer Institute (PASI) is an annual professional development program for CEOs/Presidents of member community colleges, providing intensive focus on current challenges, emerging trends, and opportunities unique to that position.
The three-day institute focuses on issues of critical importance to success in the role of the community college president, providing a mix of content experts and interaction around related case studies that result in the development/acquisition of ready-to-use skill sets that participants can apply back at their respective campuses.
HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and postsecondary educators, counselors, industry professionals, trade organizations, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills. Charged with Educating America’s Technical Workforce, the event focuses on the preparation needed by the existing and future workforce for companies in the high-tech sectors that drive the economy of the United States.
HI-TEC explores the convergence of scientific disciplines and technologies, including:
-Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
-Agricultural, Energy, and Environmental Technologies
-Biotechnology and Chemical Processes
-Electronics
-Engineering Technologies
-Information Communications, Geospatial, and Security Technologies
-Learning, Evaluation, and Research
Micro- and Nanotechnologies
Attend the five-day Microsoft Excel 2010: Create an Electronic Worksheet workshop July 22-26, 2013 at a cost of $500 at RIT/NTID in Rochester, NY. The workshop will be held daily from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
Microsoft Excel is a powerful computer application tool that helps to reliably and securely organize, manipulate, and graph numeric data at work or for personal use. This workshop will begin with the basics and gradually work up to a point of proficiency in Excel 2010. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will have sufficient knowledge to take the MCAS (Microsoft Certified Application Specialist) certification test.
In collaboration with the National Geospatial Technology of Excellence (GeoTech Center), San Diego State University and Southwestern College will be conducting their annual summer Geospatial Technology workshop. Geospatial technology provides a powerful toolset for anyone engaged in a spatial discipline (from anthropology to biology to business to criminology to earth science to environmental science to political science to etc...).
The “Joining and Cutting Processes” course covers the basics and principles of major joining and cutting processes. Advantages, disadvantages, equipment, consumables, techniques and variables for each process are discussed. Applications, criteria for consumable selection and how to establish process parameters are emphasized. Laboratory work involves equipment set up and operating of the welding and cutting equipment for specific applications.
CyberSTEM camp is a one-week commuter summer program at the University of Maryland, College Park for middle school (incoming 7th and 8th grade) girls who are interested in the growing field of cybersecurity. This 5 day experience provides hands-on activities focused on STEM and cybersecurity topics. Attendees will learn and apply basic concepts of programming, forensics, cryptography, and program management from a series of gaming, modeling, and simulation activities, which explore the interconnections of science, math, technology, and computers.
The goal of this camp is to allow young women explore various topics within the STEM and cybersecurity fields by linking research to practice through hands-on experience.
Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE) is a 4-day field- and research-based summer workshop designed for middle and high school science teachers. The workshop aims to improve teacher and student understanding of the environment using local examples, and to provide resources and experience to support the incorporation of climate change, ecosystem services, systems thinking, service learning, estuary and watershed topics into classroom teaching. The course is also designed to promote stewardship of watersheds and estuaries. Following the summer workshop, teachers implement a stewardship project with students throughout the school year, using a $200 mini-grant through TOTE. Teachers also commit to attending a half-day fall follow up session to report on their stewardship project progress.
The POGIL 3-day regional workshop provides instructors from both high schools and colleges/universities with all levels of POGIL experience significant opportunities to enhance their professional development by gaining new insights into teaching and learning. There will be a sequence of workshop sessions specifically designed for those who are new to POGIL (introductory track), and also sessions for those with previous POGIL experience (intermediate and advanced tracks), including new components for 2013. POGIL philosophy and methodology, facilitation techniques, opportunities to write and review activities, along with poster and plenary sessions will be offered.
While the workshop's focus is on the STEM disciplines, attendees are encouraged from all disciplines.
Workshop fee is $295 (registration, materials, lunches/dinners). On-campus housing for two nights is provided for an additional $100 and includes two accompanying breakfasts. Space is limited, and early applications are encouraged.
For an additional fee of $50, participants in the POGIL regional workshops can choose to receive CEUs (Continuing Education Units) through Millersville University. There is an attendance requirement if you choose to pursue CEUs.
You must apply via the tab to the left in order to be considered for attendance at this meeting. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, with decisions made on a rolling basis, typically within 2 weeks of application.
Click here to get more details about this workshop http://www.pogil.org/resources/workshop-resources-for-participants/regional-meetings.
This one-day symposium about ethical issues in Neuroscience will be hosted by the NeuroPolicy Affinity Group. The event includes expert panels, Break-out sessions, and networking opportunities for all attendees. The symposium will be held in the auditorium of the AAAS building.
This conference provides up to 16 hours of Esri software training, hundreds of user presentations that share best practices, and opportunities for me to get our specific technical questions answered by Esri staff. It also includes vendor and map displays from around the world and special interest group meetings that will connect me with GIS users from our region and industry.
This workshop for science and technology teacher is intended to help participants integrate sustainable energy into their curricula; learn how to meet Ohio science curriculum standards; receive, develop, and use sustainable energy lab materials in their classrooms; investigate "green" careers; and more. Content covered includes hydrogen fuel cells, wind, solar, and bio-fuels.
The 2013 MATE Center Summer Institute is designed to introduce educators to the knowledge and skills needed to step up from a simple, on-off switch box control system to a control system that allows for motor speed control. The workshop will focus on building a four-motor ROV using K-166 bi-directional speed controllers to operate each motor.
Other activities will include a look at basic plug and play sensors and using simple hand-powered pneumatics to create a functional manipulator. The target audience for the 2013 MATE Center Summer Institute is faculty and educators who have experience building and teaching simple switch box controllers that are interested in upgrading their skills to build a slightly more sophisticated motor control system.
Security + is an international, vendor-neutral certification that demonstrates competency in:
Network Security
Compliance and operational security
Threats and vulnerabilities
Application, data and host security
Access control and identity management
Cryptography
This course introduces the basic principles of network security. The student will be introduced to computer network vulnerabilities and threats and how to safeguard computer networks from those vulnerabilities and threats. This course will expose the student to network security planning, network security technology, network security organization and the legal and ethical issues associated with network security. This course is designed to prepare the student for the CompTIA Security + certification.
*Note: This training opportunity is for Teachers/Faculty. Verification of teaching status and institution will be requested.
PLEASE NOTE: Although there is no cost for the workshop, there will be a no-show fee of $500 billed directly to the institutions of each registered individual who fails to cancel their registration a minimum of 10 business days prior to the first session of this course.
Cisco has recently announced the redesign of the Cisco Associate-level certification programs and the evolution of the CCNA certification to CCNA Routing and Switching certification. CCNA-certified instructors will need to be ready for these changes. This course will cover changes to the Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) and focus on the new requirement for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certifications. CCNA Routing and Switching focuses on network infrastructure, mainly routing and switching, but it also includes wireless access, security, and connectivity to branch offices using WAN.
