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| Fall Update #3 | September 2012 |
Greetings!
We hope that you are enjoying your first few weeks of the school year and have been able to sign up for a workshop or two! Please find below information on our upcoming October workshops including registration, information on the Science and Technology Festival, various robotics initiatives and workshops, various grants and scholarships, SciGirls, and TCNJ Articulation. We are looking forward to seeing you at many of our professional development workshops this year! |
| TCNJ Announces New Community College Articulation Agreements | |
Dr. Karsnitz is pleased to announce that new "Articulation Agreements" have been signed between TCNJ's Department of Technological Studies and Mercer County Community College and Brookdale Community College. These agreements will assist students who plan to attend either of these community colleges and desire to transfer to the Technology/Pre-Engineering Education major at TCNJ. Students who study under an agreement and earn a 3.5 GPA or better and are successful in an interview with the department are guaranteed an offer of admission.
Applications from candidates with a GPA above 3.0 are guaranteed that their application will be reviewed by the department and will receive priority consideration for an offer of admission.
The department believes that these articulation agreements are an important part of meeting the increasing demand for qualified Technology/Pre-Engineering Education teachers. Dr. Karsnitz is interested in establishing additional community college articulation agreements and would like to hear from teachers in the field about which community colleges and programs are being used to serve their students.
Teachers with students who are planning to attend any community college and then transfer to the Technology/Pre-Engineering Education major at TCNJ should also contact Dr. Karsnitz (karsnitz@tcnj.edu). The Department would like to work closely with any student attending a community college to advise them in course selection and assist them in the transfer application process. Additional information about the TCNJ transfer process can be found at http://admissions.pages.tcnj.edu/resources-for/transferapplicants
Transfer Applications for the Spring Semester are due by November 1st
Transfer Applications for Fall Semester are due by February 15th
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| Upcoming NJTEEA Robotics Workshops | |
Keep an eye open for registration for these two exciting workshops!
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| VEX Robotics Grant Opportunities | |
Hi Everyone,
I hope all is well with you as we look forward to the new school year.
I just received an interesting proposal from our regional manager from the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation, which oversees the Vex Robotics Competition. He secured a number of grants for starting Vex teams in New Jersey - the grants provide free parts for starting a new team. He asked me to ask around to find educators that would be interested in these grants.
The only stipulations are that they must not have had a competition Vex program in the past (so they must be new schools and teams) and as part of accepting this grant, you agree that you will field two competition teams during the 2012-2013 season. The grant covers equipment, including all the physical components to build a competitive robot, as well as programming software and controllers.
This is the list of components that are covered by the grant:
P/N 276-3000 Classroom & Competition Super Kit, $999.99
P/N 276-1714 easyC V4 for Cortex or (1-seat) $74.99, or RobotC P/N 276-1739, $79.00
P/N 276-1891 Partner Joystick, $29.99
P/N 276-1491 3000 mAh Battery, $29.99
P/N 276-1696 AAA Joystick Batteries, $12.99
P/N 276-1602 Coiled Joystick Cable, $6.99
Last year, Michael Snook, a fellow technology education teacher and TCNJ graduate and I started a non-profit company, Garden State Robotics. , and we now organize and run all of the Vex Robotics events in New Jersey.
To help new teams started by this grant out, we would provide reduced cost event registrations for state events for the teams from each school receiving the grant (basically two teams register for the cost of one). Vex is generally very low cost, with reusable parts and not a lot of overhead in terms of fees and event costs.
If you are interested in receiving more information about these grants, please let me know and I will get you more specific information, and if you know of anyone else that is interested, please have them email me at contact@gardenstaterobotics.org, and we can move on from there.
Thanks,
--Ben Mitchell
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| Do You Use Geocaching in Your Classroom? | |
If so, NJTEEA wants to hear from you! Please email us at njteea@njteea.org and tell us about how you use geocaching in your classroom. We are looking to offer some exciting professional development on the topic and want your input! |
| Air Force Association Educator Grants | |
Funded by: Air Force Association
Description: The Air Force Association (AFA) helps provide educational opportunities for America's youth. These opportunities were initiated to help ensure that future generations of Americans: * Appreciate the important role of aviation and space in America's future * Have the technical knowledge necessary to understand aerospace issues * Have the educational background required to pursue aerospace careers To accomplish their educational goals, the AFA communicates directly with the American public about the importance of maintaining a sound aerospace infrastructure and the importance of maintaining a strong Air Force to ensure national security. Another important part of their educational efforts is to support the educational objectives of the Air Force and CAP. As part of that support, the AFA recognizes outstanding contributions in the field of aerospace education. To support CAP's aerospace education programs, the AFA provides aerospace education grants for Civil Air Patrol units. Since 1996, the AFA has provided over $240,000 to CAP units and teachers to help fund their aerospace education programs
Program Areas: Science/Environment
Recipients: Public School
Proposal Deadline: 10/17/12
Average Amount: $250.00
Email: ae@capnhq.gov
Website: http://www.capmembers.com/aerospace_education/aem_specific/educator_grants_and_scholarship_information.cfm
Availability: All States
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| American Honda Foundation Grants | |
Funded by: The American Honda Foundation
Description: Organizations working in the areas of youth and scientific education may be eligible for grants from the American Honda Foundation. Our policy is to seek out those programs and organizations with a well-defined sense of purpose, demonstrated commitment to making the best use of available resources and a reputation for accomplishing their objectives. The American Honda Foundation will make grants in the field of youth and scientific education to: Educational institutions, K-12. Accredited higher education institutions (colleges and universities). Community colleges and vocational or trade schools. Scholarship and fellowship programs at selected colleges and/or universities or through selected national, non-profit organizations. Other scientific and education-related non-profit, tax-exempt organizations. Gifted student programs. Youth educational or scientific programs or institutions. Educational radio and/or television stations or networks. Films, movies, film strips, slides and/or short subjects concerning youth and/or scientific education. College, university or other non-profit laboratories engaged in scientific education. Private, non-profit scientific and/or youth education projects. Other non-profit, tax-exempt institutions in the fields of youth and scientific education. Programs pertaining to academic or curriculum development that emphasize innovative educational methods and techniques.
Program Areas: General Education, Science/Environment, TAG, Technology
Recipients: Public School, Private School, Higher Education, Other
Proposal Deadline: 11/2/2012
Average Amount: $40,000.00 - $80,000.00
Telephone: 310-781-4090
Website: http://corporate.honda.com/images/banners/america/AHF_brochure.pdf
Availability: All States
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| SciGirls | |
What is SciGirls?
SciGirls, an Emmy award winning PBS KIDS series, showcases bright, curious, real girls putting science and engineering to work, as they answer real-life questions and make unexpected discoveries in the world around them. Each half-hour episode follows a different group of middle school girls, whose passion provides an energetic model of inquiry-based science, appealing to tweens, parents, and educators alike. Ten new episodes follow girls as they design an underwater robot, engineer a "chill" ice-cream-making bike, apply real forensic methods to solving a mysterious crime, and more. While new girls are introduced in each episode, the series is unified by a pair of recurring animated characters - Izzie and her best friend Jake. Together, they embark on their own adventures and call on the SciGirls for help.
SciGirls integrates the companion website into the TV series like never before. And in Season 2, there's even more of the unique combination of TV and web that won the series a Daytime Emmy for "New Approaches" in its premiere season. Every episode features onscreen clues that lead girls to a "mash-up" game on the website, where they can create their own unique SciGirls stories. Plus, in other new interactive games, kids can search for underwater treasure, care for a colony of honey bees, and design wildlife dioramas.
And of course, kids everywhere can still join the SciGirls safe social network at http://pbskids.org/scigirls to create personal profiles, upload projects, and connect with other sci-minded girls nationwide. It's all about tweens and screens, and SciGirls' sophomore season will empower girls - as well as their parents and educators - to tap into the collaboration, exploration, and authentic discovery.
The goal of SciGirls is nothing less than changing how millions of girls think about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Every girl can be a SciGirl!
New Season!
The first episode of SciGirls Season 2 takes place on the Chesapeake Bay where four SciGirls build an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The girls use a SeaPerch kit to build a camera-carrying ROV that they can drive around the bottom of the bay to compare aquatic life between a degraded reef and a restored reef.
After watching the episode, viewers may use their new knowledge of ROVs to play the online game AquaBot. The game scenario: Jake dropped his grandpop's championship football ring into the aquarium! Can you help fish it out? Design an ROV and drive it underwater to rescue the treasured bling. This two-level fun zone will test engineering smarts and driving acumen as the user becomes a real deep-sea diva! Check your local PBS stations for airdates, and play AquaBot starting October 13th.
SciGirls CONNECT
SciGirls has grown from a small, experimental, media-based outreach effort into an innovative national demonstration project that combines video, printed activity guides, and professional development for educators, all linked through dedicated websites. To address the critical need to engage more young women in STEM learning, SciGirls has created and applied a unique approach to SciGirls training, outreach, and educational materials, that is rooted in research into how to best engage girls in STEM. A quarter century of studies have converged in a set of strategies that work called the SciGirls Seven.
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- Girls benefit from collaboration, especially when they can participate and communicate fairly
- Girls are motivated by projects they find personally relevant and meaningful
- Girls enjoy hands-on, open-ended projects, and investigations
- Girls are motivated when they can approach projects in their own way, applying their creativity, unique talents, and preferred learning
- Girls' confidence and performance improves in response to specific, positive feedback on things they can control-such as effort, strategies, and behaviors
- Girls gain confidence and trust in their own reasoning when encouraged to think critically
- Girls benefit from relationships with role models and mentors
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All of this STEM-sational stuff, including the SciGirls Seven and chat ability for educators, is available online. Join the fun at http://scigirlsconnect.org!
Be sure to follow SciGirls on Twitter and Facebook and watch for sneak previews of season two episodes, short bios of mentors, and SciGirls t-shirt giveaways.
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| Graduating with Technology Infographic | |
Check out this cool infographic on graduating with Technology from Learn Stuff.com: http://www.learnstuff.com/graduating-with-technology/ |
| Science and Engineering Festival | |
Check out this link for the Science and Engineering Festival hosted at Clifton High School on October 13th & 14th from 10am-5pm! Admission and parking is free!
Robots Everywhere * Live Reptiles * Birds of Prey * Aquatic Life * Live Lectures * Major University Exhibits * Major Hi Tech Industrial Exhibits * Hands-on Science and Engineering Exhibits * Interactive activities for Kids * Military Exhibits * Energy * Environmental * Automotive * Flying Model Aircraft * Aviation Science * Instruction * Computer Science * Physics * Life Sciences * Live Theatrical Events
http://www.njsciencefestival.org/ |
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Sincerely, Danielle Romero
New Jersey Technology & Engineering Educators Association |
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