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| Spring Update #9 | April 2013 |
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Greetings!
The NJTEEA Annual Conference is less than a month away! Register now to take advantage of invaluable STEM and Technology Education professional development and networking. See the links below for more information or registration. Please find below information regarding Teen Tech (all girls tech and engineering day); Jefferson Township's Winning Mobile App; Artist/Teacher Institute Scholarship for those interested in printmaking, graphic design, and digital photography; ManufactureNJ information about how to network with manufacturers, teachers, and students; registration information for a STEM Competition Intro. Meeting; two High Point High School teachers receive high honors; STEM Educator Symposium; Thinking Worlds Scene Builder and Visual Program Editor; TeachTechNJ.org site for posting and searching for Technology Education positions in the area; call for judges for the Edison Invention Challenge; an opportunity to present at the ITEEA Conference in Orlando, FL; as well as information about TCNJ's Department of Technological Studies Scholarship Fund. |
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Less than a Month Away! Register Now for the NJTEEA Annual Conference & Expo!
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NJTEEA 27th Annual STEM Conference & Expo
iSTEM: Integrating STEM Into Your 21st Century Classroom
Date: Friday, May, 10th, 2013
Time: Starts at 8:00am
Location: Montclair State University, Conference Center
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Steve O'Brien
Director of the Center for Excellence in STEM Education
(located at The College of New Jersey)
Tech Ed All-Stars - Hands on Design Competition ($100 first prize)
Workshops
Click here for workshop descriptions and registration.
Conference Fees
April 1st - May 10th: Option 1 - $175 Option 2 - $205
- Package 2 includes discounted NJTEEA dues for the 2013-2014 school year.
- If you are paying by Purchase Order, you still have to register. DO NOT send a PO for unregistered individuals.
- Please note that once you register, you are confirmed, regardless if payment has been received.
- Make checks payable to: NJTEA
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!
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Congratulations to Jefferson Township Middle School - Mobile App Design Competition
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Ten teams of middle and high school students have won a national mobile app design competition and will now work to refine their creations with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab.
Winning teams and the MIT Media Lab will develop the apps to make them available for download from the Google Play Store. The students will learn how to use the MIT App Inventor tool and the basics of coding. Teams that build their apps by June 7 will be invited to present them at the National Technology Student Association Conference in Orlando, FL, June 28 through July 2.
The Verizon Innovative App Challenge was created by the Verizon Foundation in partnership with the Technology Student Association to encourage middle school and high school students, working with a faculty advisor, to use their science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) knowledge, their ingenuity, and their creativity to come up with an original mobile app concept that incorporates STEM and addresses a need or problem in their school or community, according to the competition Web site.
Jefferson Township Middle School in Oak Ridge, NJ designed an app that identifies invasive plant species that attack the environment and provides solutions to minimize or contain them;
Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/03/20/ten-middle-and-high-school-mobile-app-design-teams-win-national-competition.aspx?=K12MOB#sdXBJB5RTy1JOF0g.99
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Artist/Teacher Institute Scholarship
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For those teachers interested in the arts, printmaking, graphic design, or digital photography:
Scholarships are available for teachers to attend the acclaimed Artist/Teacher Institute, an intensive arts immersion and arts integration program that engages participants in the performing, visual, literary and digital arts. Participants discover their own creativity and leave inspired both personally and professionally.
Click here for more information and the application: http://site.njtea.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/aTi-2013-Teacher-Scholarship-Application.pdf
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ManufactureNJ - Connect with Manufacturers, Students, Teachers
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ManufactureNJ is bringing together networks of people in New Jersey-manufacturers, educators, talent, and students-to share fresh ideas around modern manufacturing and making things-the interface between design and manufacturing that leverages innovation and technology. Our goal is to inspire a next generation of makers that have the capacity to grow new manufacturing activity here in the US and abroad-not just designers, but designers and makers who can create and produce new products.
One way we are reaching out to young people is through our ManufactureNJ Facebook page. We need your help! Please visit us at: http://www.facebook.com/ManufactureNJ. We'd appreciate if you give us a like, make comments, share your news, and tell others about the page. Please also pass this email on to teachers involved in STEM or technology areas, robotics coaches, or other technology competition coaches to share with their students or community.
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Congratulations High Point High School Teachers on Receiving High Teaching Honors
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Congratulations to Mark Wallace on receiving Teacher of the Year and Ben Kappler for receiving the Governor's Teacher of the Year
Mark Wallace: Teacher of the Year
Demonstrates leadership in educational activities at the school, district, and or state/national level that take place both within or out of the school district
- Inspires students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn
- Has the respect and admiration of students, parents, and colleagues
- Demonstrates pose, eloquence, and the ability to maintain a demanding schedule
Ben Kappler: Governor's Teacher of the Year
* Sets high expectations for all students;
* Receives exemplary local district evaluation reports;
* Establishes a positive classroom climate and rapport with all students;
* Develops feelings of self-worth and a love of learning in all students;
* Increases student achievement of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards in a student-centered learning environment;
* Uses a variety of instructional strategies that enable students to be successful;
* Uses educational technology effectively in support of learning; and
* Contributes to quality professional development in their district.
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Upcoming STEM Competition Intro Meeting
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Date: May 2, 2013 from 11am-12PM
Location: Fair Lawn High School
Contact: Ron Durso
Grade Level: 5-12
Green Mile Charity (GMC) invites you and your students to participate and compete at our STEM Turbine Playoffs! Once a month for the remainder of 2013, GMC will host a hands-on playoff that will challenge students to create the best turbine with optimal results. PicoTurbine will provide small groups of students with their very own Savonius Windmill kits. Students are encouraged to try different variables that could result in better outcomes. Each participant's group creation will be judged at the same time by connecting the turbines together into PicoTurbine's STEM Plus Playoff interface and software. This Pro-STEM competition will incite students to research about renewable energy and its benefits for a greener earth. May the best engineer win!
If you would like to know more about this fun and interactive learning experience please contact us:
Vivian Vidal
Event Coordinator for Green Mile Charity
Vivian@greenmilecharity.org
347-921-0269
Michael Burghoffer
CEO PicoTurbine International
Michael@picoturbine.com
917-426-1399
Please click here to get more information or to register:
CLICK HERE
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Don't Forget to Register for Teen Tech 2013!
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Teen Tech 2013
For High School Girls (Grades 9-11)
DATE: May 23rd, 2013
TIME: 8:30am-2pm
LOCATION: Rutgers University School of Engineering (New Brunswick)
Teen Tech is a program for high school age girls focusing on design and technology.
Connecting Girls and Technology
A day of hands-on workshops
for high school girls, grades 9-11
teentech™ is a project of the American Association of University Women, New Jersey, Inc. (AAUWNJ) in collaboration with Rutgers University, to involve young women in STEM education-Science,Technology, Engineering and Math.
AAUW's report, Gender Gaps, indicated that young women lag behind young men in acquiring technical proficiencies. The report cites evidence that girls are more likely to use technology when they see its real-world applications. AAUW's book, Why So Few?, documents that the problem persists.
teentech™ 2013, which will take place on May 23, 2013 at Rutgers University, will be a day of hands-on workshops that are designed to make technology, science, engineering, and math exciting and relevant and to interest girls in high-demand careers in the global economy where women are still greatly underrepresented.
High school girls from around the state will have the opportunity to learn problem-solving skills by engaging in hands-on workshop sessions with faculty and students in
Technology and Engineering disciplines.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION: TEEN TECH 2013
Registration Questions: butterfliesr2free@verizon.net
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| STEM Educator Symposium | |
The STEM Educator Symposium is free for teachers, administrators of K-12 institutions and for college and university professors of pre-service teachers and community and business leaders who want to support high-quality STEM education in their communities.
Would you like to spend time with a selective group of educators and business persons who share your commitment to STEM education? Are you looking for ways to get your students excited about high-level learning? Would you like to increase your students' academic confidence and competence? Would you like to learn with experts in problem-based teaching and learning? How would you enjoy beautiful Fort Collins Colorado in June?
The STEM Institutes at Preston Middle School in Fort Collins, is hosting the second annual STEM Educator Symposium June 12-14, 2013. This selective program is designed to help participants expand their knowledge of effective STEM education practices.
There is an increasing awareness about the need for more and better STEM education for ALL students. In a recent conversation with a national power company executive, it was shared that only 2 of 44 candidates for an apprentice program could pass the math portion of their application. As of 2006, only 17% of first college degrees in the United States were earned in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. In Asia, over 50% of first college degrees are granted in the STEM disciplines. The world has some big challenges! Increasing the availability of clean energy, providing enough food and clean water for an increasing world population, designing for upcycle, space for humanity are all problems for which science, technology, engineering and math can help provide solutions. The STEM Educator Symposium is designed to enable STEM Educators and STEM Businesses to share practices that will result in a larger and more effective STEM workforce.
Click Here for More Information: http://www.stemsymposium.org/
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| Post and Search for Technology Education Teaching Positions at TeachTechNJ.org | |
TeachTechNJ is dedicated to recruiting individuals to the profession of teaching Technology Education in New Jersey!
TeachTechNJ.org
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| TCNJ Scholarship Fund | |
The John and Suzanne Karsnitz Scholarship Endowment Fund
The purpose of the fund, created in recognition of John and Suzanne Karsnitz' commitment to teacher education, is to provide scholarships for students in the School of Engineering, Technological Studies Department. Selection will be on a competitive basis to a junior level (senior level at the time he/she receives the scholarship) applicant majoring in Technological/Pre-Engineering Education on the basis of his/her commitment to teaching, leadership, creativity and scholarship.
http://engineering.pages.tcnj.edu/resources/alumni-friends/karsnitz-scholarship-endowment-fund/
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| Deadline Approaching to Present at the ITEEA Conference in Orlando! |
Deadline to Apply to Present in Orlando is June 15, 2013
I TEEA conference presentations are intended to provide participants with non-biased professional information related to the wide scope of issues and needs associated with technology and engineering literacy education, teaching/learning research, and student performance. Professional program presenters should avoid specific commercial product and resource endorsements in their presentations. Commercial product manufacturers, vendors, and representatives wishing to make none-xhibit presentations at conferences should contact the ITEEA Exhibits/Advertising Coordinator [ (703) 860-5028 - cmaggio@iteea.org ] to discuss commercial product presentation options within the context of the conference program.
Orlando, FL - 2014 Conference Theme and Strands
TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENGINEERING LITERACY CORE CONNECTIONS
The subject areas of technology and engineering education have seen a decade's worth of implementation experience, relevant findings from the cognitive sciences, and workshops such as the National Academy of Engineering Workshop on core concepts in K-12 engineering education. Various standards have been used during the implementation process such as the Standards for Technological Literacy and newer common core standards. Now is the time to assess the various progressions with these standards, examine linkages to the STEM curriculum, and further define what is really important in technology and engineering education. The Orlando Conference theme and strands are provided to address the important work that has been achieved and to showcase the progress.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications for presenting should emphasize instructional, educational, and classroom resources that K-12 technology and engineering teachers can use in their practices when they return to their school. Applicants should take care to show how their presentation links to one or more of the strands and what materials the classroom teacher will take home.
STRAND 1 - TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL
What revisions should be made to the original technological literacy standards to narrow the content base toward a structure similar to the 21st century skills and core standards? What models and materials for teachers (pre-service and in-service) are being developed? How can we integrate this content to motivate and engage learners in deep and meaningful investigations within a coherent curriculum? What assessments and gauges of progress are available as measures of success?
STRAND 2 - ENGINEERING FOR ALL
What are the core ideas in K-12 engineering education? How can we identify and link engineering content to the STEM Community? What key elements of the published K-12 mathematics and English/ language arts "Common Core" standards should be linked to engineering content in the process of having a common core likeness? What conceptual frameworks should be used to guide the revision of any standards toward the implementation of engineering education? What models and materials for teachers (pre-service and in-service) are being developed and where are they? What assessments and gauges of progress are available as measures of success?
STRAND 3 - LINKAGES TO THE STEM COMMUNITY
How can we identify and link technology and engineering content to the STEM community? What "cross disciplinary" content can we emphasize to strengthen the role of technology and engineering? How do we demonstrate the use of mathematics in technology and engineering better? What elementary science principles can we integrate which will best influence a technology and engineering perspective?
STRAND 4 - LINKAGES TO THE LIBERAL ARTS
What are the core ideas in a K-12 liberal arts education? What work has been accomplished to identify conceptually sound and practical (i.e., teachable and learnable) connections between selected technology/engineering content with standards available in the liberal arts community? Is there a template for best instructional practices? Just how does the technology/engineering and the liberal arts community connect? Are there models and assessments showing progress to date? What are practical, implementable ideas that can be followed by the classroom teacher in making linkages from the technology/engineering content to a liberal arts education?
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Sincerely, Danielle Romero
New Jersey Technology & Engineering Educators Association |
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