Congratulations to the new Executive Board members.  We are looking forward to an exciting and successful upcoming academic year!

President:	Stefani Kirk	Shawnee High School
President-Elect:	Kelly Boehmer	Randolph Middle School
Past-President:	Wendy Green	Marine Academy of Science and Technology
Secretary:	Dan Blatt	Glen Rock Middle School
Treasurer:	Matt Emmett	Gateway Regional High School

Please make sure to check out these great exhibitors and sponsors!

Today STEM Fuse, LLC, announces GAME:IT 10,000 - A STEM Initiative.   The U.S. is facing a severe shortage of skilled workers in areas related to science, technology, engineering and math (commonly referred to as STEM).  In an effort to solve this shortage and keep the U.S. globally competitive, an increasing emphasis has been placed on improving and promoting K-16 STEM education.  Study and research have suggested that game design and development is a powerful tool in STEM education.  STEM Fuse is serious about helping solve the U.S. STEM problem.  We understand the difficulty many schools have in finding technology courses that attract students, are easy to teach, and hit state standards.  Our GAME:IT course is the perfect solution to these problems and we want to offer it to the first 10,000 U.S. high schools who wish to participate in this initiative - at absolutely no cost and without any usage restrictions.

Through GAME:IT 10,000 - A STEM Initiative, high schools all across the U.S. will now be able to offer GAME:IT, a full semester-long game development course that teaches all facets of STEM.  GAME:IT includes everything needed for a school to implement.  It was designed assuming no previous programming experience by the teacher or the student and is currently being taught in 47 states.  GAME:IT is aligned with all applicable state and national technology and STEM education standards.

The first 10,000 high schools that wish to participate will be able to save tens of thousands of dollars in text book and curriculum costs while offering a proven, ready-to-teach, standards aligned STEM course that will engage students with project-based learning.  Students will learn valuable technical skills and concepts that are in high demand and translate into virtually any industry.  Technical support, teacher training and professional development are a part of this initiative and will be provided to all participating schools at no cost.

GAME:IT 10,000 - A STEM Initiative is being offered to any U.S. high school. For more information about this initiative, visit http://stemfuse.com/shop/gameit-10000-initiative.  

 A 5-day program focused is on training the educators of our world how to teach renewable energy and sustainability. Continue Reading to be one of 20 Educators that secure their reservations for this program.

By bringing you to a country committed to reaching carbon neutrality, you are able to gain access into exclusive renewable energy facilities and participate in sustainability initiatives that will give you a global perspective by which to teach these topics.

Not to mention, you will collaborate with other educators from around the world to find the best methods by which to apply your education from the GREEN Program and of course, extend your network.

Why you need to participate: Aside from the education, adventure, culture, and networking opportunities in Costa Rica - we will teach you how to design and install a rainwater collection system in a local community. We will bring you to an Off-the-Grid Residential Home to meet the owners who built it from the ground up. We will give you a new framework to make your own decisions about sustainability and renewable energy as influential topics of our time.  

Sounds great, right? It is! But you're probably wondering how much this program is going to cost.

We are offering an all-inclusive rate of $2150 since this is a new program. By all-inclusive I mean all of your meals, lodging, in-country transportation, insurance, adventure, and education is included. The only additional cost for you is your flight, which varies depending where you are flying from, and the government exit tax of $28. In the past, faculty have been able to have their institutions financially support this opportunity.

Get the full details of what is included in the Teach GREEN Program in the attached packet. Other faculty testimonials are included too!

Then, Register Online to participate in our June 24th- June 28th, 2013 Program. You will receive an email from me with further travel instructions. If you can't make it to those dates, register anyway so we can tell you when we release new Teach GREEN Program dates first.

Link: https://thegreenprogram.com/

DEADLINE: JUNE 12, 2013

How do you Think Green? We want to know, and we want to help you make your community's greenest dreams possible. Waste Management, North America's leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services, is again joining forces with Keep America Beautiful to encourage local solutions that showcase your environmental stewardship and community improvement efforts through grants from Waste Management. Grants will be awarded for programs that will improve communities, increase local recycling, or expand public education related to recycling. Ten $10,000 grants will be awarded.

What will your community do? That's up to your creativity, but sample projects could include anything from recycling programs to creating a community green space, to starting a youth environmental club. Grant awards will recognize KAB affiliates' most innovative or comprehensive programs and partnerships to improve business areas, neighborhoods or public spaces; or to increase recycling or recycling education in their communities.

Applications are due by June 12, 2013.
  Winners will be notified before August 1, 2013.   Projects must be completed by June 5, 2014.   Project wrap up reports are due by July 3, 2014.  

Affiliate Eligibility: 
1) KAB certified affiliates in good standing are eligible to apply. 
2) If your affiliate received a 2013 WM $4,000 Grant or a 2013 GAC Showcase Event Grant, you are not eligible to apply for this grant.     Grants Criteria:   Grants will be awarded to the best proposals that show:

• Creative and/or comprehensive concepts for community recycling infrastructure or public education (public education projects; collection systems at schools, home or retail establishments; community drop-off programs; or expansion of an existing curbside program).
• Creative and/or comprehensive concept for community renewal and/or beautification (makeover for a park or a section of a neighborhood, downtown business area or any community area, or clean-up of an illegal dump site).
• Evidence of sustainability of the project after grant funding terminates.
• Use of partnerships to leverage the scope, size and duration of the project.

Link: https://secure2.convio.net/kab/site/SSurvey?JServSessionIdr004=l0vf9yp2f3.app214a&SURVEY_ID=2540&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS

 TeachTechNJ is dedicated to recruiting individuals to the profession of teaching Technology Education in New Jersey!

TeachTechNJ.org