STEM Teachers PHX

February is for love... of great professional development. Join STEMteachersPHX for one of our February professional development offerings. https://mailchi.mp/44cb494586b7/february-professional-development

Welcome Back, STEM Friends! Start off the new semester by joining us for one of our January offerings. Learn to implement Modeling pedagogy in biology in our first-ever cohort-style professional development beginning January 13th or join us in Lake Havasu City on January 27th for a session devoted to integrating robots into your classroom. - https://mailchi.mp/f521dae37f0e/2024-biology-cohort

Celebrate the M in STEM! - STEMteachersPHX is celebrating the M in STEM all this year! Come learn with us at one of our many math-focused sessions. https://mailchi.mp/fc3fd5008d95/celebrate-the-m-in-stem

2023-24 STEM Learning Opportunities are here! Check out August's STEM for Everyone or the full 2023-24 STEMteachersPHX Calendar of Events https://mailchi.mp/2e1c738668af/2023-24-stem-learning-opportunities

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we’re offering a 50% discount on all our May and June events. Use coupon code TAW2023 now through May 31st to take advantage of this discount. https://mailchi.mp/cc345c42367e/teacher-appreciation-week

Summer Learning is Around the Corner! Join us for a variety of workshops to learn alongside your fellow STEM Educators and prepare for the 2023-24 school year. - https://mailchi.mp/c97e25708bf3/summer-learning-is-around-the-corner

April is Going to Be STEM-tastic! - https://mailchi.mp/dc514249dcea/april-is-going-to-be-stem-tastic

Spring Time is Math Time! - STEMteachersPHX has a spring full of offerings focusing on the M in STEM. https://mailchi.mp/dd47fb147198/spring-time-is-math-time

Bringing STEM to Life (Science) and more events -

Bringing STEM to Life (Science) and more events Teaching life science standards and want to engage students in creative challenges that integrate technology, engineering, and mathematics? Join us for a day full of activities to supplement your life science instruction in grades K through high school. Register here: https://www.stemteachersphx.org...

STEM Salons are Here! -

STEM Salons are Here! We're so excited to announce the start of a new venture for STEMteachersPHX - STEM Salons! These free online, informal learning conversations will connect STEM teachers across Arizona. Our first STEM Salon, Getting Started with STEM, is on Thursday, January 26th at 7 PM. Register here. Teaching STEM...

New Year, New STEM Opportunities - https://mailchi.mp/10e5e253bfde/new-year-new-stem-opportunities-15672057

New Year, New STEM Opportunities - https://mailchi.mp/f7cd1d71f9cc/new-year-new-stem-opportunities

We have lots planned for 2023 - Saturday sessions, workshops, and more!

Join STEMteachersPHX for a Saturday of community, collaboration, and learning at one of our upcoming Saturday sessions. Hosting opportunities are available for those who would like to cut down their commute and learn from their own campus or classroom. Contact Melissa at [email protected] for more details.

https://www.stemteachersphx.org/

Teacher friends!
Want $4,500 each year for the next 2 years?
Want supplies for your lessons or a STEM project for your students?
Want the training and support to implement the changes you want to make to your classroom?

The Arizona STEM Acceleration Project is looking for teachers who want to integrate more STEM into their curriculum and get the supplies and training to do it.
You do not have to consider yourself a STEM teacher to be a AZ STEM Fellow! 5th - 8th Grade is the focus, but PreK-12th grade is invited to apply.

Please share with all educators. We have a particular interest in making connections with rural AZ schools. Please share far and wide!

Early Interest in ASAP This form is being generated for the purpose of putting together an initial list of folks who would be interested in participating in the Arizona STEM Acceleration Project. This initial list is being created through unofficial means so we can distribute applications quickly when the program goes liv...

Forwarded from Dr Jane Jackson -

Colleagues: $50 non-credit opportunity is for ALL 4 Modeling Workshops at ASU - Tempe! We were astounded that SRP doubled their funding. We're passing it along. Tell everyone, ASAP.

All course materials are FREE, thanks to SRP. But I must order them this week, so hurry.

It's easy to reserve a seat in the classroom: take 10 minutes and visit https://physics.asu.edu/node/2349 .
Reply to me, to expedite it.

If you can only attend for the first 2 weeks, that's okay.

The 4 Modeling Workshops are: June 6-24: Mechanics Modeling Workshop, Chemistry I Modeling Workshop, CASTLE electricity Modeling Workshop.
June 27 -July 13 (Wed.) : Thermodynamics Modeling Workshop

Modeling Instruction Application to Reserve a Seat for CEU | Department of Physics This application is for continuing education units in Modeling Instruction for Summer 2022, and must be completed in its entirety. The ASU Department of Physics allows up to a percentage of participants to be non-credit if space is available. Priority will be given to teachers who commit to future l...

Forwarded from Dr. Mark Lattery of AMTA:

It is not too late to join us this summer for Scientific Modeling and Computation for Teachers! Scientific Modeling and Computation is a fully online, asynchronous, short (2-3 credit) course offered through the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The dates are June 13 to July 8, 2022 (4 weeks).

This NGSS-aligned course: combines the Modeling Method of Instruction, Pivot Interactives, and small-group work to provide fun and effective professional development; and offers tools and training to teach force and motion concepts in an online learning environment.

For complete course and registration information, and description of future course offerings, please visit the Next Generation Modeling Courses for Teachers:

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.uwosh.edu/phys/ngmc__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!bC7qaqZLiOUMZmd4PnQ2ecWgDZubS41WuUO2rPQerhfvdUIbdg9LtGTQ8fWSvsRuvZZbubdSIpwwq3JNCSqY5g$

website: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uwosh.edu/physics/outreach/ngmc/__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!bC7qaqZLiOUMZmd4PnQ2ecWgDZubS41WuUO2rPQerhfvdUIbdg9LtGTQ8fWSvsRuvZZbubdSIpwwq3I8eUOz2g$

Hope you can join us this summer! The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is a mid-sized university of 13,000+ students that is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The NGMC program is a proud partner of the American Modeling Teachers Association.

Next Generation Modeling Courses for Teachers (NGMC) - Physics & Astronomy Home About Us Recent Publications and Presentations Society of Physics Students (SPS) Student Research Opportunities Department News Department Photos Faculty and Staff Majors, Minors, Dual Degree Physics Major and Minors Astronomy Minor Physics-Engineering Dual Degree Course Descriptions Student Re...

Don't forget our end of the year Celebration is tomorrow from 4 - 6 PM at Arizona Wilderness Brewery Downtown Phoenix Location! Come have an appetizer on us and hang out with other STEM teachers.

RSVP for FREE so we know to save you a seat!
https://www.stemteachersphx.org/event-info/stemteachersphx-end-of-year-celebration
We can't wait to see you!

STEMteachersPHX End of Year Celebration | STEMteachersPHX Join us to celebrate the end of the 2021-2022 school year!

Forwarded from Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, PhD
Fulton Schools of Engineering, ASU
Dear Colleagues,

The ASU Sensor Signal and Information Processing (SenSIP) Center is offering Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program, May 31, 2022 to July 1, 2022.

Arizona High School STEM teachers and Community College faculty are eligible to apply. Participants will receive a $6,000 stipend.

Activities include:

Learn how to program machine algorithms for analytics

Develop lesson plans on machine algorithms and implement in their classes

School Year Lesson Implementation

Review application criteria, prior RET participants’ projects, and apply: https://sensip.engineering.asu.edu/ret/

Best regards,

Ganesh

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RET - Sensor, Signal & Information Processing (SenSIP) NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) on Sensors and Machine Learning   RET Summer 2022 Schedule – May 31st, 2022 – July 1st, 2022 Application Form Link: Click Here   “Teachers participating in 2020 Sensip RET program” The SenSIP RET program allows local, STEM-focused K-12 teachers a...

Want to financially support professional development for STEM teachers at NO COST to you by just buying groceries?

Take advantage of the community rewards program by connecting your Fry's card to STEMteachersPHX!

If you have a Fry’s online account:
Go to www.frysfood.com
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Click on “My Account”
Scroll down to “Community Rewards”
Click on “Choose” or “Edit”
Under “Select Your Organization” either find “STEMteachersPHX” or enter our organization number LF619
Click on “Save Changes”
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If you do not have a Fry’s online account:
Go to www.frysfood.com
Click on “Register”
Enter your email address and create a password
Click on “Create Account”
Enter your Fry’s VIP card number (or phone number if tied to your VIP card) and your name
When taken to the Account Summary page follow the instructions


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2022 National Summer Transportation Institute - residential program: Final application deadline is April 29, 2022 at 11:59 pm!

Are you an Arizona high school student interested in learning more about engineers and how they impact our world and society?

The National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) will engage you in projects and field trips that demonstrate how engineers plan and maintain our
systems of transportation around the state of Arizona. As an NSTI participant you will interact with ASU engineering faculty and students, attend workshops, engage in transportation-related visits, and complete field work related to maintaining safe, sustainable, and efficient transit.

Accepted students will receive materials, a program t-shirt and an engineering kit to build an Arduino-based autonomous vehicle. This program is FREE and is
designed for highly accomplished and motivated students.

Learn about eligibility requirements and apply at:
https://outreach.engineering.asu.edu/project/national-summer-transportation-institute-nsti/

All eligible students are welcome to apply. We are seeking broad participation from across Arizona.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Velez at
[email protected].

Jennifer Velez, M.Ed.
Program Coordinator Senior, Fulton Outreach and Recruitment Office
Arizona State University | Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
P.O. Box 875506 | Tempe, AZ 85287-5506
office: 480.965.2272 | fax: 480.965.2557
e-mail: [email protected]
http://outreach.engineering.asu.edu/

National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) - Engineering Education Outreach National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) Fulton Academy, Summer Are you an Arizona high school student interested in learning more about engineers and how they impact our world and society? The National Summer Transportation Institute will engage you in projects and field trips that demonstra...

Physics teachers! You haven't taken Computational Modeling in Physics First with Bootstrap?!!! Oh my gosh! Now's your chance!

It's FREE!

You just need to get yourself there. Jane Jackson at ASU can give you suggestions about finding funding for travel. [email protected]

https://www.aapt.org/K12/Computational-Modeling-in-Physics-First.cfm

I know it says apply by April 15th, but there are a few seats left! This is your chance!

K12 Programs -Computational Modeling in Physics First Computational Modeling in Physics First

All certified AZ K-12 teachers: apply NOW for a $2,000 professional development (PD) scholarship! Teachers have at least one year to use the $2000.

Apply at https://www.azed.gov/titlei/pd-pilot-program
Professional development must support a certificated teacher in gaining additional credentials (e.g., qualify to teach dual enrollment physics or chemistry) and/or certifications in math, a science subject, technology, engineering or CTE.

Don't delay! Teachers can re-apply once a year, for another $2000. (This is possibly the LAST year of the program. We asked AZ legislators to make the program permanent, and they are trying.)

Download feedback from 7 teachers who used their $2000 scholarship from 2017: see
http://modeling.asu.edu/AZ/$2000scholarshipsFeedback2019.pdf

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-- I gladly advise teachers on high quality PD to add physics or chemistry certification, and/or qualify to teach dual enrollment. Call me at 480-314-1522, or [email protected] . See flier of ASU this summer (2022) PD courses:http://modeling.asu.edu/MNS/ASU-ModlWrkshps2022.pdf

-- Some rural county school superintendents might provide $2500 stipends also! (Ask me about it.)

Suggestions on how to use $2000 scholarships for physics or chemistry:
http://modeling.asu.edu/AZ/$2000scholarships-retrainSTEM.htm

WHY THE NEED? Arizona has dire shortages of qualified, effective high school teachers in physics, math, and chemistry. This is inequitable! It's a big obstacle, preventing many students from pursuing careers in STEM.
* Only ~160 physics-certified teachers teach high school physics. That's 1 teacher for every 2000 HS students.

Only 20% of AZ high schoolers take physics: HALF the nationwide average.
* 20% of Arizona public district high schools eliminated physics after the recession of 2008.

WHY the $2000 scholarships? The "High Quality Teacher Professional Development Program" is a grassroots effort; it passed in 2017 & 2019, in the Arizona budgets. Thanks to Mike Vargas, physics teacher in Phoenix, for initiating the effort, and to 4 physics/physical science teachers (Cactus Caucus) who helped get this legislation. The Cactus Caucus will focus on grades 5 to 8 science in AZ for the next 3 years.

Welcome to Get SET for STEM! Get-SET-for-STEM_Website-6-300x225.png The Arizona Department of Education wants to help teachers "Get SET for STEM!" Our Scholarships for Effective Teachers program offers Arizona educators $2,000 per year for up to three years to pursue coursework or programs that will:1. Prepare them to add a STE...

High School Physics Teachers! This June, take an ASU MECHANICS Modeling Instruction course at ASU - Tempe, June 6 to 24.

Leader: Jeff Steinert has led mechanics Modeling Instruction courses for 20 years. His high school, Arizona School for the Arts, is innovative. Jeff has done research that's useful in the classroom.
Co Leader: Melissa Girmscheid was PhysTEC Arizona Teacher of the Year in 2020. She led Computational Physics First Modeling Workshops several times. She teaches 9th grade physics in Tolleson Union HS District.

TIMES: MTWTh 8am to 3:30pm. F 8am to noon.

WHY TAKE IT?
* Modeling Instruction teaches students to think, to be autonomous life-long learners. It infuses 21st century skills into challenging physics content.
* Best preparation for the AZ physics certification test (NES test), teachers say.
* Even PhDs in physics laud it, for teaching them effective pedagogy.

PHS 530/PHY 480, Modeling Instruction in mechanics, is a Methods of Physics Teaching course that thoroughly addresses most aspects of high school and TYC physics teaching, including integration of teaching methods with course content as it should be done in the classroom. The course incorporates up-to-date results of physics education research, best curriculum materials, use of technology, and experience in collaborative learning and guidance. It's harmonious with AZ science standards.

* Want CEUs? $400 registration. APPLY NOW to reserve a seat for non-credit, at
https://physics.asu.edu/node/2349

FINANCIAL AID:
* Want graduate credit? AZ high school teachers (in-service & pre-service): APPLY NOW for partial tuition scholarship, at
https://physics.asu.edu/node/2350
* K-12 certified teachers: apply NOW to the ADE for a $2,000 professional development (PD) scholarship. Info athttp://modeling.asu.edu/AZ/$2000scholarships-retrainSTEM.pdf .
Apply at https://www.azed.gov/titlei/pd-pilot-program
-- Long-distance / rural AZ teachers: possible stipend of ~ $2500. Reply to [email protected]
-- Want to qualify to teach dual enrollment? Apply to the AZ Teachers Academy at ASU for tuition scholarships.
https://education.asu.edu/arizona-teachers-academy-at-asu
-- Ask your principal for Title II funds. Also, ask him/her if the American Rescue Plan / ESSER is a source of funds, too: PD to increase learning opportunities for students; to close gaps exacerbated in the pandemic.

DETAILS: http://modeling.asu.edu/MNS/MNS.html
Questions? Reply to [email protected] 480-314-1522
* Want to earn our MNS degree? If you teach at a Title I high school, you can apply for $17,500 forgivable Federal Direct loan; thus a nearly-free MNS degree.
https://physics.asu.edu/admissions/mns-admissions

peace,
Jane Jackson, Co-Director, ASU Modeling Instruction Prgm
Box 871504, Dept.of Physics, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287
480-965-8438/480-314-1522.
The URL is modeling.asu.edu
[email protected] I care. Do you?

Modeling Instruction Application to Reserve a Seat for CEU | Department of Physics This application is for continuing education units in Modeling Instruction for Summer 2022, and must be completed in its entirety. The ASU Department of Physics allows up to a percentage of participants to be non-credit if space is available. Priority will be given to teachers who commit to future l...

ASU in Tempe is offering four Modeling Workshops this summer!

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MODELING WORKSHOPS in 2022 (3 credits. At ASU-Tempe):
* June 6-24: PHS 530/PHY 480. mechanics (Jeff Steinert, instructor, with Melissa Girmscheid)
* June 6-24: PHS 594/PHY 494. CASTLE electricity (Agatha Andersen, instr. with Kirticia Jarrett. Prereq: mechanics)
* June 6-24: CHM 594/CHM 480. Chemistry I (Mitch Sweet, instructor, with Justin Sheets)
* June 27-July 13: CHM 594. THERMODYNAMICS (Levi Torrison, instructor, with Phil Root; 3 cr. Prereq: Chem I or mechanics)

Apply now to reserve a seat for ASU CEUs at https://physics.asu.edu/node/2349 (Non-credit; pay $400 in May. Need NOT apply to ASU.)

Or apply for partial tuition scholarship, at https://physics.asu.edu/node/2350

OTHER GRADUATE COURSES (can take 6 credits in 5 weeks)
* June 27-July 28: PHS 560/CHM 560. Light & Matter (Bob Culbertson. 4-6:30 pm MTWTh)
* June 27-July 28: PHS 550. Physics and Astronomy (Carl Covatto. 1-3:30 pm MTWTh)
* Also: PHS 598: Leadership Workshop (1 cr): (Jim Archambault. June & July, 4 Friday afternoons)

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COSTS & FINANCIAL AID:

* High school teachers: ask your principal NOW for Federal Title II or M&O funds for $400 registration, $1400 dorm, or ASU tuition of $2200 for 3 graduate credits.
* Apply for tuition scholarships at AZ Teachers Academy and/or $2000 from the ADE:
https://education.asu.edu/arizona-teachers-academy-at-asu
https://www.azed.gov/titlei/pd-pilot-program
* Ask local service organizations (Soroptimists, Kiwanis, etc.) for financial support.
* Degree-seeking teachers at Title I high schools can get forgivable Direct loans & TEACH grants.

Syllabi, etc. are at: http://modeling.asu.edu/MNS/MNS.html .
Questions? Reply to [email protected]
For help with dorm or family summer housing: [email protected]
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Modeling Workshops nationwide are described at the AMTA website:
https://www.modelinginstruction.org .
Models and theories are the purpose and the outcomes of scientific practices. They are tools for engineering design and problem solving. Thus, modeling guides all other practices. Modeling Instruction is 3-dimensional learning.
peace,
Jane Jackson, Co-Director, ASU Modeling Instruction Prgm
Box 871504, Dept.of Physics, ASU, Tempe, AZ 85287
480-965-8438/480-314-1522. The URL is modeling.asu.edu
[email protected] I care. Do you?

Modeling Instruction Application to Reserve a Seat for CEU | Department of Physics This application is for continuing education units in Modeling Instruction for Summer 2022, and must be completed in its entirety. The ASU Department of Physics allows up to a percentage of participants to be non-credit if space is available. Priority will be given to teachers who commit to future l...

From a fellow Arizona Teacher, Karen Guerrero:

Teacher friends - I am looking for K-12 teachers to complete an online PD module and do pre/post survey and an interview to assist with my dissertation research. Please consider this opportunity and/or share with your colleagues! Thanks 🙂

Application form:
tinyURL.com/STEMSSpdNCU

*Note- there are additional opportunities for extended PD after this initial module with a stipend for those looking for more.

STEMSS PD Application My name is Karen Guerrero. I am a doctoral student at Northcentral University and am conducting a research study on teachers’ knowledge, use, and self-efficacy in teaching language learners content using language strategies. I am seeking your consent to participate in this study. Your participatio...

Here's some info from the Arizona Geographic Alliance:


Check out an amazing STEMSS teacher conference on Monarch Migration and Multilingualism in Sedona May 10-12.

Meet a NatGeo Explorer who studies the migration of the monarchs, experience monarch migration lessons created for teachers by teachers, and investigate migration, multilingualism, and storytelling with fellow teachers who teach STEM .

Early bird registration due before April 1st (with the benefits and takeaways far outweighing the cost). We'd love to have you join us!
https://geoalliance.asu.edu/Spring2022Conference

STEMSS CRUISE EL Conference | Arizona Geographic Alliance - Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Programs, and Faculty Development at the College of Education; and Professor and Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language; Purdue University

Middle School Math Teachers - FREE Materials with our upcoming Saturday Session! -
https://www.stemteachersphx.org/events

STEMteachersPHX will be at the Chandler Innovation Fair this Saturday, Feb. 19 from 10 AM - 3 PM! Come to our table for a hands on STEM activity, pick the brains of our experienced teachers, and get info about upcoming STEMteachersPHX events.

Chandler Innovation Fair
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Downtown Chandler, 178 E. Commonwealth Ave
10 AM - 3 PM

We hope to see you there!

Join STEMteachersPHX online tomorrow to get your students ready for the launch of Artemis! Come see what Steven Smith, NASA Johnson Space Center Education Specialist, has for your grade level.

Saturday, January 29, 2022
10 AM - 12 PM
$5
Go to https://www.stemteachersphx.org/event-info/we-are-go-for-artemis to register.

We Are Go for Artemis | STEMteachersPHX Join Steven Smith, NASA Johnson Space Center Education Specialist, as he helps us prepare and get excited about the launch of America’s next space launch system.

We Are Go for Artemis - *|https://www.stemteachersphx.org/event-info/we-are-go-for-artemis|*

Join us Saturday, January 29, 2022 for info from NASA about America's new space launch system!

Last chance to save your seat for tomorrow! Join STEMteachersPHX and STEMteachersNYC members Manjula Nair and Mark Schober for Standards-Based Grading!

https://www.stemteachersphx.org/event-info/standards-based-grading

Standards-Based Grading | STEMteachersPHX Join STEMteachersPHX and special guests Manjula Nair and Mark Schober, both of STEMteachersNYC, for a conversation on changing your grading practices.