North Dakota Science Teachers Association News

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Sat, 08 Mar 2025 18:44:48 GMT

Attention Science Teachers: Apply today for NEUROscience

ND EPSCoR is not the organizer of this program and is sharing these details for informational purposes. Please contact sarah.sletten@und.edu with questions about the program.

Transform your classroom by stepping into the lab. Join a premier 8-week professional development program designed for middle and high school science teachers.

All science teachers (including science teacher candidates) are welcome to apply.

Program Overview

NEURO places you directly into a Department of Biomedical Sciences research lab at the University of North Dakota. You will gain first-hand experience in scientific discovery while working alongside expert educators to translate that research into high-impact inquiry for your students.

Dates: June 2 - July 25, 2026

Hybrid (5 weeks on-campus, 3 weeks remote)

Remote Work: June 1 – 5 & July 13 – 24
On-Campus (UND): June 8 – July 10

Why Join NEURO

Generous Compensation: Receive a $15,000 stipend for your participation.

Full Support: On-campus dorm rooms and meal plans are fully covered.

Hands-on Research: Work in a world-class biomedical science lab.

Pedagogy Training: Specialized training to foster scientific inquiry in your classroom.

Professional Growth: Earn up to two continuing education credits.

Cyber Conference

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 18:33:43 GMT

Mark your calendars and get ready for another amazing year as CYBER.ORG presents EdCon 2025, June 16-18!

Held at the Lowes Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, EdCon 2025 will be a can’t-miss opportunity for K-12 educators looking to grow and strengthen their cybersecurity programs.

Save the date now and stay tuned for details on Early Bird Registration to secure your spot!

Earn credit and stipend

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:39:24 GMT

Hello-

Earn 4 free PD credits and $500 stipend for completion of a spring/2025 PD program on preparing high school students to evaluate the trustworthiness of claims, spot mis/disinformation, and engage in evidence-based decision-making related to socio-scientific issues.

For more information, please see attached or go to: https://tinyurl.com/NDSUpd

Best regards,

Teresa Shume

Teresa Shume, Ph.D.

Director of K-12 Teacher Education

Associate Professor | School of Education

EML 155H | 701.231.8748

Dept. 2625 | P.O. Box 6050 | Fargo ND |58108-6050

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Science Grant

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:37:09 GMT

Society for Science is awarding $20,000+ in grants to North Dakota middle and high school teachers for science fair lab equipment. Apply by December 2! The grant is for educators teaching grades 6-12.

https://www.societyforscience.org/.../stem-research-grants/

Online PD

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:21:02 GMT

Workshop - Amoeba Sisters Virtual Checks

Join the Amoeba Sisters for a free teacher PD workshop on using engaging biology lessons for high school students. Transform your classroom with interactive content and revolutionize your teaching practice.

www.thepocketlab.com

NDA+ blueprint Grade 4/8/ and 10 standards for testing in 2025

Sat, 11 Feb 2023 16:04:21 GMT

https://ndsa.portal.cambiumast.com/-/media/project/client-portals/north-dakota/pdf/2022/nd-science-public-facing-blueprint-cat-version-oct_2_2020_032422.pdf

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Thu, 03 Feb 2022 23:34:56 GMT

Biotechnology Courses at the BTC Institute – stipends available

Looking to incorporate more biotechnology into your curriculum? The BTC Institute in Madison is offering 2, one-week summer courses to help you reach that goal! We are planning for Biotechnology: Beyond The Basics in-person (July 11-15, 2022), and Biotechnology: The Basics in-person (July 25-29, 2021).

Find out why one 2021 participant wrote: “This was such a valuable week. I would recommend this workshop to any colleague interested in the topic.”

Both courses are offered for stipends and optional graduate education credit. See: https://www.btci.org/k-12-programs/programs-for-teachers/ for details and registration.

lessons on recent volcanic eruption and tsunami waves

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:56:05 GMT

My NASA Data
Have you been discussing the recent volcanic eruption and related tsunami waves from Tonga in class this week? If so, the following NASA data lessons may be of interest to you and your students: An Island Forms and Changes and Observing Erosion and Deposition of an Island.

NASA

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:47:58 GMT

3-D Thursdays! First Thursday of each month starting Feb 3rd at 7pm CT. Hosts are Rachael Arens, Associate Researcher at NASA/NAU Planets and Michael Guarraia, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator.

Have you been searching for ways to better support your neurodiverse learners? Join us as we learn about NASA Neurodiversity Network (N3) that develops resources and internships for youth on the autism spectrum.

NASA

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:15:24 GMT

Today, NASA is announcing the NASA TechRise Student Challenge, a competition enabling student teams in 6-12th grade to gain a deeper understanding of Earth’s atmosphere, space exploration, coding and electronics. Students will have the opportunity to engage with NASA and technology communities, and learn about careers in science, technology, and space exploration fields.

Right now we want to help prepare teachers for the contest. NASA and Future Engineers will host a series of workshops and presentations before the school year begins. Please see the press release below for more information, and to show your audience where to pre-register for the contest or sign up for the workshops.

Best,

Mia for Future Engineers

Teaser video

New NASA Challenge Encourages Hands-on Student Tech Development

NASA will initiate a new competition for the 2021/2022 school year, providing student teams a chance to design, build, and launch experiments on suborbital rockets and high-altitude balloon flights. NASA and Future Engineers, the challenge administrator, will offer a series of virtual events for educators to hear from agency experts and learn more about this exciting opportunity for students.

The NASA TechRise Student Challenge will begin accepting entries in August. Teams of sixth- to 12th-grade students can submit ideas for climate or remote sensing experiments to fly on a high-altitude balloon, and space exploration experiments to fly aboard a suborbital rocket.

The winning teams each will receive $1,500 to build their payloads, as well as an assigned spot on a NASA-sponsored commercial suborbital flight. Balloon flights will offer more than four hours of flight time, while suborbital rockets will provide around three minutes of test time in microgravity conditions.

"This competition is an exciting opportunity for students across the country, whether they're already passionate about space exploration or looking for a new challenge," said Jim Reuter, associate administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD). "Student teams will get hands-on experience creating and building their own experiments and then get to see them fly to suborbital space, just like NASA engineers and university researchers."

The contest aims to inspire a deeper understanding of Earth’s atmosphere, space exploration, coding, and electronics, as well as a broader understanding of the value of test data. The challenge will also allow students to engage with NASA and technology communities, and expose them to potential careers in science, technology, and space exploration fields.

Before the competition opens in August, educators can hear from NASA experts and learn more about the opportunity through a series of virtual activities.

· The challenge kick-off event, part of the Department of Education’s eighth annual ED Games Expo, will occur Tuesday, June 1, at 6 p.m. EDT. Educators can register to participate in the event. The two-hour session will stream live at:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

· NASA TechRise educator summer workshops will dive into the basics of electronics, coding, and designing for flight. The first workshop will take place July 28 and repeat Aug. 11.

“NASA is committed to providing students with hands-on experience and real-life problems the agency faces,” said Mike Kincaid, NASA associate administrator for STEM engagement. “These challenges are a fun and educational experience for the future STEM workforce to develop the necessary skills for NASA to continue to be successful. I am confident they will go on to accomplish great things.”

NASA is working with three flight providers to support the competition. The student payloads will fly on one of the following:

· Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket

· UP Aerospace Inc.’s SpaceLoft rocket

· Raven Aerostar’s Zero Pressure high-altitude balloon

The NASA TechRise Student Challenge will be open to student teams affiliated with U.S. public, private, and charter schools, including in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and all other U.S. territories. NASA’s Flight Opportunities program, based at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and part of STMD, manages the challenge.

For challenge details and to pre-register for the competition, visit:

https://www.futureengineers.org/nasatechrise

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Clare Skelly / Katherine Brown

Sede de la NASA, Washington

202-515-6654 / 202-358-1288

clare.a.skelly@nasa.gov / katherine.m.brown@nasa.gov

Megan Person

Centro de Investigación de Vuelo Armstrong, Edwards, California

661-276-2094

megan.person@nasa.gov

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Sun, 04 Jul 2021 14:50:27 GMT

Dr Phillips is presenting from July 12 to the 16, with a field event July 14 at a ranch in Hazelton. It focuses on carbon and agriculture. Here are the details: https://www.ndsu.edu/dce/k-12/info/18371. The July 14 event only is free. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ranching-carbon-and-climate-how-agriculture-can-be-part-of-the-solution-tickets-155818887487?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Learn how we can improve carbon literacy by thinking of new ways to build carbon more explicitly into the curriculum.

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Sun, 04 Jul 2021 00:01:57 GMT

This July, educators from across the nation are coming together virtually to gain new skills for teaching climate change. We’d love to have you join us.

CLEAN is leading a cohort of educators to the Summer Institute for Climate Change Education, hosted by Climate Generation in partnership with NOAA’s Climate Program, and The Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program. This July 28–30, you will gain the skills, tools, and resources to teach climate change concepts and empower students in all subject areas, and receive on-going support throughout the year.

Here are the details:

When: July 28–30, 2021
Where: Online! Register here: go.climategen.org/summerinstitute2021

Scholarships Available - apply here.

Graduate Credits Available - course description
Who: Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy, The Wild Center’s Youth Climate Program, NOAA’s Climate Office, and educators across the nation!

This three-day experience is full of powerful and engaging keynote speakers, meaningful discussion about the intersection of social justice and climate change, and collaborative conservations between a national network of climate change education leaders. Leave feeling reinvigorated for the new school year and prepared to educate your students to be global citizens.

Let me know if you have any questions about this workshop. Hope to see you there!

Katie Boyd (CLEAN Program Manager)

Grazing Lands Ecology Workshop 2021

Wed, 19 May 2021 23:11:16 GMT

June 5, 2021 For Educators interested in applying natural science concepts to resource management=graduate professional development credit available. If you would like to attend contact Dr. Phillips to register. Ecoinsights@protonmail.com

Biotechnology/AP Prep Workshop 2 for Teachers- Dickinson - June 21st.

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 13:30:00 GMT

PD opportunity for middle and high school teachers. $200 stipend. Credit hours available. See attached flyer for more information. DICKINSON2_Biotechnology_APPrep_Workshop_2019.pdf

Biotechnology/AP Prep Workshop 2 for Teachers- Minot - June 19th

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:30:00 GMT

PD opportunity for middle and high school teachers. $200 stipend. Credit hours available. See attached flyer for more information. MINOT2_Biotechnology_APPrep_Workshop_2019.pdf

AP Biotechnology Prep Workshop Minot ND April 13th

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 13:30:00 GMT

PD for middle and high school Science teachers. $200 Stipend. Equipment check out and kits available. See the attached flyer for registration and details.

2019_Biotechnology_APPrep_Workshop1_Minot.pdf

AP Biotechnology Prep Workshop in Dickinson March 30th 2019

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 14:00:00 GMT

Full day workshop, $200 stipend, teaching resources,

See Flyer to register.

2019_Dickinson Biotechnology_APPrep_Workshop1_Dickinson.pdf

Advocates Program through the Society for Science & the Public

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:40:26 GMT

Help inspire STEM confidence in underserved
middle school and high school students!

Dear STEM Educator, Mentor, or Youth Advocate,

We invite you to apply for the Society for Science & the Public's Advocate Grant Program, which provides a $3,000 stipend and training to an individual (teacher, scientist, counselor, or mentor) who agrees to serve as an advocate for 3-5 underserved students to transition them from conducting scientific or engineering research projects to completing applications to scientific competitions. This year the program has added three new Advocate roles, expanding eligibility for the grant and allowing more experienced teachers and mentors to further expand their student research programs.

Many students doing science research are not aware of the myriad of opportunities that are attainable by submitting their work to competitions. Just completing the rigorous application process can inspire confidence in their scientific abilities and lead them to consider a STEM career. Many competitions provide monetary awards for post-secondary education and can boost a student's chance of acceptance into the college or university of their choice. Too few underrepresented students are presented with these opportunities and often lack the know-how to successfully enter.

For eligibility information and to apply for the Advocate Grant Program, click here. Advocatesmust already have a formal role with students completing research projects. This program is sponsored by Arconic Foundation, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, and Regeneron.

Application Deadline: March 5, 2019

Please reply to this message with any questions.

Sincerely,
Caitlin Sullivan — Director of Outreach & Equity Programs
Victor Hall — Senior Specialist for Outreach

Society for Science & the Public

Society for Science & the Public is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to public engagement in scientific research and education. In addition to running the top science research competitions in the world (Regeneron Science Talent Search, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, and Broadcom MASTERS), the Society also publishes Science News magazine and Science News for Students online.

Biotechnology/AP Prep Teacher Workshop 2-Mayville State University-March 2nd - Information in attached Flyer

Sat, 02 Mar 2019 14:30:00 GMT

2019_Biotechnology_APPrep_Workshop_Flyer.pdf

North Dakota Science Teachers Association News

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Cyber Conference

Earn credit and stipend

Science Grant

Online PD

NDA+ blueprint Grade 4/8/ and 10 standards for testing in 2025

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lessons on recent volcanic eruption and tsunami waves

NASA

NASA

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Grazing Lands Ecology Workshop 2021

Biotechnology/AP Prep Workshop 2 for Teachers- Dickinson - June 21st.

Biotechnology/AP Prep Workshop 2 for Teachers- Minot - June 19th

AP Biotechnology Prep Workshop Minot ND April 13th

AP Biotechnology Prep Workshop in Dickinson March 30th 2019

Advocates Program through the Society for Science & the Public

Help inspire STEM confidence in underserved middle school and high school students!

Biotechnology/AP Prep Teacher Workshop 2-Mayville State University-March 2nd - Information in attached Flyer

Help inspire STEM confidence in underserved
middle school and high school students!