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• Exhibitor Registration For Fall 2013 Conference

  • Start
    19 Feb 2013
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • End
    03 Nov 2013
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Centennial High School, Las Cruces, NM
  • Registered
    2 attendees

  Register

  New Mexico Science Teachers Association

  
  

  Environmental Educator Association of New Mexico

  
  

  New Mexico Council of Teachers of Mathematics

   

  
  

  
  

  November 1-2, 2013
  
  Centennial High School
  1950 S. Sonoma Ranch Blvd.
  Las Cruces, NM 88011

  
  

  
  

  Exhibitor Set-Up:

  3:30PM-5:00PM on Friday, November 1st.
  
  Exhibit Hours:
  7:30AM - 5:30 PM Saturday, November 2nd.
  
  
  

  Exhibitor Cost:

  
  -$200.00 per exhibitor table, and 2 chairs.

  -$100.00 per table for small nonprofits with 501c3 status
  (MUST PROVIDE US WITH THE 501c3 FEIN TO QUALIFY)

  
  
  **TABLE CLOTHS WILL BE PROVIDED IF NECESSARY**
  

  
  If you are in need of a table cloth please contact Kay Perkins and request one at:
  kperkins@nmsu.edu
  
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  Exhibitor Materials May Be Shipped To:

  Centennial High School
  

  ATTN: Rosa Apodaca
  

  1950 S. Sonoma Ranch Blvd.
  Las Cruces, NM 88011
  

  
  

  Note: Packages should not arrive prior to one week before the conference and arrangements must be made in advance for pick-up.
  

  
  Methods of Payment Accepted:
  

  Credit Cards, PayPal, Purchase Orders, and Checks.
  Regardless of payment type,  all exhibitors should register online.
  

  Payment Address: Soar To Greater Heights
  P.O. Box 30304
  ABQ, NM 87190

  
  For Event Questions Contact Kay Perkins: Email: 

  kperkins@nmsu.edu  for questions about exhibit logistics

  registrar@nmsta.org for questions about registration

  
  Phone:  (575) 635-5374

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• Call for Proposals, 2013 Fall Conference

  • Start
    17 Apr 2013
  •  
  • End
    16 Sep 2013
  • Location
    Centennial High School Las Cruces, NM

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  Soar to Greater Heights
  Growing STEM's for the Next Generation

  
  

  NMSTA/NMCTM/EEANM

  
  

   

  
  

  
  

  November 1-2, 2013
  

  
  

  
  

  Centennial High School

  1950 S. Sonoma Ranch BLVD.

  Las Cruces, NM 88011

  
  
  
  IMPORTANT: 
  Submission of proposal is free. However, a paid registration will be required for those selected to present.
  
  Deadline for submission of proposals is Sunday, September 15th, 2013.
  
  As soon as your proposal is successfully submitted,  you will receive a confirmation email.  If you do not receive this email, please resubmit your proposal.
  
  

  Presentation Details:
  

  • Presentations should focus on the themes of:
  • • Alignment with Common Core Standards
    • Alignment with Next Gen Science Standards
    • Environmental Literacy
    • Quality Professional Development
    • Partnerships in Formal/Informal Education
      

  • Presentations will be in a 70 minute format.

  • Presentations will be scheduled between 8:00 AM-5:00 PM on Saturday, November 2nd.

  
  

  We look forward to reading your proposal!
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  For proposal questions contact Barbara Garrity
  Email: garrity.barbara@gmail.com
  

  
  

  For questions about online registration/proposal submission, please send an email to  registrar@nmsta.org

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• Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP)

  • When
    03 Jun 2013
  •  
  • Location
    UNM BEMP office at the UNM Department of Biology

  This summer the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program(BEMP) is offering up to two high school students an opportunity to intern with the UNM division of BEMP. This is an opportunity to experience the work of biologists in the field and lab.

   

  Each student will earn $9.50/hour and will work a total of 105 hours throughout the summer, earning roughly $1,000.  Students will participate in all BEMP monthly monitoring activities, such as monitoring groundwater depths, collecting leaf litter, trapping and identifying insects, weighing and sorting leaf litter, collecting groundwater chemistry data, and … last but not least… trail maintenance! Yes, this job involves some hard physical labor!

   

  Hours and days are flexible except for the weeks of June 11, June 17 and July 15. Working at least two days each week during these time periods is mandatory. Orientation is on May 29.

   

  The start date is June 3. The ideal schedule for interns is to work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week for some portion of the 8am to 5pm work day. There is some flexibility. You will be paid through Bosque School but will be working at the UNM BEMP office at the UNM Department of Biology.

   

  Applications will be accepted until 5 PM on Friday, April 12. Email your application as an attachment to Jennifer Schuetz at schuetz@unm.edu. Applicants must have a valid social security number to be considered and previous BEMP experience a plus! A background check will be conducted.

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• “Fishing the Rio Grande"

  • Start
    07 Jun 2013
  •  
  • End
    09 Jun 2013
  • Location
    Taos Junction Campground

  WHAT:

  Education Professional Development. Renew your energy and get new ideas to meet your curricula requirements and New Mexico Common Core Standards. Learn how to flyfish and tie flies!

  HIGHLIGHTS:

  1. River rafting (rated easy) with Far Flung Adventures,
  2. Learn flyfishing along the Rio Grande on Saturday; lunch is included,
  3. Instruction in flytying and flyfishing from our Aquatic Resources Education volunteers,
  4. Learn watershed and river health, conservation and relevance to wildlife and people,
  5. Get latest updates on reintroduced river otters with chance of seeing otters or their sign,
  6. Learn about the geographic and cultural history of the area,
  7. All fishing equipment will be provided.

  WHERE:

  Taos Junction Campground group shelter, BLM Orilla Verde Recreation area near Pilar, N.M. The group shelter is located off NM 570 near the Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center. There is no cost if you camp with us at the group shelter. Download a map of the camping site and the Orilla Verde area on BLM’s website under New Mexico: Outdoor Recreation Areas.

  WHEN:

  June 7-9, 2013

  1. Friday, June 7, 6:00 PM. Evening activities.
  2. Saturday, June 8. Morning river launch from the Taos Junction Bridge.
  3. Sunday, June 9, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Field investigations and classroom applications with Aquatic WILD education activities.

  COST:

  The cost for the weekend is $90 per person, payable by check or credit card.

  Payment must be received within a week of registering.

  Mail your check to: Far Flung Adventures, P.O. Box 707, El Prado, NM 87529 or call (800) 359-2627.

  A New Mexico fishing license is required. License fees range from $21.00 to $37.00.

  PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

  For registration, contact:

  Colleen Welch, Conservation Education Co-Coordinator, 505-476-8119, colleen.welch@state.nm.us; or

  Kevin Holladay, Conservation Education Coordinator, 505-476-8095, kevin.holladay@state.nm.us/.

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• National Energy Conference

  • Start
    14 Jul 2013
  •  
  • End
    18 Jul 2013
  • Location
    Albuquerque, NM

  2013 National Energy Conference for Educators – Agenda

   

  July 14    Registration, Introduction

  2:30 p.m.    Registration and Reception
  3:30 p.m.    Welcome to the National Energy Conference for Educators
  4:30 p.m.    Introduction to Science Notebooks
  5:15 p.m.    Blueprint Step 1: Science of Energy
  5:45 p.m.    NEED Resources, Moodle Poll, Q&A, Blueprint for Success Connections, Evaluation
  6:30 p.m.    Dinner

  July 15    Step 1: Science of Energy and Step 2: Sources of Energy

  6:30 a.m.    Breakfast
  8:00 a.m.    Science of Energy
  10:30 a.m.  Break
  10:45 a.m.  Forms of Energy to Energy Sources, Introduction to Blueprint Steps 2, 3, 4, and 5
  12:30 p.m.  Lunch
  1:30 p.m.    Energy Expo
  2:00 p.m.    Energy Source Break-Out Sessions
  3:45 p.m.    Break
  4:00 p.m.    Sources of Energy Grade Level Sessions 
  5:30 p.m.    NEED Resources, Q&A, Blueprint Connections and Evaluation
  6:00 p.m.    Synthesizing the Conference  
  6:30 p.m.    Dinner on your own

  July 16    Step 2: Sources of Energy

  6:30 a.m.    Breakfast
  8:00 a.m.    Global Trading Game
  9:30 a.m.    An Introduction to Solar Energy           
  10:00 a.m.  Break    
  10:15 a.m.  Solar Energy Grade Level Sessions
  11:45 a.m.  Lunch    
  12:45 p.m.  Energy Topics Break-Out Sessions
  2:30 p.m.    NEED Resources, Q&A, Blueprint Connections and Evaluation            
  3:00 p.m.    Synthesizing the Conference 
  3:30 p.m.    Adjourning for the Evening; Dinner on your own

  July 17    Sources of Energy (2), Electricity (3), Transportation (4) and Energy Efficiency and Conservation (5)

  6:30 a.m.    Breakfast
  8:00 a.m.    Sources of Energy Grade Level Sessions
  10:30 a.m.  Break
  10:45 a.m.  Introduction to Energy Efficiency and Conservation
  11:15 a.m.  Measuring Our Energy Use
  12:00 p.m.  Lunch    
  1:15 p.m.    Megawatt Diet
  1:25 p.m.    This Week in Energy Conservation
  2:30 p.m.    Understanding Carbon and Climate Change     
  4:00 p.m.    Break
  4:15 p.m.    Energy Technologies and Issues Break-Out Sessions
  5:30 p.m.    NEED Resources, Q&A, Blueprint Connections, and Evaluation
  5:45 p.m.    Energy Carnival and Participant Share-a-thon
  6:30 p.m.    Dinner  

  July 18     Step 6: Transportation, Step 7 and 8: Evaluation and Recognition

  6:30 a.m.    Breakfast
  8:00 a.m.    Transportation Enigma
  9:00 a.m.    Now I’ve Got It, What Do I Do With it?
  9:30 a.m.    Synthesizing the Conference
  10:00 a.m.    Exploring NEED’s Web Site and Other Resources
  10:30 a.m.    What do I get?
  10:45 a.m.    Evaluation and Post-Conference Energy Survey
  11:00 a.m.    Adjourn

  
  

  For more information visit www.NEED.org/summertraining
  

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• High School Chemistry Teacher Summer 2013 Workshop

  • Start
    15 Jul 2013
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    19 Jul 2013
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    UNM's Main Campus Chemistry Building

  Are you teaching Chemistry for the first time? Are you teaching Chemistry but don't have a Chemistry background?
  
  
  

  Monday 7/15      Just in Time Teaching
  

  Lab Prep and Lab Safety            
  

          
  

  Tuesday 7/16     Atomic and Electronic Structure
  
  Wednesday 7/17 The Periodic Table and Chemical Bonding
  
  Thursday 7/18      Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry
  
  

  Friday 7/19          Other Topics: Kinetics, Equilibrium,  
  

  Thermochem., Organic Chemistry.,
  Nuclear Chem.., Labquest 2.0
  

  
  
  Registration Information
  
  If you are interested in attending the summer workshop and/or have additional questions please email Valerie Varoz.
  
  varoz_v@aps.edu
  

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• Asrobiology Summer Science Experience for Teachers (ASSET)

  • Start
    29 Jul 2013
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  • End
    03 Aug 2013
  • Location
    San Francisco State Unversity, San Francisco, CA

  The ASSET experience will be intense and exciting, ineractive and content rich, with presentations by leading astrobiology researchers from the SETI Institute, NASA, and the California Academy of Sciences. The workshop features a combination of cutting edge science, inquiry-based teaching and learning, and leadership skills development to support you as a teacher and teacher trainer. Participants receive the entire Voyages Through Time curriculum and complementary astrobiology materials, developed by NASA's Astrobiology Institute, for use in their classrooms. Lodging and travel expenses are provided. (see also www.voyagesthroughtime.org)
  
  For more information and an application, visit the website www.seti.org/epo/asset
  

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• Transforming Math and Science Education

  • Start
    05 Aug 2013
  •  
  • End
    08 Aug 2013
  • Location
    Los Alamos, NM

  For more information visit www.nms.org
  

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• DuPont Challenge

  • Start
    15 Nov 2013
  •  
  • End
    31 Jan 2014
  • Location
    Read instructions on thechallenge.dupont.com

  It's the 28th year of the DuPont Challenge, and we're calling on all middle and high school students to explore our four categories and submit their essays for a chance to win amazing awards. The most successful entries result from science teachers being closely involved and guiding their classes through the process, so get your students thinking, researching and writing about our world's most pressing global challenges, or exploring improvements in any area of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)!
  

  • More than $100,000 in awards!
  • Awards are given to the top Junior Division (grades 7,8,9 and Senior Division (grades 10,11,12) winners
  • Winners from each division- along with a parent and sponsoring teacher- win an expenses-paid awards trip to Orlando, Florida, as well a sNASA's Kennedy Space Center and more!
  • Sponsoring teachers of all top winners win a trip to the 2015  NSTA National Conference in Chicago, Illinois

  
  

  Entries will be accepted from November 15, 2013 through January 31, 2014.
  

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• Rube Goldberg

  • When
    01 Nov 2014
  •  
  • Location
    See website for details www.rubegoldberg.com

  Contest!!!!
  

  • International Online Rube Goldberg Machine Contest for Ages 11-14
  • Rube Goldberg Machine Contest High School level
  • Rube Goldberg Machine Contest College level
  • The Rube Goldberg Challenge
    
  • Rube Goldberg Corporate Hiring Competition
  • Rube Goldberg Corporate challenge

  Our goal, with all levels of competition, is to encourage critical thinking and problem solving in a non-traditional learning environment. And to have fun in the process.
  

  
  

  Students from middle school through college, can compete in a RGMC. Our contests are STEM and STEAM friendly. Students who participate in our contest not only employ physics and engineering, but humor and story-telling, to create their Rube Goldberg Machines.

  
  

  Host and Team Registration start early Fall 2014 on website

  http://www.rubegoldberg.com
  

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