Announcing the 2013 NMJAS regional paper competition: Call for student submissions!

We are currently seeking submissions for the 2013 Junior Academy of Science Paper Competition to be held on UNM campus March 14th (the night before the Regional Science Fair at UNM). This competition is open to students in grades 6-8 (Junior Division) and those in grades 9-12 (Senior Division) in the Central New Mexico Region and will be held at UNM's Johnson Center. Students write a paper of no more than 1500 words and present a PowerPoint presentation of 10 minutes or less to a panel of judges. Student work details their scientific research and so is not simply a literary review of a topic.

This is a wonderful opportunity for young scientists to write up their research and present it in front of a panel of judges and an audience of parents and friends. Winners of this regional competition can go on to compete at the state and national levels. Details of this competition can be found at the following websites:

http://stemed.unm.edu/JrAcad.aspx

http://www.nmas.org/junior.html

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Competition Dates:

Final papers are due by: March 1^st , 2013 by midnight.

PowerPoint Presentations are due by: March 9^th, 2013 by midnight

Oral Competition will be held on: March 14th, 2013 from 4 to finish.

Important Details:  

•·         Students should arrive at least 1/2 hour early for JAS to set up their PowerPoints and pay their entrance fee. The fee is 6$ and should be in the form of a check made out to: NMAS.

•·         Please note that the Regional Science Fair setup overlaps our competition. Students competing in the JAS can set up for Regionals before  or after the JAS Oral Competition (from 3 pm – 7 pm March, 14^th).

•·         Students will need to follow the instructions relating to the paper and presentation carefully. These instructions can be found on the NMAS website: http://www.nmas.org/junior.html

If students or teachers have questions they can contact the Central Region JAS Coordinator Dr. Lorna Joachim directly via email or phone at:

 lfjoachim@comcast.net.

505-922-0052 or 505-710-4007

Open to accredited K-12 schools in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries' Environmental Education Commission (LEEC) is now accepting proposals for their 2013-2014 Sustainability Grants program. These grants are designed to encourage student learning via sustainability initiatives in EPA Region 6 K-12 schools. Proposals to be considered are those within a specific school campus that will both actively engage students and result in a more sustainable facility. Project funds are provided via a grant from the EPA Office of Environmental Education Sub-Grants Program to LDWF.
General Information:
· Application Deadline is March 15, 2013
· Grant awards are not to exceed $5000.00
· Applications will be accepted via electronic submission only.
· All applications will undergo an anonymous and competitive grant review process.
Sustainability Grant Guidelines
Sustainability Grant Application

For more information on our grants program or the 2013 Environmental Education Symposium, visit our website at: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/eec.

Or contact:
Venise Ortego
Environmental Education Coordinator
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
337-948-0255 / Fax: 337-948-0213
vortego@wlf.la.gov / http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/eec

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We have an opening for a full time academic coordinator who will be responsible for meeting with artistic staff to integrate academic content into art/theater workshops (Afghanistan project and Pride, for example), recruiting and supervising volunteer mentors for our college prep program, tracking students' academic progress, supervising tutors etc. Qualifications: BA from a competitive college or conservatory, fluent Spanish, experience working in multicultural environments, demonstrated commitment to social action/social change, excellent organizational and communication skills, college prep experience. $30,000-$36,000/year plus great benefits.

 

Saturday, November 3, 2012

8:30 am - 4: 30 pm: Rio Grande Nature Center State Park

 

The Bosque Education Guide is an interdisciplinary curriculum about the Middle Rio Grande Valley ecosystem. The curriculum provides classroom-based and field activities for students grades K-12. For the central activity, students construct a model of the Middle Rio Grande and then manipulate the paper and cloth pieces to demonstrate human impacts over the last two hundred years. Later, they “restore” the ecosystem. More information about the curriculum and some downloadable materials are available on the website,

http://nmnaturalhistory.org/bosque-education-guide.html

 

Features of the Bosque Education Guide curriculum

• K-12
• Correlated to New Mexico education standards
• Spanish materials available for download
• 699 pages
• Background and appendices for teachers
• Suggestions for service learning in the bosque
• Topics include:
• The geology of the valley, surface and groundwater
• Demands on the river’s water budget
• Flora & fauna of the valley
• Natural history & human influence
• Fire in the bosque

 

Workshop information

Workshop activities will occur indoors and outdoors. Participants should dress in comfortable clothing for the weather that day and bring a hat, sunscreen and insect repellant as needed. Also please bring a sack lunch and water bottle and/or travel mug. Workshop participants will receive the curriculum and an accompanying kit. The only cost is the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park’s $3.00 per vehicle day-use fee (exact cash or check).

 

To reserve a space, call 505-344-7240.