Aerospace Education and Training Day

The Aerospace Education and Training Day group of teachers (called Aerospace Fellows) have teacher workshops during the year. We have
some openings for math, science, technology teachers at large to
participate in two NASA workshops.

The first is Friday the 25th of February at the Tulsa Air and Space
Museum, and the second is the following Monday the 28th in Oklahoma
City at the Oklahoma School for Science and Mathematics (OSSM).

Please share this opportunity with teachers you feel would benefit
from the workshops. We have openings at both and we will provide a
nice lunch at each venue.

We will of course showcase the Fellows program and encourage them to
sign up for the program. And, let them know about the classroom
grants they can apply for through the Fellows program.

Please have interested teachers contact Kim Hunt
khunt@okcareertech.org[1] with the subject line to read "NASA
Workshop" They will need to let Kim know which venue they wish to
attend.

"No Boundaries" Project

Welcome to the "No Boundaries" project, developed by NASA and USA TODAY Education. No Boundaries helps students explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), while learning about NASA ? the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Working at NASA is like exploring space. If you have the curiosity, determination and problem-solving skills, the opportunities are many.

http://www.usatodayeducate.com/nasa/

Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers

Good news! The deadline to submit proposals for the Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers has been extended to Thursday, March 3, 2011, at 11:59 EST. Science educators with innovative project ideas that enhance science education in their school and/or school district are encouraged to apply. The program is open to middle and high school science teachers and elementary teachers who teach some science in the classroom.

Fifty large grants totaling $500,000 will be awarded this academic year. Individual science teachers or a team of up to five can submit proposals in the category of environmental science education. Subcategories from which applicants may choose include: biotic (all living factors) and abiotic (all nonliving factors such as pollution, oil, energy, human interventions, water, soil, air, temperature, etc.).

Recipients of Toyota TAPESTRY grants will be notified in April 2011. Non-recipients will be notified in June 2011. If you have questions, please contact the program director at tapestry@nsta.org.

AP Summer Institutes

The contracts for the AP Summer Institutes (APSI) have been signed
so you are good to begin registering for those! Here are the websites for
the two we have in Oklahoma:

APSI at the University of Tulsa: www.utulsa.edu/ap-tulsa
APSI at the University of Oklahoma: www.cafe.ou.edu/advancedplacement

Please be sure to read all materials closely as they will tell you what is
covered and what is not.

All registrations and cancellations are handled by the universities so
you'll need to deal directly with them. They will also know who is
teaching the class as well.

The contact information for OU and TU is on their web sites.

These two APSIs offer lodging as a part of their registration fee if
you live a set number of miles from their campuses, but you must
follow their directions in order to sign up for lodging. (See each
web site for the mileage.)

Travel is not paid by the State Department of Education (SDE).

Non-attendance without cancellation will • not • be paid by the
SDE. (Be sure to read each cancellation policy closely! The SDE
cannot cancel your registration for you!)

**** Please remember that these are free for Oklahoma public school
teachers. You must be currently employed by an Oklahoma district in order
to have your registration paid by the SDE. Students who have just
graduated but are not under contract cannot attend as an Oklahoma public
school teacher. If your contract in one district has expired, but you
have not yet signed a contract with a new district, you are not eligible
for the registration waiver. In other words, you must be under contract
with a public school at the time of the APSI for the SDE to pay your
registration fee.*****

Second, can't find an APSI on those web sites that you want to attend?
Already seen/heard those presenters?

We will, once again, offer scholarships to attend out of state APSIs. The
application will be forthcoming, but here's what you need to know:

scholarships up to $650 are available but are for registration only!

no travel is included in the scholarship!

once your scholarship is approved, it is your responsibility to
register for the APSI you want to attend

preference will be given to those applications for APSIs that are not
offered at Oklahoma APSIs

Non-attendance without cancellation will • not • be paid by the
SDE. (Be sure to read each cancellation policy closely! The SDE
cannot cancel your registration for you!)

I'll send the application once I receive it from College Board. It
will come via this listserv.

To see what is offered at out of state APSIs, go to this web site:
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/Pageflows/InstitutesAndWorkshops/InstitutesAndWorkshopsController.jpf

As always, please forward to anyone you think might be interested in
attending - teachers are not required to teach AP or Pre-AP in order to
attend an APSI.

Attention FIRST Team Captains!

Is your FIRST team following Oklahoma F.I.R.S.T. on Facebook?
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Oklahoma-FIRST/181911881829155

How about Twitter?

http://twitter.com/#!/OklahomaFIRST

A great team opportunity was posted today and only those following
Oklahoma FIRST through these two new social media channels will know!
And? more opportunities will be coming soon!

Join us today!

Research Experiences for Teachers Program at Oklahoma State University

Hello from Oklahoma State University and the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology. We are in our third year of our Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program and are beginning the application process for the 2011/2012 year. Our first two years have been extremely successful and we look forward to a rich experience for eight teachers in the summer of 2011.

The program involves a six week research experience during June and July 2011, academic year workshops in spring 2011 and fall 2011/spring 2012, and curriculum development. The teachers will receive a stipend of $6,000 for the summer and up to $1,500 for completed curriculum, workshops, and other deliverables.

I have attached the flyer, application, and recommendation form that are needed to be filled out by the prospective research teacher. Additional information may be located on our project website ret.okstate.edu.

Please email me with any questions: karen.high@okstate.edu Apply yourself, or forward this information to any interested 6-9th grade math, science, and technology teacher.

LEGO Education Grant Services

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Secure a Safe Passage on these Stormy Seas

The various vessels that embark on the roiling sea of education will
encounter the vicissitudes of an ever-changing course.
Fortunately, no matter what course is taken and regardless which
educational waves churn, the LEGO® Education liner remains steady, safely encompassing the heart of education and work-world desires.
Our journey integrates a teacher's one-on-one time with students and
a host of multimedia-based, student-centered learning opportunities. No matter the educational winds that blow, our mariner's needle keeps us on course.
Should economic storms brew, the following grant sources can lead you
to a safe harbor:

Toshiba America Foundation

The foundation makes grants to support teaching of mathematics and
science. For Grades 6-12, applications for grants of less than $5,000 are accepted
on an ongoing basis. Requests for more than $5,000 must be submitted by February 1
or August 1.
Toyota Tapestry Grants

Science Teachers - NSTA
Grants will go to teams of teachers who have developed innovative
programs that have enhanced science education. Toyota will award 50 grants of
$10,000. The deadline to apply is February 23.

Ashland Community Foundation

Each year, approximately half of Ashland's contributions target
education-related activities. The support covers a wide range of quality education and lifelong learning projects.

Eli Lilly Foundation

The Eli Lilly Foundation is working to improve student performance in
math and science in Grades K-12 in the United States. There is a heavy focus on
Indiana, the company's home.

Lawrence Foundation

The Lawrence Foundation is focused on making grants to support
environmental, education, human services, and other causes. Deadlines are April 30 and November 5. Teacher's Pet(grant tip geared specifically toward teachers' smaller projects)

Lowe's Toolbox for Education

This grant recognizes the need to increase focus on basic, one-time project needs. Deadline is February 18.

2011 National Lab Day for Soph. and Juniors at OSU

Opportunity for current Sophomores and Juniors

Oklahoma State University’s 2011 National Lab Day

Last year’s OSU National Lab Day was a huge success among teachers,
students and OSU research faculty. Teachers and students had the
opportunity to tour labs, actively participate in laboratory activities,
and meet with research faculty from diverse STEM fields. For many
students this was their first time in an authentic research lab thus they
walked away with an entirely new perspective of and interest in scientific
research.

Oklahoma State University is scheduled to host the second annual National
Lab Day on the OSU campus in Stillwater on Thursday, May 5th, 2011.
Twelve teachers can bring seven high school students, in their sophomore
and junior year, to participate in the exciting day long event. Teachers
interested in participating in the OSU-NLD should contact Dr. Julie Angle
@: julie.angle@okstate.edu .

Invitation to Apply For PLTW CIM Upgrade Funding

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

To help high schools fund the recent PLTW CIM curriculum upgrades, the SME Education
Foundation will begin accepting grant applications on Monday, February 7, 2011.

The new purchasing manual is now available on the PLTW web site and has a detailed listing of the CIM course costs for upgrading your classroom.

A limited number of $5,000 grants will be awarded to schools offering the CIM course
during the 2011/2012 academic year. To be considered for this funding, please submit
your online grant application by
March 11, 2011.

Grant recipients will be notified by March 23, 2011. If you have questions or need
help completing the form, please e-mail us at foundation@sme.org [mailto:foundation@sme.org].

National Academy Foundation

The National Academy Foundation is accepting *Letter of Intent
submittals from high schools who are interested in improving student
participation and achievement by establishing an Academy of
Engineering through February 25, 2011. Applicants who elect to
utilize The STEM Academy or STEM101 curriculum are eligible to
qualify for STEM Corporate Matching Funds Grant.

Schools interested in applying should be committed to forming small
learning communities (schools-within-schools or small stand-alone
schools) for 9th - 12th grade students that are built around a broad
technical core-curriculum which prepares students to pursue
post-secondary engineering and engineering technology degree
programs. Each Academy of Engineering must have a majority population
of African American, American Indian and/or Latino students.

Questions about submitting your schools Letter of Intent or
establishing an Academy of Engineering (AOE): Brenda Barry - AOE
Director, T: 347.852.1466 or E: bbarry@naf.org

Questions about STEM Corporate Matching Funds Grant or to request
evaluation access to curriculum for evaluation: Russell Mickelson -
COO, T: 480.381.9437 or E:
russell.mickelson@stem101.org

National Academy Foundation

National Academy Foundation qualifies The STEM Academy as a
curriculum partner for Academy of Engineering program. The Academy of
Engineering is a dynamic collaborative between AOE partners, schools,
parents, corporations, mentors, local advisory boards, two- and
four-year colleges/universities, and community resources. Academies
of Engineering are designed to answer an acute need for well-trained
engineers by educating high school students in science, technology,
engineering and math (STEM), as well as preparing them for
postsecondary engineering colleges and careers. By 2012, AOE will
open a national network of 110 Academies of Engineering.

About
The STEM Academy is a national non-profit status education K-14
program. The practices, strategies and programming have been
qualified by the American Society of Engineering Education, National
Academy Foundation and National Action Council for Minorities in
Engineering and are designed to improve under-represented minority
and low-income student growth, close achievement gaps, decrease
dropout rates, increase high school graduation rates and improve
teacher and principal effectiveness. Curriculum culminates with
students applying real-world application of their STEM education with
hand-on activities and maps to state and national standards. To learn
more visit www.stem101.org.
*Letter of Intent Process

Schools interested in becoming Academies of Engineering must indicate
their intent to apply prior to developing a proposal. This is done by
submitting an official Letter of Intent, accompanied by a completed
Contact Information Form

Up to 60 schools across the country will be selected to develop AOEs
during the 2011-12 academic school year. The Letter of Intent allow the AOE partners the opportunity to offer assistance and guidance in
the proposal development process. Schools and districts are strongly
encouraged to contact NAF with any questions or for clarification at
any point in the proposal development process.

Requirements
The Letter of Intent should be no longer than three pages and must
include all of the following elements:

* Name of the applying school and district

* Name and title of the Academy Director (if known)

* An expressed commitment by district/school staff and
faculty to engage in the Academy planning effort and to participate
in the Year of Planning process

* A brief listing of key steps taken to date, as well as
issues, challenges, and resolutions that have arisen to indicate that
the school site and school district are indeed very serious about the
work of creating and implementing an Academy of Engineering

* School and district demographic data
* School and district administrator signatures
* Completed Contact Information Form

Russell Mickelson - Chief Operating Officer
800.561.7051| C: 480.381.9437

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Teacher Opportunity Available Feb. 25, 2011

Please see the opportunity below and in attached documents for a wonderful
opportunity for your students to interact with engineers and learn about
careers during the Student/Professional Breakfast at the 2011 Engineer's
Week in Tulsa on Friday, February 25, 2011 . Only the first 225 students will be able to attend the breakfast, so please send in your registration form as soon as
possible (registration is in attached document). If you have any
questions, contact Hollis Allen at hallen@walterpmoore.com or via phone at
918-806-7200 .
There will be student giveaways throughout the morning and something
special for one lucky counselor or teacher!
Reservation deadline is February 18, 2011.


2011 Engineer’s Week Breakfast

The 2011 Engineer’s Week is February 20th through 26th. There will be many
nationwide activities during the course of the week. One of the local
activities identified is the Student/Professional Breakfast. This program
allows students to enjoy a free buffet breakfast while getting to ask
questions of the engineer(s) at their table. Following breakfast will be a
series of presentations on various engineering disciplines. The
information for this activity is as follows:

Student/Professional Breakfast
The Breakfast and program will be held at the Radisson Hotel located at
10918 East 41st St. on Friday, February 25, 2011. Check-in will begin at
7:30 a.m. with the breakfast beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m.
transitioning to the career seminar for the students at about 9:00 a.m.
Reservations deadline is February 18, 2011. There is limited room so
register today!