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<#FULL_NAME#> Email: <#EMAIL#> Created by Montana
State University and supported by the National Science Foundation
(NSF), the National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN) delivers
quality teaching resources and professional development opportunities
through the NSTA Institute online directly to K–14 science
teachers. Several of the fall NTEN Elementary courses—which
start September 8 and later—are being piloted for the second
time and are offered FREE to participants, and three of the astronomy
courses for secondary teachers are being offered at a reduced fee,
as they are sponsored with outside funding from NASA. For the full
course schedule, go to http://www.scienceteacher.org/courses.htm
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow loan forgiveness for future science and math teachers who agree to teach in a high-need school for five years. Read more about it in this issue of the NSTA Legislative Update. Continued here: http://science.nsta.org/nstaexpress/nstaexpress_2003_07_21_legnet.htm NSTA’s The Science Teacher Seeking Field Editor (No Relo Required!)The
August 1 deadline is quickly approaching for candidates
to submit their applications to become the next in–the–field
Field Editor for The Science Teacher, NSTA’s journal for
high school science teachers. (Thanks to electronic communications
and airplanes, relocation is not required.) For a full description
of the Field Editor’s responsibilities and qualifications, please
go to http://science.nsta.org/nstaexpress/nstaexpress_2003_07_21_extra.htm Final Food Safety Science Workshop Set for Florida; Register by Aug. 14 In partnership with The NSTA Institute, Albertsons, Inc., one of the nation’s largest retail food and drug chains, will present the final workshop in its series on food safety next month. Albertsons/NSTA Professional Development Workshop in Food Safety Science— aimed at middle level and high school science, agriscience, family and consumer science educators—will take place August 23–24, in Sanford, Florida. This two–day event led by experienced educators offers a unique professional development opportunity for teachers to engage in the activities provided in the FDA/NSTA Science and Our Food Supply curricula in preparation for leading these activities in the classroom. All costs for the workshop are covered by Albertsons, and participants pay only a $30 meals fee. Registration deadline is August 14. For more information and to register, visit http://www.nsta.org/pd/institute.aspxcourses_albertsons.asp. (back)NSTA Partners with NASA to Offer Two Middle Level Educator Programs NSTA is offering two exciting Fall symposium programs in conjunction with NASA. To be held onsite at NSTA’s upcoming Conventions in Kansas City, Missouri, and Reno, Nevada, the events are designed for middle–level educators (grades 5–8). The Hubble Space Telescope–Core Science Content Update (http://www.nsta.org/pd/institute.aspxcourses_symposium_hubble.asp) program to be presented November 15–16 in Kansas City, will discuss how to integrate the latest scientific discoveries from the Hubble Space Telescope into the classroom. The NASA Aerospace Technology/Aeronautics-Core Science Content Update (http://www.nsta.org/pd/institute.aspxcourses_symposium_aero.asp) program will be presented December 6–7 in Reno, led by leading aerospace engineers and education specialists. The program will focus on the latest innovations in aerospace technology and linking this content to classroom activities. To learn more or to register for these programs, visit http://institute.nsta.org. For information and to register for the Kansas City, Reno, (and Minneapolis) NSTA fall conventions, go to http://www.nsta.org/conventions. (back)Not a member
and want to join? Visit https://ecommerce.nsta.org/membership/apply.asp! If you would rather use email to send suggestions, please send them here: nstaexpress@nsta.org Hope you found
this Monday’s edition of NSTA Express an interesting, quick
read and a worthwhile update on the latest news and information
from the National Science Teachers Association. Our goal is to save
you time by delivering information each week in short "news
bites," so if you'd like to know more, simply select the headline
quick link. NSTA continues to create resources and improve services
for science educators. If you're not already a member, we invite
you to join the crowd by going to www.nsta.org/whyjoin!
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