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Congress has finally approved the FY2004 omnibus
appropriations bill, which holds a substantial increase for the
Department of Education Math and Science Partnerships program. Plus,
the Administration may phase out the National Science Foundation
Math and Science Partnerships (MSP) program, and they plan to introduce
a new grant program in FY2005 that would create an Adjunct Teacher
Corps for science and math. Read all about it in this issue of the
NSTA Legislative Update http://science.nsta.org/nstaexpress/nstaexpress_2004_02_02_extra.htm.
Georgia
Superintendent Takes Heat for Omitting the Word “Evolution” in Draft
Science Standards Once again, NASA will be an important and popular part of our annual convention, as the NSTA Institute offers two NSTA/NASA Symposia during the April 1-4 event in Atlanta, GA: Mars Symposium (SC-91) for a session on how to incorporate NASA’s Mars mission into the middle school classroom; and Aerospace Technology Enterprise Symposium (SC-92), at which aerospace engineers and education specialists will present the latest innovations in aerospace technology and describe how the content can be used to classroom activities. For details, schedule, and fees, go to http://www.nsta.org/pd/institute.aspx#symposia. For information on the new NSTA Professional Development Institutes at the convention, go to http://www.nsta.org/pd/institute.aspx#pdinstitutes. For full convention agenda, special events, featured speakers, hotel information and online registration forms, go to http://www.nsta.org/conventiondetail&Meeting_Code=2004ATL. Need a plan for obtaining funding to increase and enhance your professional skills in Atlanta? Go to http://www.nsta.org/convtips. Don’t Forget: Earlybird deadline is Friday, February 13… so register NOW for best savings! Special Request: If you’d like to help NSTA spread
the word about our fabulous Atlanta convention—as well as the special
coupon savings opportunities for attendees—just go to http://science.nsta.org/nstaexpress/nstaexpress_2004_02_02_coupons.htm
to download and print the full-color or black and white convention
poster and the coupon flyer… then post them in your school’s faculty
room. The coupons may be copied, of course, so that everyone planning
to attend can take advantage of these special savings! Deadline for applications for spring admission to University of Maryland Web-based Master of Life Sciences program—our partner through the NSTA Institute—is Feb. 15, for the term starting March 8. Created for practicing middle and high school science teachers,
the Master of Life Sciences program is a 30-credit interdisciplinary
course of study with concentrations in biology and chemistry. Admission
requires two letters of recommendation and is open to those with
one year of teaching experience, an undergraduate degree in biological
science, chemistry, biochemistry, science education, or related
field and who successfully completes a gateway review class or earns
a grade of B or better on the admission exam. (GRE scores are not
required.) For more information and to apply online, go to http://institute.nsta.org
to University of Maryland Life Sciences Program under NSTA
Partner Online Courses, or send a request to onlinestudies@umail.umd.edu for
a free brochure. AAAS Project 2061 has announced new dates for its popular Using Atlas of Science Literacy workshops. In 2001, Project 2061 and NSTA published Atlas of Science
Literacy, a collection of conceptual strand maps for nearly
50 key topics in science, mathematics, and technology. Strand maps
display the connections among key ideas and skills and the sequence
in which K-12 students might develop their understanding of various
topics. The three-day Atlas workshop demonstrates how to
use Atlas maps and related Project 2061 resources to improve
curriculum, instruction, and assessment. For general information
on the workshops, including future dates and locations, please visit
http://www.project2061.org/040121/workshops/.
The Atlas of Science Literacy is $39.96 for NSTA members and $49.95
for nonmembers and is available at the NSTA Science Store at http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PA001X Photo Contest Offers Chance to Show Off Your Class in Action (Plus Win $$) The deadline for NSTA's The Science Teacher journal photo
contest has been extended! You (or your students) are invited to
grab a camera and show the world the exciting science happenings
in your high school class. All entries for this year's contest must
now be received by Friday, February 13, 2004. A $100 grand prize
will be awarded to the first-place entry, and $75 will go to the
second-place entry. Winning entries will be published in the May
2004 issue of The Science Teacher, NSTA's member journal
for high school teachers. For complete details, download The
Science Teacher photo contest form at http://science.nsta.org/nstaexpress/photocontest_poster.pdf 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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