More professional development opportunities for and resources for Science educators in Utah.
Online professional development courses for financial literacy sponsored by USOE and UEN are available beginning April 3, 2013.
Course descriptions and registration information are found at http://profdev.uen.org/register/view_courses#F.
USOE or SUU credit is available.
Evolutionary biology is a dynamic and exciting field.  Science educators in the Salt Lake City area are invited to join evolutionary biologists and other science educators for "Evolution 101" - a one day workshop to be held at Snowbird Alpine Village<http://www.evolutionmeeting.org/Venue13.html> and the Natural History Museum of Utah at the Rio Tinto Center<http://nhmu.utah.edu/> on June 22.
Come learn about recent research in the field of evolution, talk with evolutionary biologists, and attend sessions that feature hands-on activities for teaching evolution to all ages.  Participants will receive FREE teaching resources and other give-aways and have the opportunity to attend the Gould Award Lecture, given by the recipient of The Stephen Jay Gould Prize, awarded annually by the Society for the Study of Evolution to recognize individuals whose sustained and exemplary efforts have advanced public understanding of evolutionary science and its importance in biology, education, and everyday life in the spirit of Stephen Jay Gould.  Lunch is included.
For more information contact Kristin Jenkins (kjenkins at nescent.org<mailto:kjenkins at nescent.org>), Jamie Jensen (Jamie.jensen at byu.edu<mailto:Jamie.jensen at byu.edu>), or Louise Mead (lsmead at msu.edu<mailto:lsmead at msu.edu>).
Open to high school and middle school teachers nationwide.
Contact Jane Jackson<mailto:jane.jackson at asu.edu>, 480-965-8438, or visit ASU Graduate Program for High School Teachers<http://modeling.asu.edu/MNS/MNS.html>.
Housing (private room, semi-private bath in furnished apartment near campus): $15 to $20/day may be available.
science, and biology will be offered in summer 2013, in many states.
Most workshops are described at  http://www.ptec.org/pd .
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have teamed up to create a water-cycle diagram for kids and elementary and middle schools. It is  available in a number of languages.
I hope it can be useful in elementary and middle-school science classes.
As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences, the NASA Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers Association are hosting a free 90-minute Web seminar on March 14, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. EDT. Learn about the relationships between air pressure, temperature, volume and cloud formation. Get an overview of the necessary conditions for cloud formation and then see how to make a cloud in a bottle. Information will be provided about an extension activity, the S'COOL Project, which involves student participation in authentic science.
For more information and to register online, visit URL http://learningcenter.nsta.org/products/symposia_seminars/NES3/webseminar10.aspx .
To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit http://explorerschools.nasa.gov .
Email any questions about this opportunity to the NASA Explorer Schools help desk at NASA-Explorer-Schools at mail.nasa.gov<mailto:NASA-Explorer-Schools at mail.nasa.gov> .