Be sure to check the PDI page at VAST.org for Up-To-Date information about the PDI.
Instructs students in proper use, care, and safe handling of chemicals, equipment, and plant and animal life.
b) What attracts you to the Cristo Rey mission? How do you feel you are a match for this unique opportunity to be an instructor at Cristo Rey Richmond High School?
c) What challenges do you anticipate in being a member of the founding teaching staff at Cristo Rey Richmond High School? In what ways can you add to the richness of the program?
The 2018 Journal of Virginia Science Education (Fall 2018, Volume 11) is now available to all VAST members. Click here to download the pdf.
"Teaching Science through Argumentation: An Outline for Virginia Science Teachers" Joanna K. Garner, Ph.D., Melani Loney Ed.S., and Victor Sampson, Ph.D.
"Integrating Technology into Science Field Investigations" Sarah Nuss, M.S.
"Integrating Inquiry into Informal STEM Experiences" Robbie L. Higdon, Ph.D., and Amanda Sawyer, Ph.D.
"Vocabulary and Literacy Instruction Strategies" Janine D’Elia, M.Ed., NBCT, Rachel Hill, M.Ed.
"The Magic of Science: Using Disequilibrium to Engage Learners" Robert M. Ellis, B.A.
"Developing Student Understanding in Science: The Three Rings of Learning" Anne Petersen, Ph.D.
Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) is a NASA-based program for 11th/12th grade students and STEM teachers who are interested in aerospace-related science, technology, engineering and/or math (STEM). This course focuses on NASA-related space mission design and human space flight. Online Master Teacher positions are still available! Check out the VAST website.
Virginia Earth Systems Science Scholars (VESSS) is a NASA-based program for 11th/12th grade students and STEM teachers who are interested in Earth Systems Science-related science, technology, engineering and/or math (STEM). This course focuses on Earth Systems Science and the NASA mission that help study these topics. Online Master Teacher positions are still available! Checkout the VESSS website.
Virginia Space Coast Scholars (VSCS) is a NASA-based STEM program for 10th grade students who are interested in NASA’s space, Earth, and airborne science-related missions managed by NASA Wallops Flight Facility. Online Master Teacher positions are still available! Check out the VSCS website.
Apply directly to any of these programs here - Applications are due November 11, 2018. Mandatory training date: November 30, 2018 at VSGC offices in Hampton, VA.
Applications are due on December 10, 2018, and will be evaluated on a competitive basis for programs that have been conducted within the past five years and have demonstrated positive results. Awardees will be recognized at a conference and awards ceremony on January, 15, 2019, at the State Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. Through a generous grant from Dominion Energy, the VMSC will support the travel and lodging of award recipients for each program that is recognized.
For additional information, contact the Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition by e-mail at ptw@vamsc.org.