Bioscience
Program points students down career path that interests them
[Source: Meghan Moravcik, Arizona Republic] — John Mulcahy, director of Career and Technical Education for the Peoria Unified School District, talks about students and CTE. Question: Why should students take career and technical education classes? Answer: It provides direction for children at an early age and allows them to try on careers. A student at […]Arizona Science Center holds teacher “exploration workshops” in October
The Arizona Science Center’s “Explorations” are intensive, 4-hour workshops for educators that focus on one topic — exploring concepts and phenomena through hands-on activities and investigations. Lesson ideas, assessment tools, instructional techniques, and standards will be addressed. Participants earn 4 hours of professional development. Register by calling 602-716-2028: $35 each. Investigate the Connected World of […]Calling all math and science professionals who live or work in Scottsdale
Scottsdale Unified School District has opened up a new math and science academy. Copper Ridge Math and Science Academy will provide students with a premier integrated curriculum for students who have an interest in mathematics and the sciences. Community support is needed to help foster the interests of students to pursue careers in math and […]National Council of Teachers of Mathematics to hold regional meeting in Phoenix, 10/5-7
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics will hold their Regional Conference and Exposition at the Phoenix Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Phoenix, October 5-7, 2006. The theme: “Show Me the Mathematics — Learning through Representation.” The host organization is the Arizona Association of Teachers of Mathematics. For complete details, click here.Add your program to the National College Access Program Directory
The National College Access Network and the Pathways to College Network are collaborating to expand, manage, and promote the National College Access Program Directory. The Directory was first published as an online tool by the Pathways to College Network in 2004, under the nameMath teacher’s conference in Phoenix, October 5-7
The Regional Conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) will be held October 5-7, 2006 in Phoenix. There is a special workshop for school administrators on October 5 from 7:30Cooperation is needed to improve climate for women in academic science, NAS states
[Source: National Academy of Sciences] — Higher education organizations should look into creating an inter-institution monitoring organization to help eliminate gender bias in the academic sciences, a report released today by The National Academy of Sciences recommends. The recommendation is one of a number in the report made by the Committee on Maximizing the Potential […]Internships give Arizona students unique opportunities in science
Internship programs at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), and BIO5 at University of Arizona take science education out of the classroom and into the research lab. The result: Arizona students—from high school through college—have the opportunity to experience research science firsthand.
NIH offers Curriculum Supplement Series
The NIH Curriculum Supplement Series are interactive teaching units that combine cutting-edge science research discoveries from the National Institutes of Health, one of the world’s foremost medical research centers, with state-of-the-art instructional materials. Each supplement is a teacherFor information about Bioscience, please contact:
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