Mark These Dates on Your Calendar

Hub Meetings

Aug. 25, 2012   Saturday
Sept. 29, 2012   Saturday
Oct. 9, 2012   Tuesday
Nov. 3, 2012   Saturday
Nov. 29, 2012   Thursday
Jan. 24, 2013   Thursday
Feb. 12, 2013   Tuesday
Mar. 6, 2013   Wednesday
Apr. 6, 2013   Saturday
May 4, 2013   Saturday
2012-13 Hub Topics
Denver Zoo
Denver Botanic Gardens
Geology of the Canon City Region
NREL and NCAR
Biotechnology
Energy Topics
Little Shop of Physics
Science Fiction
Astronomy
Literacy Strategies
Brain Science
Science of Food
Cave Exploration
Synthetic Biology
Polymers
Professional Development Opportunities

Pikes Peak TENS
 
Education in Colorado
 

Science Standards

A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas was released by the National Research Council (NRC) in July 2011. The framework identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school. It will serve as the foundation for new K-12 science education standards, which will be developed by a group of states to replace standards issued more than a decade ago. The framework is also designed to be useful for curriculum and assessment designers, teacher educators, and others who work in K-12 science education.
 

 

 

 

Important Credit Information
It's that time of year!

If you want to arrange credit for your attendance at Science Hub Meetings this year, you will need to complete the Colorado School of Mines registration form and pay by check during the April or May meeting. CSM will no longer accept credit cards. Participants are not permitted to send in their own registrations, so we can not mail or email you these forms. If you are exercising your option for an "A" grade, please bring your science hub journal for review by one of the science hub coordinators. If you do not plan on attending either of the meetings and you want credit, you will need to give Sherry Freehill your information over the phone and mail the check to her or include the needed information when you mail your check. The deadline for signing up for credit is May 12th, 2012

 

Teaching Environmental Science Naturally
"Get Outside and Teach"
June 17 - 21, 2013
Download flyers and registration sheet. Deadline June 1, 2013

 
Nancy Kellogg would like to share this information regarding the NSELA Summer Leadership Institute in Williamsburg, VA. Interested? Click here!
 

Colorado’s District Sample Curriculum Project (information source: Brian Sevier, PhD, Standards Project Director, Colorado Department of Education

In curriculum design workshops this fall, over 500 Colorado educators, representing 61 school districts, created 670 curriculum samples based on all 10 content areas (grades k-12) of the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS). Utilizing a Colorado-designed and refined template, the samples provide organizing structures for addressing the grade-level expectations (GLEs), evidence outcomes (EOs) and 21st Century Skills that build students’ mastery of the standards at each grade level. The samples, the blank template upon which they are based, and a template with definitions can currently be accessed on the Standards and Instructional Support office website<http://www.cde.state.co.us/standardsandinstruction/index.asp>. Together, these resources were created by and for Colorado educators to support school districts as they intentionally plan for the successful implementation of the CAS in the 2013-14 SY. In the coming months, eNet Colorado will house the samples and templates in order to enhance customizability and allow Colorado school districts and educators further opportunities to explore the instructional potential of these resources.
 

GPS Units and SKY SCOUT

Don't forget that our program offers teachers the opportunity to checkout GPS units for classroom activities. See the details. We also have a SKY SCOUT which teachers can borrow to do astronomy activities. We have demonstrated this unit at several meetings this year. It is so cool for a group of budding astronomers.

Pre-Registration for STEM Bootcamp 2013 - Download the flyer

 

Upcoming Events

Topics:Energy and Hydropower

Credit: .5
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 210, 700 14th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202 .
Registration: Online Required.
Meeting Agenda
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PALS SPONSORS

Peak Area Leadership meetings made possible by the educational funding provided by
The Mikkelson Foundation
Providing Support for Teachers to Improve Technical Knowledge and Skills

This program has been made possible through the United States Air Force Academy and the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado with grant funding provided by the Office of the Secretary of Defense through its National Defense Education Program (NDEP).


 

Science Organizations