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.
 

 

 


Calendar Overview for Teacher
Professional Development Workshops
2012-2013

August 2012   September 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat   Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
      1 2 3 4               1
5 6 7 8 9 10 11   2 3 4 5 6 7 8
12 13 14 15 16 17 18   9 10 11 12 13 14 15
19 20 21 22 23 24 25   16 17 18 19 20 21 22
26 27 28 29 30 31     23 24 25 26 27 28 29
                30            

Denver Zoo and Denver Botanic Gardens

 

 

October 2012   November 2012
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat   Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1 2 3 4 5 6           1 2 3
7 8 9 10 11 12 13   4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14 15 16 17 18 19 20   11 12 13 14 15 16 17
21 22 23 24 25 26 27   18 19 20 21 22 23 24
28 29 30 31         257 26 27 28 29 30  
                             

NREL and NCAR
Denver & Boulder, Transportation by bus

  Nov. 3 - Biotechnology or Energy Topics
Nov. 29 - Little Shop of Physics

 

December 2012   January 2013
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat   Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
            1       1 2 3 4 5
2 3 4 5 6 7 8   6 7 8 9 10 11 12
9 10 11 12 13 14 15   13 14 15 16 17 18 19
16 17 18 19 20 21 22   20 21 22 23 24 25 26
23 24 25 26 27 28 29   27 29 30 31      
30 31                          

No meeting.
Happy Holidays from PALS

 

 

February 2013   March 2013
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat   Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
          1 2             1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9   3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16   10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23   17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28       24 25 26 27 28 29 30
                31            
Brain Science
 

 

April 2013   May 2013
Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat   Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat
  1 2 3 4 5 6         1 2 3 4
7 8 9 10 11 12 13   5 6 7 8 9 10 11
14 15 16 17 18 19 20   12 13 14 15* 16 17 18
21 22 23 24 25 26 27   19 20 21 22 23 24 25
28 29 30           26 27 28 29 30 31  
                             

Exploring Caves & Synthetic Biology

 

*The deadline for signing up for credit is May 15th, 2013

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

Saturday
May 4, 2013

Topics:

  • Introduction to Polymers
  • Polymer Experiments for Your Classroom
  • Advanced Polymer Experiments and the Processing of Polymers
Credit: .5
Location: USAFA Chem. Dept.
Registration: 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).


 

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