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June 2012 Volume 2, Issue 6
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Special Interest Articles
• SPIRITProgramatPurdueforTeachers,CounselorsandStudents!
Individual Highlights
• HookedonScience• PhysicsCentral• AmericanCoalFoundation• IEEESpark• TryEngineering• TheDemocracyProject• Baseball• MangaHighMath• NOAAGames• Socrative• EngageNYCommonCore
Videos• PBLU-BuckInstitutefor
Education• Fakebook• ABCya• Children’sMuseumClass-
roomResources• MathTeachingResources
forK-5• ProfessionalOpportunities
SPIRIT - The Professional Development Program for Teachers & CounselorsJuly 9-20, 2012
Ifyouareahighschoolteacherorguidancecounselor,theSPIRITprogramwillshowyouhowyoucanenhancethedeliveryofyourclassroomlessonsoradvisinginforma-tionusingasoftwaretoolthathasbeenproventoengagestudentinterest.Addition-ally,youwilllearnaboutthewide-rangingopportunitiesthatexistforstudentswhopursueITcareers,includingthosethatsupportyourdiscipline.Thisyear’stwo-week,residential,professionaldevelopmentinstituteforteachersandcounselorsstartsonMonday,July9,2012,andcontinuesthroughFriday,July20,2012.Duringthefirstweek,youwilllearntousethebasicandadvancedfeaturesofasoftwaretool,Alice,toenhanceinstructioninSTEM(science,technology,engineer-ing,math)andotherdisciplines.Duringtheprogram,youwillhavetheopportunitytodevelopAlice-basedlessonsforaspecificunitthatyouteachoranimationsusingAlicethatshouldbetterengagestudentinterestincareerplanninginformation.Then,dur-ingthesecondweek,youwillpracticedeliveringyourlesson(s)/animation(s)toasmallgroupofhighschoolstudentsinordertocollectfeedbackandfurtherrefinethem.You’llhavetheopportunitytoworkwithotherteachers/counselorsandSPIRITstafftopolishyourworksoitwillbereadyforusewhentheschoolyearbegins.Duringtheschoolyearwhenyouimplementyourenhanced,Alice-basedlessonsintoyourclassesoranimationsinyouradvisingpractice,youwillhavemoreopportunitiestofurtherrefinethem.Finally,youwillshareyourexperiencesandlessonslearnedwithSPIRITstaffandotherteachers.Benefits• Educationalcreditavailable(ProfessionalGrowthPoints-PGPsorContinuingEdu-
cationUnits-CEUs)• $1000stipend,subjecttocompletionofallrequiredactivities,assessmentsand
forms• No-costlodginginair-conditionedsingleunits• Breakfastandlunchareprovided• InstructionaldesignsupportforyourAlice-basedlessons/animationsduringthe
schoolyear• Technicalsupport,asneeded,toinstallsoftwareinyourschoollabs• Certificateofcompletion• Software,textbook,andsampleAliceworlds
www.itpossibilities.org/Teachers_Program.aspx
SPIRIT Camp for Students: July 16-20, 2012
www.itpossibilities.org/Students_Program.aspx
PRISM News Page 2
Hooked on Science
Physics Central
American Coal Foundation
JasonLindseyisanaward-winningsci-enceeducator.JasonstudiedscienceandjournalismatWesternKentuckyUniversi-ty,whereheearnedaBachelorofSciencedegree.AtWKU,Jasonfocusedongen-eralsciencewithanemphasisinmeteo-rologyandclimatology.Jasonhasworkeddiligentlyformorethan10yearstotakesciencebeyondtheclassroomwindow.Eachyearheperformshands-onscience
experimentsathundredsofschoolsandcommunityeventsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Hishands-on,kid-friendly,scienceclassesareofferedthroughouttheyearandhavehelpedhookthousandsofkidsonscience.
Twitter-@HookedOnScienceBe sure to check out the Experiment Archive for great ideas!
Explore the Science
InExploretheScienceyoucanreadaboutcurrentresearchinphysicsandtheinterestinglivesofphysicists.YoucanalsowatchthePhysicsCentralnewsvodcast,seesomegreatphysicspictures,andlistentothePhysicsCentral
podcastwherewediscussnewandinterestingtopicsinPhysics.
Ask & Experiment
Ask&Experimenthasexperimentsforyoutotryathome,activitybookstodownload,PhysicsQuestresourcesforyourschool
orafterschoolgroup,andawayyoucangetyourphysicsquestionsan-sweredbyrealphysicists.
Physics Buzz
PhysicsFunandScienceNews.
Twitter-@PhysicsCentral
ACFstaffmembersworkcloselywithoutsideeducationalpartnerstodevelopcredibleandeffectiveeducationalmaterialsfordistributiontoteachers.Workingwiththeseeducationalprofessionals,ACFdevelopedstandards-basedlessonplansforthisweb-site,withhyperlinkstoactualstandardsformath,science,andsocialstudies.
www.hookedonscience.org/index.html
www.physicscentral.com/
teachcoal.org/
IEEESparkisanonlinepublicationintendedtoinspirestudentsages14-18tolearnmoreaboutengineering,technology,andcomputing,andraiseexcitementaboutcareersinthesedisciplines.IEEESparkfeaturesarticlesontechnologicalinnovation,universitypreparationtips,professionalcareerprofiles,at-homeactivities,comics,andmore!IEEESparkisbroughttoyoubyIEEEwithgenerousfundingfromtheIEEENewInitiativesCommittee.
spark.ieee.org/
IEEE Spark
Try EngineeringTryEngineeringoffersavarietyoflessonplansthatalignwitheducationstandardstoallowteachersandstudentstoapplyengineeringprinciplesintheclassroom.
ThefollowingtrainingmoduleoutlineshowTryEngineeringlessonscanbenefityourstudents,providestipsonhowtheselessonscanbeintegratedwithothersubjectareasandoffersbackgroundinformationonengineeringandengineeringcareers.www.tryengineering.org/lesson.php
PRISM News Page 3
The Democracy Project
Baseball
Manga High Math
Theactivitiesandlessonplansyouseeonthesitehavebeendesignedwiththefollowinggoalsinmind:• introducingthestructureandduties
oflocal,stateandfederalgovern-ment
• understandinghowgovernmentaffectsoureverydaylives,throughlaws,institutionsandservicespro-videdinthecommunity
• identifyingthedutiesoftheU.S.presidentandthinkingcriticallyabouttheskillsnecessarytobeagoodpresident
• understandingthehistoryofvoting
rightsinAmerica,andarticulatinghowvotingandotherformsofcivicinvolvementareessentialtoahealthydemocracy
Theonlineactivitiesaredesignedforstudentsingradesthreetosix,withac-companyinglessonplansforlanguagearts(LA),socialstudies(SS),andmath(M)teachers.Belowyouwillfindmorein-formationabouttheeducationalgoalsforeachonlineactivity;lessonplansforeachactivity;curriculumstandardsrelatedtothiscontent;andtheteacherswhowrotethelessonplans.
TheBaseballseriespres-entsauniqueopportunityforteacherstobringtherichtraditionsofbaseballintotheclassroomandsparknewenthusiasmforsubjectsacrosscurriculum.Bystudyingthehistoryofbaseball,studentsgainanunderstandingforthestrugglesandtriumphsofourcountrythrough-outthepast150yearsofAmericanhistory.Theactivitiesonthissiteweredesignedtoallow
teacherstodrawonthemanylessonsofthegameinavarietyofdisciplinesincludingsocialstudies,mathematics,historyandlanguageartsandmakethefunandexcitementofbaseballpartofadynamiclearningexperience.Thesecurriculummateri-alsweavetogethervideoandonlineresourceswithaninstructionalstrategythatbuildsonthevisualandcollaborativestrengthsofthesemedia.Thelesson
plansmaybeusedincon-junctionwiththeseriesoradaptedforuseasastand-aloneresource.Eachlessoncontainsanac-tivityoverview,procedureoutline,assessmentandextensionsuggestions,alistofcorrelatingnationalstandardsandextensiveresourcesuggestions.
Allmateriallistedinthissectionwasdevelopedbytrainedandpracticingeducators.
WhatisMangahigh.com?Mangahigh.comisoneoftheworld’sfirstgames-based-learningsites,wherestudentslearnMathematicsviapurpose-builtcasualgamesthatbalancefunandlearning.
Whoisinvolved?Mangahighwasfoundedbyanexperiencedteamofmathematiciansandgamespe-cialistswhostrivetobalancegameplayandeducation.
WhatisGames-BasedLearning?Games-BasedLearningfusescomputergamesandacademicsubjectstoprovideacompellingandexcitingsupplementtotraditionalpedagogy.ManyscientificstudieshaveshownthatstudentsperformbetterwiththehelpofGames-BasedLearning.
Twitter-@mangahigh
pbskids.org/democracy/parentsedu-cators/index.html
www.pbs.org/kenburns/baseball/teachers/
www.mangahigh.com/en_us/
PRISM News Page 4
Socrative
Engage NY - Common Core Videos
PBLU - Buck Institute for Education
SIMPLE & SMARTSocrativeisasmartstudentresponsesys-temthatempowersteachersbyengagingtheirclassroomswithaseriesofeduca-tionalexercisesandgames.Ourappsaresupersimpleandtakesecondstologin.Socrativerunsontablets,smartphones,andlaptops.
ENGAGINGTeachersloginthroughtheirdeviceandselectanactivitywhichcontrolstheflowofquestionsandgames.Studentssimply
loginwiththeirdeviceandinteractrealtimewiththecontent.
ASSESSMENTStudentresponsesarevisuallyrepre-sentedformultiplechoice,true/falseandShortAnswerquestions.Forpre-plannedactivitiesateachercanviewreportsonlineasagooglespreadsheetorasanemailedExcelfile.
Twitter-@Socrative
ProducedinpartnershipwithNYSPBSstationsWCNY/SyracuseandWNET/NewYorkCity,theseriesilluminatestheCommonCorethroughconversationsbetweenCommissionerKing,aformerhighschoolsocialstudiesteacherandmiddleschoolprincipal;Coleman,acontributingauthorof
theCommonCoreStateStandards;andGerson,aSeniorFellowwiththeUSNYRegentsResearchFundandaformerhighschoolEnglishteacherandprincipal.
NetworkTeamsandotherprofessionaldevelopmentleaderscanusethesevideosasatoolintheir
workwithschoolsanddistricts.Mostimportantly,thesevideosaredesignedtostartaconversationbetweeneducators,dis-trictsandtheStateEduca-tionDepartmentaboutimplementingtheCom-monCore.OnlythroughourcollaborationwilltheCommonCoretrulycometolife.
PBLUisanonlinesocialnetworkofeducatorswhocontinuallylearnandsharehowtodoProjectBasedLearning.
PBLUprovidesfreeonlinetwo-weekclassesandCommonCorealignedprojectsthatteacherscustomizeandimplementwhilereceivingtipsfromanexperiencedPBLfacili-tatorandfeedbackfromtheonlinecommunity.
PBLUlaunchesthesummerof2012.
socrative.com/
engageny.org/
www.pblu.org/
Fakebook“Fakebook”allowsteachersandstudentstocreateimaginaryprofilepagesforstudypurposes.
Use“Fakebook”tocharttheplotofabook,thedevelopmentofacharacter,aseriesofhistoricalevents,thedebatesandrelationshipsbetweenpeople,andsoon!
Getstartedbyenteringanameatthetopofthepage.Thenproceedtoaddfriends,posts,commentsandprofileinformation.Youcansaveyourworkandedititagainlater.
www.classtools.net/fb/home/page
PRISM News Page 5
NOAA Games
ABCYa
Children’s Museum Classroom Resourcess
Thisarcadeisaportaltogamesandin-teractiveactivitiesfocusedonoceanandairthemes.IthighlightsthescienceandtheactivitiesoftheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)andotheragenciesandorganizationspromot-ingenvironmentalstewardship.WaterLife:WhereRiversMeettheSeaThisseriousgameisbasedontheecosys-
temofaUnitedStateswestcoastestu-aryandfollowsahuman,Valerie,assheencountersOscartheseaotter,andtheClaminator,ageoduckclam.Thefriendsarechallengedtolearnaboutthefac-torsthatproducehealthyestuaries,foodwebs,andwhyestuariesareessentialtooceanlifeandtohumans.
ABCya.comistheleaderinfreeeducationalkidscom-putergamesandactivitiesforelementarystudentstolearnontheweb.Allchildren’seducationalcomputeractivitieswerecreatedorapprovedbycertifiedschoolteachers.Alleducationalgamesarefreeandaremodeledfromprimarygradelessonsand
enhancedtoprovideanin-teractivewayforchildrentolearn.
Gradelevellessonsin-corporateareassuchasmathandlanguageartswhileintroducingbasiccomputerskills.Manyofthekindergartenandfirstgradeactivitiesareequippedwithsoundto
enhanceunderstanding.Funchildren’sHolidayactivitiesareavailableingradelevelsections!
Apple,TheNewYorkTimes,DisneyFamilyFunMagazineandFoxNewshavefeaturedABCya.com’saward-winninggamesandapps.
Tosupportclassroomlearningandcomplementmuseumexperiences,weofferonlineschoolandfamilyvisitguides,educationalgamesandactivities,aswellasstandards-basedunitsofstudy.
TeacherClub,agroupdesignedexclusivelyforteachers,includesdiscounts,admissiondeals,asubscriptiontotheEducatorE-News,andinvitationstoeducatorevents.
Ouronlineteachercommunityprovidesaccesstomuseumstaffandotherresourceswhileenablingteacherstocontinueworkshopandinstitutediscussions.
games.noaa.gov/
www.abcya.com/
www.childrensmuseum.org/games
www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/index.html
Thissiteprovidesanextensivecollectionoffreeresources,mathgames,andhands-onmathactivitiesalignedwiththeCommonCoreStateStandardsforMathematics.Ourmathprintablesaresuitableforuseinmathcenters,smallgrouporwholeclasssettings.Instructionsforeachactivityarepresentedinlargeprintonataskcardinchild-friendlylanguagetoenablestudentstoworkontasksindependentlyafterabriefintroductiontothetask.
AllmaterialsandactivitiesonthesitearedesignedtosupporttheCommonCoreStateStandardsandarebasedonthebeliefthateffectivemathematicallearningisbestachievedwhenstudentsaregivenfrequentopportunitiestodeveloptheirownproblemsolvingstrategies,toposequestions,andtoengageinmathematicalinquirythroughtheuseofopen-endedtasks.
Math Teaching Resources for K-5
PRISM News Page 6
Professional Opportunities
What PRISM Can Do For You!
CSI: Flight Adventure Teacher Institute Monday 7/16/12Explorewaysthatmodelaircrafthavebeenusedtosolvepast,present,andfuturechallengesinaviation.Design,build,test,fly,andrevisemodelaircrafttoexploreideasaboutflight.LearnhowNASAusesmodelsinaerospaceresearch.TheinstitutewillincludeafieldtriptotheAcademyofModelAeronauticsinMuncie.Teachers:Grades3-5,Dates:Friday,July16–20,Times:9a.m.–4p.m.Fee:$25depositisdueuponregistrationandwillberefundedafterworkshopcompletion.ParticipantswillbeaskedtoprovidefeedbackontheFlightAdventuresprogramsuchasstudentwork,orteachersurveys.BaseduponworksupportedbyNASAundergrantawardNumberNNX10AK16G.onlinesales.childrensmuseum.org/default.asp?cgcode=20
Jacobs Educator Award - Deadline July 15, 2012TheJacobsEducatorAwardissupportedbytheBarbaraB.JacobsChairinEducationandTechnologytorecognizeK-12teachersacrosstheUnitedStateswhoareusingtechnologytosupportinnovativeinquiry-basedteachingandlearningactivitiesintheirclassrooms.Eachyear,weselectasmallgroupofexceptionalteachersfromanygradelevelorcontentareawhoareatthecut-tingedgeofintegratingdigitaltechnologiesintotheirinstruction.Additionally,eachselectedJacobsEducatorwillreceive:$1500stipendattheendoftheirone-yearappointment,$1000tobeusedtopurchasetechnologyresourcestosupporttheirteaching,fundstosupporttraveltoIndianaUniversityinordertoparticipateinperiodiceventsthroughouttheyear.iub.edu/~pbltec/wordpressj/
Free Summer Online Course on MechanicsMechanicsisthestudyofhowforceschangemotion.WantasecondexposuretointroductoryNewtonianmechanics?ThenregisterforMechanicsOnline,afreeMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)courseforteachers,advancedhighschoolstudents,andcuriousindividualswhohavesomefamiliaritywithintroductorymechanics.TakingplaceJune14toAugust31andheldthroughMIT’sRELATE(ResearchinLearning,Assessing,andTutoringEffectively)program,thecoursefeaturese-text,videos,simulations,problems,andweeklyinteractiveofficehours.Videos,homeworkassignments,andothercoursematerialswillbeavailablestartingJune1.AllinstructionalmaterialandquizzeswillbeavailablebyAugust10forparticipantswhowishtofinishearly.Formoreinfor-mation,samplecourseactivities,andtoregister,visittheMITwebsite.http://relate.mit.edu/physicscourse/
• Easilyfindtheperfectteachingandlearningresourcesfromourlibraryofover3,500.
• Savealistofyourfavoriteresourcesforquickretrieval.
• Createandsharelessonplansthatteachyoursubjectsutilizingyourfavoriteresources.
• Developonlineclassroomswithinteractiveassignments,lessons,quizzesandmore!
• Joindiscussionswithstudents,parents,orotherteachersinsidechatsand
forums.• Storeyourclassroommaterialsonlinesothattheyareavailabletoyoufromanycomputer.
• Reachyourstudentsmoreeffectivelybyusingwebmediaforthedigitalage.
• EarnCRUsbycompletingPRISMledonlineMoodlecourse–eitherBeginningMoodleorIntermediateMoodlecoursesareavailabletoyouatnocostseveraltimesthroughouttheyear.
• Selectfromfreelearningresourcesthatemphasize
visualization,richcontext,staged-problemsolving,andelectronicallyenabledcollaboration/communication.
• Augmentyourowndynamicpresenceintheclassroomwithteachingtoolsthatmirrortheskillsneededforsuccessinhighereducationandthe21stCenturyworkplace.
Through our strong support from the Lilly Endowment
and others, we are constant-ly growing and improving. Check our site regularly to
see what new resources you can use in your classroom.
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PRISM isa freewebsite thatprovidescollectionsofonline resourcesforIndianaeducatorsinthefieldsofscience,technology,engineering,and mathematics (STEM). The primary collection of digital teachingmaterialsisindexedaccordingtotheIndianaAcademicStandardsfor6th,7th,and8thgradeandsecondaryeducationcourses.