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This page offers a listing of upcoming and ongoing science-related events and information for our Lansing School District staff and community, along with an archive of all previously posted links. Please send your suggestions for items to include here to Robert.Smith@lansingschools.net [ Return to top of page ] Upcoming Science & Science Education Events:
Ongoing Science Events: [ Bracketed number and letter pairs preceding each entry indicate the LSD science unit(s) -- i.e., grade and session; e.g., "3b" would indicate third grade's second science unit -- for which the link is most likely to be relevant. ]
Archive of Science Events and Information: ( In reverse chronological order )
March 15-17, 2007 Michigan Science Teachers Association (MSTA) Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For more information about the MSTA please visit the MSTA web site at: http://www.msta-mich.org [ NOTE: Deadline for early registration is February 20th. ] March 13, 2007 ESSC Meeting [ NOTE: This meeting will start at 3:45 PM in the Computer Lab at Attwood Elementary School. ] March 13, 2007 "The BIG Science Lessons and Science Notebooks" PD session for LSD K-8 teachers and Administrators, sponsored by our ESSC, 8 AM - 11 AM in the Library at Woodcreek Magnet Elementary School [ NOTE: KALPA registration ends March 7, 2007 ] March 8-21, 2007 "World-Wide Hunt for Stars" For more information visit: http://www.globe.gov/GaN/ February 22, 2007 2007 Math & Science Education Summit: "Making Michigan Competitive: Math & Science Education for the 21st Century Workforce" at the Lansing Center. For more information visit: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?i=08f6d13a-dccc-4f24-b82e-db4762731240 February 13, 2007 ESSC Meeting February 11, 2007 "Darwin Discovery Day" at the Michigan State University Museum -- for more information call (517) 355 - 2370 or go on-line to: http://museum.msu.edu/Events/NaturalHistoryIDDay/ February 8, 2007 PROM/SE's "Learning More [Life] Science to Teach Better [Life] Science" PD opportunity - additional sessions in this series will be held later this month and in March, contact Marty Couretas (244-1554) at the Ingham ISD for more details or to register February 3, 2007 Fourth Annual "Give Your Heart to Ebersole" dinner and auction to benefit the Ebersole Environmental and Conference Center -- click here for more information about this event and the Ebersole Foundation January 31, 2007 Extended application deadline for the 2007 Walter P. Chrysler Closing the Technology Gap in Education Awards -- click here for more details January 9, 2007 ESSC Meeting December 12, 2006 ESSC Meeting December 3-9, 2006 "What's So Great about the Great Lakes?" free on-line course by COSEE; click here for more details November 14, 2006 ESSC Meeting November 9-10, 2006 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM - PROM/SE Science Institute; contact Marty Couretas (244-1554) at the Ingham ISD for more details or to register November 7, 2006 8:00 - 11:00AM - LSD district-wide "Science & Technology" PD session at Gunnisonville Elementary School November 2, 2006 4:30 - 6:30 PM - Ingham Science Advisor Team meeting; contact Marty Couretas (244-1554) at the Ingham ISD for more details October 28, 2006 "A Day for Ebersole" - the Flap Jack Family Restaurant at 6927 South Cedar Street will donate all profits for the day to the Lansing School District's Ebersole Environmental Center. Bring the whole family and come eat a wonderful meal for a wonderful cause. October 27-28-29, 2006 Central Michigan Lapidary & Mineral Society Annual Show, Ingham County Fairgrounds, 700 East Ash Street, Mason, Michigan October 18, 2006 "World Water Monitoring Day" October 14-15, 2006 "Apple Butter Festival" at Fenner Nature Center October 14, 2006 "Free Solar Energy in the Classroom" Workshop in Hastings, MI. For more information, please call: 269-721-4190 October
13-15, 2006
Michigan Alliance for
Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) 2006 Fall Conference at
the Lansing School
District's Ebersole
Environmental Center October 10, 2006
ESSC
Meeting September 12, 2006
ESSC
Meeting July 9-12, 2006 MSELA/NSELA Summer Science Leadership Institute "Driving the Future: Vision, Information, Skills and Networking for Science Leaders" - Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, Michigan. Registration information available at: http://nsela.org/calendar/calendar.html June 26-29, 2006 PROM/SE Summer Science Academy. Contact Marty Couretas, Ingham ISD PROM/SE Coordinator, for more details. June 22, 2006 Professional development workshop for LSD K-8 teachers learning to use HOBO data loggers, 9:30 AM through 2:30 PM (with a break for lunch; lunch will be provided) at Gardner Middle School computer lab room West-22. Contact: Robert.Smith@lansingschools.net (325-6290) for more information and to RSVP. June 15-23, 2005 Problem-Based Learning Professional Development Project's: "Professional Working Conference" (June 15-16 & 19-20) and "Focus on Practice" (June 20-23). Contact Jan Eberhardt, Project Director, at MSU for more details. June 14 through August 25, 2006 PI-CRUST's 2006 "Summer Learning Institute" (each K-8 grade-level PLC will meet for about one week during this time; principals will meet for three half days) -- contact Robert.Smith@lansingschools.net (755-2903) for more information.
June 3-11, 2006 Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week; for teacher resources, visit: May 20, 2006 13th Annual Aviation/Aerospace Teacher Workshop at the Capitol City Airport in Lansing; for more information or to register, please send an email to: krashent@michigan.gov May 15, 2006 Free Public Lecture by Richard Duschl, Rutgers University on the topic "Learning Science, Talking Science, Doing Science" at Wayne State University. For more information, please contact Dr. Jazlin Ebenezer at: May 9, 2006 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] May 6, 2006 Astronomy Day May 4, 2006 National Space Day April 29, 2006 "Open House" at the Ebersole Environmental Education and Conference Center. Free round-trip bus transportation provided by Dean Trailways of Michigan. Please call the Center office at (517) 325-6348 or (269) 792-6294 for more information or to make transportation reservations. April 26, 2006 "Science Notebooks" PD session #6 of 6 in room 225 (and possibly 139) of the LSD Education Center April 25, 2006 National DNA Day April 22, 2006 Earth Day ... and prairie burn at the Ebersole Environmental Education and Conference Center, volunteers needed, call the Center at (517) 325- 6348 or (269) 792-6294 for more details. April 18, 2006 Combined ESSC and SSSC Meeting, starting at 4:30 PM in room 113 at Otto Middle School, to learn about BaPS-PoCs [ Sample Announcement ] [ ESSC Agenda ] April 6-9, 2006 NSTA Annual Convention in Anaheim, CA April 3-6, 2006 NARST 2006 Conference in San Francisco, CA March 14, 2006 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] March 2-4, 2006 MSTA 53rd Annual Conference in Lansing, MI March 1, 2006 "Science Notebooks" PD session #5 of 6 in room 225 (and possibly 139) of the LSD Education Center February 28, 2006 PROM/SE Science PD for Science Associates 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM February 27,
2006 February 14, 2006 ESSC Meeting at the LSD Warehouse [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] February 4, 2006 Ebersole Foundation dinner, auction, and dance to benefit the Ebersole Environmental and Conference Center February 1, 2006 "Science Notebooks" PD session #4 of 6 in rooms 225 and 139 of the LSD Education Center January 10, 2006 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] December 13, 2005 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] December 5, 2005
November 15, 2005 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] November 8, 2005 "Science Notebooks" PD session #3 of 6 in room 121 at Woodcreek Elementary Magnet School November 5, 2005 "Science & Math Elementary Exploration" at Lansing Community College 8:30 AM - Noon October 25, 2005 PROM/SE Science PD for Science Associates 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM October 24, 2005 PROM/SE Science PD for Science Associates 4:00 PM - 8:30 PM October 21-22-23 "Ruby Jubilee" 40th Annual Show of the Central Michigan Lapidary & Mineral Society; Main Arena, Ingham County Fairgrounds, Mason, MI. Friday 6-9, Saturday 10-7, Sunday 11-5. [For more information contact: Alan Hukill, (517) 641-6125; e-mail: facetman60@yahoo.com] October 11, 2005 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] October 3, 2004 "Science Notebooks" PD session #2 of 6 September 14, 2004 "Science Notebooks" PD session #1 of 1 September 13, 2005 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] [ E-mail Invitation to "New" Teachers] [ Minutes ] August 25, 2005 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM "Science" PD session for PI-CRUST and PBL Participants, CASM and PROM/SE Science Associates, and Science Steering Committee Representatives August 10-11, 2005 or August 15-16, 2005 CASM's Dart Grant Project: "Lego Logo Robotics" for grades 3-6 science and mathematics teachers [ See Dart Grant Phase II Description, Flyer (PDF), and Invitation Letter and Application (PDF) for more information. ] NOTE: Although the flyer describes this program as being for grade 3-5 teachers, CASM will also consider including grade 6 teachers if room permits. August 8-12, 2005 PI-CRUST's 2005 "Summer Learning Institute" (SLI) for LSD principals and fifth-grade teachers -- see flyer for more details or contact Robert.Smith@lansingschools.net for more information June 27 - July 1, 2005 Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Professional Development Project's "PBL Focus on Practice"" -- contact Jan Eberhardt for more information June 22-24, 2005 PROM/SE "Science Summer Institute" for Ingham County PROM/SE Science Associates (K-12) -- contact Marty Couretas for more information June 14 - July 1,
2005 (and early August)
PI-CRUST's
2005 "Summer Learning Institute" (most K-8 grade-level PLCs will meet for
about one week each during this time) -- see
flyer for
more details or contact
Robert.Smith@lansingschools.net for more information
June 14-17, 2005 Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Professional Development Project's "Professional Working Conference" -- contact Jan Eberhardt for more information May 24, 2005 Welcome and Orientation Meeting at Olivet College for PROM/SE Science Associates from Ingham and Calhoun County school districts -- contact Marty Couretas for more information [ Click here to download announcement flyer as a MS-Word document. ] May 10, 2005 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] April 20, 2005 IISD PD: "Online Science Resources in Your Classroom" April 19, 2005 ESSC Meeting -- re-scheduled from April 12th [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] April 12, 2005 ESSC Meeting -- postponed till April 19th April 4-7, 2005 NARST Conference in Dallas, Texas March 31 - April 3, 2005 NSTA Convention in Dallas, Texas March 8, 2005 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] March 3-5, 2005 MSTA Conference February 8, 2005 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] [ Minutes ] February 4, 2005 "Give Your Heart to Ebersole" dinner and auction to benefit the Ebersole Foundation - contact the Ebersole Center at (517) 325-6348 for tickets or additional information February 2, 2005 "Magnets" PD session for third-grade teachers January 24, 2005 Return "thermometer tapes" with "5b" science kits January 16, 2005 - February 5, 2005 Rebroadcast on LSD cable channel 21 of the "Elementary Science Kits" programs for science units "4c: Plants" and "5c: Weather" January 12, 2005 IISD PD: "Understanding Science: Energy, Force, and Motion" January 11, 2005 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] [ Minutes ] December 14, 2004 ESSC Meeting [ Announcement ] [ Agenda ] [ Minutes ] November 20, 2004 Lansing Community College's "Elementary Science Olympiad" - 8:30 AM to Noon in the LCC Arts & Science Building November 17, 2004 IISD PD: "Creating a WebQuest" November 9, 2004 IISD PD: "Data Interpretation Using Microsoft Excel" November 2, 2004 (8-11 AM) LSD PD Day, with a focus on science for elementary school teachers October 29, 2004 "Pearl in a Pumpkin" Halloween Party FUNdraiser for the Ebersole Foundation October 27, 2004 Total lunar eclipse October 22-24, 2004 Central Michigan Lapidary & Mineral Society's "Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil, Lapidary, and Jewelry Show" at the Ingham County Fairgrounds Arena in Mason October 18, 2004 (7-9 PM) "Educator's Open House" at Barnes & Noble at the Lansing Mall October 16-24, 2004 "Educator Appreciation Week" at Barnes & Noble at the Lansing Mall (25% discount)
[ Events listing begun October 8, 2004 ]
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