Join the eCYBERMISSION challenge for teams of students grades six through nine

Posted Fri, 10/19/2012 - 08:42 by kjniemi

eCYBERMISSION--Deadline extended to register your teams of students!! It is now January 15, 2013. 

Applications due for 2013-14 Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowships

Posted Fri, 10/19/2012 - 08:34 by kjniemi

Apply Now for the 2013-14 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship

2012-2013 WSST Newsletter Deadlines

Posted Mon, 08/13/2012 - 15:31 by Brian Bartel

Fall Newsletter Deadline: Friday, September 14, 2012

Winter Newsletter Deadline: Friday, November 16, 2012

Spring Newsletter Deadline: Friday, January 11, 2013

Summer Newsletter Deadline: Friday, April 5, 2013 (NOTE: This will be a digital issue only)

PolarTREC Accepting Applications for Teacher Research Experiences

Posted Mon, 08/13/2012 - 14:15 by Brian Bartel

Now Accepting Applications
PolarTREC Teachers 2013-2014
PolarTREC: Teachers and Researchers Exploring and Collaborating

Inquiry-based multidisciplinary science program.

Posted Wed, 08/01/2012 - 19:23 by admin

Attention Teachers and Nature Enthusiasts!

Posted Wed, 08/01/2012 - 19:20 by admin

Attention teachers and nature enthusiasts: become a part of a dynamic tool that will help you learn with others and connect with the natural world. Sign up now to become a beta tester of this educational social network by going to www.biostream.org! For more information, please contact Dan Talarico at biostreamsocial@gmail.com.

 

Climate Change Education

Posted Tue, 07/03/2012 - 22:16 by admin

The Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) is a consortium of scientific organizations that collect, interpret and develop applications for remotely sensed data. This summer the ESIP education committee is inviting regional science teachers to join us at the summer meeting in Madison Wisconsin to learn about efforts to study and steward our planet. 

Inquiry-based laboratory activities for high school chemistry courses

Posted Tue, 05/08/2012 - 22:52 by admin

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) is offering a three-day workshop (July 9-11) for high school teachers to meet and share best practices from their own experiences and provide a framework for introducing inquiry-based chemistry experiments into the curriculum. There will be a nominal registration fee covering the costs of all workshop materials and lunches through the three days of the workshop (anticipated registration fee, $50). Specific details will be sent no later than May 5th to those who indicate interest in the workshop.

Read the WSST Newsletter Online!

Posted Tue, 05/01/2012 - 20:04 by Brian Bartel

During the summer of 20111, the WSST board decided to issue a newsletter in an online-only format.  Therefore, the the current issue (Volume 53, Issue # 4) will be released as a digital issue only, and therefore will not be mailed direct to you.  

If this experiment is a success, then we will look at replacing other print issues with digital delivery only.

Visit the WSST Newsletter Archive to download this issue today!