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- NASA's Virtual Skies
Grade: 9-12
This Collaborative Project will offer an in-depth look at air traffic management and NASA's research into aviation operations systems and safety. Students will learn about airport design, aviation navigation, meteorology for aviation, communication, the air traffic management systems, and future flight research through interactive tutorials and simulations. Students will have opportunities for online chats with NASA Researchers, air traffic controllers, pilots and others involved in the aviation industry. They can also view research facilities such as the Future Flight Central and the Crew Vehicle Research Facility through Web casts.
- NASA's Planetary Flight
Grade: 5-12
Planetary Flight will cover atmospheric and non-atmospheric flight as it pertains to designing an aircraft. The classroom materials included in the "Teachers Desk" section provide a problem based learning approach and demonstrates how these materials can be integrated into a 5-12 curriculum.
- Mission Eros: A Rendezvous with an Asteroid
Have you ever looked up in the sky and seen a shooting star? Have you ever wondered what would happen if such a "star" ever decided to head towards Earth and was big enough to threaten us? This project will help you find out more about these earth asteroids, and how much they might threaten our planet.
Dates: 1/17/01-2/28/01
GRADE LEVEL: 6-12
- Bayer/NSF Award for Community Innovation
The Bayer/NSF Award program, now in its fifth year, takes middle-schoolers through a rewarding process, teaching them how to use science and technology to identify a community problem and develop a solution.
Registration Deadline: January 31, 2001
- The Bancroft Arnesen Expedition
September 1, 2000 - February 28, 2001
Follow these two determined women as they cross Antarctica on skis.
- Space Day 2001 Design Challenges
In the Space Day 2001 Global Classroom, K-8th graders can team up with students around the world to tackle the challenges of living and working in space. The project includes problem-solving activities to engage students in meaningful learning experiences, using skills such as critical thinking and teamwork.
Project Submission Deadline: March 1, 2001
Electronic Lesson Broadcast: January 25, 2001 at 1 p.m. EST (Grades 4-6)
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- ETHNOGRAPHIC AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN EDUCATION
The Thirteenth Annual Conference on Ethnographic and Qualitative Research in Education will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3, 2001 at the State University of New York in Albany, New York. The purpose of the conference will be to share the findings of recent ethnographic and qualitative studies in education.
- Project Appleseed
Beginning with NATIONAL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT DAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2000, and continuing through PUBLIC SCHOOL VOLUNTEER WEEK, APRIL 15-21, 2001, Project Appleseed will recruit five-million parents to take the Parental Involvement Pledge and transform the nation's public schools. Project Appleseed offers master copies of the Parental Involvement Pledge and the Parental Involvement Report Card on the Internet for mass distribution in schools at http://www.projectappleseed.org.
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- "Technology Learning Center"
November 2-4, 2000
Education World(R) is setting up a special Technology Learning Center, at the National Middle School Association (NMSA)
2000 Annual Convention, in St. Louis, MO.
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Education World News
January 11, 2001 --
National Education Reformer Jandris Named President of Education World
Nationally renowned education reformer Thomas P. Jandris has joined Education World, Inc., the leading Internet resource center for K-12 educators. Education World today announced that Jandris will serve as president and chief education officer effective immediately.
December 5, 2000 --
Education World and iUniverse.com Partner to Give Schools the Power to Publish -- Educators and Students Access New Technologies to Author Books and Create Customized Learning Material
As a child, did you ever have the dream of publishing a book? Books celebrating ethnic diversity, condemning violence, and championing Mother Nature are on the reading lists of hundreds if not thousands of K-12 schools. In these budding American "think tanks" a new wave of student and teacher created books and learning materials is anticipated by iUniverse.com and Education World, who today announced a partnership that will bring self-publishing to schools.
November 30, 2000 --
Education World Recruits Nickelodeon Technology Chief
Education World Inc., the leading Internet resource center for K-12 educators, today announced Cooper Smith as chief technology officer. The former Nickelodeon technology executive brings 20 years of experience in a wide variety of platform technologies and media arts to Education World.
November 28, 2000 --
Education World Becomes Tech Partner For National Christian School Association -- Partnership Brings School-Branded Internet Access to Christian Schools
Education World, Inc., the leading Internet resource center for K-12 educators, today announced it has signed an agreement to serve as the primary technology partner of the National Christian School Association (NCSA), an educational organization of K-12 schools in 35 states.
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