STEM Ed Announcement: NSRDEC STEM Teacher Training

["Mort Sternheim" <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

This is not a UMass program
 Contact Information is below.
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 ATTENTION: Middle School Teachers!!
 
 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: MATERIALS WORLD MODULES (MWM) Teacher Training:
 The National Center for Advancement of STEM Education (nCASE) will bring
 MWM Training on Food Packaging to the US Army Natick Soldier Research,
 Development and Engineering Center, February 21, 22, 23 (Tues, Wed,
 Thurs) 9am-4:30 pm.  MWM, a highly-acclaimed science program developed
 at Northwestern University, will be offered in the functioning labs at
 NSRDEC, giving teachers a unique experience.  NSRDEC is the Department
 of Defense leader for the research and development of combat feeding
 systems.  MWM offer hands-on learning experiences in science,
 technology, engineering, and mathematics for middle and high school
 students.  Teachers will gain inquiry and design skills while having the
 opportunity to work with NSRDEC mentors within NSRDEC's facility.
 
 Food Packaging for MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS
 
 Potato chips, soda, candy and frozen pizza. Your students' four food
 groups or their next science lesson? In this MWM module your students
 learn about the many functions of food packaging, besides protecting
 foods, and how food packaging materials affect the environment. Then
 they design their own environmentally friendly package for delivering a
 hot baked potato. By incorporating everyday materials into science
 lessons, the Materials World Modules (MWM) program at Northwestern
 University has found the solution to getting students excited about
 learning science while helping teachers meet national and state
 education standards. The modules are easy to organize and inexpensive to
 run. They can be incorporated into any science class because of the
 breadth of subjects covered in the Activity and Design Project sections.
 Each module is a supplemental science unit that takes 1-3 weeks of class
 time.  http://www.materialsworldmodules.org/modules/food_packaging.shtml
 
 
 DATES: T,W,Th February 21, 22, 23
 TIME: 8:00am - 4:30pm
 WHERE: US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering
 Center
 15 Kansas Street Natick, MA 01760
 
 Teachers will receive a $75/day stipend for attending this training.
 Certificates of Attendance will be presented at completion of training;
 PDPs must be individually pursued.
 
 OPTIONAL GRADUATE LEVEL CREDITS:  Two Graduate Level credits will be
 awarded through Framingham State University for a total fee of $130.
 Teachers interested in this option are responsible for the college
 credit fee.  IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have previously taken an MWM module
 for graduate credit you will not be eligible to apply for the credits a
 second time.  You will receive additional information on this option
 with confirmation of your registration.
 
 To register and save a spot, please email:  Rebecca.engle@us.army.mil
 
 Please include your:
 
 Name
 US Citizen (Yes/No)
 Email
 Home Address
 Phone Number
 School/Grade taught
 Module (Middle School: Food Packaging; High School: Nanotechnology)
 Attending for Graduate Credits (Yes/No)
 Last 4 of SSN:
 
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 ATTENTION: High School Teachers!!
 
 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: MATERIALS WORLD MODULES (MWM) Teacher Training:
 The National Center for Advancement of STEM Education (nCASE) will bring
 MWM Training on Nanotechnology to the Natick Soldier Research,
 Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), February 21, 22, 23, (Tues,
 Wed, Thurs) 8am-4:30 pm.  MWM, a highly-acclaimed science program
 developed at Northwestern University, will be offered in the functioning
 labs at NSRDEC, giving teachers a unique experience.  MWM offer hands-on
 learning experiences in science, technology, engineering, and
 mathematics for middle and high school students.  Teachers will gain
 inquiry and design skills while having the opportunity to work with
 NSRDEC mentors within NSRDEC's facility.
 
 NANOTECHNOLOGY will only be open to HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS:
 
 In the Nanotechnology Module, Teachers will have hands on learning that
 will allow them to offer nanotechnology exploration in their classroom.
 The module provides practical lessons and activities to aid students in
 discovering that physical and chemical properties of materials can
 depend on their size; investigate how nano-particles can be made; and
 determine how to amplify small features at the nano-scale to the
 macroscopic scale. They are then challenged to design a working model of
 a nano-scale imaging apparatus or model a nano-science phenomenon.
 (NOTE:  This module is different than last year's module which focused
 on nano-illumination.
 
 DATES: T,W,Th February 21, 22, 23
 TIME: 8:00am - 4:30pm
 WHERE: US Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering
 Center
 15 Kansas Street Natick, MA 01760
 
 Teachers will receive a $75/day stipend for attending this training.
 Certificates of Attendance will be presented at completion of training;
 PDPs must be individually pursued.
 
 OPTIONAL GRADUATE LEVEL CREDITS:  Two Graduate Level credits MAY be
 awarded through Framingham State University.  Teachers interested in
 this option are responsible for the college credit fee of $130.00.
 IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have previously taken an MWM module for graduate
 credit you will not be eligible to apply for the credits a second time.
 You will receive additional information on this option with confirmation
 of your registration.
 
 To register and save a spot, please email:  Rebecca.engle@us.army.mil
 
 Your email should include:
 
 Name:
 US Citizen (Y/N):
 Email Address:
 Home Address:
 Phone Number:
 School/Grade/Subject Matter:
 Module: Nanotechnology
 Interest in Graduate Credits (Yes/No)
 Last 4 of SSN:
 

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