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January 27, 2017

IN THIS EDITION

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  • Meeteetse Wins Verizon App Contest
  • Science Standards PD Needs Survey
  • Educator Input on 2012 Math Standards Survey
  • Wyoming Digital History Toolkits
  • E3: Expanding Energy Education
  • Engineering Summer Program for Teachers
  • Visit the Site of the 1944 D-Day Landings in Europe
  • George Washington Teacher Institute at Mount Vernon
  • Tuition-Free Summer Humanities Programs for Educators
  • Transcribing Documents for the National Archives

MEETEETSE JR. HIGH WINS VERIZON STATE CHALLENGE

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Congratulations Meeteetse!

The school was awarded $5,000 and each student on the team received a new tablet. The Meeteetse team created Farmers Book, which can connect local producers to consumers in the area. The app would work similar to social networks like Facebook. As a the state-level winner, this team will compete at the regional level against 24 other teams.

You can help “Farmers Book” win the Fan Favorite award. To vote for them text “Farmbook” to 22333. 


2016 SCIENCE STANDARDS PD NEEDS SURVEY

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The Wyoming Department of Education is assessing the professional development (PD) needs of school districts regarding implementation of the 2016 Science Standards. The needs survey is open until April 9, 2017. Results will help the state develop a two-year statewide PD plan, which will be released by May 1, 2017.

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EDUCATOR INPUT ON 2012 MATH STANDARDS SURVEY

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Don’t forget to take the 2012 Wyoming Mathematics Standards survey. The information collected from this survey is intended for two purposes: 1) to identify areas for additional PD and resource support, and 2) to identify areas of concern for the future Math Standards Review Committee's (MSRC) consideration. A call will be issued in March for participants to serve on the Math Standards Review Committee.

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WYOMING DIGITAL HISTORY TOOLKITS

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WyoHistory.org, a project of the Wyoming State Historical Society, is offering its first three Wyoming Digital History Toolkits. Each toolkit contains a background article, links to maps and other primary sources, study questions and related state social studies standards.

Toolkits and links:

Heart Mountain Internment Camp, 1942-1945

Jim Bridger’s Map and Euro-American Settlement of the West

Father De Smet’s Map: Tribal Boundaries and the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 


PROJECT E3: EXPANDING ENERGY EDUCATION

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Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum

 June 4-6, 2017, Galveston, Texas

The Project E3: Expanding Energy Education Facilitators Conference centers on a multidisciplinary curriculum guide for grades K–12 featuring hands-on discovery activities related to hydrocarbon-based energy themes. Correlated to state and national standards, this energy resource guide provides discovery activities in the areas of science, social studies, math, language arts, and environmental issues. Your only cost is transportation to the workshop.

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REAL WORLD SCIENCE—YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW

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Innovation in Science and Technology

July 23-28, 2017, New Orleans, LA

The National WWII Museum is offering a week-long professional development opportunity this summer for middle school science teachers. Twenty eight teachers will head to New Orleans to experience how necessity, knowledge, perseverance and skill lead to inventions, innovation, and careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), just like in World War II.

The seminar application is open to any 5th through 8th grade science teacher who will be teaching a science course to students in the same age group in the 2017-18 school year. Teachers will receive free room and board in New Orleans, a travel stipend, and all seminar materials free of charge.

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VISIT THE 1944 D-DAY LANDINGS

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Applications due February 1, 2017

High school social studies teachers can apply for a chance to visit the site of the 1944 D-Day landings in Europe. Each year, the National WWII Museum flies about 30 teachers to New Orleans for its Summer Teacher Institute, a 7-day intensive seminar an overseas excursion to Normandy, France.

The program provides room and board, a travel stipend, graduate credit and seminar materials without charge. The seminar portion involves both pedagogy and content training, partly through discussion sessions and partly through artifact analysis at the museum. Participants can earn up to six graduate credits.

This year’s program focuses mainly on World War II in Europe and will be led by Dr. Donald L. Miller, a renowned WWII historian and New York Times bestselling author. The New Orleans phase of the institute takes place July 16-22, 2017, and the Normandy phase takes place the following summer, July 15-21, 2018.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON TEACHER INSTITUTE AT MOUNT VERNON

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Applications due January 31, 2017

The George Washington Teacher Institute is offering six summer residential programs featuring access to content scholars, the Mount Vernon estate, and sources, both primary and secondary.

Each week features a lead scholar who drives the content and works closely with each participant. All current K-12 teachers are invited to apply. Full scholarships, including travel stipends, are available for applicants teaching in Wyoming during the 2017-18 school year.

The following programs are offered:

  • Washington at War: From Soldier to Commander in Chief (June 13-17)
  • Slavery in George Washington’s World (June 20-24)
  • First in Business: Washington, Mount Vernon, and the New Nation (July 11-15)
  • Leadership and Legacy: Lessons from George Washington (July 18-22)
  • Martha Washington and the Women of the 18th Century (Aug. 1-6)
  • Model Citizen: George Washington / Founding of the U.S. Government (Aug. 8-12) 
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TUITION-FREE SUMMER HUMANITIES PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS

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Application deadline March 1, 2017

Each year, the National Endowment for the Humanities offers tuition-free opportunities for school, college and university educators to study a variety of humanities topics. Stipends of $600 to $3,300 help cover expenses for these one- to four-week programs.

Programs include:

  • American Women at War
  • Muslim American Identities, Past and Present
  • America’s Reconstruction: The Untold Story
  • From Harlem to Hip Hop: African-American History, Literature and Song
  • Teaching Native American Histories
  • Johanna Sebastian Bach and the Music of the Reformation Churches
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TRANSCRIBING DOCUMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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The National Archives is seeking volunteers to transcribe the millions of digitized records in its catalog to improve search results and increase accessibility. What a great way for students to engage with historical documents (and practice reading cursive).

The Archives has created various transcription missions including Native American records, Exploring Space, African American History, and documents from the House on Un-American Activities.

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