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September 17, 2019
IN THIS EDITION
- Science Assessment Workshops
- Innovations in Learning Conference
- Essay Contest: How Will You Be a Part of Wyoming's History?
- Women's Suffrage Art Competition
- National Voter Registration Day
- Carol Mead Leaders in Literacy Award
- Lesson Plans for Wyoming Public Lands
- Place-Based Education Workshop
- Prudential Spirit of Community Award
- National Geographic Online Courses
- Earth Science Week Toolkits
- Name the Mars Rover Contest
- National Rocket Competition for Students
- Whole Kids Garden Grants
- Colorado Gifted & Talented Conference
- I Can Do It! P.E. Program for Students with Disabilities
- Day of Prevention
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The Science and Mathematics Teaching Center at the University of Wyoming invites teachers, leaders, coaches, instructional facilitators, and administrators to participate in a four-part series of professional learning workshops focused on science assessment (both formative and summative) associated with the 2016 Wyoming Science Content and Performance Standards.
The workshops aim to deepen understanding of science standards and 3-dimensional assessments that meet the rigor of the standards.
Separate elementary (grades 1-5) and secondary (grades 6-12) sessions will be offered.
Workshops will be held in Laramie, Rock Springs, and Douglas.
Dates: September 27-28, 2019; November 22-23, 2019; February 7-8, 2020; March 27-28, 2020.
Cost is $50 per session or $150 for all four. PTSB or UW credit available.
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November 6-8, 2019 in Gillette
Join us for the 3rd Annual Wyoming Innovations in Learning Conference. It's an opportunity to share and explore innovative teaching and learning practices for classrooms and distance learning environments from kindergarten through higher education.
This conference is hosted by the Wyoming Department of Education, Wyoming Distance Education Consortium, University of Wyoming, Wyoming community colleges, and school libraries.
Registration is $40 through Oct. 14, and $50 from Oct. 15 through Oct. 31.
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Essays due October 31, 2019
Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow wants to know what the future holds for Wyoming through the minds of our youth. She invites girls in grades 7-12 to participate in the essay contest, How Will You Be Part of Wyoming’s History?
The winner will be invited to Cheyenne on December 10 with one parent/guardian to read her essay and speak at the State Capitol on Women’s Suffrage Day. She will also meet women leaders from the executive and legislative branches and other officials.
Students need to write an essay, of no more than 500 words, about how they will be a part of Wyoming history and submit to Penny Rodriguez at penny.rodriquez@wyo.gov.
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Entry deadline: November 5, 2019
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, the National Archives Foundation is sponsoring an art competition for students in grades 4-6. The competition, based on the Rightfully Hers exhibit, will highlight historical achievements in women’s history while promoting the significance of the 19th Amendment.
The grand prize includes a free trip to the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., for the Spring 2020 Sleepover.
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September 24, 2019
National Voter Registration Day celebrates American democracy. Held on the fourth Tuesday of September, the day has been endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS). It is further supported by the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and the National Association of Election Officials (The Election Center).
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Deadline: October 1, 2019
The University of Wyoming Literacy Research Center and Clinic seek nominations for the Carol Mead Leader in Literacy Award. The award celebrates innovators dedicated to improving literacy in the Cowboy State.
Any Wyoming citizen, organization, business or community may be nominated. Accomplishments should include substantial contributions made in Wyoming that exemplify a commitment to the literacy development of Wyoming citizens.
Award winners will be announced at the Wyoming Business Alliance meeting in November in Cheyenne. Recipients will receive a $4,000 award and a plaque.
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Governor Mark Gordon proclaimed September 28 as Wyoming Public Lands Day.
With more than half of Wyoming's land publicly owned, chances are high that public land is very near your school. Land managers, rangers, public land lessees, and other experts are only a phone call away and generally eager to talk to students about one of Wyoming's great treasures.
If field trips or guest speakers are not possible, educators can access free curriculum specific to public lands through the Wyoming Ag in the Classroom Stewardship Project.
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November 7-10, 2019 and April 16-19, 2020
Teton Science Schools - Kelly, Wyoming
How does the place where you teach influence your curriculum? What tools can be used to connect students to place?
Participants in these workshops will explore these topics while hiking, participating in a service-learning project, and designing place-based lessons and educational experiences for their students. All activities will model the pedagogical approaches of place-based learning: experiential, inquiry-based, interdisciplinary, and locally focused.
Participants must sign up with a team of three or more teachers and commit to both the fall and spring workshops. Cost is $125 per teacher. 2 UW or 2 PTSB credits are available.
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Student application deadline: November 5, 2019
Students in grades 5-12 are invited to apply for the 2020 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. The annual award recognizes exemplary work of middle and high school students.
Each state honoree will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. with a parent or guardian for four days of recognition events May 2-5, 2020.
School officials must certify their applicants by November 15, 2019.
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Registration is open for National Geographic Education self-paced online fall courses, including:
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The Wyoming State Geological Survey offers toolkits to junior high school classrooms statewide in celebration of Earth Science Week Oct. 13-19.
The American Geoscience Institute (AGI) provides 50 complimentary toolkits to the Geological Survey to distribute to Wyoming teachers on a first-come, first-served basis. The kits include learning activities, posters, fact sheets, and a calendar. Topics range from mineral science to dinosaurs to seismology and earthquakes.
To request a toolkit, contact Christina George at christina.george@wyo.gov. Toolkits can also be purchased on the AGI’s website.
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Due date: November 1, 2019
NASA is recruiting help from students to find a name for its next Mars rover mission. K-12 students in U.S. public, private, and home schools can enter the Mars 2020 Name the Rover essay contest. One grand prize winner will name the rover and be invited to see the spacecraft launch in July 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
The Name the Rover contest is part of NASA's efforts to engage students in the STEM enterprise behind Mars exploration and inspire interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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The 14th annual Reach for the Stars National Rocket Competition encourages students' interest in STEAM by building and launching rockets.
This year’s competition, open to students age 10 to 18, is dedicated to the men who went to the moon. National winners compete at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Application deadline October 15, 2019
The Whole Kids Foundation is dedicated to helping kids eat better and enjoy doing so.
The foundation will provide $2,000 grants to support new or existing edible school gardens.
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October 20-22, 2019 in Loveland, Colorado
The Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented's annual conference offers more than 80 presentations from experts in the field of gifted education and has an annual attendance of over 800 educators, administrators, parents, and community members.
This year's theme is "A Gifted State of Mind." Registration is open and the early bird price of $290 is available until September 20.
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The I Can Do It! program is a voluntary school-based physical activity program designed to encourage opportunities for students with disabilities to be physically active for 60 minutes a day. This can be accomplished by accumulating time spent in physical education, adapted physical education, recess, classroom physical activity breaks, active transport to and from school, and extracurricular activities.
The program is offered in eight-week intervals throughout the school year, but schools can begin at any time. Ideally, the program is conducted all year long, culminating with an end-of-year awards ceremony/celebration.
Contact Dr. Jayne Greenberg, program director, at Jayne.Greenberg@hhs.gov, or (202) 768-3557.
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October 4, 2019 at Casper College
8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A "Day of Prevention" will feature a series of presentations designed to equip and empower local leaders to respond to substance abuse and mental health issues affecting communities across our state.
The event is free and presented by the Wyoming Prevention Action Alliance and sponsored by the Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police, Casper Star-Tribune and Casper College.
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