Virginians can apply for the Distinguished Educator Fellowship

The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship is a paid fellowship for K-12 math, science, and technology teachers. Einstein Fellows spend a school year in Washington, DC serving in a federal agency or on Capitol Hill. To be considered for an Einstein Fellowship for the 2010-2011 school year, apply and submit three letters of recommendation online by January 13, 2010. Source: http://www.vast.org/; Accessed 10-31-09

Tapestry for Science Learning

Here is a Virginia Science Education Website. Every one can find some ideas here!

http://www.vast.org/

Face book---

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Virginia-Association-of-Science-Teachers/23532441846

A sample program page---
http://www.vast.org/content/File/newsletters/maynewsletter08web.pdf

Physics and music...microwaves...Teacher training

Learn how we use the physics of music to derive information about the early universe from the signal strength of the Cosmic Microwave Background at different frequencies.

Join the science teacher webinar...
Source:
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/9/WSFSE09_Dec16;
Accessed 10-31-09

Here are links to NSTA--National Science Teachers Association

Table of Contents for NSTA Week of October 26, 2009

http://www.nsta.org/

STEM Education Focus of PCAST October Meeting Education Secretary Duncan Calls for Reforms in Teacher Education 2009 Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge Winners Meet with U.S. Secretary of Education Science Education in Fort Lauderdale, Nov. 12–14 NSTA Offers Conference Rate Online for Buy a Brick … Build a Legacy Program "Stuffing" the November Calendar with Web Seminars for Middle and High School Teachers Real Answers to Real Science Questions Members' Choice!

DHEA-Ovaries- Library Research in Science

---Under development---

I thought some readers might be interested in this patent:

CHR is awarded DHEA patent
Our Medical Director, Norbert Gleicher, MD, and our Clinical Director, David Barad, MD, MS, were recently awarded an important patent in the use of dehyeroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in the treatment of infertility.

I haven't reviewed the treatment and I am not a medical doctor, so, anyone interested in this topic for medical reasons would have to consult a health professional.

However, it provides a popular topic for further literature research, and, is an example of going from advertisements or press releases to journal articles. Some students might be hooked into a lifelong passion in science because they get started reading the technical literature. While this topic might not be one for young people, the website is geared to adults and can illustrate the way one might go about finding more information. It also shows the use of a science skill in library research could help keep people current as they go through life. Students should pick topics of interest to them, and go from there. If one is interested in trains, one might link train travel to the spread of disease, or, to invasive species, or to engineering...to whatever captures the students interest. But, now, back to the example of the DHEA for old ovaries...

One could start with news articles. Here is an example: http://nymag.com/nymetro/health/features/2163/.

Or, one could start with a patent search,

or, with the name of of the doctors or DHEA, related journal articles.

If the topic is of interest to you, try to see what you can find.

(more soon)

Here's an "immunity" link to review now that it is flu season...

http://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2008/11/time-to-build-immunity-in-your.html

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