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11. Professional Associations and U.S. Government Organizations
11. Professional Associations and U.S. Government Organizations
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Prograrns/se~vices: · Extensive programs and materials produced by the association's Directorate for Education and Human Resources include the following: Annual Forum for School Science; Collaboration for Equity in Science; Snooty Women in Science; radio programs Science Update and Kinetic City Super Crew (the latter with teacher's guide, home activities, and call-in) ; senior scientists to collaborate with individual teachers; database of scientists who are available to help teachers; project SLIC (Science Linkages in the Community)
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Programs/services: Cosponsored with the Council for Environmental Education: Project LearIiing bee (PLT) -comprehensive environmental education program for students (PreK-12)
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379-2480 Federation of more than 25 professional, scientific, and technical associations in the earth sciences; concerned with improving earth science education in schools, colleges, and universities. Publication~/matenals: Text-based instructional materials; leaflet describing careers in the geosciences; dictionary of geological terms; book on planning for field study; Earth Science Content Guidelines report, including activities, to guide the inclusion of earth science content in curriculum for grades K-12, with ideas and activities in the areas of solid earth, water, air, ice, life, and earth in space.
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plastics industry on resource conservation issues. Program~;/services: Workshops at National Science Teachers Association conventions and other conferences.
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Programs/ services: Support provided for media and communications projects that help educators, administrators, and policymakers understand, appreciate, and implement mathematics and science education reform in the classroom; interactive TV and Web service. Publications/mat~als: Video professional development packages and a free resource database for teachers; The Guide to Math and Science Reform interactive database; SAMI (Science and Math Initiatives)
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Programs/sen~ices: Speakers at career days; scientistmentors for students; teacher-scientist partnerships; database of scientists available for helping teachers; workshops at association meetings. Publicati~nater~als: Curriculum units with hands-on materials; audiovisual and computer-based materials; interactive science resources for children, teachers, and parents on Web site; PRISM newsletter to help adults guide and instruct children in learning about science and technology.
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. Programs/services: Sessions at National Science Teachers Association conventions (regional and national)
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969-7100 http://www.edc.org International education research and development organization, with a Center for Science Education and a Center for Learning, Teaching, and Technology among its subdivisions. Program~/s~rvices: Workshops at meetings of National Science Teachers Association and other organizations; technical assistance to several school districts in implementing systemic reform, with special emphasis on urban schools.
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Prograrn~sen~ices: Sessions at GLOBE Program meetings; extensive training workshops; information hotline; scientist collaborations with teachers; database of scientists available for helping teachers. Publications/ materials: Curriculum units with hands-on materials; audiovisual and computer-based materials; instructional materials for teachers; Webbased magazine for students.
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corn/cip/iee International nonprofit organization of educators; focused on environmental education. Programs/services: Earth Education interest sessions and workshops conducted by associates around the country; International Earth Education Conferences.
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com/~ mcdonald/ MAPS.html Regional association of professionals from planetariums (including many that are school-based) in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Colum bia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia; association focus is on astronomy and space science.
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358-1110 http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codef/ education that serve multistate areas. These field centers are located at NASA Marshall Space Plight Center, Ala.; NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.; NASA Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, Fla.; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.; NASA Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, Miss.; NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio; NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Tex.; and NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
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11.74 National Earth Science Teachers Association, 2000 Florida Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20009 (202)
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org/nmlsta/index. him Association of middle-level science educators with 1,000 members; affiliate of the National Science Teachers Association.
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306-16841 The Rural Systemic Initiatives Program supports projects to make systemic improvements in science, mathematics, and technology education in rural, economically disadvantaged regions.
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in the physical, life, and earth sciences; Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School series of 8 core curriculum units for grades 7-8 (under development) ; 2 resource guides Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science and Resources for Teaching Middle School Science; ScienceforAII Children: A Guide to Improving Elementary Science Education in Your School District comprehensive guide to systemic science education reform in the nation's elementary schools; newsletter.
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; NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards (guidebooks on putting the standards into practice in the classroom) ; curriculum units; supplementary activities; other instructional materials and publications; posters; complete catalog of titles.
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Publications/materials: Career publications; curriculum units with hands-on materials; curriculum guidelines; audiovisual materials; newsletter. 390 11.97 Project WET, The Watercourse Program, 201 Culbertson Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717-0057 (4063994-5392 http ://www.
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in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming; focused on astronomy and space science. Prograrn~/ services: Information about the region's planetariums and their programs, workshops, instructional materials for teachers, research opportunities for students.
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6, Box 211, F`airmont, WV 26554 (304) 363-4309 Environmental education program in more than 1,100 schools in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and several foreign countries; creates and coordinates science research projects on environmental topics for students (grades K-12)
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Programs/services: Workshops; hands-on work experiences; lectures; facility tours; donations of weather instruments and computers; mentoring and tutoring programs; professional development opportunities for teachers; speakers bureau. Publications/materzals: Career publications; curricu lum guidelines; computer-based matenals; instructional materials.
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11.' 21 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Environmental Education Program, P.O.
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include the following: [~202) 260-8619; Mail Code 1707 Environmental Education Grants Program supports projects of state and local agencies and nonprofit organizations that design, demonstrate, or disseminate new approaches in environmental education, projects with wide potential applicability and addressing high-priority issues.
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