Nanoleap Project for High School Physical Science & Chemistry Teachers :

Want to bring cutting edge nanoscience into your classroom and get paid for it? The NanoLeap project is recruiting teachers for participation in a nationwide field-test of the NanoLeap into New Science materials during the 2007-2008 school year. Please e-mail your name, school, and subject area to nanoleap@mcrel.org Check us out at www.mcrel.corg/nanoleap/

This work is supported by the National Science Foundation, Div. of Elem., Secondary, & Information Education award # ESI-0426401.

Gore Range Natural Science School Opportunity

GRNSS seeks self-motivated, team oriented, creative and organized individuals capable of working hard in the office and the field, assisting with hut trips and other backcountry programs, and who can represent GRNSS to the community in a professional yet enthusiastic manner. Location : Eagle County , CO . Duration : June 2007 to August 2008 (*15 month commitment)
Educator Benefits : Weekly stipend + housing for June through August 2006
$20,000 stipend (no housing) for September 2006 through August 2007
Coursework for 12 graduate credits at Colorado State University
4 weeks paid vacation + paid holidays
Free 5-mountain ski pass
Avalanche I certification
Application Process: To apply, send a completed application (available at www.gorerange.org ), cover letter, resume, and list of three references to:
Gore Range Natural Science School
Attn: Amy Beirne
P.O. Box 9469
Avon, CO 81620
F: (970) 827-9730
Contact Person : Amy Beirne, Youth Programs Director
E: amyb@gorerange.org
P: (970) 827-9725 x 17
Application Deadline : February 1, 2007

Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours, IMAX film, Gates Planetarium show, and more.
Educators Night at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science - SAVE THE DATE! www.dmns.org/default.htm Spring Educators' Night, Tuesday, March 6, 2007 . Reservations required: 303.322.7009 or 1.800.925.2250
Preview Benjamin Franklin: Searching for a Better World, AND-
March 10 Ben Franklin : In Search of a Better World. 0.5 graduate-level, recertification credit available through Colorado School of Mines- $55 member noncredit, $80 member credit $60 nonmember noncredit, $85 nonmember credit. Contact: Sharon.Unkart@dmns.org - Especially for K-12 teachers.

March 17

Nutrition and Health: The Power of Diet in Disease Prevention - Biological Sciences Initiative
This workshop provides tools for optimizing health with diet, and offers ways to inspire student interest in the underlying molecular processes. (Note: This workshop is repeated from October 2006.)
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place: University of Colorado at Boulder CDE credit: 0.5 (free) Graduate Credit: 0.5 ($30)
Workshop Cost: Free Designed for: 6-12 grade teachers
Instructors: Professor Barbara Demmig-Adams, and Suzanne Nelson, UCB Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department
Online Registration is now available! E-mail or call us (303-492-8230) for more information or to request that you be added to our mailing list.
See: www.colorado.edu/Outreach/BSI

Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics (CCTM)-- Mathematics Teaching Award- Nominations due April 15

CCTM would like to recognize teachers who display excellence in teaching mathematics.   The nominee must be teaching in the region from which he or she is nominated at the time of the nomination. The nominee must have taught students at least half time for three years or more. Teachers may be nominated any number of times if not a winner, submitting a new application each time, but teachers may be an award winner only once.
Applications will be mailed by May 1.  Application deadline is June 15.
An elementary nominee may be teaching mathematics in addition to other subjects in grades K-6.  A secondary nominee should be in a middle school or high school, teaching grades 6-12, and teaching mathematics 50% of the time or more.
For more information, please go to Educator Opportunities
For further information and application, contact: Melissa L. Colsman