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Washington State! WSTA 2010 Workshop Proposals

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

 

Thinking of proposing a workshop at WSTA?

   

2010 WSTA Conference
Call for Presentations
Evolving:  Science Education in a Changing World
Washington State Science Teachers Association 2010 Conference on Science Education
Henry M. Jackson High School, Mill Creek, WA
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 13 – 15, 2010
Priority will be given to proposals received by Friday, July 31st, 2009

 

And let us know if you’d like to use Science Companion materials in your workshop — we’ll be happy to get you everything you need.

         

Just email us at info@sciencecompanion.com  or call us at (888) 352-0660. We’re here to help!

 

Conference Strands 

• Strand 1:  Evolving Student:  Implications for Instruction and Assessment.

• Strand 2:  Evolving Teacher: Collaborators, Innovators and Life Long Learners.

• Strand 3:  Planning for the Evolving World:  Science, Technology, Policy and the Environment.

 

• Click here for the call for presentations.

• Click here for general information about the conference.

NSTA Science Skill Builders Raffle Winners!

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

 

Our Grand Prize Raffle Winner!

    

Jude Kesl
Milwaukee Public Schools
Milwaukee, WI
   

Jude will receive a full Science Skill Builders Module — the whole kit and kaboodle, literally!

The kit is the Exploragear® for this module, including all of the items listed here.

The kaboodle includes an entire Teacher Print Package:

  • Science Skill Builders Teacher Lesson Manual
  • Science Skill Builders Teacher Masters
  • “I Wonder” Circle poster
  • What is a Scientist? [trade book]

 

With 21 lessons spanning the breadth and depth of science skills, the Science Skill Builders Module helps students develop a core understanding of using tools in science, scientific testing, observation skills, and the importance of analysis and conclusions. The module is appropriate for Levels 1-6.

This prize has a value of  $397.77. Congratulations, Jude!

Click here for a full module overview. 

  

 

Our Skill Builder Book Raffle Winners!

 

Because we had so many entries, we decided to expand our prizes a bit so more people could win a prize. Our next tier of winners have won a full, print version of our Science Skill Builders Teacher Lesson Manual. 

     
Karen Nesbit
Pleasant View Elementary
Franklin Public Schools
Franklin, WI
              


Joseph Canella
Radnor Township School District
Wayne, PA


Gayan Stanley
Avondale West Elementary
Tokepa Public Schools
Topeka, KS 


Betsy Rybeck Lynd
Plainfield School
Meriden, NH 03770


George Mehler
Central Bucks School District
Doylestown, PA 18901


Heidi Lehmann 
Owen J. Roberts School District
Pottstown, PA 19465

  

Mary Lou Blanchette Smith
EASTCONN Regional Education Service Center
Willimantic, CT 

      

Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who came by to see us! We’ll see you next year…

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NSTA Day Two: Science Companion Fans!

Friday, March 20th, 2009

 

We’ve got some great fans!

  

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Heather Covert
5th grade teacher
Sandy Valley Elementary
Uses Science Companion 

 

 

 

   

    

  

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Randal Harrington
Science Chair
The Blake School
Uses Science Companion 

 

  

  

 

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Even our friend working the concession stand wore an I Wonder Circle button!


 

 

 

 

 

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