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How can we feed an ​ever-growing population ​and establish food security?

Every student deserves inquiry-driven ​learning that engages with real-world ​challenges. This free workshop will help ​teachers gain a deeper understanding of the ​impact of food production on environmental ​issues and nutrition around the world. ​You’ll gain hands-on experience with lessons ​based on biotechnology in agriculture.

Learning outcomes

Teachers will: ​• Know how biotechnology is utilized to

You’ll receive

• $300 of classroom materials ​• NGSS-aligned curriculum ​• Opportunity to network with industry experts ​• 1.6 CEUs (16 contact hours) ​• Hotel stay and meals

Who can register?

Nebraska middle and high school ​science teachers

solve problems in agriculture

• Understand how human impacts affect

soil health and water quality

• Be able to produce biofuels from

agricultural products

Feeding and Fueling the World is brought to ​Nebraska by the Nebraska Soybean Board ​and the Nebraska Corn Board.

Coming Summer 24

Summer/Fall Workshops

NDE Statewide Assessment is seeking ​highly qualified educators to participate in ​assessment development and review ​opportunities. Stipends are available when ​educators are NOT working under district ​contract. Please share the links with ​qualified educators.

Science: ​https://forms.gle/Hpeg5pP7mtqPi8679

Questions? Ask Jay Cecrle

Director at Central Nebraska Science and Engineering Fair

jay.cecrle@adams-central.org

CNSEF (high school only) will be at UNK will be on March 26, 2025.

Dr. Neil Heckman usually does his at Hastings College on the first Tuesday of ​March - March 4th, 2025

The State Science Fair is usually the 3rd Thursday in April.

The Western NJAS region will likely be on March 19 at Mid-Plains Community ​College in North Platte. We will hold the Middle School CNSEF on the same ​date and location.

Here are the links. Typically, all science fairs happen during the month of ​March in Nebraska except the state science fair which students must qualify ​for through their regional fair.

You could also mention the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium which ​is a high school-only fair in Iowa City.

CNSEF Middle School

CNSEF High School

NJAS Affiliated Fairs

SCIENCE CONNECTIONS

S3-05: Thinking is power

JUN 22, 2023 SEASON 3 EPISODE 5

Amplify Education

Join us as we sit down with Melanie Trecek-King, college professor and ​creator of Thinking is Power, to explore how much of an asset science can ​truly be in developing the skills students need to navigate the real world. ​You’ll learn about “fooling” students and the importance of developing ​critical thinking, information literacy, and science literacy in the classroom. ​We’ll also share real strategies and lesson examples that help build these ​essential skills and engage students in learning.

And don’t forget to grab your Science Connections study guide to track ​your learning and find additional resources!

For more from Melanie, check out the following resources:

Website: Thinking is Power

Skeptical Inquirer article: “How to Sell Pseudoscience” by Melanie Trecek-​King

Assignment: How to Sell Pseudoscience

Skeptical Inquirer article: “Teach Skills, Not Facts” by Melanie Trecek-King

The complete (grades K-5) program will ​meet the Next Generation Science ​Standards (NGSS) and include ​ELA/literacy and math integrations. It ​will be freely available by spring 2026. ​Units will be released as they are ​completed starting in late 2024 or early ​2025.

Greetings Educators,

My name is Deanna Ingram and I am the Curriculum and Education Specialist for the UNMC uBEATS program. I wanted to share a short introduction to uBEATS with you.

uBEATS (UNMC and UNO Building Excellence in Academics Through STEM), a FREE online science/health science resource for grades 6-12. Based on the UNMC High School Alliance, our mission is to inspire and expose students to pathways into health science professions. uBEATS is a series of 80+ e-modules on cancer, genetics, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, public health, and health careers. uBEATS is available to all educators and students FREE of charge. Our resource is aligned with NGSS Standards, the National Health Science Standards, and the Nebraska Science and Health Science Standards. uBEATS currently has over 20,000 enrollments throughout the nation. We recently gained a national endorsement from the National Consortium for Health Science Education for the alignment of our program to the national Health Science Standards. Visit the uBEATS website at this link for more information and to see example modules. www.unmc.edu/ubeats

I have had the opportunity to share uBEATS through Dianah’s collaboration and organization of ESU 10’s Science Teacher Network Collaboration Day and will be doing the same soon with Heidi Rethmeier and her science teachers in ESU 8. I would love to assist and be a part of your ESU Science Teachers Network, as well! If you would like to connect and discuss how we could implement, collaborate, and share this FREE e-learning resource with your ESU educators, please feel free to e-mail me.

Look forward to hearing from you,

Deanna Ingram, MA

Curriculum and Education Specialist

UNMC Office of Interactive E-Learning

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska

deingram@unmc.edu

For those HS teachers who are interested in APPLYING for either program, applications can be submitted at the following links:

Data Science in Agriculture Educator Application: https://go.unl.edu/teachdatasci (will start in Fall 2024)

Climate Resilience Educator Application: https://go.unl.edu/teachclimateres (will start in Summer 2024)

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High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM)

Key Actions:

Plan Your Process

NCCRS-Science Capacity Building

Develop a Vision of Excellent Science Instruction

Evaluation

Selection Process

Science Classroom Formative Task Repository

Tennessee District Science Network

ILLINOIS SCIENCE

TEACHING ASSOCIATION