Dear STEM Supporters,
The Museum of Science's National Center for Technological Literacy® (NCTL®) is pleased to join the 100Kin10 movement, an innovative public/private partnership launched by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and Opportunity Equation, to answer President Obama's call for 100,000 STEM teachers in the next 10 years.
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Ioannis Miaoulis and the NCTL team
nctlinfo@mos.org
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US House Moves on ESEA Reform
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), approved the Student Success Act and the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act to reform the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently referred to as No Child Left Behind. The NCTL and Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) will continue to push for STEM education and science museums in the final legislation.
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ITEEA Honors Yvonne Spicer
On March 16, 2012, the International Technology & Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) honored Yvonne Spicer, EdD, as a Distinguished Technology Educator (DTE). Dr. Spicer is vice president for advocacy & educational partnerships at the Museum of Science's NCTL.
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The NISE Network Goes to Capitol Hill
On May 15, the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network™ (NISE Net) focuses on STEM with other National Science Foundation (NSF) grantees at the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Congressional Exhibition and Reception. The Museum of Science is a lead partner in the NSF-funded 10-year NISE Net project.
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NCTL's Gateway Project Hits a "Home Run" for STEM Education
Educators from 15 Massachusetts school districts in the Museum of Science's Gateway Project shared successes in March with superintendents, staff from Senator Scott Brown's and Congressman Barney Frank's offices, and Texas teachers. Gateway helps districts develop action plans to teach technology and engineering. Gateway students demonstrated a solar car and described a winds project for girls.
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NCTL Influences Out-of-School Engineering
The new Family Engineering outreach program offers out-of-school-time activities via community events that complement the Engineering is Elementary® (EiE®) classroom curriculum created by the Museum of Science's NCTL. The project also uses EiE's five-step Engineering Design Process.
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