GMRI Educator Workshop at Seacoast Science Center: Models, Food Webs and a Warming Gulf of Maine
Seacoast Science Center 570 Ocean Blvd, RyeHow do scientists use models to understand what is happening in an ecosystem? How is the marine food web changing as a result of warming ocean waters in the Gulf of Maine? This curriculum from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute asks students to explore some of the potential impacts […]
Research Study: K-12 Teachers’ Preparedness to teach new scientific and social topics in curriculum.
PhD student at the University of Southern California is conducting a research study about K-12 teachers' preparedness to teach new scientific and social topics in the curriculum. The study aims to understand what influences whether or not teachers teach various subjects, how they feel about teaching them (or the prospect […]
COA: Project ReCharge Professional Development Teacher Registration
New Venue 123 Main Street, PortlandThe 2024 workshop will be hosted on the COA campus in Bar Harbor from July 15th-19th, 2024. The workshop includes room and board at COA for the week and there is no cost to attend. 4th to 12th grade teachers from across Maine are invited to sign up. We intend […]
MEA’s Summer Camp Conference
We're thrilled to announce that MEA’s FREE Summer Camp Conference is just 39 days away! Sessions are filling up fast, and we are excited to share that new sessions have been added. Event Details: Dates: July 29th – 30th Location: University of Southern Maine Registration Link: MEA SUMMER CAMP Registration […]
MSTA Summer Board Meeting
On August 6th, the Maine Science Teachers Association board will hold its annual summer meeting at Viles Arboretum. If you are interested in being part of a fun, collaborative professional organization that works to bring quality science education to Maine’s students, then join us and find out what we are […]
Connected Learning Ecosystems Gathering: Connect, Reflect & Plan
University of Maine 35 Flagstaff Rd, OronoJoin Learning Ecosystems Northeast (LENE) Connected Learning Ecosystems (CLEs) for two days of collaborative planning, reflection, and connection. LENE is a partnership of teachers, librarians, in and out-of-school educators, 4-H staff & volunteers, museum/science center staff, and more, all part of regional and identity-based communities called Connected Learning Ecosystems (CLEs). […]
Adopt a Cow
There’s still time to REGISTER your classrooms for the 2024-25 Adopt A Cow program. Registration is free and open until September 15. MAINE DAIRY & NUTRITION COUNCIL is excited to be partnering with the Witter Farm this year at the University of Maine, Orono, and can’t wait to meet this […]
Getting Youth Involved in Monitoring Intertidal Crabs
OnlineNew species of crabs have been introduced or are moving into the intertidal zones across the Gulf of Maine causing potential disruption to the ecosystem. We need more data to understand how these populations are changing and where they could have the greatest impact in the future. Join the virtual […]
Getting Youth Involved in Ash Protection
OnlineAsh trees, and brown ash in particular, are critical to forest ecosystem health and to the cultural lifeways of Wabanaki people who have been stewarding this species for thousands of years. The impacts of climate change and the emerald ash borer have the potential to eliminate ash from our region […]
2024 STEM Design Challenge- Extreme Zoo Makeover: A STEM Approach to Habitat Design
Participate in the 2024 Massachusetts’ STEM Week! As part of Massachusetts’ STEM Week, we’re excited to present a two-tiered engineering design challenge for science teachers grades 5-8. Partnering with the Lloyd Center for Environment and Buttonwood Park Zoo, we invite science teachers to redesign zoo habitats through the "Extreme Zoo […]