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2004
RT NEWS - November 5, 2004
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In
this issue:
- RT
Program News
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Deadlines
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Resources
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Opportunities
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PROGRAM NEWS++++
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Leone will be there, so will Diana and Kathleen...will you? I'm talking about
the NABT meeting next week in Chicago. Please email Kathleen
(kkelly@the-aps.org) if you'll be there, too. If you're looking for us in the
Exhibit Hall, just follow the flashing stars to the APS booth (#419/517).
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December 15: Final version of your lab/activity due
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December 28: Assignment #4 due
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December 31: Spend Mini-Grant
funds
++++RESOURCES++++
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Congress recently enacted tax legislation that includes an extension of the
"above-the-line" tax deduction for teachers for the first $250
"out-of-pocket" you spend on instructional materials and classroom
supplies. The legislation, first passed in 2002, had expired at the end of
2003. Many groups, including the NEA, are working to increase the deduction, to
make the deduction permanent, and to expand eligible expenses to include
professional development. For more information, visit the NEA website at
http://www.nea.org/lac/edtax/index.html.
Remember
to keep your receipts for classroom materials you purchased during the 2004
calendar year so that you can take the deduction come tax time. Note: this
works for spending you did (are doing) above and beyond your Mini-Grant funds.
Since you are being reimbursed fully for your Mini-Grant funding, you shouldn't
take it as a deduction, too.
- NSTA
Issues Position Statement on Scientific Inquiry: Recognizing the power that
scientific inquiry has in helping students understand science content, NSTA has
issued a position statement that sets forth key recommendations on three
central aspects of inquiry: the use of scientific inquiry as a teaching
approach, students' abilities to do scientific inquiry, and students'
understanding of scientific inquiry. NSTA recommends that all K-16 teachers
embrace scientific inquiry and is committed to helping educators make it the
centerpiece of the science classroom. To download a copy of the Scientific
Inquiry position statement, go to
http://www.nsta.org/positionstatement&psid=43.
- Did
you know that pop-up turkey timers are reusable? Check Mrs. Dziekanowski's
Thanksgiving science page for links to learn how these ingenious little gadgets
work and more turkey day science.
http://www.scienceclassroom.com/mrsdz/Links/links_holidays/links_holidays_thanksgiving.htm
++++OPPORTUNITIES++++
- It's
not too late to vote...NetDay has extended its deadline for Speak Up Day for
Students to Nov. 12. Tune in for this 2nd annual online event which lets
students across the country speak out about using technology and the Internet.
NetDay's goal is to collect input from 500,000 students on the issues that
matter to them. The survey will take 15-20 minutes. One person must register
your school for participation. Then,
recruit as many students as possible to take the survey.
http://www.netday.org/speakup_forstudents.htm
Last
year's Speak Up Day survey reached 210,000 K-12 students from 3,000 schools in
all 50 states as well as Department of Defense Overseas Schools. It was the
largest collection of student ideas on education ever! A national report of the
data was shared with local, state, and national decision makers and is
available on the NetDay web site (www.netday.org).
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Present at NSTA next year: Share your successes, your ideas, and your knowledge
by presenting at an upcoming NSTA convention. Proposals are currently being
accepted for the 2005 fall conventions, which will be held in Hartford, CT
(Oct. 20-22), Chicago (Nov. 10-12), and Nashville (Dec. 1-3); and for their
2006 national convention in Anaheim, CA (April 6-9). Deadline for submission is
January 15 for 2005 fall conventions; April 15, for the 2006 national
convention. Go to http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-09/www.pdf.
Membership in NSTA is not a prerequisite for presenters.
- 3rd Annual High School Bioethics
Teacher Symposium: The University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics invites
you to join its faculty and staff for a day of workshops and discussion all
focused on enhancing bioethics education high school students. For information
and to register, go to http://highschool.bioethics.net/symp.php. November 13,
2004
9:00
AM - 4:00 PM
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Have a
great weekend,
Kathleen
_____________________________
Kathleen
H. Kelly
K-12
Programs Coordinator
American
Physiological Society
9650
Rockville Pike
Bethesda,
MD 20814-3991
T: 301
634 7231 F: 301 634 7098
E:
kkelly@the-aps.org
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