Announcements
- Expedition Chesapeake Launches Essay Contest for Students – Deadline for submission is May 31, 2012
- Due to the success of the first Virginia KidWind Challenge, a second Virginia Kid Wind Challege is being offered on June 16th at JMU! Go to the Kid Wind Challenge page for a link to registration.
- June 20-22
The Virginia Center for Wind Energy is hosting the 3rd biennial Statewide Wind Energy Symposium at James Madison University. This is a great chance for JMU students, faculty, and staff from across all departments to learn about wind energy right here on campus! More - A FREE Windwise Curriculum Teacher Workshop is being offered at JMU on June 22nd in coordination with the Virginia State Wind Energy Symposium. Download the registration form. Due June 18, 2012.
- Grade 5-12 STEM Education Program Opportunity for School District and School Communities
An 8-week experiment design competition in the community, held Spring 2012, will allow grade 5-12 student teams to design real microgravity experiments vying for their community’s reserved mini-lab slot on ISS. - Additional Science Competitions
Online Resources
Below are links to various organizations that support K-12 STEM Education. Many of these groups have resources for K-12 teachers and students. JMU STEM faculty are involved in and support many of these organizations.
Science Education
- National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
- Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE)
- National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
- Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST)
- National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA)
- Virginia Science Education Leadership Association (VSELA)
- Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition (VMSC)
Technology Educational
- International Technology Education Association (ITEA)
- Virginia Technology Education Association (VTCA)
Engineering Education
Mathematics Education
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- American Mathematical Society Committee on Education
- National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NSCM)
- Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics (VCTM)
- Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
- Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
- Virginia Council of Mathematics Supervision (VCMS)
- Virginia Mathematics & Science Coalition (VMSC)
- School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA)
