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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #ffffff">Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.</p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #ffffff">Atttleboro Center of Bristol Community College</p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #ffffff">11 Field Road, Attleboro, MA 02703 </p><span>
<p style="MARGIN: auto 0in; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Come connect with other Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math educators across the PK-20 spectrum. Learn about what our region's higher education institutions are doing to promote STEM education and STEM careers, and resources they have to offer K-12 partners. </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: auto 0in; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Presentations from: </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Bristol Community College (TechFairs, Programming and Web Development Contests, </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Professional Development S</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">ummer Seminars, Middle School Computing Programs, </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">SAGE On-Campus Labs, Career Days, Professional Development and Lending Lab); <span>Cape Cod Community College (<i>Summer of Science</i></span> camps in renewable energy and engineering); Bridgewater State University (MACS-Math and Computer Science seminars, Project Invention Convention, CASE/CityLab, <span>DNA and Health Conference</span>, Earthview, ACE Aviation Career Education Camp); Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Sea Science Leadership Program, Environmental Symposium, Follow the Voyage, SciGirls Expo, Advanced Studies Leadership Program); <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><em>Massasoit Community College (</em></span>Online Intermediate Algebra course, WebWork, workshops on teaching statistics; <span>Accuplacer Prep course<i>); </i></span>UMass Dartmouth (Kaput Center--</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">STEM education research, conferences, interdisciplinary colloquium series, Project LEAP, </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">CUSP); Wheaton College.</span></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">A recent report from the UMASS Donohue Institute shows that the Southeast region is currently on target to meet STEM goals set by the Commonwealth in terms of:</span></p>
<ul><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">interest in STEM majors among college-going public high school graduates; </li><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">percentage of students scoring Proficient or Advanced on the MCAS math, science & technology/engineering assessments; </li><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">the percentage of students who demonstrate readiness for college-level study in STEM fields by taking four or more years of high school math and three or more years of high school science; </li><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">number of students graduating from a post-secondary institution with a degree in a STEM field</li></ul>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Further analysis of the SAT test-taker data reveals some interesting findings:</span></p>
<ul><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">total STEM interest in the SE region is higher than the statewide average and has increased steadily over the past three years </li><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 10pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">total STEM interest is higher among minority than among white test-takers, higher in urban than suburban areas, and higher in schools with lower-income students</li></ul>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #ffffff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><em><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Ocean Explorium STEM Speakers - March 17, 24, 31</span></strong></em></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Every Thursday in March, the Ocean Explorium of New Bedford hosts presentations on the "STEM" subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics especially targeted to girls and young women. The series continues with: </span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><em> </em></span></p>
<ul><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><em><strong>March 17</strong></em>: Gina Cerrito, Marine Educator with New England Aquarium </li><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><em><strong>March 24</strong></em>: Faith Ball, Engineering Sr. Manager with Lockheed Martin Sippican </li><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><em><strong>March 31</strong></em>: Rhonda Moniz, Dive Safety Instructor, Entrepreneur</li></ul>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span>Doors open at 5:00 pm for refreshments; talks begin at 5:30 pm. This series is free and open to the public thanks to the support of the Women's Fund. For further information visit </span><a style="COLOR: #4c7f8a" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pos9hgeab&t=pkbqz5eab.0.jz9re4eab.pos9hgeab.0&ts=S0601&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oceanexplorium.org%2F" target="_blank">www.oceanexplorium.org</a><span>.</span></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The Kaput Center hosts a free Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series on Wednesdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Kaput Center. On March 30, Dr. G. Michael Barnett of Boston College will address the question <em>What do Career Education, STEM Education and Policy have in Common?</em> The April 20th session with Dr. Chris Hoadley of New York University is entitled <em>Design, Research, and Design-Based Research Methods: How Can We Improve and Study How People Live and Learn With Their Technology?</em> Finally, on May 4, Dr. Glenda Lappan, from Michigan State University, will present <em>Designers Speak: Challenges in US Mathematics Education Through A Curriculum Developer Lens</em>. Abstracts of each talk are available on the Kaput Center's <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pos9hgeab&t=pkbqz5eab.0.jfjhfxeab.pos9hgeab.0&ts=S0601&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaputcenter.umassd.edu%2F" linktype="link" target="_blank">website.</a></span> </p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #ffffff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><em><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2nd Annual Ocean Engineering Experience Summer Program at MIT - Applications Due March 31</span></strong></em></p></span>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">An intense week-long program where sophomores and juniors interested in engineering get into the real design, building, and testing of their own creations. Tuition is $1400; limited scholarships are available. Program dates: July 9 - 16, 2011. For more information contact <a shape="rect" href="mailto:bmmoran@mit.edu" target="_blank">bmmoran@mit.edu</a> (617) 253.9544 or visit <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pos9hgeab&t=pkbqz5eab.0.kz9re4eab.pos9hgeab.0&ts=S0601&p=http%3A%2F%2Ftheoceanengineering%2520experience.mit.edu%2F" linktype="link" target="_blank">this link.</a></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">National Lab Day has expanded and rebranded to National Lab Network(NLN). NLN gives you instant access to thousands of volunteer scientists, engineers, technology experts and mathematicians. These STEM professionals can help you</span></p>
<ul><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">judge a science fair </li><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">mentor individual student projects </li><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">plan cool post-testing projects and activities </li><li style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">organize field trips</li></ul>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Sign up at <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pos9hgeab&t=pkbqz5eab.0.lz9re4eab.pos9hgeab.0&ts=S0601&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationallabnetwork.org%2F" linktype="link" target="_blank">www.nationallabnetwork.org</a>, go </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">to the Community section, and click on STEM-based professionals to search the zip code area or city/state.</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #ffffff; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><em><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Professional Development Workshop at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, April 2 - 3</span></strong></em></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Whales may not travel in schools, but they can be used within a school setting as a teaching tool. "Schooling With Whales" will be offered the first weekend in April starting Saturday, April 2, at 8:30 a.m. Co-sponsored by the Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS), the course will introduce teachers of grades 3 - 8 to whale-related topics integrated with the state science and mathematics frameworks.Tuition is $50. Completion of the course provides ten (10) Professionsl Development Points (PDPs). To register, please contact Robert Rocha, Science Programs Manager, New Bedford Whaling Museum, at <a shape="rect" href="mailto:rrocha@whalingmuseum.org" target="_blank">rrocha@whalingmuseum.org</a> 508.727.6859. For a complete calendar of events visit the Whaling Museum online at <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pos9hgeab&t=pkbqz5eab.0.mz9re4eab.pos9hgeab.0&ts=S0601&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whalingmuseum.org%2F" linktype="link" target="_blank">www.whalingmuseum.org</a></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">This UMASS Amherst series continues on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 2:30 with William Moomaw, Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at Tufts University, speaking on "Climate and Energy Policy." Faculty can also participate in the colloquium remotely via webinar. Additional information and news about other upcoming events can be found at <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pos9hgeab&t=pkbqz5eab.0.nz9re4eab.pos9hgeab.0&ts=S0601&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cns.umass.edu%2Fneclimate%2Fevents" linktype="link" target="_blank">this link.</a></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Through workshops and exhibits, representatives of 50+ national, regional, and local organizations demonstrate what is being done by business, government, and formal and information educational institutions in early childhood, K-12, and higher education in order to motivate and prepare youth to participate in STEM studies and careers. Equally important, LAUNCH illustrates the significant role STEM skills play in innovation and economic development, the growth of businesses, health care, defense, improving the human-made world and protecting the natural world and more. Sessions on Developing 21st Century Skills, Closing the STEM Gap, Developing and Protecting Ideas (intellectual property) will be featured at this event on Friday, April 8, 2011 at Bristol Community College's Attleboro Center. Click <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pos9hgeab&t=pkbqz5eab.0.oz9re4eab.pos9hgeab.0&ts=S0601&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.museumatthemill.org%2F" linktype="link" target="_blank">here</a> for additional information.</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: #4c7f8a; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">High school girls across Southeastern Massachusetts, the Cape & Islands are invited to this day-long event exposing them to careers in aerospace, the environment, marine biology and technology, and health and life sciences. Keynote speaker: Dr. Susan Avery, CEO of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Enrollment is limited to the first 100 participants. Fee is $20. To register or for more information, call (774) 994.2097, email <a shape="rect" href="mailto:Phyllis@juniortech.org" target="_blank">Phyllis@juniortech.org</a>, or visit <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=pos9hgeab&t=pkbqz5eab.0.pz9re4eab.pos9hgeab.0&ts=S0601&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.juniortech.org%2F" linktype="link" target="_blank">this link.</a></span></p></span></span></span></span></td></tr></table>
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