The 2003 Zoom-ed Classroom Contest sponsored by eZedia gives K-12 teachers an opportunity to enter their classroom's eZediaMX projects into one of three grade categories, with each submitted project being based on one of five curriculum areas: language arts, science, social studies, mathematics or art. The judging committee will select one winner for each of the three grade categories. The winning classrooms will receive a copy of eZediaMX for each participating student, and the schools of the winning classrooms will receive a new Apple eMac. For more contest information, visit
http://www.ezedia.com/education/classroom/contests/classroom_contest_2003.html
Deadline May 1, 2004.
T.H.E. Journal's special supplement titled "Making Sense of NCLB" focuses on four key areas of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)legislation: accountability, technology, reading and data reporting. It also offers some practical guidance to district decision-makers about what they can do to not only be compliant with the act, but take advantage of whatever opportunities it offers. In addition, there's a special online section showcasing technology products that meet NCLB requirements. "Making Sense of NCLB" can be found online at
http://www.thejournal.com/highlights/nclb.
The Chemical Heritage Foundation has launched a new Web site with free-resources for teaching the history of chemistry and molecular sciences. The site includes modules on leading figures in chemistry, as well as interactive pages on aspirin, antibiotics and more.
ArcView users can use map topology to perform a host of topological edits that do not require the use of geodatabase topology. Map topology is a basic form of topology used on simple features in a map during an edit session. These features may be stored in either a Shapefile or a Personal Geodatabase feature class. With map topology you can simultaneously edit features that overlap or touch, using tools located on ArcMap's topology toolbar. This seminar provides an overview of map topology and gives ArcView users a foundation for working with map topology tools.
For further information visit:
http://campus.esri.com/campus/Seminars/index.cfm.Join in celebrating GIS Day November 19, 2003 and tell your community about the benefits of GIS in our society. Register your event at
http://www.gisday.com and find a variety of GIS Day materials to help you get started.
You can find information about the forgiveness of student loans for teachers serving in high-need schools or in certain subject areas (such as physics) at the Department of Education Web site:
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/teachercancel.jsp
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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THE 128th AAPT NATIONAL MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 21
The deadline for submission of all abstracts for the 128th AAPT National Meeting in Miami Beach, FL, is Sunday, September 21. To submit an abstract, please go to
http://www.aapt.org/Events/abstractForm.cfmAbstract Submission Deadline
U.S. PHYSICS TEAM PLACES FIRST IN 2003 INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS OLYMPIAD
AAPT would like to congratulate the 2003 U.S. Physics Team on their accomplishments at the 34th International Physics Olympiad Competition in Taiwan. Many awards were won; and for the first time ever, the United States garnered the top country, out of 54 countries, award. For more information and pictures, please go to
http://www.aapt.org/olympiad2003/2003 HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Winners of the 2003 High School Physics Photo Contest were announced at the completion of the 127th AAPT National Meeting. The 100 best entries were displayed for meeting attendees to judge. Vernier Software & Technology contributed the prizes for the first, second, and third place winners. Prizes were also awarded to the teachers of the winning students.
To view the 2003 winners please go to
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