STEM Opportunites for Teachers through Google
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On 11 January, 2011, Google is launching an inaugural Google Science Fair.
They have partnered with NASA, CERN, National Geographic, Scientific American and the LEGO Group to create a new STEM competition that is more open, accessible and global than ever before. They’re wanting to reach out to educator
s prior to launch to let you know “the Google Science Fair is coming” and to extend an invitation to schools and teachers to get involved early in the global competition.
To sign up for fun and free resource kits for your classroom or school (with bookmarks, stickers, posters and more!) and a reminder notification when GSF registration opens, please visit the Google Science Fair at: http://www.google.com/sciencefair
The Google Science Fair is a global competition that any student aged 13 – 18 from around the world is eligible to enter. Students can enter as individuals or as teams of up to three. There is no entry fee and registration and submission will happen online. The deadline for submissions will be the 4 April, 2011. The Science Fair will culminate in a “once in a lifetime” celebratory event at Google headquarters in California in July 2011 where finalists will compete for internships, scholarships and prizes in front of a panel of celebrity scientist judges including Nobel Laureates, tech visionaries and household names.
this critical set of skills. Similar to some of our other initiatives in education, including CS4HS (cs4hs.com) and Google Code University, educators can access curriculum models, resources, and communities to help learn more about CT and discuss it as a strategy for teaching and understanding core curriculum as well as easily incorporate CT into teacher’s own curriculum, whether it be in math, science, language, history, or beyond.To learn more about this program or access CT curriculum materials and other resources, visit: www.google.com/edu/ect.Google Code-in is our contest for 13-18 year olds to get involved in opensource software. Starting November 22 students will be able to work on a variety of tasks like documentation, outreach, translation, coding, and user interfaces and win $100 for every 3 tasks they complete. Grand Prize Winners will also get an all-expenses-paid trip to Google’s headquarters.
Curricula, standardized tests and teaching standards are incorporating inquiry and the thinking required for these investigations.
A compition like this pulls inquiry into the realm of the real world in a way that few programs can!