NJSELA NEWS
January 22, 2015
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
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NJSELA SHARED FOLDER
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URBAIN LE VERRIER VINDICATED?!
In the mid 1800's Urbain Le Verrier became interested in the motion of Uranus. Based on his calculations he predicted that there must be another large planet in our solar system providing a gravitational tug. In 1930 Tombaugh blinked, and Pluto's history began but it didn't quite have the mass Urbain predicted.
This week Pluto-killer Mike Brown and his colleague Konstantin Batygin announced evidence of an unseen Neptune size planet that is 200 AU away from the Sun, at the closest with an orbital period of about 15,000 years!
IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE
ROUNDTABLE VIDEO
The powerpoint presentation can also be found in the "December 2015 Roundtable" folder.
MODEL CURRICULUM SHARED FOLDER
Want to know more? Sign up for one of Mike's workshops (info below).
UPCOMING NJDOE SCIENCE PD WORKSHOPS
New additions since the last newsletter are in bold.
Go to: https://education.state.nj.us/events/?p=a for more information and to sign up.
Translating the Biology Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
February 18: Trenton - Register by 2/4/16
February 29: Stockton University - Register by 2/15/16
May 5: East Orange - Register by 4/21/16
Translating the Chemistry Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
March 4: Trenton - Register by 2/19/16
March 11: Stockton University - Register by 2/26/16
May 12: East Orange - Register by 4/28/16
Translating the Physics Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
February 3: Stockton University – Register by 1/20/16
February 12: Trenton – Register by 1/29/16
March 22: East Orange – Register by 3/8/16
May 6: Trenton - Register by 4/22/16
May 26: Stockton University - Register by 5/12/16
Translating Capstone Earth & Space Sciences Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
March 1: Trenton - Register by 2/16/16
March 10: Stockton University - Register by 2/25/16
Translating Middle School Earth&Space Sciences Model Sci Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
April 20: Stockton University - Register by 4/13/16
May 13: East Orange - Register by 4/29/16
Translating Middle School Life Science Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
April 15: Trenton - Register by 4/11/16
April 25: Stockton University - Register by 5/20/16
May 20: East Orange - Register by 5/6/16
Translating Middle School Physical Science Model Science Curriculum Framework into Local Curriculum
February 26: East Orange - Register by 2/12/16
May 3: Trenton - Register by 4/19/16
May 18: Stockton University - Register by 5/23/16
May 23: Trenton - Register by 5/9/16
Structure and Properties of Matter for teachers in grades 2 & 5
Inheritance and Variation of Traits for teachers in grade 3
Interdependent Relationships; & Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems for Grades K, 2, 3, &5
February 9: East Orange - Register by 1/26/16
February 11: Stockton University - Register by 1/28/16
February 19: Trenton - Register by 2/5/16
Structure, Function and Information Processing for teachers in grades 1 and 4
March 2: East Orange - Register by 2/16/16
March 8: Stockton University - Register by 2/23/16
March 21: Trenton - Register by 3/7/16
Weather and Climate for teachers in grades K and 3
March 15: Stockton University - Register by 3/1/16
April 5: Trenton - Register by 3/31/16
April 19: East Orange - Register by 4/13/16