1995 Project Energy Newsletters
Project Energy
Newsletter 1(1)
Overview of first Project Energy Workshop: Petroleum Research
in Alabama
Project Energy
Newsletter 1(2)
Alabama Science Teachers visit Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Project Energy
Newsletter 1(3)
Reviewed success of previous workshops, discussed future plans for
Fusion Energy Workshop
Project Energy
Newsletter 2(2)
Discussed plans for January 19, 1996, nuclear fusion workshop at Auburn
University
Project Energy
Newsletter 2(3)
Discussed plans for Semiconductor workshop on March 1, 1996, at Auburn
University. Reviewed nuclear fusion workshop, including why nuclear fusion
reactions are intrinsically safer reactions than nuclear fission reactions
Project Energy
Newsletter 2(4)
Documents Progress to Date The beginning theme "SPARKING NEW
INTERESTS IN ENERGY EDUCATION" has provided the motivation and excitement
for PROJECT ENERGY participants during the 1995-96 school year. Our knowledge
base in energy education has been enhanced through reflective teaching practices
and colleague sharing of energy concepts. Project energy teachers are now
confidently equipped with knowledge for initiating model changes in science
teaching (action-research) in the classrooms, improving the quality of energy
education for their students and organizing teacher inservice energy workshops
for other teachers. These skills were developed by their participation in three
weekend workshops held at The University of Alabama and Auburn University, a
week-long workshop held in Oak Ridge, TN, and, for some, experiences at the
annual Alabama Science Teachers Association Conference in Birmingham in
September.
Project Energy
Newsletter 3(1)
Fall Professional Workshop, November, 1996 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama The
Project Energy Fall Workshop this year will be held on November 15-16 at the
University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The professional development workshop's
theme is Energy Literacy: Designing Hand's On/ Mind's On/ Inquiry/ Learning
Cycle Lessons.
Project Energy
Newsletter 3(2)
The Project Energy Spring Workshop this year will be held on Saturday,
February 22, at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The professional
development workshop's theme is Technological Implementation and Applications
for Energy.
Project
Energy Newsletter 3(3)
The Project Energy Summer Institute this
year will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, June 2, 3, and 4, at Auburn
University in Auburn, Alabama. The inservice professional development workshop's
theme is Energy, Standards, and Technology.
Project Energy Newsletter 3(4)
The Project Energy and Energy Literacy Summer Workshop in Auburn, June 2-4, was another successful venture into furthering energy awareness across Alabama. Fifty of our state’s top teachers from over 15 counties and 25 schools attended the three day workshop. Their participation allowed for ideas to be shared among fellow educators. Teachers were able to build a network of material and expert support from which to draw on for assistance for the coming school year.
Project
Energy Newsletter 3(5)
Discusses fall outlook and next workshop, where teachers are to received
Casio graphing calculators for classroom use. Also discusses computer
grants for teachers.
Project Energy Newsletter 4(1)
Discusses plans have been made for our next Project Energy/Energy Literacy workshop. Casio graphing calculators will be featured, and each participant will receive a calculator, probes, and CBL unit. In addition to offering a training session on how to use the calculators, we plan to have the participants develop learning cycles that utilize the calculators.
Project
Energy Newsletter 4(2)
The February 7th workshop "Designing Energy Science Lessons
with Technology" was held at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Over
30 participants attended and left with enthusiasm for trying out ideas generated
in the workshop in their own classroom. Each participant received a graphing
calculator, 12 programs for sensors, EA 100 interface, and temperature, light,
and voltage sensors. Lessons were developed on energy topics which spanned the
sciences.
Project Energy Newsletter 4(3)
June 1st and 2nd Summer Institute. The Summer Institute was another success. Teachers from all over Alabama came together to increase their energy awareness and better equip themselves for teaching Alabama’s students. Included in the institute was a very insightful presentation led by Dr. Carol Donovan on the topic: "The Language of Science." This is an important issue, and we are very grateful to Dr. Donovan for her time and efforts to improve the state of education in Alabama. You can read more about Dr. Donovan’s work in her article in this newsletter. Also featured at the workshop was training in energy curriculum materials for elementary, middle school, and high school students. These sessions proved to be very conducive to classroom group work and student involvement. Everyone enjoyed this exercise and it gave the participants a chance to be actively involved in this experience. Project Energy/Energy Literacy plans to incorporate similar activities in future workshops, so be on the look out for more great classroom resources.
Project Energy
Newsletter 5(1)
The NSTA Conference was held in Birmingham on November 19-21, 1998 and was a
success. Many Project Energy/Energy Literacy teachers and participants presented
energy learning cycles on Thursday of the conference. These learning cycles
included "Using Technology to Probe Sound Energy" by Bill Dwyer,
"Heat and Temperature" by Gena Riley, "Using Electric Boards to
Teach Concepts" by Clidean Epps, "Temperature" by Jane Jones,
"Energy to Melt Ice" by Valesca Lopez, "Quality of Water in our
Environment" by Diana Yessick, "Velocity" by Dewayne Davis,
"Endothermic Reactions" by Ginger Davis and Diana Tait,
"Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions" by Cheryl Barnes and Kelly
Fore, "Sensory Reception" by Lisa Clark, "Testing Insulation
Materials" by Martha Cameron and Jonnie Skinner, "Gas Laws" by
Cheryl Sundberg, and "Energy Changes and Chemical Reactions" by
Valtine Wright.
Project
Energy Newsletter 5 (2)
Spring 1999 ENERGY
Workshop -- "Teaching
Energy Concepts More Effectively." The
1 day workshop will be held at The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama on
Saturday, February 6, 1999. The goal of the workshop will be to provide 1) What
research can tell us about teaching students energy concepts in science; 2)
recent advances energy research; 3) energy activities for your classroom; and 4)
using technology in teaching energy activities for elementary through high
school.
Project Energy Newsletter 6(1)
Features include 1999 Project Summer Institute Summary, Future Project Energy Events, Quick response form for the ASTA Fall Project Energy Workshop, and Background Stories for Teachers of Energy.
Project Energy Newsletter
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