Events for High School Students
Maine EPSCoR High School Internship Program at the University of Maine in Orono, June-August 2014
The Maine EPSCoR High School Research Internship Program is an exciting paid opportunity for high school students to participate in cutting-edge research on a college campus. Students will work with UMaine faculty, students and others in a variety of fields while learning about sustainable science and water quality issues. Internsmust be at least 16 years old and have daily transportation to the UMaine campus. Contact Maine EPSCoR Outreach and Program Manager, Laurie Bragg, with any questions at (207)-581-2295 or laurie.bragg@maine.edu.
Applications will be available soon at www.umaine.edu/epscor.
Wabanaki Youth Science (WaYS): wskitkamikww "earth" camp at the Schoodic Education & Research Center (SERC), Acadia National Park, July 7-11, 2014
This overnight camp provides high school students an opportunity to spend a week learning about the intersection of traditional cultural philosophies and the environmental science that provides a foundation to care for the land and water that is such an integral part of Wabanaki heritage. Contact camp project administrator, tish carr, with any questions at (207)-485-0219 or tish.carr@maine.edu. Applications will be available soon at www.umaine.edu/epscor.
Events for Faculty and Professional Educators
SENCER-Related Events
SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities) is an organization that applies the science of learning to the learning of science, all to expand civic capacity. SENCER courses and programs connect science, technology, engineering, and mathematics content to critical local, national, and global challenges. SENCER works to improve science education by focusing on real world problems and, by so doing, extends the impact of this learning across the curriculum to the broader community and society. Using materials, assessment instruments, and research developed in the SENCER project, faculty learn to design curricular projects that connect science learning to real world challenges.SENCER Summer Institute at University of Carolina at Asheville, July 31-August 4, 2014
Maine EPSCoR will be providing travel scholarships for one or more "teams" (4+ people) to this exciting opportunity, which will allow faculty to learn how to utilize the SENCER approach in curriculum development.Contact Maine EPSCoR Outreach and Program Manager, Laurie Bragg, with any questions or for a travel scholarship application at (207)-581-2295 or laurie.bragg@maine.edu.