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GRANT APPLICATION DEALDLINE: December 15, 2023

MTSGC is hosting a K-12 Mini-Grant for STEM engagement activities to enhance teaching and learning this year. The maximum amount requested or granted is $1,200. There will be 12 awards given out statewide. The due date for applications is December 15, 2023, at 11:59pm. 

https://spacegrantmontana.submittable.com/submit/277460/k-12-mini-grant

A PDF of QR Codes for some of these various opportunities as well as some kits and materials that teachers may be interested in applying for through the Mini-Grant is attached. 

For any questions, contact Meredith: meredith.hecker@montana.edu

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Free Classroom Materials

The Space Public Outreach Team (SPOT) provides free presentations about current NASA missions and research for Montana K-12 schools. This year's presentation is the 2023 & 2024 Solar Eclipses. If you are interested in having a SPOT Ambassador come to your classroom to talk about NASA, please contact us at spot.montana@gmail.com to request a presentation. In the subject line please put the event name or name of school and the location. In the body of your email please include the following information:

• Your name
• Your email address and phone number
• Your school/organization
• What grade(s) the presentation will be for with the number of students/participants
• When you would like a presentation, please give as many options as possible

https://spacegrant.montana.edu/spot/index.html

Paid Professional Development 

***MONTANA RESIDENTS ONLY***

Application Deadline: January 8, 2024

MTSGC is sponsoring one 5-12 teacher to attend the 2024 Texas Space Grant Consortium’s LiftOff Summer Institute, June 24th – 28th, in Houston, Texas. We will pay for the airfare and registration, which includes lodging, meals and tours. The deadline for MSGC is January 8, 2024 by 5pm. Send applications to MTSGC, not through the LiftOff website. See the flyer or this website https://spacegrant.montana.edu/2023_liftoff_summer_institute.html

Earn your degree and become a certified Earth science teacher for Grades 7–12.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 16, 2024

The Master of Arts in Teaching Earth Science Residency Program at the American Museum of Natural History is a full-time, fifteen-month fellowship program that takes place at the museum and in urban partner schools. We seek a student body with diverse life and career experience who want to change lives by becoming culturally responsive middle- and high-school Earth science teachers. All degree candidates will receive free tuition and books, a $40,000 living stipend, and financial and professional support throughout their first two years of teaching. In return, candidates commit to teaching in a high-needs school for three years.  

The fellowship is intended for graduates with a background in Earth science and related fields (e.g., Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography, or Space Science). Current college seniors and recent graduates are encouraged to apply. We are happy to review transcripts for those with eligibility questions. Information on eligibility requirements, application deadlines, courses, and more can be found on our website: www.amnh.org/mat.    

Livingston, LA Area Teachers

LIGO Science Education Center, Livingston, LA

January 13, 2024 @ 9:30:00 AM - 3:30:00 PM (CST)

Free Teacher workshop (In person only)

Rubin Observatory has developed free, classroom-tested online investigations that enable students to explore real data using interactive visualization and analysis tools. The investigations are suitable for use with students from advanced middle school through introductory college levels and cover topics commonly taught in introductory astronomy classes or units. They require only a computer with access to the internet.

Register Here

San Francisco Bay Area Teachers

Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA

December 10, 2023 @ 2:00:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM (PST)

This on-site educator workshop is being offered as part of the American Geophysical Union annual meeting. In this workshop we will introduce Rubin Observatory online investigations, discuss inclusive design, and feature a Rubin Voices Trading cards activity, which encourages students to imagine themselves in a STEAM career. More information about the workshop may be found here.

Education Programs

AMS offers a wide variety of resources, materials, and programs for K–12 educators as well as faculty at undergraduate institutions.

K-12 Teachers

Undergraduate Faculty

Weather Resources

Research on Teaching and Learning

Project Atmosphere
Graduate Credit Opportunity
K-12 Teachers - Teach or supervise paleoclimate science or relevant subject area climate or related topics.

Application Deadline: November 30, 2023, Cost: $150, Click here for how to apply.
Commitment: Summer 2024

Pre-residence online work: May 28-June 22, 2024
On-site residence experience: June 23-29, 2024 - Includes accomodations.
Post-residence online work: none for 2024

Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Project Ice is an online and in-residence teacher professional development course with a one-week residence experience offered by the American Meteorological Society's Education Program in partnership with COLDEX and Pennsylvania Western University (PennWespt

For mor information, please contact Beth Mills at: bmills@ametsoc.org or Dave Chapman at: chapmad@comcast.net. 

Project Atmosphere
Graduate Credit Opportunity
K-12 Teachers - Teach Weather and Climate or related topics.
Application Deadline: March 22, 2024, Cost: $150, Click here for how to apply.
Commitment: Summer 2024

Pre-residence online work: July 8-20, 2024
On-site residence experience: July 21-27, 2024 - Includes accommodations.
Post-residence online work: July 28-August 8, 2024

National Weather Service Training Center (NWSTC)
Kansas City, Missouri

Project Atmosphere is an online and in-residence teacher professional development course with a one-week residence experience offered by the American Meteorological Society's Education Program in partnership with Pennsylvania Western University (PennWest) and the National Weather Service. This course is specifically designed for K-12 teachers who include weather content in their curriculum.

NOAA Teacher at Sea Program

Application submission begins on November 1, 2023, and closes on November 30, 2023 @ 5:00 PM Pacific Time

NOAA – Teacher at Sea (TAS) – Preview Application

NOAA’s Teacher at Sea Program offers educators a unique opportunity to join NOAA scientists aboard an ocean research vessel as a member of the science team. Since 1990, more than 850 teachers have sailed on NOAA surveys monitoring our nation’s fisheries, measuring physical and chemical ocean trends, and charting unknown regions of the seafloor.