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THE
2010
SCIENCE
TEACHING AWARD
The
SCIENCE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA annually awards one or
more Science Teaching Awards in the field of K-12 science
education. Each Manitoba teacher is invited to share in the selection
process by sending nominations to STAM for review by the Awards and
Recognition Committee. The awards are designed to recognize Manitoba
teachers currently teaching at the early, middle, or senior years
levels, who are making exemplary contributions to the
field of science teaching.
Deadline
for nominations is Friday, May 14, 2010.
Science
Teaching Award Nomination Form
THE
2010 STAM
SCIENCE
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The
SCIENCE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA annually awards one or
more Science Achievement Awards in the field of K-12 science
education. Manitoba teachers, current students, and/or former students
are invited to share in the selection process by sending nominations
to STAM for review by the Awards and Recognition Committee. The STAM
Science Achievement Award is designed to recognize teachers,
individuals, or organizations having made extraordinary and sustained
contributions to the field of science teaching and/or the promotion of
science education in Manitoba.
Deadline
for nominations is Friday, May 14, 2010.
Science Achievement Award
Nomination Form
Professional
Development Grants for
Science
Teachers
STAM
would like to recognize the importance of professional
development to the teaching of Kindergarten through
Grade 12
Sciences and to encourage
Manitoba teachers to attend
conferences, workshops, and courses that
will enrich, perfect, and
inform their practice. Development Grants and selection criteria
are provided:
Information Flyer
2009-2010 Innovator Grants
The STAM community is rich
with creativity and exemplary teaching practice. Many of our science
teachers will see these new curricula as an opportunity to draw on
their personal experience and professional expertise to develop
exciting new ways of teaching science. The STAM Innovator Grants
Program is designed to support these innovative members, and to share
the results of their labour with the STAM membership. The STAM
Innovator Grants are designed to support teaching members of STAM in
the development of classroom materials that are beneficial to the
science teaching community at large.
Innovator
Grant Proposal Information
Rationale
Manitoba's science curricula have and continue to undergo significant
changes in content and process skills. This is both an exciting
and challenging time for science education.
The STAM community is rich with creativity and exemplary teaching
practice. Many of our science teachers will see these new curricula as
an opportunity to draw on their personal experience and professional
expertise to develop exciting new ways of teaching science. The STAM
Innovator Grants Program is designed to support these innovative
members, and to share the results of their labour with the STAM
membership.
All teachers are strongly encouraged to apply!
Program Details
 Applicants
must be members of STAM
All projects
must result in some teaching support material which would be
considered useful to a practicing K-12 classroom teacher.
If selected,
projects will be awarded grants to a maximum of $1000 each.
Recipients
of STAM Innovator Grants will be expected to submit a written report
by June 25, 2010 for publication in the STAM journal and on the STAM
website.
Recipients
of STAM Innovator Grants will be asked to present their work at the
STAM SAG Conference and/or Annual Membership Meeting.
Selection Criteria
The STAM Innovator Grants are designed to support teaching members of
STAM in the development of classroom materials that are beneficial to
the science teaching community at large. Project applications will be
weighed according to the following criteria:
Links to
Manitoba's science curricula
Benefit to
fellow science teachers
Benefits to
students
Evidence of
innovation and creativity
Strategies
for sharing results of project with colleagues
Feasibility
of systematic implementation of project results
Applicants should describe their project with reference to these
criteria (2 page maximum), include a proposed budget, and submit their
application to STAM.
Deadline for Innovator Grant Application is March
26, 2010.
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