tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570782887016112322024-03-28T10:03:52.033-06:00Idaho Education NewsThe official blog of the Idaho State Department of Education.Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.comBlogger537125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-24492543212516035192014-10-28T09:25:00.001-06:002014-10-28T09:25:55.182-06:00GRANTS FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS NOW AVAILABLE<div class="MsoNormal">
The State Department of Education will award $1.5 million in
grants to fund afterschool programs across the state for the upcoming 2015-2016
school year. Grant applications are due January 30, 2015. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The funding is available through the federal 21<sup>st</sup>
Century Community Learning Centers (21<sup>st</sup> CCLC) program, which is
designed to provide academic enrichment opportunities, art, music, recreation,
sports, drug and violence prevention and youth development activities to
students during non-school hours. The State Department of Education
currently funds 90 afterschool centers throughout the state, which serve a
total of 8,461 Idaho youth daily. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“These programs are dynamic opportunities to enrich what
happens during the school day for our students. High-quality afterschool
programs provide students the academic, social and career-ready skills they
need to succeed at a time during the day when most juvenile delinquency
occurs,” Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna said. “I encourage
all Idaho schools to explore this opportunity by attending one of the bidder’s
workshops my office is conducting throughout the state.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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School districts, municipalities, community-based
organizations, faith-based organizations and private corporations are eligible
for these grants. Successful applicants will receive funding for up to
five years. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Those considering applying for funding are strongly
encouraged to attend a Bidder’s Workshop. The following workshops are
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Coeur d’Alene, Coeur d’Alene School District Office, 1400 N Northwood
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Blackfoot, Blackfoot Performing Arts Center, 870 S Fisher St<o:p></o:p></li>
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Twin Falls, College of Southern Idaho, Student Union Building, Room 247<o:p></o:p></li>
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Weiser, Weiser High School, 690 West Indianhead Road, Library<o:p></o:p></li>
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Boise, State Department of Education, 650 W State St, 2<sup>nd</sup>
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All workshops, except Blackfoot, will be from 9 a.m. to 1
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All workshops are free. To register for the workshops
or to view the grant application please visit: <a href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/cclc/grants.htm">http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/cclc/grants.htm</a>
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Participants are expected to download and review the
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For more information please contact Camille McCashland,
Program Specialist at (208) 332-6960 or <a href="mailto:cmccashland@sde.idaho.gov">cmccashland@sde.idaho.gov</a>. <o:p></o:p></div>
Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com144tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-65257951397301499462014-10-20T11:32:00.001-06:002014-10-20T11:32:54.180-06:00CENTURYLINK TO AWARD $30,000 IN TECHNOLOGY GRANTS TO IDAHO TEACHERS <div class="MsoNormal">
Idaho teachers can apply for up to $30,000 in grants from
the CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation to fund innovative technology
projects. This is the 11th year the Idaho State Department of Education has
partnered with CenturyLink to fund classroom technology projects across the
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“Every year, Idaho’s teachers develop innovative ways to
engage students and raise academic achievement through the use of technology. I
am proud the Idaho State Department of Education has been able to partner with
CenturyLink to provide these grants to Idaho teachers,” said Superintendent of
Public Instruction Tom Luna. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Last year, 22 teachers applied for grants, with 11 winners
selected by a review committee comprised of community members and a CenturyLink
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instance, the Middleton School District was awarded $5,000 to purchase 10 iPad
minis, a MacBook Pro and a charging cart for a mobile learning lab. This
mobile learning lab will transform and redefine current writing instruction to
address the needs and learning styles of 21st century learners.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“With technology now such a normal part of our everyday
lives, teachers are constantly finding new and creative ways to use technology
in their classrooms,” CenturyLink Idaho Vice President and General Manager Jim
Schmit said. “This is a great opportunity for CenturyLink to help by
identifying some of those teachers, recognizing them for their innovation, and
supporting them with financial assistance to expand their use of technology
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The Idaho State Department of Education is now accepting
applications. Teachers have until <b>January 2, 2015</b> to apply for the
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All Pre-K-12 public and private school teachers who teach in
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CenturyLink service is neither required nor considered in
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The Foundation will award more than $1.4 million in grants
to support technology in the classroom through its 2014-2015 Teachers and
Technology program, offered throughout the company’s service areas in the
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For more information or to apply, please visit <a href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/tech_services/grants_contracts.htm"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/tech_services/grants_contracts.htm</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></div>
Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-37156650861626946092014-10-14T09:42:00.001-06:002014-10-14T09:42:37.413-06:00IDAHO INDUSTRY HONORS IDAHO TEACHERS WITH ‘INDEEDS’ AWARDTwo Idaho teachers who demonstrate the commitment to go above and beyond in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), will be honored at the Idaho Technology Council’s “Idaho’s Hall of Fame and Innovation Awards.” This year’s Industry’s Excellent Educators Dedicated to STEM (INDEEDS) selections goes to two master teachers nominated by their home schools, and then evaluated and granted the recognition by some of Idaho’s top industry leaders.<br />
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“Through the INDEEDS Award program, the State of Idaho works with industry partners to recognize teachers who create unique opportunities for students to not only experience the fun and excitement of science and STEM, but also learn how to apply lessons in real-world settings,” said Scott Smith, Idaho State Department of Education’s STEM Coordinator.<br />
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The 2014 INDEEDS distinguished teachers are:<br />
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•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Dennis Zattiero, Caldwell High School, Caldwell, ID<br />
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The award was initiated by the Office of the Governor in 2000 and was sponsored by a group of industry leaders including the Micron Foundation, Idaho National Laboratory, AECOM -formally URS/Washington Group, Hewlett-Packard, LCF Enterprises, and Idaho Power Company. In 2013, the award presentation was incorporated within the Idaho Technology Council’s Hall of Fame and Innovation Awards event to further spotlight these outstanding educators. With support from the State Department of Education and Office of the State Board of Education, as well as the Discovery Center of Idaho, INDEEDS recognizes teachers for their efforts to link industry and the science, technology, engineering, and math agencies along with businesses of Idaho to the classroom and students.<br />
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As a thank you from the sponsors, each recipient is awarded $2,000 with their school receiving an additional $2,000 to use towards STEM initiatives in the school.<br />
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For more information, contact Idaho State Department of Education, STEM Coordinator, Scott Smith at SSmith@sde.idaho.gov.<br />
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Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-65909091268547323532014-10-14T09:40:00.003-06:002014-10-14T09:40:53.252-06:00PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLPrairie Elementary school has been officially recognized by the US Department of Education as one of this year’s Blue Ribbon Schools. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna extends his congratulations to Prairie Elementary for being selected.<br />
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“I’m proud of all the teachers, administrators, parents, and students who work so hard to make Prairie Elementary a great place to learn,” said Superintendent Luna. “Everyone there is leading by example and helping to set the standard of education in the Gem State.”<br />
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The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students either achieve very high learning standards or are making notable improvements in closing the achievement gap. The award affirms the hard work of students, educators, families and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging content.<br />
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Prairie Elementary School has maintained an average of 95 percent of all students who have achieved a ranking of Proficient or Advanced on Idaho’s statewide assessment in reading. In math, they’ve maintained an average of 93 percent Proficient or Advanced over the last five years. Prairie faces many of the same challenges as other schools across the Gem State with an average of 40-50 percent of students eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch. <br />
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Superintendent Luna will visit Prairie Elementary School on Friday, October 16th for an assembly and award announcement celebration. Press is welcome to attend. Prairie Elementary School is located at 907 Lewiston Street in Cottonwood. The assembly is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m.<br />
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In addition to the national recognition, Prairie Elementary School will also receive a $20,000 award and an additional $5,000 to use towards traveling expenses to the Recognition Ceremony in Washington D.C., on November 10-11, 2014.<br />
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For more information about the National Blue Ribbon Program contact Marcia Beckman at 208-332-6953 or mmbeckman@sde.idaho.gov<br />
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Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-77199373726063778692014-10-14T09:39:00.005-06:002014-10-14T09:39:55.498-06:00DEPARTMENT TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED RULES<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The State Department of Education will hold a
hearing on October 16, 2014 to give the public an opportunity to comment on
proposed rules. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The meeting will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in
the Barbara Morgan Conference Room at the Department of Education located at
650 West State Street in Boise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Teachers, parents, administrators and the public are
encouraged to come to the meeting. Topics of the proposed rules include special
education funding, physical education, graduation requirements, student data
and more. The rules are also available for comment online until October 23<sup>rd</sup>.
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Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-91411198270761829002014-10-14T09:39:00.003-06:002014-10-14T09:39:26.873-06:00DEPARTMENT SEEKS IDAHOANS TO REVIEW TEST QUESTIONSThe State Department of Education is seeking 120 Idahoans to review test questions for the spring Idaho Standards Achievement Tests by Smarter Balanced.<br />
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Educators, parents, and school board members are encouraged to apply. The review will take place December 15 to December 19. Participants must commit to being in Boise during those dates and available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If the committee does not finish, participants may be asked to return to Boise January 6 to January 8, 2015.<br />
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The committee, known as the Bias and Sensitivity Committee, was created by the Idaho Legislature in 2014 through Idaho Code 33-133. The committee consists of a minimum of 30 people from six regions of the state. Each region must be represented by a minimum of two parents of a public school or public charter school student, one teacher, one administrator, and one school board member. Because the committee must review more than 30,000 test questions, 120 people are needed. To apply, please fill out the form here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/BiasAndSensitivity Selected committee members will be reimbursed for their travel at the state rate, teachers will also be reimbursed for substitutes. All participants will be asked to sign a confidentiality agreement. Applications are due by October 30.<br />
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Idaho has been one of the governing states in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium since its inception in 2010. The new assessment will replace the previous ISAT and is aligned to higher standards in English language arts and math. The test moves beyond multiple choice questions to measure critical thinking skills by having students explain their answers and write essays. Idaho fully field tested the new test in the spring of 2014 and is set to give the operational exam in 2015.<br />
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The new test has gone through an extensive bias and sensitivity review as part of test development, but Idahoans will have their own opportunity to review questions. Questions flagged by the committee will be presented to the State Board of Education in January, who will determine whether a test question is included on the operational test. Reviews of the questions will be confidential as is standard procedure for a secure assessment.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom
Luna submitted a budget proposal Tuesday requesting a 6.9 percent increase in
state funding for Idaho public schools for the 2015–16 school year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“We’re meeting our priorities and
fulfilling our promises with this budget,” said Superintendent Luna. “This
budget proposal follows priorities set forth by Governor Otter’s Taskforce for
Improving Education. We know the most important factor in a child’s
education is the quality of the teacher. This budget focuses on improving
teacher pay and providing better support for teachers through targeted
professional development and access to 21<sup>st</sup> century learning tools.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">State agencies are required to submit
budget proposals for the upcoming fiscal year to the Governor’s office by
September 1. Because of the Labor Day holiday, agencies were allowed to submit
a day later. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The public schools general fund request
equals $1,460,700,900, a 6.9 percent increase over fiscal year 2015. Without
automatic increases for growth in student population and educators, the budget
is a 5.8 percent increase. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The largest increases in the budget are
focused on recommendations from the Governor’s Taskforce for Improving
Education to fund a career ladder for teachers, which changes the way teachers
are compensated as well as increases in professional development dollars sent
to districts and transitioning from a one to one device pilot program to a
formula sent directly to all school districts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Highlights in Superintendent Luna’s budget
proposal for the 2015 school year include:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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create one to one mobile device environments<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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than $10 million to restore funds for maintenance and safe and drug free
schools <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This budget request will now go to the
Governor’s office for consideration. According to state statute, the Governor
presents a budget recommendation for all of state government to members of the
Idaho Legislature in January. Fiscal year 2016 begins July 1, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-52560386595968919862014-08-22T08:43:00.004-06:002014-08-22T08:43:48.610-06:00A Reset of the Star Rating<div class="MsoPlainText">
Recently the Idaho State Board of Education approved a
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The plan was brought to the Board by the Department of
Education. Because Idaho fully field tested the Smarter Balanced Assessment
Consortium test in spring 2014 there is not a baseline score to calculate
growth for accountability. Therefore Idaho will not publish a summative star
for school year 2014-2015, but will publicly report all elements of the Star
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“This is a reset of the Star Rating system,” said
Superintendent Tom Luna. “It’s not a pass on accountability. Schools will still
be held accountable for student success through public reporting and meeting
school improvement designations.” Luna continued, “Growth is and has been a
major part of our accountability system and must continue to be a major part.
To calculate star ratings without growth would be akin to No Child Left Behind
that we worked so hard to change. By resetting star ratings, we maintain the
integrity of the Star Rating system and create a baseline for growth in future
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Idaho's 5 Star Rating System is based on multiple
measures: proficiency, academic growth, graduation rate, SAT scores, and
advanced opportunity participation. Growth on the new ISAT will be on a
vertical scale, like a yard stick, that allows parents, students, and educators
to easily see growth in student achievement year after year.</div>
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Students will take the new ISAT in math and English
language arts next spring (2015) and will receive their scores. Schools at the end of
next year, will have the option to
distribute reports that show student growth between the ISAT given in 2013 and
the new ISAT given next year (2015). However, because of the difference in the
tests, it’s not appropriate for the state to use these growth reports for
accountability.</div>
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Priority and Focus Schools (the bottom 15 percent in
achievement) as well as Rapid and Turnaround Schools will continue to be
calculated. These designations have been and will continue to be based on
proficiency scores, not growth, so they will continue to be published.</div>
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The 2014-2015 accountability plan will be available for
public comment. If changes are required, then the Department will bring changes
to the Board of Education in October. The plan will then be presented to the US
Dept of Education as part of Idaho's accountability plan.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-79084612296325326802014-08-19T11:44:00.002-06:002014-08-19T11:44:43.852-06:00Luna Accepts Position Beginning in 2015<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna has
accepted a new position with a national non-profit, beginning in early 2015. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Superintendent Luna will serve as vice president of
policy, advocacy and research for Project Lead the Way, the nation’s leading
provider of K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs and
teacher training.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">"My focus and priority today continues to be
the children of Idaho,” said Superintendent Luna. “There are several major
initiatives that need continued attention such as teacher quality and pay
through a new tiered system of licensure and a well-funded career ladder,
technology implementation to increase access throughout Idaho, dual credit
opportunities for all high school students and ensuring students are reading
proficiently by the time they exit third grade. These are my highest priorities
as I finish my second-term as State Superintendent of Public Instruction.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">As vice president of policy, advocacy, and research,
Superintendent Luna will oversee a team focused on advancing federal, state,
and local policies, as well as research initiatives that support STEM growth
across the United States. Superintendent Luna will oversee four regional
directors, as well as a team of policy analysts and researchers.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-27200654870069381532014-08-18T11:46:00.000-06:002014-08-18T11:47:14.012-06:00Idaho Technology Pilot Project<div style="color: #4c4c4d; font-family: Arimo, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em; orphans: 3; outline: none; padding: 0px; widows: 3;">
<strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">The following is a guest post on the State Educational Technology Directors blog by </em></strong><strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em style="margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Alex MacDonald, the Director of Instructional Technology at the Idaho State Department of Education. You can read the original post, <a href="http://www.setda.org/2014/08/13/idaho-technology-pilot-project/" target="_blank">here</a>. </em></strong></div>
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Over the past two years, the <a class="external" href="http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/" style="color: #007db1; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Idaho Legislature</a> has appropriated $6 million to be made available to schools across Idaho for technology <a class="external" href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/tech_services/grants_contracts.htm" style="color: #007db1; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pilot projects</a>. The pilot projects, which run for up to two years, are designed to improve student academic growth as well as financial efficiencies through a full integration technology model.</div>
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The intent of this grant program is to focus on technology implementation at a single school building that will be scalable to other schools and sustainable statewide after the pilot period. In many situations across Idaho, the state recognizes that school buildings are severely lacking in technology that enhances and maximizes learning opportunities for students and changes instructional practices for educators. In the 21st Century, every student and teacher in every school in Idaho should have access to the necessary technology, tools, and knowledge to create a Next Generation Learning Environment (NxGLE).</div>
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Many educators and policy makers struggle with what the NxGLE looks like. This is typically because they are in search of one-size fits all approach, trying to standardize technology integration and searching for a silver bullet. It has become very evident through the <a class="external" href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/tech_services/grants_contracts.htm" style="color: #007db1; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">26 pilot projects</a> that local autonomy is paramount. Educational leaders need to look at the students’ levels to define not what an NxGLE looks like, but what it <em style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">does</em>. What are the planned knowledge, skills, and learning outcomes?</div>
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The first step our pilot school leaders took was to look at the Idaho Core Standards. With this <a class="external" href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/ICS/" style="color: #007db1; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">guidance</a>, administrators and teachers worked hand in hand with students, to clearly understand what<a class="external" href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/tech_services/itpg/McCall-Donnelly%20High%20School,%20McCall-Donnelly%20School%20District.pdf" style="color: #007db1; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">students need</a> to accomplish learning outcomes, a truly collaborative process. This has sparked a transition over the last few years of teachers becoming facilitators of learning and has enabled them to use of technology to coordinate personalized learning for students. Here are some key phrases of NxGLE descriptions taken from the project proposals, with key ideas bolded.</div>
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<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">Outstanding knowledge and skills required for success in a <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">globalized working and learning</strong> environment.</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">Authentic student voice, which is the deep engagement of students in directing and <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">owning their individual learning.</strong></li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">A focus on <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">collaborative</strong> learning and critical <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">thinking</strong>. Our classrooms will be <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">student-centered</strong>, mobile and flexible learning environments focused on academic achievement and social interaction.</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;"><strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Students are put at the center</strong> of the learning process and are engaged in <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">constructive</strong> learning experiences, lessons are <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">vigorous and relevant</strong> to the real world and reflect the knowledge and skills needed for success in a<strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">post-secondary education</strong> or career.</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">Their <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">student-centered</strong> inquiries will combine <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">discipline knowledge and research techniques</strong> to <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">solve problems</strong>, <strong style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">pursue new knowledge, build, and create.</strong></li>
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With an established vision of the NxGLE, instructional leaders are ready to implement different technologies and tools that <em style="color: #393939; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">support </em>the learning outcomes, objectives, and <a class="external" href="http://qualityassessment.pbworks.com/w/page/45823516/Webb's%20Depth%20of%20Knowledge" style="color: #007db1; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">higher order skills</a> that are paramount for students. Though the Idaho Technology Pilot is not complete, leaders have solidified key philosophies and learned about essential elements within the paradigm shift. Below are several of these general findings:</div>
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<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">Leadership and fortitude is paramount in success</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">Projects need focused and scaled deployment plan</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">High speed broadband is essential to maximizing the devices and learning resources</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">Technology integration paradigm shift takes several years, not just a summer</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">Technology integration coaches or specialists for job embedded professional development are valuable</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">Recurring teacher collaboration time (weekly or monthly) is essential</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">Successful deployments use a technology integration model, such as the <a class="external" href="https://sites.google.com/a/msad60.org/technology-is-learning/samr-model" style="color: #007db1; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">SAMR</a> or <a class="external" href="http://www.tpack.org/" style="color: #007db1; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">TPACK</a></li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">Interoperability with applications and resources is important.</li>
<li style="margin: 0.5em 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2.5em; position: relative;">“<a class="external" href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/tech_services/legislativeReports2014/June%202014/Kuna%20June%202014%20Legislative%20Report%20Update.pdf" style="color: #007db1; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Students as support</a>” model for Tier 1 support and training is effective</li>
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NxGLE has opened learning opportunities; learning is no longer confined to the four walls of the classroom or the hours of the school day. With technology as the support mechanism of learning and NOT the focal point and teachers facilitating learning, students across Idaho are engaged to excel, similar to other students across the country. How are your districts and teachers enabling the Next Generation Learning Environment?</div>
Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-2852808564385656852014-08-15T08:21:00.002-06:002014-08-15T08:21:31.396-06:00Student Scores Increase in Critical Reading, Mathematics During 2014 SAT School Day<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Scores increased in reading and math
for nearly 17,000 Idaho high school juniors who took part in the 2014 SAT
School Day last April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">“These results are more evidence that
student achievement in Idaho continues to increase and that Idaho’s high school
students are moving in the right direction as they prepare to ‘go on’ to
postsecondary education.” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna.
“I’m convinced this trend will continue and excited to see even more students
strive as they ‘go on’ into college and their careers.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">On average, compared to previous test
results, students scored about two percent better in critical reading and math,
but scored two percent less in writing. While the mean score in writing did
drop slightly, students made between a five and six percent increase in the
skill categories dealing with grammatical relationships and structures. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The average critical reading score in
2014 was 464, compared to 454 in 2013. In mathematics, the scores increased
from 453 to 461. Overall in 2014 the number of students who scored a 700 or
better in critical reading increased 33.2 percent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The biggest score increase from 2013
to 2014 was with critical reading questions dealing with reasoning and
inference. These questions challenge students to understand assumptions,
suggestions and implications in reading and to draw informed conclusions.
Overall, students correctly answered 17.7 percent more questions in that
category.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In 2007, the Idaho State Board of
Education and Idaho Legislature approved high school graduation requirements
starting with the class of 2013 requiring students to complete a college
entrance exam such as the SAT. The State of Idaho makes this possible by
funding SAT School Day in which all high school juniors can take the SAT or
ACCUPLACER exam, paid for by the state. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For more information on Idaho SAT
School Day, including results by district, visit </span><a href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/assessment/collegeEntranceExam.htm"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">www.sde.idaho.gov/site/assessment/CollegeEntranceExam</span></a><span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i>Editor’s Note:</i></b><i> Please
take caution in reading and reporting the data on Idaho SAT School Day versus
national results that are released for the ACT and SAT. The Idaho SAT School
Day data <b>only</b> measures the results
of Idaho high school juniors taking the SAT paid for by the state. The national
results for the ACT and SAT measure the results of a cohort of students
(sophomores, juniors and seniors) who graduate in a given year and selected to
take the SAT or ACT during their high school years.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-8354253044868364802014-08-14T13:16:00.001-06:002014-08-14T13:16:49.892-06:00Idaho Awarded $75,000 Grant to Help Low-Income Students Take Exams<div class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The U.S. Department of Education has
awarded Idaho $75,552 as part of its efforts to boost college-and career
readiness for historically underserved students. The grant will help defray the
costs of taking advanced placement tests for low-income students.</span><span style="color: #212121;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">“This is an opportunity for students
throughout Idaho to excel. This grant, along with Advanced Opportunities
programs, such as Fast Forward, offered through the Idaho Department of
Education, give students the opportunity to earn college credits in high
school,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna. “It’s a chance for
students to excel without the worry of a financial burden.” </span><span style="color: #212121;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The grants are used to help pay for
low-income students taking approved advanced placement tests administered by
the College Board, the International Baccalaureate Organization and Cambridge
International Examinations. By subsidizing test fees for low-income students,
the program is intended to encourage students to take advanced placement tests
and obtain college credit for high school courses, reducing the time and cost
required to complete a postsecondary degree.</span><span style="color: #212121;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Based on the anticipated number of
tests to be taken, the grants under the Advanced Placement Test Fee Program are
expected to pay all but $18 of the cost of each advanced placement test taken
by low-income students. </span><span style="color: #212121;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Advanced Placement Test Fee
program is administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For additional information on the program visit: <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/programs/apfee/index.html">www2.ed.gov/programs/apfee/index</a>.</span><span style="color: #212121;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-83227643771560707412014-08-03T15:27:00.000-06:002014-08-03T15:27:56.223-06:00ISAS Academy Two: Day 7After a late night practicing their presentations the students were up bright and early to go through another round of practice. The students worked till they were ready and the presentations sounded great.<br />
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The students arrived at the event center around ten in the morning and set up their poster presentations. They then received guests and family to talk about the mission to Mars they had planned. Students also reunited with family members after their week long absence from home.<br />
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The presentation began with a welcome from program director Peter Kavouras and was followed by a buffet. The audience received a preview of the students' time at the Academy through a video and slideshow during their meal.<br />
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Next the teams introduced themselves along with their job titles and presented their mission which was done in four parts with each team presenting their portion of the mission. Each presenter was eloquent and thorough with their short speech and communicated to the audience well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students present their mission design to the banquet hall.</td></tr>
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After the presentations a few special guests including Dr. Janet Callahan, Assistant Dean of Boise State College of Engineeing. Dr. Tony Roark, Dean of Boise State College of Arts and Sciences, and Corey Morasch of Micron stood and talked about the students' experiences and vision of the program. They communicated to the audience the positive impact the Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars Program has on the students and their desire to see it continue.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An audience of family, friends and others from the community join to hear the ISAS presentation.</td></tr>
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Michael Brune was then introduced and she in turn introduced each team's teacher-mentor. After making a few remarks on the performance of their team each mentor presented their team members with certificates of achievement. After their team received their certificates one team member on behalf of their team was asked to talk about their experience at the Academy. This may have been the most heartwarming and convincing part of the banquet, for you saw their sincere appreciation for the program.<br />
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The time to say farewell came too quickly. Students and mentors alike felt that the time they had spent together made it hard to part but we will see these students again in the near future.<br />
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Thank you so much for following these students during their time at the first Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars Academy. You can find photos, videos and other media of their time spent at the academy on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Idaho-Science-and-Aerospace-Scholars/163878680351541" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ISAS_Academy" target="_blank">Twitter</a> pages. You can also find more information on how to get involved with the program as a student or a teacher at our <a href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/science/isas/" target="_blank">website</a>. And it was our pleasure to bring their story to you all week. Please come back in two weeks to follow the updates for the second academy beginning the 27th.</div>
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--Camille Eddy (ISAS 2012 alumna) and </div>
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Holly Palmer (ISAS 2013 alumna)</div>
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ISAS Social Media Mentors</div>
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Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-38924304193925375042014-08-02T02:19:00.001-06:002014-08-02T02:19:02.883-06:00ISAS Academy Two: Day 6 The students' day began with a presentation from a former ISAS student.
Abigail Sevier attended the ISAS Academy it’s very first year, in 2010.
She is currently a senior at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.
This summer she has an internship at NASA Langley in Virginia. She
talked to ISAS scholars about the opportunities ISAS opens up to you. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abigail Sevier teleconferenced with ISAS students.</td></tr>
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The Boise State University SPHERE (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage
Reorient, Experimental Satellites) coordinators talked to ISAS scholars
about how they could from a Zero Robotics team. The presenters were a
graduate student, Nilab and an undergraduate student, Marina. They and
their team are the link between the MIT Zero Robotics Program and high
schools and middle schools around the state of Idaho. The challenges for
both teams change annually, but always involve programing a spherical
robot to accomplish a selected task in space. Winning teams get to send
their codes to a SPHERE on the ISS for testing. This year’s challenge is
keeping a meteor from hitting earth. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students had the opportunity to learn about Zero Robotics.</td></tr>
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Soon afterwards students had the opportunity to participate in a teleconference with Dan Isla who is a Boise State University graduate and Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Lab. Dan Isla worked on the Assembly Test and Launch Operations Team (ATLO) for the Mars Rover Curiosity and talked about the seven minutes of terror landing, the rover's activities on the planet and its instrumentation. Students had their last chance to talk to an expert about their mission before tomorrow's presentations, and they also asked questions about the road to a NASA career including opportunities at BSU and other colleges and high schools in general. <br /><span id="goog_338601511"></span><span id="goog_338601512"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan Isla presented to the ISAS scholars, allowing them to ask him many questions.</td></tr>
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<br /><span id="goog_338601524"></span> The students had the opportunity to participate in workshops that provided a hands on approach to different career fields, including: measuring snow, DNA detection, antibiotic development, cryptology, robotics, and metal casting. The students worked with college students, graduate students and professors to complete different experiments in these areas of study. Experiments varied from changing pennies to appear gold, to making alloys, to programing a rover to find water on Mars. <br /><br /> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the 6 workshops allowed students to mix chemicals to make golden pennies.</td></tr>
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<br /> ISAS scholars finished the day working hard to meet their morning deadlines. Power-Points and posters were finished, edited, and in the poster’s case, printed. Teams had the opportunity to practice giving their presentations as they well tomorrow at the luncheon. It was rewarding for everyone to see how much they had accomplished this past week at the ISAS academy. <br /><br /><br /> Don't forget to check out the Facebook and Twitter pages for more pictures, videos and other ISAS related posts and media.<br /> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Camille Eddy (ISAS 2012 alumna) and </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Holly Palmer (ISAS 2013 alumna) </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">ISAS Social Media Mentors</span></span></div>
<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><br /> <br />Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-7304023705828011032014-08-01T00:12:00.003-06:002014-08-01T00:12:19.669-06:00ISAS Academy Two: Day 5<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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day began with a tour of the </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Hewlett-Packard</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> (HP)
Boise facilities. HP stands out from other technology companies because they
are so broad in specialties. They create many different computers, printers,
their accessories and many other technological items, and are constantly
researching testing and creating more. This company is also trying to become
the world’s cleanest IT company, recycling ink cartridges and any hardware
device made by many companies. Boise is loosely known as HP’s inkjet center. HP
is strictly a no pictures facility so no inside views will be included in this
post.</span></div>
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printers to meet global conditions and requirements. This process includes
testing different types of paper, inks and the packaging. In the prototype lab
students saw 3D printing and scanning machines in action; some scholars got
their own hand scanned. Scientists and engineers from different backgrounds sat
with the ISAS Academy at lunch, giving students a chance to see more options
and possibilities, as well as getting advice for their future. The scholars
enjoyed in interactive activities and tours they were able to take part in at
Hewlett-Packard.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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to the Boise State University Engineering buildings, the teams got a chance to
better discuss all the information they received from the scientists they met
at NASA Ames and HP. Mission planning became more intense as students realized
the end of the week is soon approaching. A couple of scholars from each team had the
opportunity to walk through undergraduate research presentations hosted at Boise State University by the Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research (ICUR). And there they saw undergradate students from
across the nation presenting their research using posters similar to the ones
students are designing for their final banquet on Saturday.</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">The final </span><span style="color: windowtext;">presentation</span> of the day was given by<span style="background: white;"> former astronaut Wendy Lawrence. She spoke to the
students on the physiological concerns that exist when we spend extended
periods in space, concerns such as: radiation that is in space, fluid shifts, that can affect eye
vision and psychological factors such as isolation and lack of resources.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team leads have grown close over the week. They, along with many other students asked Wendy Lawrence for a picture.</td></tr>
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</span><span style="background: white;">After a stressful week students had the
opportunity to relax and bowl, play billiards and ping pong. Both former
astronauts, Wendy Lawrence and Barbara Morgan played with the scholars.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wendy Lawrence plays billiards with ISAS students.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students had the chance to relax and bowl, along with other activities.</td></tr>
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<span style="background: white;">Thank you for reading, and as always be sure to
check out the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Idaho-Science-and-Aerospace-Scholars/163878680351541"><span style="background: white; color: windowtext;">Facebook</span></a><span style="background: white;"> and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ISAS_Academy"><span style="background: white; color: windowtext;">Twitter</span></a><span style="background: white;"> pages
for more photos and frequent updates during the day. We hope to see you at the
banquet on Saturday where the students will be presenting an engaging and
impressive final presentation. #ISASacademy</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Camille Eddy (ISAS 2012 alumna) and </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Holly Palmer (ISAS 2013 alumna) </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">ISAS Social Media Mentors</span></span></div>
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Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-31009715526436561542014-07-31T20:11:00.000-06:002014-07-31T20:11:03.396-06:00ISAS Academy Two: Day 4<br />
This morning the students again rose early and readied themselves to start their second day at the NASA Ames Research Center. After so many exciting activities yesterday they knew to expect an engaging and informing time during the presentations and tours that would be given. The day did not disappoint. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sign welcoming ISAS onto NASA Ames.</td></tr>
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The morning started off with a presentation from Mark Leon, from the panel last night, as well as from the tour of the robotics yesterday. He talked about his experience building lunar rovers, giving the scholars advice about what they may do with rovers on Mars. Students, during his presentation, also got to control a lunar Mars rover model, driving it around on the floor. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Receiving help from NASA interns, scholars controlled a lunar robot model.</td></tr>
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Students then went to visit two human centrifuges. Among other things, these machines study how humans react in conditions of up to 5 g’s, though the centrifuge can go up to 20 g’s. Daniel Morgan explained that one end of the large centrifuge is used for human experiments and the other for non-human ones. Students got the opportunity to sit in the centrifuge chair, take pictures and explore the spinning contraption. The smaller centrifuge used to be human powered, but has since been modified to use an engine. The pedals are still used for experiments studying exercise.<br />
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The students also visited the Space Shop, where ideas come to life as laser cutters and 3D printers, along with various other machines that cut or shape parts of machines for engineers to compile together. The Space Shop works as an open 3D printing lab where engineers, scientists and other professionals can prototype ideas for products. Alex Mazhari, from last night’s panel of experts, explained how each machine worked and what its purpose was.<br />
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Soon after, students were fortunate to with another NASA scientist, Dana Backman who works on SOFIA, a NASA, DRL (the German space agency) joint project. Sophia is a renovated Boing 747 that has been modified to contain a 2.5 meter diameter inferred telescope, the world’s largest movable telescope. Teachers and scientists across the nation and from Germany have the opportunity to perform experiments on a 10 hour flight. Water vapor in our atmosphere blocks inferred light from hitting us on Earth, however getting the telescope up in the stratosphere lets 80% more inferred get through. To them it is just as good as a telescope in space, without all the hassles of space travel, and with more returns to Earth.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dana Backman speaks to the students.</td></tr>
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Students later paid a visit to the Fluid Dynamics Lab, a lab where many testing has been done for both sport companies and the media, including the 2014 soccer world cup ball, and TV’s Mythbusters. They were able to see the "Life Saver" wind tunnel. Here students participated in an experiment that involved the turbulence created by the flowing air rushing against the walls of the wind tunnel. Around the walls the air slows down to a point where the velocity is zero but as you move away from the wall toward the air stream the velocity gradually increases. This allowed the students to listen to a change of pitch in the airflow as they moved a tube near and away from the wall. Also in the Fluid Dynamics Lab, students could see the air flow as neon dye was pushed through a water tank around a replica of the space shuttle.<br />
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Students visited the Crew-Vehicle Systems Research Facility for a tour led again by Lisa Grant. This lab is home to a full 747 simulator that sits on six pivoting legs. It gives piolts a chance to practice flying in a motion sensitive environment. They were also able to see an original simulator of a world war two plane made from organ-like air pumps. <br />
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The scholars reluctantly left Ames, however they were excitingly talking about all that they had seen in just two days, and eagerly planning their futures where they might work alongside these and other scientists, engineers and professionals. <br />
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We’d like to thank our tour guide, Tom Clausen and Adrianne Wilkinson, and all other professionals at NASA Ames Research Center who took time out of their busy schedules to help and interact with our students. The professionals were all eager and excited about their subject matter, which helped get the students eager and excited. NASA Ames is a memory none of the students will ever forget. <br />
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Don't forget to check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Idaho-Science-and-Aerospace-Scholars/163878680351541">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ISAS_Academy">Twitter</a> pages for more frequent updates as well as all of the day’s pictures. We hope to see you at the Saturday banquet for the final presentation of the students’ mission plans. #ISASacademy <br />
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Camille Eddy (ISAS 2012 alumna) and <br />
Holly Palmer (ISAS 2013 alumna) <br />
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</span></span></span></b>Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-91979989569715912022014-07-28T20:08:00.001-06:002014-07-28T21:41:22.054-06:00ISAS Academy Two: Day 2Academy students started putting together the more specific aspects of the missions early on the second day. Jason Budinoff of the NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center came in with mission guidelines or parameters. He gave the students their main landing site and eight specific research sites they need to collect core samples from. The students were told that they would have to bring all the samples with them back to Earth. The teams split up and brainstormed their needs. Both needs they’d need for their team and needs they would need from other teams, as well as what they would contribute as a team. Teams are to now collaborate and sometimes compromise on the different aspects of the Mars mission. This activity will help the mission planning to become a cooperative effort and the mission will develop as each team realizes how changes in the logistics and itinerary overlap and affect the other teams.<br />
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After three hours of mission planning the students were taken on a tour of Boise State University's College of Engineering. They visited different labs to learn about different instruments and research projects that are on campus. Students visited the Materials Science & Engineering lab and they also visited the Scanning Electron Microscope. The students were able to learn about Micro Propulsion which, while the thrust would not be able to lift anything here on earth, in space these little thrusters would be easily able to orient spacecraft to where they needed to be. Students were also able to visit the New Product Development Lab, to see the products of their 3D printing and learn about how those Boise State University students are doing business for real clients and gaining valuable experience. Students also had the chance to visit a lab where they were shown materials that were made out of magnetic shape memory alloys. One of the demonstrations in this lab allowed students to see a spring stretched out and then returned to its original shape under the presence of heat. Students also had the opportunity to ride a Segway in the courtyard.<br />
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After lunch the students were greeted by Dr. C.J. Northrup, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and by Dr. Jennifer Snow, Associate Dean of the College of Education. These two Associate Deans talked about different programs and opportunities at Boise State University and really went in depth with student questions. Questions the students asked were about college and student life in general as well as specific career paths some students are thinking about leading.<br />
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Next we learned about rockets. Rob and Olly, two recent graduates in mechanical (Rob) and electrical (Olly) engineering, brought in their senior project, a model rocket that was just shy of 13 feet long and 8 inches in diameter. Students also had the opportunity to watch a video of a model rocket launching up into the stratosphere. Students seemed to really enjoy this presentation and will get an up close look of another rocket at the rocket launch on Thursday<br />
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We then learned about the proper way to design a scientific poster from Dr. Jennifer Forbey. She also discussed tips for presenting and keeping your audience captivated. For Saturday’s presentation, each team will have to put together their own poster to present their discoveries and plan for their portion of the Mars mission.<br />
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After dinner and more team time, the final event of the day was a three hour session on robotics with Woody Sobey of the Discovery Center of Idaho. The students had programmed these robots through basic maneuvers for there semester class, but today they needed to build and program their robots for more complicated tasks. Their objectives were to get it to move, go approximately a meter and make a square. Then students added LED lights and programmed these lights to blink. Next the robots were programmed to make a sound and then the sounds were arranged into song, a couple of students even had their robot perform the mockingjay theme from the Hunger Games. The songs that were played varied in how complicated they were. The next challenge was to add a light sensor and to program in a theremin which would allow a tone to vary based on how much light was on the sensor. And finally the different teams challenged each other's robots in a sumo match. The robots were programmed to drive around a black circular field, turn around when they saw the white line border and hopefully in the process push their opponent's robot out of the ring.<br />
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These ISAS students are working very hard and have accomplished much this the second day of the academy. They are incredible students who enjoy working together and learning new things. Tomorrow will be another jammed packed day as we will be taking an early flight to visit the NASA Ames Research Center in California. Be sure to check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Idaho-Science-and-Aerospace-Scholars/163878680351541" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ISAS_Academy" target="_blank">Twitter</a> pages for more photos and updates. #ISASAcademy<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello and welcome to family members, friends and others who are following the activities of the Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We here at ISAS hope to give you more than just a glimpse of how much fun these students are having every day at the Academy. You can check out many more photos on the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Idaho-Science-and-Aerospace-Scholars/163878680351541" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ISAS Facebook Page</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and receive frequent updates as they are happening on the </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ISAS_Academy" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ISAS Twitter page</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars Summer Academy was formed in 2010 based off similar programs in both Texas and Virginia. It is a competitive academy for high school juniors where students apply for the program prior to their second semester of their junior year. After completing a semester of coursework, the top students are chosen to join the week long program. This week they will help create a mission to Mars, tour NASA Ames Research Center in San Jose, California, and explore the potentials of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Around one o’clock today students began arriving and checking in to Kieser Hall. After check-in the students had time to meet each other and group into their teams. Then the time finally came for the students to make the short walk to the Discovery Center of Idaho where the fun began. They had the chance to look around the Discovery Center and experience the new Leonardo Da Vinci exhibits. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The students were then brought to a classroom in the center where they would construct a planetary lander. This lander needed to deliver a payload safely to the ground. In this case the payload was an egg. The students were given a limited amount of materials to work with and had to come up with a design themselves. This then led to the launching of the planetary landers from fifty feet in the air. Special thanks to Carl Baker of Quality Electric and Corey Morasch of Micron for making this launch possible.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students introduced each other to the rest of the group.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A map of Idaho showing where the students come from.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then they continued with the introduction of team names, patches and white pages. There are four teams, each focusing on a specific aspect of the mission including Mission Integration, Getting There and Back, Living There and Working There. Each white page for the teams needed to detail the parameters in which the teams will be working on in their specific groups.
Soon after this the students participated in the Table Tennis Triathlon facilitated by Woody Sobey of the Discovery Center of Idaho. Each team was given materials to construct a cantilever, a free standing structure the extended up and away from a base that held a ping pong ball at the end; a catapult that sent the ping pong ball into the air; and a ping pong ball rocket that would be propelled by a stomp launcher.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17.25px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As you can see ISAS students are launched into rigorous activities right away. And today was a great example of fantastic students easily interacting with each other and engaging enthusiastically with the activities of the academy. Tomorrow they will build on the team relationships they have begun to form today and build a better awareness of the mission they will be developing.</span></div>
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Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-35645358587394231332014-07-23T10:19:00.002-06:002014-07-23T10:20:32.980-06:00Healthy Schools Program Funds $400,000 for School Nurses Across the Gem State<div class="Default">
<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Fourteen districts will share
$400,000 to fund school-based nurses thanks to the Healthy Schools Program,
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The goals of the Healthy School
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with health providers, minimize barriers to health services, and boost
community awareness around student health issues, and promote overall student
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">More than 30 districts and
schools applied for the funding and 14 were awarded. Awards were based on
school and community needs, as well as the overall merit of the program
proposed. The competitive grant awards for the 2014-2015 school year ranged
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">The following schools and
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• American Falls School
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Boundary County School
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Caldwell School District <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Cassia School District <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Coeur d'Alene Venture High
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Emmett School District <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Glenns Ferry School District <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Jerome School District <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Lake Pend Oreille Alternative
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Melba School District <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Nampa - Sherman Elementary
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Orofino Joint School District
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• Weiser School District <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">• West Bonner School District</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">For more information about
the Healthy Schools Program, please contact Lisa Kramer at </span><a href="mailto:lkramer@sde.idaho.gov" style="font-size: 11.5pt;">lkramer@sde.idaho.gov</a><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> or (208)
332-6947. Or read more online at www.sde.idaho.gov/site/healthySchools</span><a href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/healthyschools" style="font-size: 11.5pt;" target="_blank">www.sde.idaho.gov/site/healthyschools</a></div>
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Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-38950408576730933182014-07-22T14:18:00.001-06:002014-07-22T14:18:54.897-06:00Fast Forward Program Gives Idaho High School Students Access to up to $600 for Exams, Courses Beginning next school year, high school students attending public schools across the Gem State will have access to new funding to help cover the costs of taking college-level courses or professional-technical certification exams while still in high school with a program called Fast Forward. <div>
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“The Fast Forward program is a win-win for students and their parents. Students get a jump start on college and parents pay less for college-level classes. The Fast Forward program opens the doors of opportunity to all of Idaho's public school students, no matter where they live,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna.</div>
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During the 2014 Legislative Session, the Idaho Legislature passed Senate Bill 1233, which approved funds to cover up to 75 percent of the cost of taking dual credit courses, college-bearing exams, or professional-technical exams. The Fast Forward Program provides every high school junior access up to $200 and high school seniors access to up to $400 per year. To find out more information about the Fast Forward program, please attend one of the following community events in your area.</div>
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• Coeur d’Alene – July 30, North Idaho College, Student Union Building, ESU1 Lake Cd'a at 6 p.m.</div>
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• Moscow – July 31, University of Idaho, Renfrew Hall, Classroom 126 at 6 p.m. </div>
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• Boise – August 6, Boise State University, Yanke Family Research Park at 6 p.m.</div>
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• Pocatello – August 11, Idaho State University, Student Union Building, 2nd floor ballroom at 6 p.m.</div>
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• Twin Falls – August 12, Canyon Ridge High School, auditorium at 7 p.m.</div>
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For more information visit <a href="http://www.fastforwardidaho.com/">www.fastforwardidaho.com</a> or <a href="http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/advancedOpp">www.sde.idaho.gov/site/advancedOpp</a></div>
Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-54793484129962648972014-07-19T17:42:00.002-06:002014-07-19T17:42:30.130-06:00ISAS Academy One: Day 7<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">After a late night practicing their presentations the students were up bright and early to go through another round of practice. The students worked till they were ready and the presenta</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">tions sounded great.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">The presentation began with a welcome from program director Peter Kavouras and was followed by a buffet. The audience received a preview of the students' time at the Academy through a video </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">and slideshow during their meal.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Jo Dodds was then introduced and she in turn introduced each team's teacher-mentor. After making a few remarks on the performance of their team each mentor presented their team members with certificates of achievement. After their team received their certificates one team member on behalf of their team was asked to talk about their experience at the Academy. This may have been the most heartwarming and convincing part of the banquet, for you saw their sincere appreciation for the program.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Thank you so much for following these students during their time at the first Idaho Science and Aerospace Scholars Academy. You can find photos, videos and other media of their time spent at the academy on the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Idaho-Science-and-Aerospace-Scholars/163878680351541?ref=hl" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;"> and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ISAS_Academy" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;"> pages. And it was our pleasure to bring their story to you all week. Please come back in two weeks to follow the updates for the second academy beginning the 27th.</span><br />
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Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-45843046303504423172014-07-19T00:25:00.003-06:002014-07-19T17:35:10.996-06:00ISAS Academy 1: Day 6<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">The students' day began with a presentation from the Boise State University SPHERE (Synchronized Position Hold, Engage Reorient, Experimental Satellites) coordinators. The presenters were a graduate student, Nilab and an undergraduate student, Marina. They and their team are the link between the MIT Zero Robotics Program and high schools and middle schools around the state of Idaho. The challenges for both teams change annually, but always involve programing a spherical robot to accomplish a selected task in space. Winning teams get to send their codes to a SPHERE on the ISS for testing. This year’s challenge is keeping a meteor from hitting earth. Students learned how they could form their own Zero Robotics Team.</span>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />These students worked hard to prepare for the banquet on Saturday, where they will present and display their final presentations. They had time to work with their team and to practice addressing the audience as they gave their presentation. They have accomplished much this past week at the academy and they are excited to share what they have learned with you. We hope to see you tomorrow!<br /><br /><br />Don't forget to check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Idaho-Science-and-Aerospace-Scholars/163878680351541">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ISAS_Academy">Twitter</a> pages for more videos and ISAS content.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span>Education_Idahohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15373409094061463178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357078288701611232.post-87836375385954457182014-07-17T23:42:00.001-06:002014-07-17T23:46:45.160-06:00ISAS Academy One: Day 5The students' day began with a tour of the Micron facilities where they not only learned about the process used to create memory products using silicon wafers but they were also able to view different aspects of the research and development with these wafers. Students learned that the Boise site is primarily focused on research and development, in comparison to a focus on manufacturing. Micron is strictly a no pictures facility so no inside views will be included in this post.<br />
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Students were able to view the clean room where the wafers are created with the use of an Automated Materials Handling System (AMHS). This automated system bypasses the need for workers to be in direct contact with wafers. Pods take the wafers to and from different tools that are used in the manufacturing process. Students were also allowed to tour the Surface Analysis Lab, where tests are done on the wafers to assist research, as well as the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) Lab where the students got to see what an atom looked like.<br />
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After Micron the students were able to participate in a rocket launch put on by Corey Morasch and J.C. Worthen. It was a great rocket launch that landed within meters of the launch site allowing for an easy retrieval. The students returned to the Boise State University campus to work on mission planning. With a lot of new information acquired from NASA Ames, the students had a lot to think about and discuss.<br />
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The final presentation of the day was from former astronaut Wendy Lawrence who spoke to the students on the physiological concerns that exist when we go out into space. Concerns such as radiation but also fluid shifts that can affect eye vision and the psychological factors of spending time in space away from home for an extended period. She also touched on psychological concerns such as isolation and food.<br />
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"It's all about geometry!" Wendy Lawrence often said as she played billiards with some of the ISAS participants. Tonight was a special night in the Student Union Building where students had some recreation time including bowling, ping pong and pool. Former astronauts, Wendy Lawrence and Barbara Morgan played with the scholars. Students enjoyed the relaxation and interaction with these two esteemed women, as they played pool and talked and the students got to mingle with them as people. The break was much appreciated as tomorrow will be another busy day at the Academy.<br /><br /><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Thank you for reading and as always be sure to check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Idaho-Science-and-Aerospace-Scholars/163878680351541">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ISAS_Academy">Twitter</a> pages for more photos and frequent updates during the day. And we hope to see you at the banquet on Saturday where the students are sure to be presenting an engaging and impressive final presentation. #ISASacademy<br />
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themselves to start their second day at the NASA Ames Research Center. After so
many exciting activities yesterday they knew to expect an engaging and
informing time during the presentations and tours that would be given and the
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students had the opportunity to hear from prominent scientist Chris McKay, a
member of the panel of scientists from the day before, who gave a presentation
about finding life on Mars. He gave more details about the three (of eight)
landing sites that the students were challenged to take core samples at, the
three he recommended. He also told students how millions of years ago each
could have been a textbook location for microorganisms and other life. Dr. McKay
shared a lot of information with the students that helped them better
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Morgan explained that one end of the large centrifuge is used for human
experiments and the other for non-human ones. Students got the opportunity to
sit in the centrifuge chair, take pictures and explore the spinning
contraption. The smaller centrifuge used to be human powered, but has since
been modified to use an engine. The pedals are still used for experiments
studying exercise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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machines that cut or shape parts of machines for engineers to compile together. The Space Shop works as an open 3D printing lab where engineers, scientists and other professionals can prototype ideas for products. Matthew Reyes,</span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> from last night’s panel
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after, students were fortunate to see another renowned scientist from
yesterday’s panel, Pascal Lee, as he delivered a presentation on the specifics
of a mission to Mars. He explained what would have to happen for a mission to
mars to take place. Although Dr. Lee had various reasons he saw us going to
Mars, he said the most important one that would be necessary to get the funding
would be national interest; explaining how England didn’t travel the world
until France started, and the United States didn’t put a man on the moon until the
Soviet Union started pulling ahead in the space race. The people who travel to
Mars would be experienced people who are experts in many survival and research fields.
In explaining how we’d get to and live on Mars, Dr. Lee related Mars to Devon
Island and explained how experiments they are doing on this island up in the
artic and other locations worldwide are preparing them for the Martian
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walls of the wind tunnel. Around the walls the air slows down to a point where
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visited the Crew-Vehicle Systems Research Facility for a tour led again by Lisa Grant. They were able to look at a full 747 simulator and a few students had the
opportunity to fly in the simulation as well. They were also able to see an
early simulator of a world war two plane made from organ-like air pumps. There
was also a visit to a radar room for air traffic controllers where research is
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students left excited about what they had witnessed these past two days and
thinking and talking about the opportunities they would have to join these and
other scientists and engineers in just a few years. After this trip to NASA
Ames, students will have their sights set high for the future. We want to thank
Tony Leavitt, Adrianne Wilkinson </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and all of the other professionals at NASA
Ames Research Center who helped make this trip one of the most exciting and
engaging experiences the students have had at the Academy. Don't forget to
check out the </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Idaho-Science-and-Aerospace-Scholars/163878680351541" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Facebook</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/ISAS_Academy" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Twitter</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> pages for
more frequent updates as well as all of the day’s pictures. We hope to see
you at the Saturday banquet for the final presentation of the students’ mission
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