Coverage of:
 Message from MDSTA President
 Membership Meeting Announcement
 May 10, 2016
 Member Benefits
 MDSTA grants
 2015 Joint Conference Notes
 Saturday, November 7, 2015 @ Paul K. Cousino High School,
Warren, Michigan
 Science Writing
 Articles, Science Surfing, Student Corner, News, and Opinions
 New Board of Directors (Election Results)
 Wanted: Articles
 Wanted: Seasonal Science Pictures
 Wanted: MDSTA Board Members at Large and
Teacher Organizations Liaisons
The purpose of this organization shall be to promote the professional growth of teachers
of science at all levels and to improve the quality of science education
in the Metropolitan Detroit area. (MDSTA bylaws). Founded 1941 SPRING 2016
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Note from MDSTA President
Cassandra Cayce
Dear Colleagues,
First and foremost, I would like to say a big THANK YOU to those who
attended the 2015 Fall Joint Science and Math Conference, which was held at
Cousino High School in Warren. Your feedback was very positive on the
evaluation forms, and those of you I had opportunity to meet and speak with
personally, seemed to be enthusiastic and enjoying the sessions that you
selected.
Our annual membership meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 5:30 PM at Lawrence Technology
University, in the UTLC (University Technology and Learning Center) building, room 210 (see links to directions
and campus map on the next page). Now, I know some of you are probably thinking to yourself, "Oh no! Please!
Not another meeting." However, I want to encourage you to attend simply because it is NOT just another
"meeting". It is designed to uplift and rejuvenate you as you begin to unwind and de-stress from the school year.
As we all know, teaching in the STEM areas can sometimes be unbelievably stressful, so at this meeting you can
join with others like you and get ideas and activities that you can incorporate into your classroom, and find some
new methods to deal with getting your students more involved within our areas of expertise. Our goal is to provide
each of you with a sense of possibilities and the enthusiasm you had when you entered our field. As the saying
goes," Those you can do- do whatever, but those who can do more Teach".
I would also encourage you to become a member of the MDSTA (Metropolitan Detroit Science Teachers
Association) and use the meeting to update yourselves with what is happening in the field. Please consider
leadership positions and joining us as a board member.
Sincerely,
Cassandra Cayce
MDSTA President
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Announcement:
2016 MDSTA General Membership Meeting
Tuesday
May 10, 2016
Annual Membership Meeting
As a member of the MDSTA, you are cordially invited to join us at the annual
membership meeting. Come and meet the board and award winning
teachers of the metropolitan Detroit Area.
Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: University Teaching and Learning Center (UTLC room 210 – main floor)
on the campus of:
Lawrence Technological University
21000 West Ten Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP or questions? mdsta.exhibits@gmail.com by May 6, 2016
For directions to campus see:
http://www.ltu.edu/sitemap/directions.asp
For campus map:
http://www.ltu.edu/map/
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Membership Benefits
Receive discounts to MDSTA conferences and workshops
General membership meetings in May
Receive e-blasts and e-newsletters
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Apply for the MDSTA-Mini Grants:
There are up to six mini-grants awarded annually based on applications. Minigrant requests for up to $500.
Nominate teachers for the MDSTA Outstanding Educator Award:
Nominate an educator for the Ellen Daniel-Jones Distinguished Service
Award:
The qualifications for the Ellen Daniel-Jones Distinguished Service Award are
leadership, service, and exemplary teaching for over 15 years.
HOT off the … board meeting minutes:
At our February meeting, the proposal sent in by Ms. Pamela Opolsky, teacher at Jefferson International Academy was
voted for funding. In her application entitled “Sound STEAM”, we read that” During my unit on waves, I would like for
students to do a hands on activity so that they can understand pitch and frequency. I would also like to incorporate into my
science lesson, math and art. Technology will be incorporated by using tuning forks and mallets as tools.” We are looking
forward to hear a report about how the lessons were developed by the teacher and received by the students in one of our
future general meetings. Congratulations Ms. Opolsky!
Visit our site mdsta.org and follow the Grants/Awards tab or click on:
https://mdsta.wildapricot.org/Grants/Award
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2015
Joint
Conference
Notes
and
Pictures
About 500 educators participated last November at the 2015 Joint
Math and Science conference, at Paul K. Cousino High School,
on 30333 Hoover Road, in Warren, MI 48093. This was a new
location for the conference and a majority of evaluations received
from participants are extremely positive about the site and our
hosts. The DACTM-MDSTA conference is trying to reach
educators in a large geographic area in south-east Michigan, and
it will always be difficult to be close to every single school
district. The conference committee is working hard to locate willing sites that are appropriate in size and
conveniently located.
The conference offered more than 120 sessions of K-12 addressing science, math, teaching methods and
technology for teaching and learning in a day-long format. A noon lunch break gave possibility to many to visit
the exhibit hall or meet and exchange comments and ideas with peers.
Fifty-six exhibitors, some new, many returning, were available for the day. National Weather Service, the
Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Rock Shop, Texas Instruments, to name a few and many
Michigan universities, were on hand to demonstrate a wide range of products or programs for both your
professional and personal use.
We also have to thank our sponsors. Without them, organization of the conference would be difficult:
Diamond Sponsor: Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Emerald Sponsor: Nasco Math and Science
Sapphire Sponsor: Kid's Math Talk
Ruby Sponsor: Randahl Agency MEEMIC Insurance
For the third year, the MDSTA Board members gathered free and/or low cost teaching materials. Both new
teachers and more seasoned ones found something at the tables set in the exhibit area.
Our hosts, the Cousino high schools students, staff, teachers, parents and administration involved in both
preparation and volunteer work, impressed all participants with their helpfulness and eagerness to assist. In the
words of one participant: “I have never had such terrific helpers before. If possible, pass on to their "advisers"
that they were terrific.” We will!
THANK YOU
for your participation
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Photos:
2015 JOINT CONFERENCE
Colorado Plateau, Utah
A BIG
THANK YOU
… to
our conference
Presenters,
Participants, ….
Truckee River Outlet, NV
… to
our conference
Exhibitors, ….
Photos:
2015 JOINT CONFERENCE
Colorado Plateau, Utah
Truckee River Outlet, NV
Photos:
2015 JOINT CONFERENCE
Col
… and to
every single
INDIVIDUAL
that volunteered time,
work, resources, skills
to make this science
and math gathering
successful.
THANK YOU!
Apologies for missing pictures of many other individuals involved in putting together this event!
Truckee River Outlet, NV
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Project-based Learning in a STEM Classroom
by Tooba Mansoor
Previous evidence on project-based learning (PBL) has shown to
cultivate student interest in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) since projects involve genuine problemsolving skills, working and collaborating with others, and coming
up with tangible solutions (Fortus et al. 2005). PBL is an active and
engaging approach to teaching and enables students to explore
real-world problems and challenges in a small-group setting.
“Learning by doing”, or the project approach to STEM, is based
on the constructivist theory (Fortus et al. 2005) that has been
shown to enhance student achievement in higher-level cognitive
tasks (Satchwell & Loepp, 2002). Students develop crosscurriculum expertise by creating meaningful projects that require
planning, persistent engagement, setting priorities, and
management of resources (Barron & Darling-Hammond, 2008).
Previous literature also suggests that the best learning occurs when students are taught to construct their own knowledge of
the world around them (Satchwell & Loepp, 2002).
In my PBL-based STEM classroom, students are provided with an essential question for the unit. Students are able to
do independent research from credible sources using technology and come up with a plan and design before working in
their small groups. They develop confidence and self-direction as they move through both independent and team-based
work. In teams, these students create a project in the form of a 3-D prototype, pamphlet, stop-motion video, 3D model using
a CAD program, digital flipbook, animation, comic, video clip, etc., which meets or exceeds the project expectations.
Students are also asked to do literature search and write a research paper that goes along with their project. The content unit
is concluded with group presentations. Rubrics are used to evaluate each portion of the project. Teaching this way makes it
easier to fulfil Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards. It also provides an opportunity for
the teacher to incorporate evidence-based best teaching practices such as inquiry and cooperative learning for each unit
lesson. My students perceive the feedback of project-based work as more meaningful and have expressed their interest in
pursuing a career or engage in activism that relates to the project they have developed.
References:
Barron, B., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2008). Teaching for meaningful learning: A review of research on inquiry-based and
cooperative learning. Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding (pp. 11-70).
Fortus, D., Krajcikb, J., Dershimer, R. C., Marx, R. W., & Mamlok-Naamand, R. (2005). Design-based science and real-world
problem solving. International Journal of Science Education, 855–879.
Satchwell, R., & Loepp, F. L. (2002). Designing and Implementing an Integrated Mathematics, Science, and Technology Curriculum
for the Middle School. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education.
Tooba Mansoor is a science teacher at Dearborn Center for Math, Science, and Technology and a MDSTA Board director.
You can contact Ms. Mansoor at mansoot@dearbornschools.org
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Angry Birds Take on Bad Piggies and Physics
by Erica M. Ballard, M.A.
Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last 7 years, you undoubtedly are,
at least vaguely familiar with the cry of the most downloaded mobile app
in history. The sound made as the angriest red bird imaginable hurls itself
into its targets has been heard around the world a record 3 billion times
and counting, as users all over the globe help the birds recover their stolen
eggs from pigs who have ulterior motives!
Children everywhere have come under the spell of the birds since the
game’s creation in 2009. Since then the Angry Birds have adopted several
popular themes dressing up for the holidays, flying into space, becoming
Star Wars characters (twice), and transforming into Transformers! With
a big screen movie set to premiere May 20th, the Angry Birds have once
again thrust themselves back into the spotlight. Why has the franchise
lasted so long? It’s all in the physics of the game! The birds are angry
because the green piggies have stolen their precious eggs. The pigs hide
themselves and the eggs in fortresses of all shapes and sizes some stronger
than others. The plot of the game is to fire the birds from a slingshot into
the fortresses causing them to
collapse. Using some pretty basic
physics, players are able to save the
day and the eggs as well!
Self entitled: “Angry Red Bird”
The first key usage of physics in the
game is velocity, easily defined as the
speed of an object in any given
direction. Players have to direct their
ball of feathers at the fortress’s weak
spots while pulling back on the
slingshot to give the birds enough
speed to get there from the launch
point. Pull back too far or fire too
high or too low and the bird zips over,
under, beyond, or not even close to
the pigs’ grinning faces. The app also
employs Newton’s Laws of Motions
so effortlessly that the game has been
used in countless classrooms to teach
them!
SPRING 2016
WANTED:
Articles for
Upcoming
MDSTA
Newsletters
The Metropolitan Detroit
Science Teachers
Association wants to
publish your articles in an
upcoming issue of the
newsletter. We are
interested in articles on
various science and
education topics that are
appropriate for the Pre-K12 classroom. Your
favorite lessons, updates
to sites for teachers or
interactive lessons,
conference participation
and cool ideas for reading
are just the beginning. Let
us know of upcoming
events and we will share
with the community!
Send articles to
Valentina Tobos at
vtobos@ltu.edu
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In addition, the game addresses several of the Next Generation Science Standards (Hiltbrand, 2016):
MS-PS2: FORCES AND INTERACTIONS
5-PS1-3. Make observations and measurements to identify materials based on their properties.
MS-PS2-1. Apply Newton’s Third Law to design a solution to a problem involving the motion of two colliding
objects.
MS-PS2-2. Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum
of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
MS-PS2-3. Ask questions about data to determine the factors that affect the strength of electric and magnetic
forces.
MS-PS2-4. Construct and present arguments using evidence to support the claim that gravitational interactions
are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.
MS-PS2-5. Conduct an investigation and evaluate the experimental design to provide evidence that fields exist
between objects exerting forces on each other even though the objects are not
in contact.
Overall, the Angry Birds app is a science teacher’s dream. Effectively
engaging, scientifically sound, and easily used to teach physics vocabulary
like force, speed, acceleration, velocity, inertia, friction, and work to
elementary, middle, and high school students. After all, who can resist
fending off bullies using science?
Reference:
Hiltbrand, Shari. "The Physics of Angry Birds." Educade. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2016. <http://
educade.org/lesson_plans/physics-of-angry-birds>.
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THE STUDENT CORNER
Blue Morpho Butterfly
by second grader O. M. Ballard
We are exploring insects in my 2nd
grade science class. My insect is the
Blue Morpho Butterfly. It is a
butterfly that lives in the tropical
forests of Latin America, from
Mexico to Colombia. When it is a
caterpillar it chews and eats
poisonous leaves from plants in the
pea family. When it becomes an
adult, it sips juice from rotting fruit,
dead animals, tree sap, and wet mud.
The Blue Morpho Butterfly really likes to drink stuff! This insect does not make a nest. It sleeps under leaves,
deep in grass, or in holes of rocks. The Blue Morpho Butterfly lives for 137 days. It reproduces one time by
laying about 100 eggs. Its lifecycle is egg, caterpillar, butterfly, and egg. This butterfly does not do anything for
its family, but can protect itself. The poisonous leaves it eats when it is a caterpillar make it poisonous too, so
animals don’t eat it.
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles/blue-butterfly
Reference:
"Blue Morpho Butterfly (Morpho Peleides)." Rainforest Alliance. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.
<http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles/blue-butterfly>
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WANTED:
Articles for
Upcoming
MDSTA
Newsletters
The Metropolitan Detroit
Science Teachers
Association wants to
publish your articles in an
upcoming issue of the
newsletter. We are
interested in articles on
various science and
education topics that are
appropriate for the Pre-K12 classroom. Your
favorite lessons, updates
to sites for teachers or
interactive lessons,
conference participation
and cool ideas for reading
are just the beginning. Let
us know of upcoming
events and we will share
with the community!
Send articles to
Valentina Tobos at
vtobos@ltu.edu
Science Surfing by Marilyn Rands
Seismic Waves simulations
https://youtu.be/E71JNLWvvxs
Announcing Seismic Waves (http://ds.iris.edu/sm2/swaves/), an
earthquake wave simulator for your browser! Check out the short demo
here: https://youtu.be/E71JNLWvvxs
Seismic Waves allows
a generation an
earthquake. You can
watch the waves
propagate across
Earth's surface and
bounce around in the
interior. It can be
rotated so that the
wavefronts traveling
on both the surface and
interior can be seen.
An HTML5-compliant
browser is required. Browsers tested include updated Chrome, Firefox,
Safari (WebGL-enabled), Edge and others
Earth Science
http://www.earthscienceweek.org
Earth Science Teachers are you looking for classroom resources. Earth
Science Week is over, but The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has
lots of activities that are aligned with NGSS and the National Science
Education Standards. There are many different topics available for multiage level activities. You can also order the Earth Science toolkit and find
various other instructional aides on the website relatively inexpensively.
Volcano Island Middle School Game
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/earthscope/volcano_island/index.html
Volcano Island is a game that was designed for and tested by middle
school students. It was developed with cooperation from the EarthScope
education and outreach community by the CfA (Center for Astrophysics)
Space Geodesy Group, and the CfA Science Education Department.
Disclaimer: At the time this newsletter was assembled, these sites were active.
Marilyn Rands is an emeritus associate professor of physics at Lawrence
Technological University and a former MDSTA board members. Contact:
mrands@ltu.edu
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Science Matters
New Michigan Science
Standards
You can download a copy of the new Michigan Science Standards at:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/K12_Science_Performance_Expectations_v5_496901_7.pdf
Summer Engineering Experience for Kids
The Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) program is the solution of the
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) to the underrepresentation of African
American students in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
fields. The free, three-week program is a pipeline designed to expose African American
children to STEM fields as early as the third grade and through the twelfth grade. This
exposure will be provided by young, black, collegiate students majoring in STEM fields.
There are no eligibility requirements to participate in the program. Please visit:
http://www.nsbe.org/Seek/Registration.aspx
Fifth Sustainable Forest Management Workshop -- $600 Scholarship
June 20 – 24, 2016, 2016
Ralph A. MacMullen (RAM) Center near Grayling
Cost: $100 to participants (non-refundable)
Three SB CEUs from Michigan State University (pending).
More information can be found at: http://miforestpathways.net/
Michigan is rich with an extensive and diverse forest resource. Forest products and services
are essential to human survival and lifestyle. How do forests develop and change? How are
we managing this valuable resource today?
This workshop will provide teachers with field-based training in the many benefits of
sustainable forest management. Participants will gain a basic understanding of forest
management by reviewing basic biology/ecology and seeing it applied in actual management
activities. The Michigan Forest Association (MFA) recognizes the invaluable role that
teachers play in helping society to understand important issues, including natural resource
consumption, use, and conservation. That’s why the MFA raises about $600 per teacher to
defray the cost. Past participants have very much enjoyed these workshops and found them
valuable. Field attire is required, including provision for rainy weather. Mill tours require
long pants and closed shoes. Prepare for mosquitoes!
National Science Teachers Association grants: http://www.nsta.org/publications/calendar/
Grant resources for educators and educational institutions: http://www.getedfunding.com
April 1, 2016: Deadline for K-6 Teachers to apply for the 2016 Presidential Awards for
Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Please visit:
https://www.paemst.org
March 10, 2016: Deadline for K-12 Teachers to apply for the $1000 Kinder Morgan
Foundation Education Grants. Please visit:
http://www.kindermorgan.com/pages/community/km_foundation_guidelines.aspx
April 22, 2016: Earth Day. Please visit:
http://www.earthday.org
Included with permission from David Bydlowski Michigan Coordinator—Science Matters
Network and MDSTA webmaster and Wayne RESA liaison. Contact:
davidbydlowski@me.com
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Science Matters is an
initiative from the
National Science Teachers
Association that promotes
quality science education,
resources, and
professional development
opportunities. Each state
has a Science Matters
Coordinator whose
primary role is to be the
point of contact for
distribution of science
resources and
opportunities to the state
network. Your state
coordinator is David
Bydlowski.
To subscribe to the
Science Matters Network
in Michigan e-blast,
contact:
davidbydlowski@me.com
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Flint’s Water Supply Explained in 3 GIFs
The town of Flint is still reeling from the contamination of its water supply, which exposed
thousands of residents to lead-laced water, put Michigan in the political hot seat and
prompted an emergency declaration from President Obama. So how did a town of 100,000
lose access to something as basic as clean drinking water? First, you have to understand
how Flint got its water before the crisis. To learn more, please visit:
http://time.com/4191864/flint-water-crisis-lead-contaminated-michigan/
(http://www.msta-mich.org/?page=ScienceMatters)
Read a bounty of
science news and watch
video clips at:
Gravitational Waves Are Detected for First
Time
February 11, 2016: “Researchers announced Thursday they have detected gravitational
waves for the first time; they observed a signature created by the collision of two black
holes more than 1 billion light-years away. The discovery was made on the Advanced Laser
Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in September 2015.”
Simulationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEPIwEJmZyE&feature=youtu.be&t=27m
http://science.nasa.gov/
Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson 2016
Lecture at Fox Theater
http://www.clickondetroit.com/entertainment/dr-neil-degrassetyson-to-give-lecture-at-fox-theater/35839924
STEMinista Role Models
As a role model, girls will be able to view your profile on our
website to help inspire them. There will be various opportunities
to volunteer in the classroom, assist with future student programs and be an integral part in expanding the project. Please
stay tuned for more information as our STEMinista website is scheduled to go live next week!
http://www.mi-sci.org/steminista-project/steminista-faq/
Elastic Collisions with a Golf Ball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00I2uXDxbaE
Slow motion video clip of a golf ball in an elastic collision with a steel plate. Discuss the force of interaction as a function
of time, conservation of momentum, and conversion of energy from kinetic to potential energy.
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Earth May be One of a Kind
http://www.popsci.com/earth-may-be-one-kind
American Modeling Teachers Association (AMTA)
The 2016 Modeling workshops are listed on the AMTA website (including inks to applications):
http://modelinginstruction.org/summer2016-workshops/
as well as on the PhysTEC site:
http://www.phystec.org/pd/?set=Modeling
Workshops are offered in about 20 states, in the content areas of physics, (semester I and II), chemistry
(semester I and II), biology, physical science and middle school.
If you have questions, please contact Wendy at wendy@modelinginstruction.org
 Location: SE Michigan
o Physics E&M - Dates: June 21 - July 8
o Chemistry - Dates: July 25 - Aug 12
 Location: South Central
o Physics – Dates: July 11 – 29
 Location: South West Michigan
o Chemistry – Dates: July 18 - Aug 5
o Middle School – Dates: June 27 - July19
 Location: North Central Michigan
o Biology –Dates: June 20 - July 8
 Location: Upper Peninsula Michigan
o Biology – Dates: July 11 – 29
Registration: http://www.mimodelinginstruction.org/ , for in-state teachers only
 Location: Genesee Intermediate School District
o Physical science – Dates: July 18-Aug.5
o Contact James Emmerling: JEmmerling@geneseeisd.org
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Summer 2016 Forensic Science Teacher Workshop
by Lawrence Tech University and Kathy Mirakovits
JULY 11 – 15, 2016
8:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Lunch included
COST: $350
Interested in developing a forensic
science course in your
school? Want to learn how to set up a
“crime scene”? Need more
information about forensic techniques?
CSI:Lawrence Tech,
designed for educators, can help you
develop your coursework,
engage your students, and teach forensic
science using an
integrated science approach. You will
work alongside police
officers and experts trained in forensic
science.
This hands-on workshop focuses on:
• Accident reconstruction • Blood spatter analysis
• Glass analysis • Ballistics
• Fingerprints and impressions • DNA fingerprinting
• Forensic entomology • Crime scene processing
• Legal issues
CSI:Lawrence Tech is organized by Lawrence Technological
University in collaboration with Kathy Mirakovits, a Michigan
educator who launched this program in 2003 and has offered it
ever since.
Participants who successfully complete CSI:Lawrence Tech can
earn State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs, formerly
SB-CEUs) or up to three graduate credit hours. If you decide to take
this workshop for graduate credit, graduate tuition fees will apply.
For further information or to register for the workshop,
call 248.204.3516 or email msedir@ltu.edu
Lawrence Technological University
College of Arts and Sciences
21000 West Ten Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075-1058
248.204.3500 | www.ltu.edu
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LINKS
Science Association
MDSTA Home page: www.mdsta.org
MSTA (State organization): www.msta-mich.org
DACTM (Mathematics): www.dactm.org
AAPT Committees lists: www.aapt.org/Resources/lists.cfm
MI – AAPT (physics): web.miaapt.org
NABT (biology): www.nabt.org
AACT (chemistry): www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education.html
Upcoming Meetings
ACS
March 13-17, 2016 National Conference, San Diego, Ca
Please visit: http://www.acs.org
AAPT
July 16-20, AAPT 2016 Sacramento, Ca
Please visit:
http://www.aapt.org/Conferences/meetings.cfm
MI-AAPT
April 9, 2016, Cranbrook , Bloomfield Hills, MI
http://web.miaapt.org/home
DMAPT
Contact for info:
rsvp@dmapt.org
NABT
NABT 2016 Professional Development Conference,
November 3-6, 2016, Denver Sheraton-Downtown,
Denver, CO
Please visit:
http://nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=10
MSTA
March 3-5, 2016: MSTA 63 Annual Conference
Lansing, MI.
Please visit:
http://msta-mich.org
NSTA
March 31-April 3, 2016, Nashville, TN.
Please visit:
http://www.nsta.org/conferences/
MDSTA
November (TBD) 2016, Cousino High School, Warren,
MI
Please visit:
http://www.mdsta.org
MACUL
March 9-11, 2016, Grand Rapids, MI
Please visit:
http://www.mdsta.org
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2016 MDSTA Board of Directors
LaVetta Appleby – Director
Connie Atkisson – Secretary
Erica Ballard – Director, MSTA liaison
David Bydlowski – Director, Web Administrator
Pamela Bentley Callaway - Executive Director
Cassandra Cayce – President
Connie Eisenhart – Treasurer
Kimberly Finley – Director
Margaret Griffin – President-elect
Tooba Mansoor - Director
Debby Peters – Membership Registrar
Valentina Tobos – Newsletter Editor
Kelvin Wise - Director
2016 Scheduled Meetings of the MDSTA Board
You are welcome to attend all MDSTA Board Meetings. Most meetings are held at Lawrence
Technological University, 2100 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI, 48075 (map). Meetings
take place the second Tuesday of the month.
The remaining meetings are:
March 8, 2016
April 12, 2016
May 10, 2016 - Annual Membership Meeting (see pages before)
June 27, 2016 – Strategic Plan Meeting
Come Join the MDSTA Board of Directors Team!
Are you interested in joining a team of dynamic education professionals from the metropolitan area? Become more involved
by considering being on the board of directors of the MDSTA. We are looking for all levels of teacher education, from preschool to higher education, and both pre- and in-service, and retired teachers and administrators. All professionals from the
tri-county public, charter, or private schools may participate. Home school educators are very welcome too.
Submit your name and contact information to:
Pamela Callaway, executive director
mdsta.exhibits@gmail.com
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Liaisons NEEDED:
we are looking for individuals that can play a liaison role between
MDSTA and other local and regional teacher organizations such as: ACS, DACTM, MABT, MACUL, Michigan
Science Center, MSELA, MESTA, AAPT, ad others. Contact mdsta.exhibits@gmail.com if interested.
Newsletter
Consider sending articles, teaching materials, photos, student work and other science and general education
information to be included in the MDSTA newsletter. The letter is e-published during the months of February,
June and October. Any news should be sent to Valentina Tobos, MDSTA board member, newsletter editor. An
archive of recent newsletter can be found on our main web page at: www.mdsta.org, under the tab named NEWS.
Please send all materials to vtobos@ltu.edu
NEW MAILING ADDRESS
Metropolitan Detroit Science Teachers Association
MDSTA -- P.O. Box 111
Southfield, MI 48037
For newsletter news email us at: vtobos@ltu.edu
SPRING 2016