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Conference 2013 October 18th 2013 Mission Statement / We Believe/ Proclamation: MassTEC’s Position on the “T and E” of STEM Recognition Executive Board Members and Meeting Schedule Technology/Engineering Classrooms Supplies and Equipment/ Vendors Mass. Technology Engineering Curriculum Framework Web Resources Click here to download the Tech Ed make it live poster
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Welcome to the Massachusetts Technology Education/ Engineering Collaborative. Incorporated 2001, Tax # 10-0003402 This organization is an affiliate of the International Technology Education and Engineering Educators Association. We support the national learning standards in the Standards for Technological Literacy, and in the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework. Engineering, where does the term come from and what does it mean? Click here to read a excerpt from a article explaining the origins of the term. Forms for the October 18th 2013 conference are available for download. Click here for the forms, registration is open.
The latest issue of the MassTEC Express is available for download. Click here for a link to download the express 05-08-2013 At the March meeting of the MassTEC Board it was decided to work with the International Technology and Engineering Education Association (ITEEA) to offer a deal we hope you will accept. If you work or live in Massachusetts you can now belong to the ITEEA at a reduced rate. If you join the ITEEA as a NEW professional member will you save $20. We (MassTEC) will donate $10 towards your new membership to the ITEEA and they will offer you a $10 discount, so for a membership that cost $80 you will pay only $60. To receive this saving you need to complete the attached form and select professional membership on the list and mail the form to the ITEEA with your $60 payment.If you decide to select a different membership level, MassTEC will donate $10 towards your membership to the ITEEA. If you are presently a member of the ITEEA and your membership expires on or before June 30, 2013 MassTEC will donate $10 to the ITEEA towards your membership renewal. Click here for all of the details 04-19-2013 Recently the Commissioner of education sent out a memo regarding Technology Education/Engineering Licesure. As you know some administers get confused with the different Technology Education licenses and try to tell properly licensed teachers they can't teach certain Technology/Engineering courses. It is hoped this memo will eliminate this confusion. Click here to read excerpts from the memo and link to the memo. 04-19-2013 Director for Science, Technology/Engineering and Mathematics Position and Regional Targeted Assistance Mathematics Positions Available Summer Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Program Title: Summer Teaching Opportunities: Help Close the Achievement Gap at Urban Scholars! PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY! Spring is here, and Summer is just around the corner! Join us this June and July for the MITS 2013 Summer Professional Development Institutes!
For Elementary, Middle and High School Educators Educational Crossroads: Science, Technology and Engineering Meet Literacy and Social Science Project Lead The Way (PLTW) comprehensive STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) programs were endorsed by the Massachusetts Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. PLTW curricula are collaboratively designed by K-12 teachers, university educators, engineering and biomedical professionals, and school administrators to promote critical thinking, creativity, innovation and real-world problem-solving skills in students. Click here for more information 04-19-2013 The Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach is pleased to announce that we will be holding our annual professional development workshop "Summer LEGO Engineering Institute for Educators" on July 29th through August 2nd. A description of the workshop is below and more information and online registration is available on our website at http://ceeo.tufts.edu/Workshops-Current/workshop-summerenginst.html. FYI the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were released today and you can use the link below to view the document. The MassTEC Board of Directors will have a statement about the standards at the beginning of May. I ask you read the document and please free to share the link with others. Charlie http://www.nextgenscience.org/
TEC Summer Institute Professional Development for Instructors! Come for One Session - or TWO!Session 1: July 17-19, 2013 (Wed. - Fri.) Session 2: July 22-24, 2013 (Mon. - Wed.) Click here for more information 2013-04-03 Green “Dollhouse” Challenge All ages, adults and youth, can CREATE a FUN, Model Sustainable Living Space (…or playful Landscape, Greenhouse, Rec Vehicle, etc.). & SHOWCASE IT AT THE SCIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY EXPO APRIL 13, 2013 at Greenfield Community College. Its FREE Click here for more information 3-23-2013 BU is pleased to announce that Summer Pathways will take place July 12-19, 2013. Summer Pathways, now in its seventh year, is an exciting seven-day, residential program for high school girls entering their junior or senior year in September 2013. Click here for more information 3-16-2013 The latest edition of the MassTEC Express March 2013 is available for download. Click here for the download 3-8-2013 John H. Lounsbury Award for Middle School Educators The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation and the Northrop Grumman Foundation announced a partnership to establish 200 new VEX Robotics Competition teams in locations worldwide and support the program's outreach. Click here for more information 2-27-2013 The VSGC Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $8,500 to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Click here for more information 2-27-2013 The annual National STEM Video Game Challenge, opened on February 11 for student submissions of original video games and game designs. The Challenge, now in its third year, aims to motivate interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by tapping into students’ enthusiasm for playing and making video games. Winners in each category will be selected for each game creation platform and will receive an AMD-powered laptop computer including game design and educational software. Each winner’s sponsoring organization will receive a cash prize of $2000. Deadline for entry is March 31, 2013 Click here for more information 2-27-2013 From the ITEEA-Are you a teacher with zero video game design experience? NO PROBLEM! This year’s Healthivores Video Game Contest has begun, and it's easier than you think. Check out the included Lesson Plan that will take teachers, even those with zero game design experience, step-by-step through the process of teaching your students to design games. Deadline for entry is March 31, 2013. Click here for more information 2-27-2013 Koles Cares Scollarship Program- Nominate a young volunteer, age 6-18, who has made a difference in your community. Top winners each receive $10,000 for higher education. Nominations are accepted February 1-March 15, 2013. For more information, visit www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/scholarship/index.asp. For a permanent link to this resource click here 2-27-2013 NASA is inviting eligible educational institutions, museums, and other organizations to screen and request historical space artifacts. Eligible participants may view the artifacts and request specific items at the website through March 4, 2013. Click here for more information 2-27-2013 ASM Materials Camp New NASA iPad Magazine "Space Place Prime" Now Available- Announcing "Space Place Prime," the new NASA magazine for iPad. This brand new app gathers some of the best and most recent Web offerings from NASA. It taps engrossing articles from The Space Place website, enlightening NASA videos, and daily images such as the Astronomy Picture of the Day and the NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day. “Space Place Prime” targets a multigenerational audience. Kids, teachers, parents, space enthusiasts, and everyone in between will find fascinating features on this new, free NASA app. For more information about the new magazine, visit http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ios/. iPad is a registered trademarks of Apple Inc. There will be a permanent link to this resource on the MassTEC resources page, click here for the link. 1-19-2013 NASA's Glenn Research Center's High School Shadowing Project Dear members of MassTEC in our continuing efforts to keep you informed of the changes in our standards we would like to draw your attention to the last draft of the Next Generation Science Standards. This draft has major changes in the way it deals with Technology Engineering. The MassTEC Board of Directors is very disappointed with this paradigm shift. Please take a few minutes and fill out the NGSS Survey form to express your opinion on this draft of the Next Generation Science Standards. Click here for links to give feedback and information the MassTEC board has identified that may be helpful in your feedback. 1-13-2013 The latest edition of the MassTEC Express is available for download. Click here for a link to download 1-13-2013 PBS Design Squad has a Figit Factory Game where students create circuits, a High School Standard. Click here to for a link to the activity 12-21-2012 How about some free video's about General Safety Video, A Circular Saw Video, A Table Saw Video and A Miter Saw, click here for a link, these video's are good for the high school environment. 12-21-2012 From the MassTEC President- As part of MassTEC’s mission, I want to inform you of the changes that are happening to our discipline. In the coming years two events will have a direct impact on what we teach in our classrooms. Click here to read the message 12-21-2012 LONG TERM SUBSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING TEACHER, The Fowler School. The Massachusetts Department of Higher Education has updated the guide for admissions to the Commonwealth’s public universities and also created a flyer to inform constituents of the new standards in mathematics and science, as approved by the Board this year. For more information click here 12-8-2012 UMASS NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013 SUMMER INSTITUTE FYI From MassTEC From the List serve- Several years ago, I was the Principal Investigator for an NSF grant entitled Medibotics, and worked with From the List serve - The Verizon Innovative App Challenge (http://appchallenge.tsaweb.org/) provides the opportunity for middle school and high school students, working with a faculty advisor, to use their STEM knowledge, their ingenuity, and their creativity to come up with an original mobile app concept that incorporates STEM and addresses a need or problem in their school or community. Submission deadline 1-18-2013 The goal of the Challenge is to provide an engaging and empowering learning experience to increase student interest and knowledge in STEM and mobile technology. Download the Verizon Innovative App Challenge flyer (http://appchallenge.tsaweb.org/about/AppChallenge-flyer2.pdf) Share this flyer with others in your school and get your team registered today! Participants can win a tablet and $10,000 for there school. 12-8-2011 Having built a remotely operated vehicle that can find underwater shipwrecks, Natick High School robotics students are tackling what their teachers say is their most The Commissioner of Education posts a newsletter each Friday. If you would like to be added to the email distribution send an email to imailsrv@list1.doe.mass.edu with the following information in the body of the email: subscribe ESEUpdate Your Name. (Example: subscribe ESEUpdate John Smith) To unsubscribe, send an email to the same address with the following information in the body: unsubscribe ESEUpdate Your Name. (Example: unsubscribe ESEUpdate John Smith). There will be a permanent link to this on the resources page, click here for the permanent link 11-18-2012 Intel Community Grants Association of American Educators Classroom Grants eCYBERMISSION is a web-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition free for students in grades six through nine where teams can compete for State, Regional and National Awards while working to solve problems in their community. The registration deadline is Jan 15 and the submission deadline is March 1. https://www.ecybermission.com/ 11-18-2012 The Foundation for Technology and Engineering Educators is sponsoring the $1,000 Maley/FTEE Technology and Engineering Teacher Scholarship. Its purpose is to support teachers in their preparation to increase the positive outcomes of technology and engineering education. Click here for more information 11-09-2012 Applications for the 2013-2014 InvenTeams Are Now Open! The InvenTeam initiative, created by the Lemelson-MIT Program, offers an unparalleled opportunity for high school students to cultivate their creativity and experience invention. InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors that receive grants of up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. Each InvenTeam chooses its own problem to solve. InvenTeam students rely on inquiry and hands-on problem solving as they apply lessons from science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to develop invention prototypes. Interactive, self-directed learning coupled with STEM curricula are essential for experiencing invention. To apply, go to: http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/apply.html Initial application deadline: April 5, 2013, 11-07-2012 RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge Nashoba Valley Technical School District has a posting for a Electronics/Robotics Teacher, for more information click here 11-07-2012 The November Edition of the MassTEC Express is available for download. Click here for the link to download the Express and feel free to send it to anyone you think may be interested in it. 10-29-2012 High school level teachers are invited to submit their lesson designs for a new MIT BLOSSOMS lesson in Mathematics, Science or Engineering. Monday, December 3, 2012 – Teachers must submit the completed MIT BLOSSOMS Concept Template for their lessons.The winning teachers will be invited to travel to MIT—all expenses paid—to film their lessons during either their Winter or Spring vacation weeks. For more information click here 10-29-2012 N-Visioning a Brighter Future Grant Program Your school can win a piece of $1,000,000* in technology. at Samsung we're dedicated to helping children share the wonder of life, learning and our planet. This fall, Samsung is giving public schools nationwide the opportunity to share the wonder of technology. Click here for more information http://pages.samsung.com/us/sft/home.html 10-16-2012 The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge is the premier national environmental sustainability competition for grades K-12 students. Through project-based learning, students learn about science and conservation while creating solutions that impact their planet. Beginning September 13, 2012 through March 5, 2013, teams from across the country will be challenged to create sustainable, reproducible environmental improvements in their local communities. The Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge not only allows your local community and our planet to benefit, but you and your team(s) can win big too! With more than $300,000 in scholarship money and dozens of other exciting prizes – such as a Discovery adventure trip, green prize packs, Discovery school assemblies, subscriptions to scientific publications, tech-savvy gadgets and more – this environmental sustainability challenge is an amazing opportunity that you do not want to pass up. Click here fore more information 9-29-2012 Boston Society of Civil Engineers and PARCC Releases Initial Set of Test Items and Task Prototypes On Tuesday, June 19, the Board of Higher Education voted to make two amendments to the science requirement for the admission standards to state colleges and universities. ITEEA’s Response to the Next Generation Science Standards Stakeholders Survey RESTON, Virginia, June 14, 2012 Click here to read the response 6-17-2012 Registration is now open for the 2012-2013 Real World Design Challenge. The Challenge starts in the fall, but you can sign up today.
The Real World Design Challenge is an annual aviation design competition for teams of 3-7 high school students. The Challenge is FREE for students and teachers. And each teacher that signs up a team will receive $1 million in professional engineering software as well as access to mentors from industry, government, and academia. 1. Team registration is open now at www.realworlddesignchallenge.org. 2. the Challenges will be issued on the RWDC website on September 10, 2012. Announcing the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Fifth Flight Congratulations to Charlie Corley DTE MassTEC Executive Board Member and founding MassTEC member for earning Outstanding Affiliate Representative from the ITEEA and Founding MassTEC member Dr Yvonne Spicer for earning Distinguished Technology Educator recognition from the ITEEA, you can view all the award recipients at
http://www.iteea.org/Awards/awardprofessionalrecognition.htm 3-26-2012 Monday May 7, 2012 Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Worcester, MA VISION: A one day program to excite and encourage young people to pursue careers in materials science, applied sciences and engineering disciplines. WHO: The camp is open to HIGH SCHOOL Sophomores and Juniors. Click here for more information 1-9-2012 The latest edition of The MassTEC Express is available for download, click here for the link 1-4-2012 Registration for the 2012 ITTEA conference is open, it is a great professional development opportunity and MassTEC urges all to consider attending, ITEEA's 74th Annual Conference, Long Beach, CA, March 15-17, 2012 http://www.iteea.org/Conference/registration.htm 1-4-2012 UMASS NANOTECHNOLOGY 2012 SUMMER INSTITUTE Monday to Friday, July 9 - July 13, 2012 at UMass Amherst, $75/day stipends ($375 total), materials, parking, lunches, Housing (new air conditioned dorms) those outside the commuting radius, 3 graduate credits available at reduced cost; free PDP's (Professional Development Points), Applications are due April 1, 2012, click here for more information 1-4-2012 Does your school participate in K-8 STEM Ed. with Innovation and Invention strands? If not, you might be interested in participating in a new Pilot Program being developed now along with several other Massachusetts schools to focus on the "T" and "E" in STEM! The CIC is a low cost, easy to implement, well developed Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program with a 29-year history of success. Activity May 19th 2012 Click here for more information 12-18-2011 Do you have a great program or are you worthy of recognition? MassTEC has updated it's program of the year and teacher of the year programs for 2012. Teachers and Programs awarded will be nominated for recognition through the ITEEA. Click here for application information. 12-10-2011 We are pleased to announce the National Academy of Engineering’s EngineerGirl! website’s 12th annual Essay Contest. Students are asked to write about the role of engineering in providing safe and nutritious food. Participation is open to both girls and boys in grades 3-12 and submissions must be entered by 6:00 pm (EST) on March 1, 2012. All winning entries will be published on the EngineerGirl! website and winners will receive cash prizes: first place winners $500, second place winners $250, third place winners $100. The 2012 EngineerGirl! Essay Contest was made possible by the generous support of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Click here for more information 11-23-2011 New Remarkable Grade 5-12 STEM Education Program Opportunity for School District and School Communities Discover the DiscoverE Educator Awards NASA and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute are seeking teams to compete in a robot technology demonstration competition with a potential $1.5 million prize purse. During the Sample Return Robot Challenge, teams will compete to demonstrate a robot that can locate and retrieve geologic samples from a wide and varied terrain without human control. The competition is planned for June 2012 in Worcester and is anticipated to attract hundreds of competitors from industry and academia nationwide. Click here for more information 11-11-2011 The ION Mini-Urban Challenge (MUC) is a national high school robotics competition that challenges students to design and operate a robotic car to autonomously navigate a competition course. The robotic cars used in the competition are developed using Lego Mindstorms® Education kits that are provided to each participating high school free of charge. Travel grants are given to teams that qualify for the National Competition, which will be held on May 26, 2012 at The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. Click here for more information 11-11-2011 Electronic Professional Development Network Courses NASA Releases New Interactive Space Communications Game, click here for more information 11-11-2011 The NFPA Education and Technology Foundation is now offering grants to schools to help defray the cost of Fluid Power Challenge Classroom Exercise Kits and materials. If you are planning to teach fluid power in your classroom, or even hold a Fluid Power Challenge competition at your school, you may want to consider applying for a grant. Click here for more information 11-10-2011 The Design Challenge encourages students to develop assistive technologies that empower people with disabilities to overcome barriers to employment.High School teams work through the fall to research, design, and submit a presentation featuring their device. The top five teams win a trip to Washington, DC to present their devices and compete for cash prizes, First Place: $5,000; Second Place (2): $3,000; Finalists (2) $1,000, High School Registration Deadline: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 5PM EST, High School Finals Event: Winter/Spring Washington, DC March 8, 2012 Click here for more information 11-10-2011 The students at FSU are in the process of planning another great Technology Student Association competition for April 20th 2012. If you are interested in participation please fill out a brief survey, click here for more information. 10-23-2011 Robotics Program Showcased by will.i.am to Promote Science and Technology on Network TV, Launches a New Season FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology, officially launched its 2011/2012 Click here for more information 10-23-2011 New England Institute of Technology Invites School Groups to: Campus Tours Career Education Days- Building Technologies Career Education Day Friday November 18, 2011 RSVP by November 4, 2011 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Communications / Engineering Technology Career Education Day Friday March 2, 2012 RSVP by February 10, 2012 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Allied Health Career Education Day Friday April 13, 2012 RSVP by March 16, 2012 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Click here for a link to the flyer 10-23-2011 NASA is challenging U.S. and international undergraduate and graduate student teams to design and build a telerobotic or autonomous excavator, called a lunabot, that could be applied to an actual lunar excavation device or payload. Click here for more information 10-23-2011 Dimension's Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge 2012 is Now Open for Entries Calling all engineering, design, and manufacturing students. Entries will be accepted September 8, 2011 through February 2, 2012. Click here for more information 10-23-2011 Christopher Columbus Awards Challenge Teams of Middle School Students to Solve Community Problems Using Science and Technology, Finalist Teams Win Trip to Walt Disney World®, The deadline for receipt of entries is Monday, February 6, 2012. Click here for more information 10-23-2011 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today invited states to take part in the inaugural year of the Green Ribbon Schools program, which will recognize schools for reducing environmental impact on their communities, promoting healthy school environments for their own students and staff, and offering high-quality environmental education. Click here for more information 10-23-2011 Robotics and Science Workshop **November 5, 2011** offered by UMass Lowell Computer Science's Robotics Lab and Engaging Computing Group, click here for more information 10-23-2011 Free Online Textbooks in STEM, click here for more information 10-23-2011 Registration is open for the Team America Rocketry Challenge 2012, a national model rocket competition for U.S. students in grades 7-12. Participation is limited to the first 1,000 teams who register by Nov. 30, 2011. Cash prizes are awarded to the top finishers. Click here for more information 10-23-2011 The DESE has released a newer version of it's Bilingual Dictionaries and Glossaries, click here for the links 10-23-2011 Attention K-12 STEM educators: Are you an experienced educator who is ready to make a difference in education policy on a national scale? If so, consider applying for an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship and prepare for a year of unique opportunities. As an Einstein Fellow, you will spend a school year in Washington, DC sharing your expertise with policy makers. The application deadline is January 5, 2012. Click here for more information 10-23-2011 This years conference was another great day of sharing, networking and building of friendships. Click here to view the days offerings, the conference press release, the 2011 Keynote Speakers, items from the share a thon, the Teacher of the Year, the Founders Awards, and the vendor special recognition awards, . 10-17-2011 2012 NASA Space Settlement Design Contest The Massachusetts teaching and learning system Sign up now for the Real World Design Challenge. It is an annual aviation design competition for teams of 3-7 high school students. The Challenge is FREE for students and teachers. And each teacher that signs up a team will receive $1 million in professional engineering software as well as access to mentors from industry, government, and academia. Sign up deadline November 18th 2011, for more information click here 10-2-2011 SAE International will provide one A World In Motion classroom materials kit to a teacher that partners with a science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) professional with a limit of one complimentary kit per school each academic year, based on availability. Click here for more information 9-26-2011 Massachusetts is one of 20 states that will lead the development of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which will clearly define the science and engineering content and practices students will need to learn from kindergarten through high school graduation. The development of the NGSS started with the building of a research-based framework by the National Research Council that identified the core ideas and practices in science and engineering that all students should be familiar with by the time they graduate. The next step is the development of standards based on the Framework. As a Lead State Partner, Massachusetts will guide the standards writing process, gather and deliver feedback from state-level committees and benefit from technical assistance to develop a plan to implement revised science and engineering standards. Below is the press release from Achieve regarding the new science standards. There will be two public comment review periods and I will send you an email about these. Massachusetts will be considering the adoption of these standards as our state standards, so it is very, very important for you to give feedback during these public comment periods. It is expected that these "national" standards will be finalized in December 2012. For more information, visit the Next Generation Science Standards website at www.nextgenscience.org. The latest version of the MassTEC Express September 2011 Volume 3 Issue 1 is available for download. Click here to download the MassTEC Express 9-22-2011 Click here for a link to a letter from the current president of the ITEEA regarding the the current draft of the Science framework released over the summer. I hope you will read the letter and review the framework. This framework will be a focus of our conference on the 14th of October. 9-22-2011 One of our members is competing for All American Handyman. Click here to learn more about her and vote if you choose http://www.hgtv.com/all-american-handyman-fan-vote/package/index.html?cid=2621 9-22-2011 State board adopts new evaluation regulations. All Massachusetts school districts will have to adopt new evaluation systems based on a state framework that was approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on June 28. Click here for more information http://www.massteacher.org/news/archive/2011/06-28.aspx 6-30-2010 Ability One Network Design Challenge was established to encourage students to develop creative technological solutions that can empower people with disabilities to overcome barriers to employment. Students design, build and test an assistive technology device for a person with a disability.The design challenge is a service learning opportunity for for students in grades 9-12 in the High School Program or any college student or student team at the graduate or undergraduate level in the University Program that also enhances science, engineering and technology skills. Winners receive between $10,000 and $5,000 University Deadline: April 20, 2012, High School Deadline: December 14, 2011. Click here for more information http://www.instituteforempowerment.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=12&Itemid=55 6-24-2011 The MDESE has released some 2011 MCAS Technology Engineering questions. Click here to link to the release of questions. 6-23-2011 From the list serve- Hi Everyone, Dear MassTEC Members, A member of the MassTEC E-board arranged for a speaker to visit his classroom and talk about NASA, click here to view a newspaper article about the visit http://www.telegram.com/article/20110408/COULTER01/104080421/1189/coulter01 4-9-2011 Please note that the Department has asked superintendents of Race to the Top districts to submit additional nominations in science and technology/engineering for our newly formed Model Curriculum and Curriculum Embedded Performance Assessment Committees. If you would like more information or submit an application click here 2-18-2010
We would like to call your teachers' attention to the opportunity to field test Survival Master, a computer game designed for 8th Grade Engineering and Technology Education Teachers and their Students. Survival Master is a National Science Foundation-funded 3D game that teaches STEM Concepts and is aligned with the Standards for Technological Literacy .A field test training workshop will be conducted on Long Island from August 9-12, 2011. All expenses will be paid, materials will be provided, and teachers who are accepted will be paid an honorarium of $1500 once the field test has been completed and data has been submitted. Click here for more information. 2-14-2011 Announcing Tufts University's new Master's of Arts in Teaching Engineering WGBH Educational Productions is looking for K-12 STEM educators to co-present with WGBH staff at the NSTA Regional Conference in Hartford, CT in Nov. '11. Click here for more information 1-25-2011 UMASS NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011 SUMMER INSTITUTE Monday to Friday, July 11 - July 15 at UMass Amherst, click here for more information 1-25-2011 The MA Department of Education has posted new resources, Science and Technology/Engineering Concept and Skill Progressions, on the Department's website. These summarize how student thinking of selected science and technology/engineering topics can be supported over time, including common misconceptions they may hold. For a link to this resource click here 11-18-2010 Ohio University has created a web page outlining many types of engineering professions. To view a link to there page click here, 11-17-2010 Massachusetts STEM State Plan Water Rocket Simulator for Fun & Science Studies This program can help students and rocketeers understand the physics of water rockets and how to optimize their water rocket launches to obtain the highest apogees. Click here for a link to the program web site 10-21-2010 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE "BODY FORWARD" CHALLENGE FOCUSES ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, click here for more information 10-4-2010 NEA Foundation Student Achievement Grants, The maximum grant amount is $5,000. Deadlines are February 1, June 1, and October 15 each year. For more information click here 10-4-2010 NOAA Teacher at Sea Program Have you ever thought about shipping out to sea? The deadline for applications is November 30, 2010. Click here for more information 10-4-2010 K-12 teachers with a strong background in science, technology, math, or engineering education are encouraged to apply to the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program. To be considered for an Einstein Fellowship for the 2011-2012 school year, apply online now and submit your application and three letters of recommendation no later than January 4, 2011. Those selected will participate in a 10-month paid fellowship in Washington, D.C. For more information click here 10-4-2010 The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has posted some employment opportunities as a result of Race To the Top funding. The deadline to apply is Friday, October 29, 2010. Click here for more information 10-4-2010 NASA is hosting two national science competitions that challenge student teams to develop and prepare a microgravity experiment. Proposals are due November 1. Click here for more information 10-4-2010 Are you ready to stretch your imagination? The Akron Global Polymer Academy of The University of Akron is hosting the third annual Rubber Band Contest for Young Inventors to encourage students in grades 5-8 to demonstrate their creativity and ingenuity by creating an invention that incorporates the use of rubber bands. The first place winner in each division will receive a $1,000 savings bond, while the runner-up in each division will receive a $500 savings bond, respectively. (Awards ceremony on May 14, 2011) For more information click here 10-4-2010 Earlier this month, NSTA, the Siemens Foundation, and Discovery Education announced the kick-off of the third annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, a program that educates, empowers and engages students and teachers nationwide to become "Agents of Change" in identifying and solving environmental problems. The deadline for all entries is March 15, 2011. Click here for more information 10-4-2010 One of MassTEC's officers Ray Belanger has helped a student to take a concept to a prototype for the students long board. Click here http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/top_stories/x725013046/Algonquin-senior-skateboards-toward-engineering-career to read the article about the amazing things happening in the Technology Engineering Classroom 9-21-2010 Model Solar Car: the Junior Solar Sprint Experience Teacher Workshop. Wednesday, October 27 from 4-7pm for more information click here 9-20-2010 BKFK has released there Sports Authority Move it Challenge, do you have New ideas backyard games, sports training equipment and fitness tracking tools from young innovators (18 and under). The grand prize winner will receive $10,000, with four finalists each receiving $1,000. 15 semifinalists will receive a $500 Sports Authority gift card each. Beginning October 1, 2010, we will be accepting entries into the Sports Authority Move It Challenge! Deadline: January 3, 2011, 5:00 pm (ET) For more information click here http://www.moveitchallenge.com 9-18-2010 The U.S. Department of Education and the NEA Foundation have launched Challenge to Innovate (C2i), a new contest that will give educators nationwide the opportunity to address pressing education needs.The first phase of the challenge, from Sept. 7 through Oct. 19, asks educators to share their most pressing classroom challenges that can be solved with $500 or less. The five ideas with the most votes, as judged by the Open Innovation Portal community, will each receive $1000 from the NEA Foundation. In the second phase, from Nov. 16 through Jan. 14, educators will post the best solutions to the winning challenges. Up to 10 solutions will receive a $2,500 implementation grant from the NEA Foundation for their schools. In the final phase of C2i, from Jan. 17 through Feb. 4, the NEA Foundation will select and post up to three solutions to receive a $5,000 planning grant and technical support. For more information click here 9-18-2010 The Museum of Science is offering $2 field trips in September, October and January, click here for the information http://www.mos.org/educators/field_trip_resources/field_trip_activities/special_school_programs&d=2119 and and has a new KNEX display, click here for more information http://www.mos.org/educators/field_trip_resources/field_trip_activities/exhibits&d=4458 9-8-2010 New England Institute of Technology has two Career Education Days planned for you and your students for the upcoming school year. Automotive Career Education Day Friday October 29, 2010 RSVP by October 19, 2010 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. A continuous program of informational workshops highlighting career choices available in the Automotive, Automotive High Performance, Automotive Collision Repair and Marine Technology fields. Schools will be given schedules for arrival as well as workshops. Building Technologies Career Education Day Friday, November 19, 2010 RSVP by November 3, 2010 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. For more information and registration information click here. 9-8-2010 The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards program is back for its 19th year, and the application to participate will be available online August 30, 2010, at www.exploravision.org. The ExploraVision program is open to K-12 students who could win up to $10,000 in savings bonds and other valuable prizes. Applications due February 10th 2010 Click here for more information 9-6-2010 The Boston Globe is offering free newspapers for classroom activities. Click here for more information 9-6-2010 Recently MassTEC sent out a e-mail regarding contacting the office of licensure and there contact information. Click here for the e-mail which we will have permanently posted on the employment page. 9-6-2010 Fitchburg State University is offering a Masters Level Hybrid Methods of Technology Education course called: Carnegie Mellon Launches $7 Million Initiative Using Robots to Boost Science, Technology Majors, click here for more information 8-22-2010 NASA Team Unveils Virtual Student Engineering Competition NASA is going virtual in its latest attempt to excite high school students about engineering and real-life design challenges facing future space explorers. In order to be considered for the InWorld phase of the challenge, high school students and their coaches are asked to submit their final RealWorld project solutions by December 15, 2010. Click here for more information 8-22-2010 Sports Authority has recently announced the “Sports Authority Move It Challenge,” a new invention competition designed to uncover exciting youth-created sporting and backyard games and products. The “Sports Authority Move It Challenge” will offer exciting prizes for kids and educators. The grand prize winner will receive $10,000, with four finalists each receiving $1,000 and their nominated teacher receiving a $500 Sports Authority gift card. Entries will be accepted online or by mail beginning October 1, 2010, through January 3, 2011. Click here for more information 8-22-2010 University students worldwide can shape the future of flight and win €30,000 in a global competition, project proposals must be submitted by December 10, 2010. click here for more information 8-22-2010 NASA's Dropping In a Microgravity Environment (DIME) and What If No Gravity? (WING) allow student teams in high school and in middle school to design and build an experiment that will be operated in a NASA research drop tower, proposals are due with a postmark deadline of November 1, 2010. Click here if you would like more information 8-22-2010 NASA is offering undergraduate students an opportunity to test experiments in microgravity aboard NASA's reduced gravity aircraft. Click here for more information, proposals are due October 27, 2010. Interested students also should submit a letter of intent by September 22, 2010. 8-22-2010 ITEEA Teams Up With Four Other Associations on Digital Fabrication Article, click here for a link to the article 8-8-2010 Teachers in Space has announced the start of a new astronaut-teacher competition. Click here for more information 8-8-2010 The RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge invites high school students to work cooperatively as engineers and scientists to solve real-world problems related to the James Webb Space Telescope. Final RealWorld project solutions from this first phase of the challenge are due on December 15, 2010. Click here for more information 8-8-2010 A video from the 2010 National TSA Conference Awards Ceremony has received high praise from those in attendance. To view a link to this video click here 8-8-2010 NASA’s Glenn Research Center is releasing a Cooperative Agreement Notice to invite proposals to administer the Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology project. The MUST project is a competitive scholarship opportunity for undergraduate students specifically targeting rising sophomores and juniors from underrepresented and underserved groups. The focus is on students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. For more information click here 8-8-2010 The Massachusetts STEM Plan: A Summit Mapping the Commonwealth's STEM Future, click here for more information 8-5-2010 Click here to see the future if here by Jim Brazell video presentation, is this something you would like to see at the MassTEC conference. Contact the president it you have some feedback. 8-5-2010 Spurring US Innovation Through Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Integration click here to read more, including the Georgette Yakman STEAM Image 8-1-2010 NEWS RELEASE, For Immediate Release, ITEEA/SITE Recognized with MacArthur 21st Century Learning Lab Award, for more information click here 6-22-2010 STEM Explorations: Living in Space” McAuliffe Center Offers Robotics Workshop for Teachers! The first session workshop begins on Tuesday July 6, 2010, and concludes on Friday, July 9. A second session (repeat of the first session) will begin on July 12, 2010 and conclude on July 16. A stipend will be awarded to all teachers who complete the program. For more information click here 6-22-2010 The DEVELOP Program is a NASA Science Mission Directorate Applied Sciences-sponsored internship that fosters the training and development of students in the atmospheric and Earth sciences. The DEVELOP Program extends the application of NASA Earth science research and technology to meet societal needs. Applications for the fall 2010 session are due August 9, 2010, click here for more information 6-22-2010 How do I find educational resources at NASA? Click here for a free flyer that may help you 6-22-2010 Do you have some students that would like to communicate with astronauts on the international space station? Click here for some information on how students may be able to communicate. 6-22-2010 The ITEEA has just released a power point presentation and video about Preparing the Next Generation for What Lies Ahead and STEM Literacy = 21st Century Skills, click here for a link to these resources 6-17-2010 The CEEO at Tufts is excited to share new developments around its very own software - SAM Animation - in the past several months! Click here for more information about a free download and professional development opportunities July 27th, 9am - 12pm .6-17-2010 Tech Ed Solutions is offering some summer professional development centered around there Mastercam SolidWorks classes, click here for more information 6-13-2010 Westfield State College is offering the class IDIS 0536 TECHNOLOGY FOR MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATORS July 6 - July 9th, and July 12- TWRFM 8:00 am - 4:00 pm and IDIS 0550 SCIENCE & MATH TECHNOLOGY July 13 - July 16th, and July 19- TWRFM 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, click here for more information 6-12-2010 DEPARTMENT BEGINS COMPETITION FOR $437 MILLION IN TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND GRANTS, Click here for more information 6-4-2010 Implementing Technology/Engineering Standards August 11 - 13 and August 16 - 17 Grades 6 - 12, click here for more information 6-4-2010 UMass Lowell's DESIGNCAMP is a summer science and engineering enrichment program that offers a wide range of project-based workshops for students in grades 5 to 10*, applications due June 14th. For more information click here 5-31-2010 High school students throughout the United States are invited to participate in NASA's Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, or INSPIRE, through the program’s Online Learning Community. Applications are being accepted through June 30, 2010. Students selected for the program will have the option to compete for unique grade-appropriate experiences during the summer of 2011 at NASA facilities and participating universities throughout the nation. INSPIRE is designed to encourage ninth- through twelfth-grade students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. For more information click here 5-31-2010 The National Center for Technological Literacy at the Museum of Science, Boston launched the first issue of its new electronic newsletter, the NCTL ENews for more information about subscribing click here 5-31-2010 The mission of the Minority Innovation Challenges Institute is to create a virtual training ground where minority undergraduate students learn how to compete in NASA technical challenges for both prestige and significant cash prizes. Many sessions will focus on competitions within NASA’s Centennial Challenges program, which provides cash prizes ranging from $50,000 to $2 million. Click here for more information 5-31-2010 Kids Are Curious About the Oil Spill – NWF Supplies Answers for Educators, click here for a link to a web site with information 5-31-2010 The AFCEA Educational Foundation will offer scholarships of $5,000 to students actively pursuing an undergraduate or graduate education degree for the purpose of teaching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) subjects at a U.S. middle or secondary school. Click here for more information 5-31-2010 NEA’s Green Across America Grant opportunities, click here for more information. All applications must be submitted online by July 30, 2010. 5-31-2010 Design Squad recently launched its second Trash to Treasure Competition. The contest challenges kids to take everyday recycled materials and re-engineer them into functional projects. For ages 5-19. Enter online from April 5 to September 5, 2010. For more information click here 5-31-2010 The CEEO was just awarded a grant from NASA that allows us to offer our summer LEGO Engineering Institute for FREE to teachers that work with students in grades 5-9. Week 1 (August 2-6) will be an introduction to LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. Week 2 (August 9-13)will be an introduction to LabVIEW Education Edition. For more information click here. 5-31-2010 Fitchburg State College is offering ITEC 8900 Curriculum development in Technology Education. There will be class will be offered on site and online. For more information click here. 5-25-2010 The National Science Foundation has posted some videos under the heading of The Science of Speed and are centered around racing. We have a permanent link on our classrooms resources page. 5-22-2010 NASA OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR 'INSPIRED' HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Massachusetts Launches Recruitment Campaign to Aid in School Turnaround Efforts From the ITTEA- ITEEA has just launched two new Membership Campaigns and we hope you will help us spread the word. The new member can join for $60.00 and save 25%. AND if you refer someone to join and they include your name on the form, there are rewards for you too! Click here for more information 5-11-2010 MOS Engineering the future 3 day institute June 23 - 25, click here for more information 5-10-2010 Technology Education is a core discipline in which all Massachusetts students should participate. Technology Engineering Education is the T&E of Stem. Click here to read a summary of where in the Massachusetts 1993 Education Reform Act 5-4-2010 2010 Summer Professional Development Institutes. This summer more than 30 graduate-level professional development institutes are being offered in a variety of areas including: the Arts, Health, Literacy, Special Education, Mathematics, and Science and Technology/Engineering. There are over 15 PD institutes being offered in STEM alone! Click here for more information 5-4-2010 Summer Pathways - A program to engage 11th + 12th grade girls in STEM careers Summer Transportation Institute (STI) The Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at UMass Amherst is sponsored by the Federal Highway Department and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation & Public Works, and is designed to expose rising 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th graders to the field of transportation. The program runs Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 4:30pm for the from Tuesday July 6th to Friday July 30. For more information click here 5-4-2010 The E 2 for innovation act is making progress, if you have not sent a letter supporting this legislation please consider taking time to do this. Click here for more information and a few potential letters. 5-2-2010 The latest MassTEC express is available for download. If you are interested receiving it through e-mail please contact the MassTEC President and ask to be added to our list serve. Click here to go to a link to download the express 5-2-2010 The CEEO is happy to announce a new workshop for elementary school educators in July 2010. Science Through Engineering Workshops: July 12-16, 2010, Summer LEGO Engineering Institute for Educators 2010, Click here for more information 5-2-2010 Technology Education Concepts, Inc. 16th Annual TEC Summer Institute, will be held on July 7-9, at Concord, NH’s Courtyard by Marriott. Click here for more details 5-2-2010 The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's New RFP for the Title II-B Competitive Grant, Application due Monday, June 14, 2010 Click here for the details, 5-2-2010 Boston University CityLab's SummerLab Biotechnology Program, Session I: July 19-23, 2010 Session II: July 26-30, 2010 Session III: August 2-6, 2010 Click here for more details 5-2-2010 STREAM 2010: Using Robots to teach STEM - June 24-25, iRobot, Bedford, MA Click here for more information 5-2-2010 The DOME Foundation, Bunker Hill Community College, the Latino STEM Alliance, BATEC (Boston-area Advanced Technological Education Connections), and the Metro Boston Secondary Postsecondary CVTE Linkage Consortium are sponsoring a joint spring symposium at Bunker Hill Community College on Friday, May 14 for educators & administrators in mathematics, science, engineering and technology at schools in Massachusetts and the Boston metropolitan area, scientists, engineers, students, workforce development professionals - and all who are interested in STEM education and the development of a "Green" STEM Pipeline for our students. For more information go to http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=199946&CFID=23420599&CFTOKEN=38678936 5-2-2010 ASM Materials Education Foundation Teacher Grants for more information on how to apply click here, The deadline for submissions is May 25, 2010 5-2-2010 The Green Aviation Student Challenge (High School), NASA, due December 15th 2010 click here for more information 5-2-2010 NSTAR and the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project have partnered to provide teachers in the NSTAR service area with a series of energy workshops focusing on general energy and electricity, solar energy, wind energy, and energy efficiency. The workshop starts September 30, 2010 Click here for more information 5-2-2010 June 8th-10th, 2010 LEGO Engineering Symposium! Click here for more information 5-2-2010 Junior Solar Sprint has passed on a lesson and information about there up coming activities with an event in June, click here for more information 4-11-2010 Urgent, the E 2 for innovation act important to you and your professional future. Please consider spending a few minutes to send a letter to your elected officials regarding this legislation. More information and a few potential letters are linked here. 3-19-2010 MassTEC has posted it's Program of the year and Teacher of the Year Recognition programs. Please consider applying. Click here to go to the Recognition web site. 3-21-2010 Teachers' Domain to Offer Biotechnology Professional Development Are you looking for hands-on opportunities to engage in biotechnology? Do you want to learn how to integrate biotechnology into your existing curriculum-Saturday, March 27th - Watertown, MA? Click here for more information on a workshop and a link to a Biotechnology lesson. 3-20-2010 Summer LEGO Engineering Institute for Educators 2010 Tufts University's CEEO Summer LEGO Engineering Institute is a way for educators to gain knowledge of engineering concepts, LEGO hardware & software (NXT brick and NXT-G/LVEE), and associated pedagogy/educational theory. August 2-6: LEGO Mindstorms Education NXT Software (NXT-G) August 9-13: LabVIEW Education Edition. Click here for more information 3-20-2010 The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has created a web page for Science and Technology / Engineering Test Development, we will have a permanent link to this page on the resources page, click here for the link 3-20-2010 Teacher Opportunities from NASA- Applications Available for 2010 NSTI Faculty Fellowship Program, applications are due April 1, 2010 click here for more details, Become a MESSENGER Educator Fellow applications are due April 10, 2010 click here for more details 3-19-2010 The Blueprint for Reform The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is available for viewing. It would be the next version of NCLB. If you are interested in taking a look click here to download the document http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/blueprint/blueprint.pdf. 3-19-2010 Dear ASEE K-12 Colleagues,We are currently developing a research and evaluation survey instrument that could be used to measure changes in adults’ (educators’) thinking about engineering concepts and processes.Our survey needs respondents who are knowledgeable and who are not-so-knowledge about engineering. The survey, which takes 5-10 minutes to complete, please click here for a link to complete this survey. 3-18-2010 Building on its twelve-year track record of supporting science education programs and responding to the President's recent call to action to improve science literacy among American students, the Siemens Foundation in conjunction with Discovery Education, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, and the College Board, is kicking off a new nationwide initiative, the Siemens STEM Academy, click here for more information 2-27-2010 NASA and USA Today partnered to bring the No Boundaries science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) career curriculum and competition to middle and high school classrooms. No Boundaries is a free, eight-week, cross-curricular project that introduces 7th to 12th grade students to NASA careers in STEM through a cooperative learning experience. Deadline for contest: April 15, 2010 Click here for more information 2-27-2010 In the coming year, the National Center for Technological Literacy at the Museum of Science, Boston, is pleased to offer a number of professional development opportunities for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) educators. Click on the link to learn more about the offering Spring Professional Development Workshops, Engineering/Technology Informational Session April 11, 2009 from 9am-12:30pm, Mathematics Professional Development Session Thursday, April 1, 2009 from 4pm-7pm, Summer Professional Development Opportunities, Engineering the Future - Summer Institute Tentative Dates: Wednesday, August 11 - Friday, August 13 and Monday, August 16 - Tuesday, August 17 Fall follow- up: To be determined Time: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 2-27-2010 GIS Workshop powered by CITY green for Massachusetts Schools I am looking for science leaders at the K12 district or school level to participate in this study. If you know STEM leaders who would be willing to participate, please pass this email along to them. Click here for a link to the survey 2-27-2010 For the past several years the CTTE Leadership Development Committee has been administering the Twenty-First Century Leader Associates (TCLA) program. This year's class of 21st Century Leaders will be presented at the Foundation for Technology Education Spirit of Excellence Breakfast at the ITEA Conference in Charlotte on Friday morning, March 19. If you would like more information about this program and about how to apply click here 2-27-2010 Classroom, school, and district standards are putting an increasing pressure on budget dollars, many times diverting them from other important educational activities. Teachers or faculty members can nominate their school or classroom to participate in the monthly “Gives Back” contest. The school with the most votes wins $1500, second-most $750, and third-most $500. Click here for more information about this potential funding source 2-27-2010 The Environmentally Responsible Aviation project of the Integrated Systems Research Program, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, has announced a new student contest. The Green Aviation Student Challenge invites students to propose ideas and designs for future aircraft that use less fuel, produce less harmful emissions, and make less noise. The deadline for the first round for high school entries is May 1, 2010. First-round entries from college students are due December 15, 2010. Click here for more information 2-27-2010 NASA has launched an initiative to use its out-of-this-world missions and technology programs to boost summer learning programs. NASA's Summer of Innovation supports President Obama's Educate to Innovate campaign for excellence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, education. Contingent upon the availability of funding, NASA intends to competitively select up to seven states to pilot the Summer of Innovation during 2010. Awards may range from $1 million–$5 million dollars. Click here for more information 2-27-2010 2009-2010 NASA Life and Work on the Moon Art and Design Contest, click here for more information , due date April 15th 2-27-2010 NASA invites college students to get involved with space exploration by helping to design the tools and instruments needed for the next-generation explorers. Click here for more information 2-27-2010 Why would a teacher want to work in a STEM company? There is a major shortage of workers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and teachers are being called upon to prepare students for a world with increasing technology and innovation, which may look very different than their own experiences.*Program Details (please see attached documents for more information) - *Summer externship lasts 5-8 weeks. Teachers are paid $800/week. (Samples of projects attached.) - Three graduate courses (12 credits total) are spread throughout the school year, mostly on-line and face-to-face just one Saturday morning per month. We accept applications on a rolling basis until the beginning of June, but the *best time to apply is before March 30th*, so that you benefit from a wider range of company opportunities. For more information click here 2-20-2010 Do you know or are you a elementary teacher looking for technology briefs? The Learning Institute for Technology Education has about 70 elementary Technology Briefs you can down load for free. Click here for a link to there page on the MassTEC Tech Ed/Engineering Resources page 2-172010 Dear Educator, We are please to announce registration is open for the LEGO Engineering Symposium hosted by the Tufts CEEO June 8-10, 2010! Click here for more information 2-16-2010
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