http://dev.istemnetwork.org/ News and Information en-us Copyright 2009 ISTEM http://dev.istemnetwork.org/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:20:19 AM http://dev.istemnetwork.org//images/istem_logo.gif http://dev.istemnetwork.org/ asffdf http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=34 bsorge@purdue.edu Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST The Indiana Youth Institute is putting students behind the wheel on the road to their future as part of its Drive of Your Life™ career exploration Web site. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=22 bsorge@purdue.edu Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PST Undersea mission links with classrooms and lets you observe progress on Web cams. http://www.uncw.edu/aquarius/thumb_cam.htm http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=21 bsorge@purdue.edu Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PST Two Indiana school corporations are giving their students an edge by affiliating with a technology education program that preps high school students looking to enter engineering and other high-tech fields. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=19 bsorge@purdue.edu Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PST Mike Wolter, Muncie Central High School physics teacher and adjunct faculty member of Ivy Tech Community College and Ball State University, was presented awards of Distinguished Service from the Indiana Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers and the equivalent national award from the American Association of Physics Teachers. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=20 bsorge@purdue.edu Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PST Math teacher Daniel Kuznik was named 2008 Indiana Teacher of the Year. “Mr. Kuznik embodies excellence in the classroom. When you enter his classroom, you witness the teacher who motivates and encourages his students to love math,” Source: Indiana Department of Education http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=18 bsorge@purdue.edu Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PST ndiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Suellen Reed is encouraging Hoosiers to donate items for classroom use either directly or through the DonorsChoose website. The site allows people to fulfill teachers' requests for classroom materials. DonorsChoose leverages the support of corporate partners to attract public school projects and donor participation. Since launching the program in Indiana last fall, more than 1,200 individuals have provided $450,000 for 824 Indiana projects. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=17 bsorge@purdue.edu Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PST Indiana High School students are challenged to engineer solutions for our nations energy needs in the 2008 Super Mileage Challenge (SMC) today! The SMC is scheduled for April 28, 2008 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=15 bsorge@purdue.edu Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PST Administrators say school positioned to set pace for educationSource: Pharos-Tribune, Logansport. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=14 bsorge@purdue.edu Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PST I-STEM announced that it is the recipient of a $3.4 million operating support grant from Lilly Endowment. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=1 bsorge@purdue.edu Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 PST testingz http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=36 bsorge@purdue.edu Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST sdf http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=32 bsorge@purdue.edu Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST How running increases cardio strength, lean muscle and overall performance http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=29 bsorge@purdue.edu Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST When JoAnn Grant first heard about DonorsChoose.org last fall, she looked at it briefly but soon got busy and forgot.But when her daughter, a teacher in the Indianapolis Public Schools, talked about the success she had with the Web site, Grant gave it another look. Public school teachers post student needs on the site, and the public can fund them.Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=16 bsorge@purdue.edu Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PST nanoHUB.org, a so-called science gateway for nano-science and nanotechnology housed at Purdue University, is taking the tools of Web 2.0 and applying them, along with a few tricks of its own, to further nano-scholarly pursuits. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=13 bsorge@purdue.edu Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PST The University of Southern Indiana says a new report shows that the school makes an economic impact of $150 million annually and an employment impact of 2,600 on the southwest Indiana economy. The university says since its last report in 2000, it has implemented 12 of the 13 academic programs outlined as needed in the area. Overall, the report shows a need for the university to push science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and develop an entrepreneurial culture in the region. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=12 bsorge@purdue.edu Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PST Purdue's Camp Calcium concludes for year http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=10 bsorge@purdue.edu Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PST The Digital Literacy Contest is a competition of cognitive agility and research skills at Purdue sponsored by Purdue Libraries. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=11 bsorge@purdue.edu Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PST More middle schools and high schools in north-central Indiana now have an opportunity to adopt Project Lead the Way, a national program that certifies educators to teach pre-engineering and engineering technology subjects. Up to $1.57 million has been designated to expand the programin the area. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=8 bsorge@purdue.edu Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PST Birck Nanotechnology Center cleanroomHigh school teachers received more than book lessons during a two-week workshop at Purdue. On July 18 the group put on protective suits called "bunny suits" and entered the dust-free nvironment of the Birck Nanotechnology Center cleanroom for some hands-on training. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=9 bsorge@purdue.edu Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PST Teachers participated in a one-day educational workshop organized by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s Portal Resource for Indiana Science and Mathematics, which is providing valuable digital resources for middle-school teachers. http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=7 bsorge@purdue.edu Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PST State Promotes Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=5 bsorge@purdue.edu Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PST “Algebra and Functions for Teachers of Middle Level Mathematics” http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=2 bsorge@purdue.edu Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 PST Only one-qurter of high school students who take a full set of college-pre courses are well prepared for college. (New York Times) http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=6 bsorge@purdue.edu Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 PST Strong start for National Math and Science Initiative on AP grant http://dev.istemnetwork.org/news/detail.cfm?articleid=3 bsorge@purdue.edu Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 PST