http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso The Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach (CSO) is dedicated to enhancing scientific and technological literacy through the establishment of unique partnerships between University scientists, K-12 educators and students, and the local and global science community. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:27:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Both science summer camps are now full. Information about next summer's camps should be available on the Center for Science Outreach website and the respective GAS and BEST websites in mid-February/early March. http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso/?p=160 Applications for the Girls and Science(GAS) Camp and Boys Exploring Science and Technology (BEST) Camp are now available on their respective websites. The cost per week-long session is $150, with financial assistance available. More information is available on the websites. BEST Camp (www.bestsummercamp.org ) Session I: June 15-19 Session ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso/?p=158 The December issue of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) middle school journal, Science Scope, featured an article by MNPS teacher and CSO Scientist-in-the-Classroom Coordinator, Jeannie Tuschl. As a program coordinator at the Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach (CSO), under the direction of Dr. Virginia Shepherd, Ms. Tuschl initiated the ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso/?p=157 The Center for Science Outreach is pleased that its popular podcast, Snacks4theBrain! has been included in the newly released Discover Archive, an extraordinary project from Vanderbilt's Jean and Alexander Heard Library. The rapidly growing research resource offers many ways to access S4theB! but one way is to perform a simple ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso/?p=155 See an article from the front page of the November 23, 2008 Tennessean about the state of science education and how our office is working to improve the problems facing Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, as well as schools in general. View the article on the Tennessean's website or view ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso/?p=154 Did you ever eat ice cream made with liquid nitrogen? Or gaze at the stars from inside a gigantic balloon? Or send a water bottle rocket into the night sky? Students and their parents in Cane Ridge and Antioch area middle schools were invited to an evening of science fun ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso/?p=141 David Petersen, a former participant in the Scientist-in-the-Classroom Partnership (formerly the National Science Foundation GK-12) program was recently voted the best public school teacher in the Nashville Scene's 2008 Best of Nashville Readers' Poll. While in the program, David was a fellow at Cameron Middle School. He is currently ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso/?p=139 The results of the 2008 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology are in and two School for Science and Math seniors have earned semifinalist recognition in the prestigious national Siemens Science Competition. Congratulations to Hana Erkou and Elizabeth Wei for this tremendous accomplishment! Hana Erkou is a student ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso/?p=138 All middle school science teachers, grades 5-8, from Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools are invited to apply for the Middle School Science Teacher Mini Grants sponsored by The Vanderbilt Institute for STEM Education (VIStE), a program of the Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach. Up to 10 awards will be granted during ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso/?p=137 Planning is underway for a Family Science Safari for the Antioch and Cane Ridge Clusters Middle Schools. Invited middle schools include Antioch Middle School, Apollo Middle School, John F. Kennedy Middle School, and Thurgood Marshall Middle School. This event is hosted by Thurgood Marshall Middle School at Cane Ridge High ... http://blogs.vanderbilt.edu/cso/?p=133