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Congratulations to Several of Our PESI Members

Barbara Casanova News

Congratulations to Jaime Camero!  Jaime was recently selected as a National STEM Scholar by Western Kentucky University’s Center for Gifted Studies.  Jaime’s STEM project will get funded, she will be provided with ongoing professional development, and she will have the opportunity to present her project at the 2022 NSTA Conference in Houston, TX.  Jaime holds a Master’s Degree and is a 6th Grade Science Teacher at Walter Douglas Elementary school in the Flowing Wells Unified School District.  PESI had the pleasure of working with Jaime on our PESI/AZDFFM Forestry Grant. 

 

Congratulations also to Ms. Rachel Carpenter and Mr. Timothy Malan! They have been selected for the Noyce Borderlands Master Teacher Fellowship! This work will be done with the National Science Foundation and the University of Arizona in an effort to support STEM education in Southern Arizona.  

Rachel currently teaches 4th Grade at Borton Magnet School. She has worked as a PESI Nature Journals Workshop Instructor to provide teacher professional development in partnership with the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning, and will be teaching one of TUSD’s 2021 Summer Science PD classes. 

 

Timothy Malan is a Master Science Teacher at Wakefield Middle School.  He is National Board Certified, has a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a M.A. in Education. Timothy is our newest PESI Member!

 

They will both apply their work with the Noyce Borderlands Master Teacher Fellowship at Wakefield Middle School in the 2021-22 school year! 

Congratulations to these STEMAZING educators!

Registration OPEN for #STEMAZing Institute 2021

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Registration OPEN for #STEMAZingInstitute 2021 – powered by Tucson Electric Power! Southern AZ teachers, don’t miss this exceptional PD opportunity. 3-day strands on @MeetEdison robots, offline coding for young children, school gardens, and social insect sciencing! 

Everything you need to reflect and refine your teaching practice! Experience new lessons from the student perspective while still wearing your teacher hat. Southern Arizona teachers walk away from workshops and institute strands with the materials and supplies they need to immediately engage their students.

Each workshop has a  $75 registration fee

and offers 18 recertification hours

For more information click the links below or

click https://stemazing.org/register/ to go to the

StemAZing Project Website

June 1-3, 2021 – PLAY-TO-CODE FOR TECHNOLOGISTS IN THE MAKING – OFFLINE GAMES, STORIES, & KINESTHETIC CODING Virtual via Zoom – For PreK-2nd Grade Teachers
June 1-3, 2021 – WILD ROBOTS FOR ALL AGES: MEET, CODE, AND ENGINEER EDISON ROBOTS INSPIRED BY ROZ Virtual via Zoom – For 3rd-12th Grade Teachers
June 8-10, 2021 – BUG BEHAVIOR AND BEYOND: SCIENCING WITH INSECTS IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM  Virtual via Zoom – For K-5th Grade Teachers
June 8-10, 2021 – WIGGLE, WEED, AND GROW: USING SCHOOL GARDENS TO CULTIVATE STEM MINDS  Hybrid – In-Person and Virtual via Zoom – For PreK-12th Grade Teachers