Application Deadline Extended For the 2019 VESELS Scholarship

NSELA and Vernier Software and Technology are celebrating their third year sponsoring the Vernier Emerging Science Education Leader Scholarship (VESELS). This ongoing partnership supports six $500.00 scholarships for emerging leaders, one from each of the six NSELA Regions, to attend the annual NSELA Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) from June 24 – June 26, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. The Emerging Science Education Leader Scholarship was founded with support from Dr. Jo Anne Vasquez who started the scholarship fund in 2014. 

Award Criteria and Application Process:
The following criteria must be met to apply for the scholarship. Does not need to be a member of NSELA prior to the application. When a candidate applies, must become a member of NSELA.

  • Emerging leader role at the school, district, state or informal level for three years or less. The three-year limit is specific to the leadership role and work for which the candidate is being nominated. Previous leadership roles that are very different are not counted in the three years.
  • Submission of an application packet that includes: resume or vita, personal letter with evidence that illustrates emerging leadership, and a support letter from a supervisor.

  • Agree to work with an NSELA mentor through June 2020. During the SLI, all scholarship awardees will have meetings with the mentor and share how they will apply SLI learning to their work settings. After six months, awardees will reflect on how they are applying their SLI experience in the Navigator newsletter and online with other scholarship awardees and the mentor.

2019 Application Period Begins: April 1, 2019
2019 Application Deadline Extended: April 24, 2019
We are only accepting applications for Region A, B, and C

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The application packet must be submitted as PDF documents to Nancy Kellogg, NSELA Awards Chair. Email the application packet to [email protected]

Scholarship awardee(s) will be announced by May 14, 2019. Scholarship money will be reimbursed to the awardee(s) at the end of the Summer Leadership Institute.

Click Here to View Past VESELS Scholarship Winners

 

Upcoming Webinar - April 23, 2019

"Phenomenal GRC Lessons" Webinar April 23rd Hosted by Kenneth Huff & Brett Moulding

When: April 23, 2019
Time: 2:00 CDT
Platform: Join Zoom Meeting -https://zoom.us/j/706101263

Description: A Framework for K-12 Science Education, the Next Generation Science Standards and state standards based on the Framework, describe science learning expectations in terms of three-dimensions - practices, core ideas, and crosscutting concepts. In this webinar, participants will be introduced to the science performance sequence of Gather, Reason, and Communicate Reasoning (GRC) and will develop a deeper understanding of the role of phenomena in engaging students in science performances. The GRC instructional sequence is an effective approach to facilitating three-dimensional student science performances. GRC provides a structure for instruction consistent with the research in how students learn science. Webinar participants will learn about a website with vetted GRC lessons for each K-12 grade-level NGSS standard. The webinar will help participants gain useful insights into the recently released NASEM report Science and Engineering Grades 6-12: Investigations and Design at the Center. This report provides a meaningful description of how to achieve classroom instruction consistent with the Framework.

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Member-Only Webinar Recordings Available 

Did you miss a recent NSELA webinar? Not to worry! We record our webinars and they can be accessed for free by members. 

Recordings available:

  • "STEM For All Students" - February 14, 2019
  • "Science Professional Learning Standards: A Tool for Designing, Supporting, and Evaluating Professional Learning" - January 10, 2019
  • "Three Dimensional Learning Using Data Collection Technology" - November 6, 2018
  • "Transforming Science Assessment: State Systems of Assessment" - October 24, 2018
  • "Supporting Students in Meaningful Engagement in Three Dimensional Learning Through NGSS Storylines" - August 30, 2018
  • "Prepare for Standardized Testing with Interactive Online Simulations" - March 1, 2018
  • "Building a Science Strategy for Your School or District" - November 14, 2017
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