Volume 8, Number 20
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19 May 2003 Vol. 8, No. 20
THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS
Association for Women in Mathematics Essay Contest
HubbleSite | Professional Development Programs - Rutgers
RESULTS OF THE 2002 AWM ESSAY CONTEST:
BIOGRAPHIES OF CONTEMPORARY WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS
http://awm-math.org/biographies/contest/2002.html
The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) sponsors an
annual essay contest for biographies of contemporary women
mathematicians and statisticians in academic, industrial,
and government careers in the following categories:
- Grades 6-8
- Grades 9-12
- Undergraduate
- Graduate Student
Read also the 2001 Essays:
http://awm-math.org/biographies/contest/2001.html
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HUBBLESITE
http://hubble.stsci.edu/
HubbleSite, produced by the Space Telescope Science
Institute's (STScI) Office of Public Outreach, is the home
of the Hubble Space Telescope, a NASA Origins mission that
seeks answers to fundamental questions about the universe
and our place in it.
Features include:
- Newscenter
Search by year or category an indexed catalog of Hubble
pictures, news, and discoveries.
- Gallery
View color pictures of stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae
and more.
- Discoveries
Explore Hubble's discoveries through pictures, videos,
and stories.
- Sci-Tech
Find the answers to a variety of questions using this
illustrated guide to the Hubble Space Telescope.
- Fun & Games
Interactive games and activities are available for space
exploreres of all ages.
- Reference Desk
Find Hubble facts, figures, and fundamentals.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
FOR GRADE K-12 TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS
http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/k12-prof-dev/
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, offers a variety
of professional development opportunities.
- Summer Institutes
Institutes for New Teachers of Mathematics and Science
Helping All Students Succeed in Grades 7-12 Mathematics
Leadership Program in Discrete Mathematics
Crash Course in Discrete Mathematics
DIMACS Connect Institute
- Conferences
Good Ideas in Teaching Precalculus
K-12 Mega-Conference in Discrete Mathematics
- Workshops
- Workshops in Your Districts
- Programs for Students
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If you have a workshop to announce, please let us know about
it by filling out the submission form.
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