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OREA has ‘Meet the Candidates, Meet the Educators’ at ORHS today

Posted at 9:01 am October 22, 2014
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The Oak Ridge Education Association is having a “Meet the Candidates, Meet the Educators” event at the high school this afternoon.

It’s scheduled from 4 to 5:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, October 22) at the Oak Ridge High School amphitheater.

“Because of the plethora of candidate forums in recent weeks (and the number of candidates), our event will not be so much a traditional candidate forum as much as a ‘conversation’ about public education,” a press release said. “Each candidate will have the opportunity to speak for three-five minutes on their views on educational issues pertinent to the office that he/she is seeking. Once each candidate has spoken, the event will transition into a ‘meet and greet,’ during which you can chat with individual candidates about questions that you have. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Education, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: candidates, educators, General Assembly, meet and greet, Meet the Candidates, Meet the Educators, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge High School, OREA, public education, U.S. House

‘Classroom Under the Sea’ today to feature astronauts Aldrin, Gernhardt

Posted at 1:00 am October 16, 2014
By Roane State Community College Leave a Comment

NEEMO Project Underwater

The October 16 episode of “Classroom Under the Sea” will address how underwater training helps prepare astronauts for space exploration through programs such as the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) project. In the underwater image, an engineering crew diver simulates anchoring to an asteroid surface. (Photos courtesy of NASA)

 

Artist Concept

The artist’s concept image shows how an astronaut might use a similar process to anchor to an asteroid.

How do astronauts learn how to land on an asteroid? They practice under the sea.

Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Mike Gernhardt will discuss how the undersea environment has helped astronauts train for missions beyond the atmosphere during the next episode of “Classroom Under the Sea,” an online lecture series hosted by two educators living underwater for 73 days. The live program starts at 1 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, October 16. Viewers can watch at roanestate.edu/classroomunderthesea and on youtube.com/classroomunderthesea.

Biology professor Bruce Cantrell and adjunct professor Jessica Fain from Roane State Community College in East Tennessee are living and working in an underwater habitat—Jules’ Undersea Lodge on Key Largo in the Florida Keys—for 73 days. While in the habitat, Fain and Cantrell are hosting “Classroom Under the Sea,” presented by Roane State and the Marine Resources Development Foundation on Key Largo.

During the October 16 episode, Aldrin and Gernhardt will highlight how undersea simulations help astronauts prepare for journeys to asteroids and to Mars. Aldrin, the second person to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, pioneered underwater training techniques. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Top Stories Tagged With: asteroid, astronauts, Bruce Cantrell, Buzz Aldrin, Classroom Under the Sea, Diversity in Aquatics, educators, episodes, Florida Keys, Jessica Fain, Johnson Space Center, Jules' Undersea Lodge, Key Largo, laboratory lessons, lecture series, Marine Resources Development Foundation, Mike Gernhardt, NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, NEEMO, Roane State Community College, underwater, underwater habitat, underwater training, world record

STEM standards training for informal educators, tutors, community members

Posted at 12:31 am April 15, 2014
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Oak Ridge Schools is partnering with Oak Ridge Associated Universities, the Children’s Museum, and American Museum of Science and Energy to do a STEM standards training for informal educators, tutors, and community members from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 21, at the Children’s Museum.

“This training will be beneficial to those who are interested in learning more about helping students advance their skills in science, technology, engineering, and math and have been wondering what the Common Core and Science Standards are as well as how they can be applied to informal and after-school education programs,” a press release said. “The training will be led by Oak Ridge Schools’ staff.”

Light refreshments and childcare will be provided. You can register at www.orau.us/informaledworkshop.

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, children's museum, Common Core, educators, engineering, math, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge Schools, science, Science Standards, STEM, technology, tutors

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