{"id":939,"date":"2014-01-27T14:36:04","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T14:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/?page_id=939"},"modified":"2014-05-14T14:20:01","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T14:20:01","slug":"stemathon_boston14","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/stemathon_boston14\/","title":{"rendered":"Stemathon Boston 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a:5:{s:11:&#8221;layout_type&#8221;;s:7:&#8221;landing&#8221;;s:15:&#8221;default_content&#8221;;s:3654:&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Congratulations to the winners of the&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>einstein<\/strong>&trade;<strong>STEMathon\\&#8217;14<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Grand Prize Winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Amy George of Dayton Ohio for her Activity, \\&#8221;Our Planet is in Danger\\&#8221;.<br \/>Amy\\&#8217;s Activity focused on climate change and how students as \\&#8221;citizen-scientists\\&#8221; can monitor the causes of climate change and understand what they can do to solve the problem. <\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\\\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I58TMcsw41k\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" width=\\\"420\\\" height=\\\"315\\\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>First Runner-Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Robert Smith of Andover Massachusetts for his Activity &ldquo;Our Planet in Danger&rdquo;. <br \/>Robert&rsquo;s Activity focused on the Greenhouse Effect &#8211; what is it and how it affects our climate.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Second Runner-Up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lindsey McKeen Polizzotti of Malden Massachusetts for her Activity &ldquo;21st Century Farming: Aquaponics&rdquo;. <br \/>Lindsey&rsquo;s Activity focused on the challenges of feeding an ever growing population while utilizing resources most efficiently.<\/p>\n<h2>About the STEMathon<\/h2>\n<p>The einstein&trade;STEMathon saw a large group of teachers competing for prizes and pride in trying to develop the best multimedia Activity using the einstein&trade; Activity Maker. This year&rsquo;s theme was &ldquo;Out Planet in Danger&rdquo;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\\\"buttons\\\">\n<li><a class=\\\"button overlay-trigger\\\" href=\\\"javascript:void(0)\\\" data-overlay=\\\"overlay1\\\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\\\"button overlay-trigger\\\" href=\\\"javascript:void(0)\\\" data-overlay=\\\"overlay2\\\">Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\\\"button overlay-trigger\\\" href=\\\"javascript:void(0)\\\" data-overlay=\\\"overlay3\\\">Judges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\\\"button\\\" href=\\\"http:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-content\/uploads\/einstein_Activity_Maker_Full_User_Guide.pdf\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>einstein<\/strong><span class=\\\"tm\\\"><span>&trade;<\/span><\/span> ActivityMaker<span class=\\\"tm\\\"><span>&trade;<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Unleash your imagination<\/strong><br \/>Teachers, parents and publishers alike can use this user-friendly tool to create interactive, sensor-based activities that go beyond conducting an experiment to engage students in their science exploration.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out the winning Activities as well as many others by downloading them from the einstein&trade; Activity Store. <span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\\\"><a onclick=\\\"window.open(\\'http:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/contact-form\/\\',\\'Contact einstein\\',\\'width=1200,height=700,left=\\'+(screen.availWidth\/2-600)+\\',top=\\'+(screen.availHeight\/2-350)+\\'\\');return false;\\\" href=\\\"http:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/contact-form\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"><span style=\\\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\\\">Contact us<\/span><\/a><\/span> to request a username and password (viewable with the einstein&trade; World app available on <span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\\\"><a href=\\\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fourier.einsteindesktop\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\"><span style=\\\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\\\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span>).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>einstein<\/strong><span class=\\\"tm\\\"><span>&trade;<\/span><\/span> Vision<span class=\\\"tm\\\"><span>&trade;<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>einstein<\/strong><span class=\\\"tm\\\"><span>&trade;<\/span><\/span> offers a playful and engaging science learning experience that empowers teachers and inspires young students to embark on an hands-on journey to unlock the mysteries of the world around them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;;s:8:&#8221;overlay1&#8243;;s:2388:&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<dl class=\\\"faqs\\\">\n<dt>What is the einstein&trade; STEMathon?<\/dt>\n<dd>The 2014 einstein&trade; STEMathon is a contest pitting teachers against one another in an attempt to create the best einstein&trade; Activity. The best Activity will receive a prize of $2,500 in personal winnings and $5,000 worth of equipment for their classroom.<\/dd>\n<dt>What is an einstein&trade; Activity?<\/dt>\n<dd>An einstein&trade; Activity is a multimedia lesson plan created using the einstein&trade; Activity Maker. Ideally an Activity uses text, pictures, sounds and videos together with sensor-based experiments to teach a lesson. Click <strong><a href=\\\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/_arnJGzLqLc\\\">here<\/a> <\/strong>to see a short video, &ldquo;What is an einstein&trade; Activity?&rdquo;<\/dd>\n<dt>Do I need to know computer programming to create an Activity?<\/dt>\n<dd>Absolutely not. Creating an Activity is no more complicated than creating a presentation with Microsoft Powerpoint. Participants will be given access to tutorials and webinars helping them get to know the Activity Maker.<\/dd>\n<dt>Do I need to spend all day at the STEMathon?<\/dt>\n<dd>While the STEMathon will be open all day, with staff available to help participants, anyone is welcome the participate for a few minutes or a few hours.<\/dd>\n<dt>How will my Activity be judged?<\/dt>\n<dd>Activities will be judged by 4 different criteria &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>50% &#8211; Suitability for the einstein&trade; Learning Platform &ndash; The einstein team believes the strongest educational experiences involve both learning and doing. We will be looking for Activities that look good on a tablet computer and, most importantly, use sensor-based experiments to teach students.<\/p>\n<p>20% &#8211; Follows the topic guidelines &ndash; Participants will be given a topic title and the Activity will be judged on how well it explains this topic.<\/p>\n<p>10% &#8211; Follows the NGSS guidelines &ndash; In addition to the general topic, Activities are expected to demonstrate certain core ideas outlined in the NGSS. These core ideas will be suggested by the einstein&trade; team and Activities will be judged by how well they demonstrate these core ideas.<\/p>\n<p>20% &#8211; Creativity &#8211; A successful Activity must spark students imaginations. Activities will be judged by how likely they are to catch and hold students&rsquo; attention while at the same time teaching them.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&#8220;;s:8:&#8221;overlay2&#8243;;s:331:&#8221;<\/p>\n<ol class=\\\"movie-tabs\\\">\n<li><a href=\\\"javascript:void(0)\\\" data-video=\\\"_arnJGzLqLc\\\">What is an einstein&trade; Activity?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\\\"javascript:void(0)\\\" data-video=\\\"e7NhL_Z57Ac\\\">Graph Wizard Tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\\\"javascript:void(0)\\\" data-video=\\\"lPcfrZNZQww\\\">Activity Maker Tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&#8220;;s:8:&#8221;overlay3&#8243;;s:6165:&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Our Judges<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\\\"col\\\">\n<h3>Joseph Krajcik<\/h3>\n<p class=\\\"intro\\\"><img style=\\\"float: left;\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-content\/uploads\/judge-Joseph.png\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" \/>Director, CREATE for STEM Institute<br \/>\u2028Professor, Science Education<br \/>\u2028Michigan State University&nbsp;\u2028College of Natural Science\u2028<br \/><a href=\\\"mailto:krajcik@msu.edu\\\">krajcik@msu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joseph Krajcik is director of the CREATE for STEM Institute and a faculty member in science education. A former high school chemistry and physical science teacher, Krajcik spent 21 years at the University of Michigan before coming to MSU in 2011. During his career, he has focused on working with science teachers to reform science teaching practices to promote students&rsquo; engagement in and learning of science. He was principal investigator on a National Science Foundation project that aims to design, develop and test the next generation of middle school curriculum materials to engage students in obtaining deep understandings of science content and practices. He is currently serving as head of the Physical Science Design Team to develop the Next Generation Science Standards. Krajcik, along with Professor Angela Calabrese Barton from MSU, serves as co-editor of the Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Krajcik has authored and co-authored curriculum materials, books, software and over 100 manuscripts, and makes frequent presentations at international, national and regional conferences. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has served as president of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), from which he received the Distinguished Contributions to Science Education Through Research Award in 2010.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\\\"col\\\">\n<h3>Mary L. Starr, PhD.<\/h3>\n<p class=\\\"intro\\\"><img style=\\\"float: left;\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-content\/uploads\/judge-Mary.png\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" \/>Founder, Starr &amp; Associates, Science Education Consulting<br \/>\u2028Executive Director, Michigan Mathematics and Science Centers Network<br \/><a href=\\\"mailto:mary@starrscience.com\\\">\u2028mary@starrscience.com<\/a><br \/>Mary on Twitter: <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/starrscience\\\">@starrscience<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mary Starr is serves as a science education consultant and curriculum developer, facilitating professional learning experiences for science teachers throughout the United States. Mary is the Executive Director of the Michigan Mathematics and Science Centers Network, a consortium of 33 Math and Science Centers in Michigan. A former middle school science teacher, Mary has spent 25 years working with teachers and students in science classrooms to support science learning. She has focused on developing excellent professional learning experiences. Recently, she has been a NGSS review team member in Michigan and has created professional learning workshops for teachers that directly address ideas related to modeling from NGSS. Mary is proud of her work on Project-Based Inquiry Science, an NSF funded middle school curriculum currently used throughout the country. Mary has published articles in the Michigan Science Teachers Association and National Science Teachers Association journals and has given many presentations at local, state and national science teachers\\&#8217; meetings. Mary is working to understand the ways in which new technology tools are serving teachers\\&#8217; implementation practice and students\\&#8217; learning. She is also thinking about how NGSS-aligned teaching is going to change the ways in which all students, especially those with special learning needs, engage in science learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\\\"col\\\">\n<h3>Katherine McNeill, PhD.<\/h3>\n<p class=\\\"intro\\\"><img style=\\\"float: left;\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-content\/uploads\/judge-Katherine.png\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" \/>Associate Professor of Science Education\u2028<br \/>Boston College\u2028<br \/><a href=\\\"mailto:kmcneill@bc.edu\\\">kmcneill@bc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Katherine L. McNeill is an Associate Professor of science education at Boston College. A former middle school science teacher, she received her doctorate in science education from the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on how to support students with diverse backgrounds in engaging in scientific practices, with a particular focus on scientific explanation and argumentation. Through the generous funding of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Carnegie Corporation of NY, she has worked on a number of projects focused on the design of middle school and high school science curriculum developed to support scientific practices. Currently, she is on the leadership team with colleagues at the Lawrence Hall of Science to design a digital middle school science curriculum that provides teachers with multimedia supports around argumentation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\\\"col\\\">\n<h3>James Hollenbeck, PhD.<\/h3>\n<p class=\\\"intro\\\"><img style=\\\"float: left;\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-content\/uploads\/judge-James.png\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" \/>Professor of Science Education\u2028<br \/>Indiana University &#8211; Southeast<br \/><a href=\\\"mailto:\u2028jehollen@ius.edu\\\">\u2028jehollen@ius.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Science Education Coordinator at Indiana University since 2002. Earned his Ph.D. at the University of Iowa in 1999 in Science Education and Biological Science. In 2008-2009 Dr. Hollenbeck served as a Fulbright Fellowship Senior Lecturer\/Researcher at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria. He has taught 12 years as a secondary science teacher\/coach in Iowa and Nebraska and in 1995 won the Quad Cities Iowa\/Illinois Science Teacher Award. Dr. Hollenbeck is involved in research, presenting and publishing on the topics of Second Language Acquisition and Science Literacy, Integration of data-loggers in education, Constructivist Teaching Methodology in Science Education. In 2011, Dr. Hollenbeck was a named to a five term as a Fulbright Specialist and a three term to the National Science Teachers Association Standing Committee on Science Education and Research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;;}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a:5:{s:11:&#8221;layout_type&#8221;;s:7:&#8221;landing&#8221;;s:15:&#8221;default_content&#8221;;s:3654:&#8221; Congratulations to the winners of the&nbsp; einstein&trade;STEMathon\\&#8217;14 Grand Prize Winner Amy George of Dayton Ohio for her Activity, \\&#8221;Our Planet is in Danger\\&#8221;.Amy\\&#8217;s Activity focused on climate change and how students as \\&#8221;citizen-scientists\\&#8221; can monitor the causes of climate change and understand what they can do to solve the problem. &nbsp; First Runner-Up Robert [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"landingpage_stemathon_boston14.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-939","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=939"}],"version-history":[{"count":52,"href":"https:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1026,"href":"https:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/939\/revisions\/1026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/einsteinworld.com\/ew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}