IBM is hosting a Summer Skills Build Challenge; a ready-made, virtual summer offering that requires minimal teacher intervention. You could leverage the challenge as a fun supplement to summer school programming, register your students to participate on their own or share with your partners and network. Students will have the chance to earn digital badges, gain technical and professional skills, and earn prizes along the way.

This is a great way to introduce students and educators to emerging technology with IBM for the first time, while also relieving the burden of planning for the summer after a tough school year.

You can see an overview of the challenge here or get educators to start registering here.

The Discovery Museum in Reno is looking for teachers to hire for their camp programs this summer! for more information, or to apply visit their website at https://nvdm.org/about/employment/

Lake Mead will be hosting a Teacher Ranger Teacher (TRT) summer 2021.  The TRT program is a professional development opportunity where the chosen candidate will receive both a $3000 stipend and 3 graduate credit hours upon completion of a park educational project.  The scope of the work is mostly K-5 science related.

Please see application information attached below. More information on the Teacher Ranger teacher program can be found at https://teacherrangerteacher.org/

All completed applications can be sent to lake_education@nps.gov with the title "LAST NAME, FIRST NAME LAKE MEAD TRT".  Interested applicants can also email any questions to the same email.  Applications will be accepted through Monday, 5/17/21 at 5 PM.

2021 Lake Mead TRT Announcement and Application Form.docx

Live in Southern Nevada and want to spend some time supporting your local wildlife?  The Desert National Wildlife Refuge is looking for volunteers.  See flyer below and contact Ranger Josh if you have any questions. 

The Nevada Outdoor School is looking for 3 Americorps in both Winnemucca and Elko this summer.  See their video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQy3tp99vRU

Flyer: 

Are you a group that would like to create lesson plans about Nevada rivers? 

The Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR) Floodplain Management Program is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to enter into a state contract for the development of a complete line of instructional and educational resources on subject matter to support the program’s development of ESRI “Story Maps”.  Attached is the official Request for Proposal (RFP).

Please see the attached document for details. Proposals must be submitted by 5/14/2021 in order to be considered.

Join Project ReCharge for our Complete training on over 20 hands-on engaging STEAM lessons! They can earn 45 hours of professional development or up to $1,000 while engaging with our master teachers and community members experiencing the lessons as a student would.  A classroom set of supplies is included to get the students excited  with project based learning. 

Dates

o   In-person session in Reno, NV: July 26th - 28th

o   Follow Up sessions throughout the year (20-25 hours)

Need more information? Contact laura.scarselli@envirolution.org for a presentation, phone call, or any questions you may have.  Apply Today

The Nevada Learning Center is offering two experiences in April:  Tracking Careers in Paleontology and Passport to Cathedral Gorge State Park. See attached flyer for details.  Note, the virtual tours are via ZOOM

Please see flyer below for more information

April 2021 VFT.pdf

If you have any questions, please contact:  

Becky Hall

email: becky.hall@nvscicenter.org 

Education Director  

Co-Founder 

331 S. Water Street

Henderson, NV 89015

(702) 769-8707

ScienceCenterNevada.org

Join the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon® 2020 Build Challenge teams for a live, interactive tour of their houses!

The event will begin with a 15-minute presentation about Solar Decathlon and introductions by the teams.

After introductions, students will lead you on live tours of their houses in separate breakout rooms. With each tour lasting 15 minutes, you’ll have the opportunity to visit many of the homes in the two-hour event. Be sure to visit our first-ever Solar Decathlon Virtual Village after your live tour. You can visit the houses at your leisure.

For more information, see: https://www.solardecathlon.gov/2020/build/virtual_village_tours.html?fbclid=IwAR0GwOjqiUHq1jjdv40ksAN1AZ1QsuZ19bJFBztt0VGm-L2w4CQYnYN_PxY 

Event: Saturday, April 17th, 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. (FREE)

The 2nd Nevada Digital Learning Summit is for all K-12 administrators, counselors, and educators in Nevada. Digital learning is a necessary component of instruction, whether learning remotely or in a school building. Come spend a day learning how to integrate digital learning in everyday teaching and learning. The day will include a keynote address from our Nevada Teacher of the Year, breakout sessions, a panel discussion, and raffle prizes that you won’t want to miss. Register here