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The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is currently recruiting for the position of Bureau Chief for the Bureau of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment.  This individual will report to the Academic Division Director.    

The Teaching Children Mathematics Editorial Panel is launching a department called iSTEM: Integrating Science, Technology, and Engineering into the Mathematics Classroom. The Panel invites you to share ideas and activities you use in your K–grade 6 classroom to stimulate student interest in STEM fields. We encourage articles that offer exemplary classroom-tested ideas and insight into integrating math into the STEM curriculum. Manuscripts that include photographs and samples of student work or dialogue are especially encouraged. Details here.

LearnZillion is looking for 200 exceptional educators to join the 2014 Dream Team. If you are a teacher who wants to broaden your impact, learn from content experts, and challenge yourself in new and exciting ways, then this is the professional development experience for you. Watch this short video to learn more. Then Apply today!

The InvenTeam initiative, created by the Lemelson-MIT Program, offers an unparalleled opportunity for high school students to cultivate their creativity and experience invention. InvenTeams are teams of high school students, teachers, and mentors that receive grants up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. Each InvenTeam chooses its own problem to solve. Deadline: February 28, 2014. For more information and details on how to apply, visit the eschoolnews Grants & Funding page.

The Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program supports projects that build understandings of best practice factors, contexts and processes contributing to students’ motivation, participation, enhanced interest in and capabilities to successfully pursue STEM and/or STEM cognate domain intensive education programs and careers. ITEST seeks to ensure a high-quality STEM workforce that can meet U.S. technology needs. Deadline: February 11, 2014. For more information and details on how to apply, visit the eschoolnews Grants & Funding page.

The Siemens STEM Academy offers two one-of-a-kind, all-expenses-paid professional development opportunities that provide unique experiences to middle and high school teachers from across the country looking to bolster STEM learning and gain pragmatic skills that they can translate back into the classroom. Deadline: February 4, 2014. For more information and details on how to apply, visit the eschoolnews Grants & Funding page, or the Siemens STEM Academy page.

ATOMIC President, Lorrie Quirk, presented the Mari Muri Award to Stacey Daly, a 16-year veteran of the Madison Public Schools at the 2013 ATOMIC Fall Conference.

CCSU Professor Emeritus, Tim Craine presented the Robert A. Rosenbaum Award to Albina Cannavaciolo, ATOMIC Fall Conference Chair, Former President, and long-time Connecticut Mathematics Educator.

CSDE Mathematics Education Consultant and ATOMIC Board member, Charlene Tate Nichols, presented the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching 2013 State Finalist Award to Jacqueline Corricelli, teacher at Conard High School, West Hartford. Congratulations Jacqueline!