February 9 Cohort Meeting
Post date: Feb 6, 2017 1:43:53 PM
January 25 Meeting Notes from Alison
Good Morning,
I am sending NC Master Teacher Updates for the week ahead:
- ZOOM meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 9, 2017 beginning at 4:30 pm. I will send agenda to all on Wednesday.
- We will meet as a whole group with updates on the upcoming conference and then the three sites will focus on regional discussions.
- Plattsburgh Teachers will meet in room 225 in Sibley Hall.
- Registration Link to the STEM + TEAM = STEAM Conference 2017
It is most important that each Master Teacher register by February 10th. On the 11th of February the link will go live to all area educators. In order to accommodate all we have capped the participation at 100. This number is not inclusive of NCMTs' however once the link goes live if you have not registered you will risk being shut out as others register. If you are planning to attend please register this week. Thank you!
https://fs30.formsite.com/katechilton/form50/index.html
- Science @ 30 City
Information below for the popular Science talks offered by area educators:
Science at 30City kicks off again this coming Monday evening at 5:30pm with a repeat of the inaugural talk by Dr. Joel D. Parker “Death and Darwin - Why Evolution Does Not Save Us from Aging”.
When: 5:30 - 7 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2017
Where: The Champlain Wine Company at 30 City Hall Place, Plattsburgh, NY
Who: Dr. Joel D. Parker, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
What: Science@30City.
Dr. Parker, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh will present “Death and Darwin – Why Evolution Does Not Save Us from Aging” on Monday February 6th at 5:30 pm at The Champlain Wine Company. Despite 50+ years of intense research, science has failed to bring to market even one drug proven to slow aging. Why has aging proven impossible to treat despite so much effort? The answer lies in understanding how lifespans evolve over evolutionary time. Dr. Parker will explore how evolution has complicated the quest to find a pharmacological treatment for aging. Recent evidence against antioxidants and drugs that imitate caloric restriction as aging treatments will also be presented.
NOTE TO SCIENCE TEACHERS
I will be presenting the basics of the theory of evolution in this talk using the Google map timeline method that I published in the Journal of College Science
Teaching (http://joelparcoeur.com/pdfs/Parker%202011.pdf, and see http://joelparcoeur.com/pdfs/Parker_Science%202011.pdf). This will be a good opportunity for your students to get another round of evolutionary theory and to see what might be a novel way to you of teaching the magnitude of deep time.
The complete Spring 2017 Science@30City schedule:
Feb. 6, Dr. Joel Parker: “Darwin and Death - Why evolution does not save us from aging.”
A repeat of last year’s inaugural Science@ 30City talk explaining what is known, and not known about why we age.
Feb. 20, Prof. Don Slish: “Psychedelics: Not your father's hallucinations”
The new neuroscience of psychedelics and their use in the treatment of psychological disorders.
March 6, Dr. Karina Ckless: “Wine and antioxidants: facts and “alternative facts”
A critical evaluation of the health claims around antioxidants, with special emphasis on Wine.
March 20, Herb Carpenter; “Astronomy & Cosmology at 30 City”
A presentation on astronomy with images of the night sky.
April 3, Prof. Kathleen Lavoie: “Danger and research in a Mexican sulfur cave”
A story of a challenging field research at a not so safe cave.
April 17, Jeff Cochrane: “How the Sioux Holy man Black Elk taught the Science of Electromagnetism”
A contrasting view from another culture of knowing the natural world.
May 1, Dr. Richard Durant: “Dementia Caregiver Support in the North Country”
A presentation describing the problem of dementia and a North country program to support dementia care givers.
We are already recruiting speakers for Fall 2017 so if you or someone you know would like to contribute a presentation please contact Joel Parker (Joel.Parker@plattsburgh.edu).
See you all via Zoom on Thursday,
Kathy