Two opportunities to nominate a Biology/Ecology/Environmental Science educator in your life for an award from National Association Biology Teachers (NABT).

Society for Science & the Public's Advocate Grant Program provides a stipend to an individual (teacher, counselor, mentor), who agrees to serve as an advocate for 3-5 underrepresented students to transition them from conducting a scientific or engineering research project to completing applications to scientific competition(s). Application Deadline: March 4, 2020.

Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH) workshops provide educators the opportunity to work and research with scientists and engineers to develop effective methods for using near-real-time data from ocean observatories in the classroom.

This year’s workshop runs August 3-7 in Dobb’s Ferry, New York. Applications due by Feb. 21.

The annual NABT Professional Development Conference has opened their call for Session Proposals. Join other leaders of biology and life science education at this 4 day conference hosted this year in Baltimore, MD.

For the first time, Pennsylvania Recreation & Park Society (PRPS) is collaborating with the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators (PAEE) to expand the training and networking between their parallel professions in a joint conference to be held at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, PA on March 17-20, 2020! Early bird registration ends January 31.

Outstanding teachers can make a world of difference for students—particularly in high-need schools. Know anyone eager to share their math and science knowledge with young people? The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship might be the right fit for them. The Fellowship offers: a $32,000 stipend; admission into a competitive M.Ed. program at a Woodrow Wilson partner university in Pennsylvania; extensive clinical practice; ongoing mentoring; and teacher certification. Apply by January 30, 2020.