From willrifkin at unsw.edu.au Tue Nov 18 23:07:51 2008 From: willrifkin at unsw.edu.au (Will Rifkin) Date: Fri Nov 21 00:52:25 2008 Subject: [PCST] PCST -- Teaching Materials for Years 9 & 10 Message-ID: 1. Do you design creative, engaging learning activities for Year 9 and 10 students? Want to play a critical role in luring more students into science? How about doing what you do best this summer for a project at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia ... And earn a thousand dollars plus*? (* Australian dollars, of course) 2. We need lesson plans, worksheets, games, etc. to build use by high school teachers of the World-Wide Day in Science online career guide (WWDS) -- www.dayinscience.unsw.edu.au. WWDS captures a day in the life of science each April through the eyes of university students and science-based professionals. In the past six years, the site has collected Day in Science stories of 1000 professionals. 3. Our target audience is those students who would study science in Years 11 and 12 and university if they saw an enticing career to follow. So, we are not aiming at the science lovers or the science phobes but in between. WWDS takes a "community of practice" approach, showing students how people like them belong to the scientific community in a range of roles. Again, the teaching materials would not be about scientific content but about people, their paths through life, their interests, and connections between people. 5. Interested? Send us an example of what you have done -- learning materials for Year 9 and 10 students (or as close as you can get). Provide EVIDENCE of their impact. TSSTLI* is not enough (* "The students seemed to like it."). List three types of activities or worksheets that you think might work and explain why you think that they would work. No need to "give away the farm"; just state enough so that I know what direction you are headed. Include your contact details and availability for December (we have to spend some funds this year). Send this information to -- wwds@unsw.edu.au. I will look forward to hearing from you by 28 November. Will Will Rifkin, PhD Director, Science Communication Program Faculty of Science, BSB-BABS UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052 AUSTRALIA willrifkin@unsw.edu.au +61 2 9385 2748 +61 2 9385 1530 fax www.scom.unsw.edu.au www.onset.unsw.edu.au www.dayinscience.unsw.edu.au From eniorodrigo at gmail.com Mon Nov 17 19:10:48 2008 From: eniorodrigo at gmail.com (Enio Rodrigo) Date: Fri Nov 21 00:52:25 2008 Subject: [PCST] Live broadcast - International Conference on Biofuels Message-ID: During this week the sessions of the International Conference on Biofuels will be disponible through live broadcast directly from the event. The link can be found on the left column of the event's website: http://www.biofuels2008.com/en/index.php Plenary Sessions' agenda can be found at: http://www.biofuels2008.com/en/programacao.php Presentation: The "International Conference on Biofuels: Biofuels as a driving force of sustainable development" will be held in S=E3o Paulo, Brazil, from the 17th= to the 21st of November, 2008. The Conference intends to encourage international discussion about the challenges and opportunities posed by biofuels and to provide important occasion for addressing issues related to biofuels, such as energy security, sustainability of the production and use, agricultural and industrial processing, as well as issues related to technical specifications and standards, international trade, climate change, and biofuels' future. Representatives of governments from all United Nations member states, several international organizations, members of parliaments, the scientific and academic communities, the private sector, civil society stakeholders, and NGOs, have been invited to take part at the Conference. . The event will be structured in two parts: the "Plenary Sessions," which will be open to the public, scheduled for November 17-19; and "High-Level Intergovernmental Meeting," scheduled for November 20-21 (Organization and Operation). Five major issues related to biofuels will be discussed: a) Biofuels and Energetic Security: energetic matrix's transition; sources' diversification; universal access; b) Biofuels and Climate Change: mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions; land use change; life cycle's comparative analysis. c) Biofuels and Sustainability: food security; income generation; ecosystems challenges; d) Biofuels and Innovation: research and development; first- and second-generation biofuels; opportunities for Science and Technology; and e) Biofuels and the International Market: trade norms; technical issues; socio-environmental standards. The last two days, 20th and 21st, will be devoted to the discussions of the High-Level Intergovernmental Meeting, in round table format, with the participation of government representatives of ministerial rank and international organizations. -- = Att. Enio Rodrigo :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::....................... Enio Rodrigo Barbosa Silva Labjor/Unicamp celular: +55 (19) 9170.4808. msn: eniorodrigo@hotmail.com skype: eniorodrigo Rep=F3rter: www.comciencia.br / http://cienciaecultura.bvs.br ................................................................. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailmanlist.net/pipermail/pcst/attachments/20081117/c9ca6f1f/at= tachment.htm From giuseppe.pellegrini at unipd.it Fri Nov 21 09:10:19 2008 From: giuseppe.pellegrini at unipd.it (giuseppe.pellegrini@unipd.it) Date: Sat Nov 22 09:44:18 2008 Subject: [PCST] New book on Technoscientific innovation and democracy Message-ID: Rubbettino Publishers and G. Bassetti Foundation propose a new book on new forms of democracy in science and society relationship. 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