Homeschool HUB News Update--January 29
Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094
email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org facebook: www.facebook.com/HomeschoolHub
Editor: Andrea Bikfalvy
The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB.
Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
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GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Brain Warmer Upper
G2) Homeschool Research Survey
G3) GAMA 2016 Aviation Design Challenge
G4) 2016 Clean Tech Competition
G1) Brain Warmer Upper
It's so strong, it does not break,
It's so powerful, it penetrates a lake,
Sometimes it's weak as a twig left out in the sun,
It's so wonderful it gives us the power to have fun.
What is it?
Answer to last week's puzzle:
A computer keyboard
G2) Homeschool Research Survey
We, Lauren and Nick, are two formerly-homeschooled students. Now, we are doctoral students studying education at The Ohio State University and we want to learn more about homeschool parents' beliefs, advocacy activities, and instructional practices. We don't see enough research dedicated specifically to questions concerning the homeschool community and we want to change that.
We are asking homeschool parents to take a ten-minute anonymous online survey to help us learn more about what makes this movement so successful. You can take the survey on your computer or on your mobile device. That way, we can share it with researchers, educators, and homeschool families around the world.
Survey: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ctaB9Th3PG8zLT
Thank you very much,
Lauren and Nick Bailes
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the researchers.
Lauren Bailes
Ph.D. Candidate and Study Coordinator
Bailes.11@osu.edu
Nicholas Bailes
Ph.D. Student and Co-investigator
Bailes.18@osu.edu
Roger D. Goddard
Fawcett Chair and Study Supervisor
Goddard.9@osu.edu
G3) GAMA 2016 Aviation Design Challenge
The General Aviation ManufacturersAssociation (GAMA) is sponsoring the 2016 Aviation Design Challenge to promoteScience, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education through aviation in high schools across the United States and Charlotte, NC.
Program Features:
Open to high schools and home school groups
Free (paid by GAMA)
Students design and fly virtual aircraft
Free Curricular materials and teacher training provided
Great spring stem resource
How does the competition work?
Schools interested in the competition will receive complimentary "Fly to Learn" curricula, which comes with flight simulation software powered by X-Plane. Teachers will guide students through the science of flight and airplane design, completing the curricula in approximately six weeks in the classroom or in four weeks through an accelerated program. Each high school will apply what they have learned by modifying the design of an airplane. The schools will then compete in a virtual fly-off, which will be scored on aerodynamic and performance parameters while flying a specific mission profile. Judges from GAMA will select the winning school based on that score and other factors.
G4) 2016 Clean Tech Competition
Challenge your students to "Make an Impact"
Win up to $10,000!
Registration is now open for the 2016 Clean Tech Competition, a global research and design challenge for 15-18 year old students. This year's challenge is to "Making an Impact".
This educational opportunity challenges students to develop innovative, clean technology solutions to real-world issues. Solutions may take on aspects of plastics or the need for cheap, clean energy. Student participants will gain experience with focused research, critical thinking, and the scientific process – making it a great project based learning opportunity.
There is no entry fee, and students can participate through school, extracurricular programs, or on their own. The 1st Place Team will win $10,000 and the Finalist Event will be held on a cruise from Miami, Florida, USA to the Dominican Republic, when Finalist Teams will meet to explore fun and educational activities, present to a live panel of judges, and network with industry professionals. Should your team make the final, there is only the cost of getting to Miami, your cruise will be paid for!
There is no limit to the number of Teams per organization – so spread the word! Each stage of the competition is designed to be a rewarding process, and more student participation means inspiring more young scientists to help build a better future for our planet.
And there is something for the teachers of the schools and those teachers who are team leaders! This year's Clean Tech Competition happens on board Fathom's Cruise Ship Adonia where there will be opportunities for professional development with workshops that include: Project based learning, Hands-on science activity ideas and demonstrations, Dinosaurs, Weather, STEM questioning techniques, Earth Science, Endangered species and much more! This opportunity for an educational cruise is open for teachers of any age or grade or Education Professors. So spread the word to any teachers and Education Professors you know, we want them and you there too!
Learn more and register at:
www.CleanTechCompetition.org
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Homeschool Graduation 2016
2) SEA LIFE Michigan Aquarium Homeschool Week
3) Discovery Days at Twin Lakes Camp
4) Phantoscope Film Festival Needs High School Film Makers
5) 2nd Annual Teacher Summit
6) Free STEM academy for 5th graders
7) High School Summer Workshops
8) Michigan Envirothon
1) Homeschool Graduation 2016
The Michiana Area Homeschoolers would like to invite all graduating seniors in the Michiana area, to join us as we plan for our 2016 cap and gown graduation ceremony.
It is a wonderful way to acknowledge all our Lord has done and present a diploma to our graduate! We will be meeting to plan the ceremony, order diplomas and cap,gown and tassels. We will meet Tuesday nights, once a month, starting in February
February 9
March 8
April 12
May 10
Rehearsal, Friday, June 3rd
Graduation, Sat. June 4th
Meeting place:
Calvary Baptist Church 3001 West Cleveland Road, South Bend, IN 46628
Time : 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jenny Sergio - sergiojen7@gmail.com
269-683-3886
Becky Cooke - 574-272-2181
2) SEA LIFE Michigan Aquarium Homeschool Week
It's that time again; HOMESCHOOL WEEK! We are changing things up a bit and offering education stations throughout the aquarium for added learning opportunities!
Scheduled: February 22 – 26, 2016
Take a journey under the sea and beyond and discover something new and amazing! For just $10.00 per person for both students and adults, you'll enjoy over 5,000 amazing creatures and on-going educational activities throughout the aquarium centered around 'Conservation' between 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
During homeschool week, SEA LIFE will have educational stations set up throughout the aquarium for children to learn and examine conservation facts and environmental stewardship.
- Conservation Worksheets for Students and Resource Guides for Educators (worksheets are age appropriate for 6 – 11 year olds)
- Oil Spills and their effects on Sea Life
- Conservation Education
- Touch a sea star, urchin, crab and more in our Interactive Touchpool
- Come nose to nose with sharks in our 180 degree Ocean Tunnel
Printable educational resources for every age group are available on our website to provide additional learning opportunities before, during and after your visit.
https://www.visitsealife.com/michigan/schools-and-groups/school/resources/
Mention "Homeschool Week" upon arrival to the aquarium to receive your discounted homeschool rate. Discounted admission and educational stations are available any time between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day of the week from February 22 – 26, 2016 so choose the day of the week and time that works best for your teaching schedule; reservations or advanced ticket purchase is NOT required!
For more information:
Dawn Priebe
248-409-6008
dawn.priebe@merlinentertainments.biz
We look forward to welcoming your family to our CONSERVATION EDUCATION and we will 'SEA' you soon!
3) Discovery Days at Twin Lakes Camp
For homeschool students grades 3rd-6th. Come meet other homeschool families and learn about God's creation for the day. This spring we are maple tapping, orienteering, and learning about rocks and insects.
Brochure: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/db709110d27fcf0e97e1dc44f/files/Discovery_Day_Brochure_01.pub
Website: http://twinlakescamp.com/Default.aspx
4) Phantoscope Film Festival Needs High School Film Makers
High school students who have a passion for film making are encouraged to submit their projects for consideration in the Richmond Art Museum's annual Phantoscope Film Festival competition. Finalists will have their films shown on April 16 at the Indiana State Museum. Prizes include scholarship opportunities. To apply, visit the museum's website. www.indianamuseum.org
Applications are due February 13th!
5) 2nd Annual Teacher Summit
The School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI announces the 2nd Annual Teacher Summit to be held on Friday, February 26. Our faculty will present brief Ignite Talks so that you can choose one of four hands-on labs offered that day:
· Animating Science
· Digitizing Teaching and Learning: Engaging Learners Beyond Bits and Bytes
· Engagement: Don't Forget Privacy Guidelines in Your Classroom
· Prototyping for the Future: 3-D Printing in Your Classroom
Lunch is on us, but you will have to pay for parking.
Sincerely,
Vicki Daugherty
Program Manager and Diversity Coordinator
Indiana University
School of Informatics and Computing – Indianapolis
Informatics and Communications Technology Complex (IT)
535 W. Michigan Street, IT477
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
317 278-4123
6) Free STEM academy for 5th graders
Hello,
I am with STARBASE Indiana, a STEM academy opening in South Bend. www.starbasein.org We are looking at offering our 25 hour STEM academy to local 5th grade homeschool students. We will explore rocketry, robotics, engineering, and 3D printing over the course of the week.
The classes are completely free, and would last from 9am-2pm for an entire week. We currently have the week of March 7th-11th available. Parents would need to transport their child and provide a packed lunch for the week. We are located in the South Bend armory on Kemble Ave. in South Bend.
We are hoping to book a minimum of 20 students. The program is offered to 5th graders only.
Please let me know if I can answer and questions and if you may be able to assist me with coordinating a class or connecting with other homeschool organizations and/or parents.
Warmest regards,
Sarah Seales
STARBASE Indiana
South Bend-Teacher
C: 574-252-9102
Sarah@starbasein.org
www.starbasein.org
https://www.facebook.com/StarbaseIN/
7) High School Summer Workshops
Registration for the 2016 School of Informatics and Computing High School Summer Workshops is now available. These workshops are a great way for high school students to learn how informatics and computing is shaping our world through innovations in mobile and web applications, interactive media and digital games, and health and medical research.
Please spread the word to family, friends, and your high schools students. Do not hesitate to email me if you have questions. They are filling up fast!
Click here for more details:https://soic.iupui.edu/about/high-school-programs/summerworkshops/
Below are the workshop descriptions:
Week 1: June 13–17
3-D Animation and Visual Effects
Faculty: Zebulun M. Wood, M.S.
Films, games, commercials, visualization technology, printing, virtual reality—all these industries are using 3-D in new, different, and exciting ways. The 3-D and visual effects industry is growing, and you can be the next 3-D creator. You'll learn to use tools to create 3-D printed art or 3-D video—or both—and you won't need previous experience with 3-D software. At the end of this course, you'll leave with your own 3-D creation. Students who take this workshop are welcome to bring their character creations and continue to explore 3-D printing in depth through the week two 3-D Printing workshop.
Big Data Analytics for Translational Biomedical Informatics
Faculty: Xiaowen Liu, Ph.D and Huanmei Wu, Ph.D
There is a strong demand for workers skilled in data analysis, and it's growing all the time—especially in biomedical informatics and personalized medicine. These high-paying technology jobs need people with big data analytics and data-mining skills. You'll learn the tools and techniques used by today's top data scientists and you'll work on projects from the real world of big data analysis. You'll gain hands-on experience with data exploring, cleaning, and modeling techniques and you'll learn how these methods are used in personalized medicine.
Week 2: June 20–24
3-D Printing
Faculty: Zebulun M. Wood, M.S.
If you can imagine it, you can hold it in your hand! 3-D printing is quickly changing manufacturing industries everywhere. You're learn to digitally scan images and to print 3-D models. If you take the 3-D Animation and Visual Effects workshop, you can bring your creations to life here. You'll also solve cool problems in archaeology, surgery, and dentistry. Students who want an overview of 3-D effects are encouraged to take the week one 3-D Animation and Visual Effects workshop before this workshop.
Info Quest: Adventures Using Library and Research Skills
Faculty: Andrea Copeland, Ph.D. and Kevin Summers, M.L.S.
Ready to solve intriguing mysteries? We'll show you how searching can be serious fun. You'll learn the best ways to research and retrieve information through the IUPUI University Library, the Indianapolis Public Library, and other online sources. Superheroes will guide your efforts to find, use, and cite resources that will make you an expert in finding and using information correctly, ethically, and safely. These information literacy skills are crucial for your academic success in high school, in college, and beyond.
Mobile App Development for Smart Health
Faculty: Josette Jones, Ph.D. and Saptarshi Purkayastha, Ph.D.
You can play an important role in improving others' health and well-being through creating mobile health apps—known as "mHealth." You'll learn the ins and outs of health informatics, and how mobile applications for devices like mobile phones and smart watches work with electronic health records and information systems. You'll also learn how to connect with users through gamification, personas, and other techniques. You won't need a significant programming background, but you should be interested in logic and in learning web frameworks, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
Week 3: June 27–July 1
Code Your Own Instagram
Faculty: Travis Faas, M.S.
Are you curious to know what it takes to build and run Instagram, Snapchat, or Tumblr? You'll take a tour of all the pieces that make social media sites work, and you'll learn how to code sites like these. You'll leave with your own Instagram clone and lots of ideas about how to improve the websites you use every day.
Game Design and Development with the Unreal 4 Engine
Faculty: Mathew A. Powers, M.F.A.
Are you enthralled by XboxOne or Playstation 4 games? Do you have an idea for a gaming world that you want to bring to life? Take advantage of this unique opportunity to become a beginning game developer! Using Unreal 4—the world's leading gaming engine that was used to create Batman: Arkham Asylum, Gears of War, and the Final Fantasy 7 remake—you'll learn to create a fully playable, original 3-D world complete with lands, buildings, and all kinds of objects from the world of gaming. You won't need previous experience.
Learning to Program with Alice
Faculty: Louie Zhu, Ph.D.
Learning to program computers is an adventure—and this workshop makes it clear, fun, and exciting. You'll learn to program by creating animation for a story and for interactive games in a full-color, 3-D programming environment called Alice. You'll learn the basic concepts of computer programming, including program algorithms, elements of a computer program, and programming logic. You'll be able to create your own animated stories and interactive video games to share with your friends and family. You won't need previous programming experience.
Week 4: July 11–15
Creature and Character Design—Now with Pokemon
Faculty: Mathew A. Powers, M.F.A.
Do you love creatures and aliens? Do you have a sketchbook full of original creations? Now you can bring them to life through technology! You'll learn to draw, animate, and create characters to share with your friends and family—and how to use the Spore Creature Engine. To help bring your creations to life, you'll study myths, legends, biology, and evolution—and how your creatures fit into video games, comic books, movies, and more. You'll also explore the creation of Pokemon and its worldwide success. You won't need previous experience.
Gadgets of Virtual Reality
Faculty: Chauncey Frend, M.S.
Have you heard of the Oculus Rift, the CAVE, or the PIPES 4-D device? Researchers at Indiana University use virtual reality (VR) gadgets every day to study complex problems. You'll be introduced to a wide range of VR gadgets, and you'll create your own virtual worlds using Oculus Rift and 4-D effects like wind and heat. You don't need previous experience coding or scripting, but if you have it, you'll advance those skills. You should be comfortable on a PC and have a basic understanding of 3-D software.
Week 5: July 18–22
Building Virtual Reality Action Games
Faculty: Travis Faas, M.S.
Ready to build a virtual reality roller coaster ride, skydiving simulator, and a spaceship? You'll learn to make virtual reality action games that use the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. After you've learned how to place and control items, you'll get to customize the gaming experience in any way you like.
Health Information Project Management
Faculty: Lisa DesNoyers, M.P.H., RHIA
Work inside a "live" electronic record lab, where you'll investigate medical records to find missing pieces. You'll learn to detect errors in records that can save lives, and you'll make your own records policy and plan how it will be used. You'll experience what it's like to run your own area of a hospital, and how to meet legal guidelines. You'll also learn how hospital records are managed all over the world.
Week 6: July 25–29
2-D Animation Studio
Faculty: Steven Brown, B.S.
Would you like to create your own cartoon animation studio? The power of social media makes it easier than ever to share your animated stories with audiences. You'll learn the basics of 2-D digital animation and how to publish your work on the Web. You'll be drawing your 2-D animations, so it helps to have drawing skills, but it's not necessary. You'll learn the principles of animation, frame-by-frame animation, and the basics of animation software like Adobe Flash.
Application of Bioinformatics Methods in Personalized Medicine
Faculty: Sarath Chandra Janga, Ph.D. and Meeta Pradhan, Ph.D.
Learn how biology and computing combine to create new and exciting answers to questions in science and medicine. Today, science and technology capture enormous amounts of biological data, which hold the key to solving life's biggest puzzles. The genome is essential to a new era of discovery, and you'll learn to understand a real genome by using computational tools. You'll also explore what might have gone haywire with the genes in a genome.
Thank you,
Angela
8) Michigan Envirothon
Greetings!
You are invited to participate in the 2016 Michigan Envirothon!
This year Regional Competitions will be held around the state March 2 - 22. Form a team and join us for a day of hands on environmental education with Michigan natural resource professionals. Top teams will move on to the State Competition to be held in Sault Ste. Marie May 11 - 13.
Will your team go even farther and represent Michigan at the North American Envirothon in Ontario, Canada in July?
Click on the link below to find out more about Envirothon and to register. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ebmefsb84cf77dcd&llr=vhr65vnab
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LINKS TO SHARE:
A site full of educational games of all kinds:
www.boxcarsandoneeyedjacks.com
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CLASSIFIEDS
MUSIC LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES
The Music Village, a community musical arts alliance, celebrates music, dance and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse local and global communities in the heart of downtown South Bend. TMV offers a variety of lessons and classes, from early childhood music, dance, guitar, piano, strings, voice and much more! Please visit our website at www.themusicvillage.org to find out more about TMV and current class listings. Daytime/morning scheduling possible, in addition to afternoons, evenings and weekends.
The Music Village
574-245-SONG (7664)
info@themusicvillage.org
JMS Building
108 N. Main Street, Suite 113 (lower level)
South Bend, IN 46601
Looking for a group? Join the HUB! We need you.
The HUB is a volunteer organization. Without the support and participation of homeschool families, we can't function effectively. There are several benefits of membership including a resource library that includes things like laptops, video cameras and other items to borrow. Members receive first chance at events and classes when availability is limited. Information about becoming a member is on the website at www.hshub.org
Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! (Advertisements stay in for two weeks unless we work out something else in advance)
Homeschool groups are welcome to advertise their group, too. It's free!
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LETTING IT RIDE:
Like us on facebook for discussions, announcements, questions, and support: https://www.facebook.com/HomeschoolHub
Join our yahoo group for discussions, announcements, questions, and support: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homeschoolhub/
Check out our website for info (refer your friends, too, if you like!): http://www.hshub.org/
Make a tax-deductable donation to the Homeschool HUB Endowment Fund. Check with your tax preparer for the most advantageous amount if you wish, but Federal and State deductions are available for charitable donations of this kind.
Checks should be made out to: Michigan Gateway Community Foundation AND "Homeschool HUB Endowment Fund" written in the Memo line of the check.
Address and Contact Info:
Michigan Gateway Community Foundation
111 Days Avenue
Buchanan, Michigan 49107
Phone: 269.695.3521
Fax: 269.695.4250
email: info@mgcf.org
Amazon.com--Please come to www.hshub.org before you shop at Amazon. You can either shop the Associate Store listed in the Menu bar or click on the "Help the Homeschool HUB - Purchase at Amazon" link just below the Menu bar. By using this link to Amazon The Homeschool HUB will earn money through Amazon's Associates program on everything you purchase. So whenever you think "Amazon" please remember your purchase can help The Homeschool HUB.
Amazon Smile--0.5% of what you buy will get donated to the Homeschool HUB when youshop through Amazon Smile.
The Homeschool HUB is collecting used textbooks. Contact Andrea homeschoolhub@yahoo.com or 269-240-6094
The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions.
--AND--
We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on many products.
Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board member or bring them to any functions that we have. Thank-you!
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DISCLAIMERS:
While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children.
Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property.
Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094
email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org facebook: www.facebook.com/HomeschoolHub
Editor: Andrea Bikfalvy
The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB.
Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
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Yes, you are welcome to forward the newsletter to anyone who might be interested! :-)
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Brain Warmer Upper
G2) Homeschool Research Survey
G3) GAMA 2016 Aviation Design Challenge
G4) 2016 Clean Tech Competition
G1) Brain Warmer Upper
It's so strong, it does not break,
It's so powerful, it penetrates a lake,
Sometimes it's weak as a twig left out in the sun,
It's so wonderful it gives us the power to have fun.
What is it?
Answer to last week's puzzle:
A computer keyboard
G2) Homeschool Research Survey
We, Lauren and Nick, are two formerly-homeschooled students. Now, we are doctoral students studying education at The Ohio State University and we want to learn more about homeschool parents' beliefs, advocacy activities, and instructional practices. We don't see enough research dedicated specifically to questions concerning the homeschool community and we want to change that.
We are asking homeschool parents to take a ten-minute anonymous online survey to help us learn more about what makes this movement so successful. You can take the survey on your computer or on your mobile device. That way, we can share it with researchers, educators, and homeschool families around the world.
Survey: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2ctaB9Th3PG8zLT
Thank you very much,
Lauren and Nick Bailes
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the researchers.
Lauren Bailes
Ph.D. Candidate and Study Coordinator
Bailes.11@osu.edu
Nicholas Bailes
Ph.D. Student and Co-investigator
Bailes.18@osu.edu
Roger D. Goddard
Fawcett Chair and Study Supervisor
Goddard.9@osu.edu
G3) GAMA 2016 Aviation Design Challenge
The General Aviation ManufacturersAssociation (GAMA) is sponsoring the 2016 Aviation Design Challenge to promoteScience, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education through aviation in high schools across the United States and Charlotte, NC.
Program Features:
Open to high schools and home school groups
Free (paid by GAMA)
Students design and fly virtual aircraft
Free Curricular materials and teacher training provided
Great spring stem resource
How does the competition work?
Schools interested in the competition will receive complimentary "Fly to Learn" curricula, which comes with flight simulation software powered by X-Plane. Teachers will guide students through the science of flight and airplane design, completing the curricula in approximately six weeks in the classroom or in four weeks through an accelerated program. Each high school will apply what they have learned by modifying the design of an airplane. The schools will then compete in a virtual fly-off, which will be scored on aerodynamic and performance parameters while flying a specific mission profile. Judges from GAMA will select the winning school based on that score and other factors.
G4) 2016 Clean Tech Competition
Challenge your students to "Make an Impact"
Win up to $10,000!
Registration is now open for the 2016 Clean Tech Competition, a global research and design challenge for 15-18 year old students. This year's challenge is to "Making an Impact".
This educational opportunity challenges students to develop innovative, clean technology solutions to real-world issues. Solutions may take on aspects of plastics or the need for cheap, clean energy. Student participants will gain experience with focused research, critical thinking, and the scientific process – making it a great project based learning opportunity.
There is no entry fee, and students can participate through school, extracurricular programs, or on their own. The 1st Place Team will win $10,000 and the Finalist Event will be held on a cruise from Miami, Florida, USA to the Dominican Republic, when Finalist Teams will meet to explore fun and educational activities, present to a live panel of judges, and network with industry professionals. Should your team make the final, there is only the cost of getting to Miami, your cruise will be paid for!
There is no limit to the number of Teams per organization – so spread the word! Each stage of the competition is designed to be a rewarding process, and more student participation means inspiring more young scientists to help build a better future for our planet.
And there is something for the teachers of the schools and those teachers who are team leaders! This year's Clean Tech Competition happens on board Fathom's Cruise Ship Adonia where there will be opportunities for professional development with workshops that include: Project based learning, Hands-on science activity ideas and demonstrations, Dinosaurs, Weather, STEM questioning techniques, Earth Science, Endangered species and much more! This opportunity for an educational cruise is open for teachers of any age or grade or Education Professors. So spread the word to any teachers and Education Professors you know, we want them and you there too!
Learn more and register at:
www.CleanTechCompetition.org
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Homeschool Graduation 2016
2) SEA LIFE Michigan Aquarium Homeschool Week
3) Discovery Days at Twin Lakes Camp
4) Phantoscope Film Festival Needs High School Film Makers
5) 2nd Annual Teacher Summit
6) Free STEM academy for 5th graders
7) High School Summer Workshops
8) Michigan Envirothon
1) Homeschool Graduation 2016
The Michiana Area Homeschoolers would like to invite all graduating seniors in the Michiana area, to join us as we plan for our 2016 cap and gown graduation ceremony.
It is a wonderful way to acknowledge all our Lord has done and present a diploma to our graduate! We will be meeting to plan the ceremony, order diplomas and cap,gown and tassels. We will meet Tuesday nights, once a month, starting in February
February 9
March 8
April 12
May 10
Rehearsal, Friday, June 3rd
Graduation, Sat. June 4th
Meeting place:
Calvary Baptist Church 3001 West Cleveland Road, South Bend, IN 46628
Time : 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Jenny Sergio - sergiojen7@gmail.com
269-683-3886
Becky Cooke - 574-272-2181
2) SEA LIFE Michigan Aquarium Homeschool Week
It's that time again; HOMESCHOOL WEEK! We are changing things up a bit and offering education stations throughout the aquarium for added learning opportunities!
Scheduled: February 22 – 26, 2016
Take a journey under the sea and beyond and discover something new and amazing! For just $10.00 per person for both students and adults, you'll enjoy over 5,000 amazing creatures and on-going educational activities throughout the aquarium centered around 'Conservation' between 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
During homeschool week, SEA LIFE will have educational stations set up throughout the aquarium for children to learn and examine conservation facts and environmental stewardship.
- Conservation Worksheets for Students and Resource Guides for Educators (worksheets are age appropriate for 6 – 11 year olds)
- Oil Spills and their effects on Sea Life
- Conservation Education
- Touch a sea star, urchin, crab and more in our Interactive Touchpool
- Come nose to nose with sharks in our 180 degree Ocean Tunnel
Printable educational resources for every age group are available on our website to provide additional learning opportunities before, during and after your visit.
https://www.visitsealife.com/michigan/schools-and-groups/school/resources/
Mention "Homeschool Week" upon arrival to the aquarium to receive your discounted homeschool rate. Discounted admission and educational stations are available any time between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day of the week from February 22 – 26, 2016 so choose the day of the week and time that works best for your teaching schedule; reservations or advanced ticket purchase is NOT required!
For more information:
Dawn Priebe
248-409-6008
dawn.priebe@merlinentertainments.biz
We look forward to welcoming your family to our CONSERVATION EDUCATION and we will 'SEA' you soon!
3) Discovery Days at Twin Lakes Camp
For homeschool students grades 3rd-6th. Come meet other homeschool families and learn about God's creation for the day. This spring we are maple tapping, orienteering, and learning about rocks and insects.
Brochure: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/db709110d27fcf0e97e1dc44f/files/Discovery_Day_Brochure_01.pub
Website: http://twinlakescamp.com/Default.aspx
4) Phantoscope Film Festival Needs High School Film Makers
High school students who have a passion for film making are encouraged to submit their projects for consideration in the Richmond Art Museum's annual Phantoscope Film Festival competition. Finalists will have their films shown on April 16 at the Indiana State Museum. Prizes include scholarship opportunities. To apply, visit the museum's website. www.indianamuseum.org
Applications are due February 13th!
5) 2nd Annual Teacher Summit
The School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI announces the 2nd Annual Teacher Summit to be held on Friday, February 26. Our faculty will present brief Ignite Talks so that you can choose one of four hands-on labs offered that day:
· Animating Science
· Digitizing Teaching and Learning: Engaging Learners Beyond Bits and Bytes
· Engagement: Don't Forget Privacy Guidelines in Your Classroom
· Prototyping for the Future: 3-D Printing in Your Classroom
Lunch is on us, but you will have to pay for parking.
Sincerely,
Vicki Daugherty
Program Manager and Diversity Coordinator
Indiana University
School of Informatics and Computing – Indianapolis
Informatics and Communications Technology Complex (IT)
535 W. Michigan Street, IT477
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
317 278-4123
6) Free STEM academy for 5th graders
Hello,
I am with STARBASE Indiana, a STEM academy opening in South Bend. www.starbasein.org We are looking at offering our 25 hour STEM academy to local 5th grade homeschool students. We will explore rocketry, robotics, engineering, and 3D printing over the course of the week.
The classes are completely free, and would last from 9am-2pm for an entire week. We currently have the week of March 7th-11th available. Parents would need to transport their child and provide a packed lunch for the week. We are located in the South Bend armory on Kemble Ave. in South Bend.
We are hoping to book a minimum of 20 students. The program is offered to 5th graders only.
Please let me know if I can answer and questions and if you may be able to assist me with coordinating a class or connecting with other homeschool organizations and/or parents.
Warmest regards,
Sarah Seales
STARBASE Indiana
South Bend-Teacher
C: 574-252-9102
Sarah@starbasein.org
www.starbasein.org
https://www.facebook.com/StarbaseIN/
7) High School Summer Workshops
Registration for the 2016 School of Informatics and Computing High School Summer Workshops is now available. These workshops are a great way for high school students to learn how informatics and computing is shaping our world through innovations in mobile and web applications, interactive media and digital games, and health and medical research.
Please spread the word to family, friends, and your high schools students. Do not hesitate to email me if you have questions. They are filling up fast!
Click here for more details:https://soic.iupui.edu/about/high-school-programs/summerworkshops/
Below are the workshop descriptions:
Week 1: June 13–17
3-D Animation and Visual Effects
Faculty: Zebulun M. Wood, M.S.
Films, games, commercials, visualization technology, printing, virtual reality—all these industries are using 3-D in new, different, and exciting ways. The 3-D and visual effects industry is growing, and you can be the next 3-D creator. You'll learn to use tools to create 3-D printed art or 3-D video—or both—and you won't need previous experience with 3-D software. At the end of this course, you'll leave with your own 3-D creation. Students who take this workshop are welcome to bring their character creations and continue to explore 3-D printing in depth through the week two 3-D Printing workshop.
Big Data Analytics for Translational Biomedical Informatics
Faculty: Xiaowen Liu, Ph.D and Huanmei Wu, Ph.D
There is a strong demand for workers skilled in data analysis, and it's growing all the time—especially in biomedical informatics and personalized medicine. These high-paying technology jobs need people with big data analytics and data-mining skills. You'll learn the tools and techniques used by today's top data scientists and you'll work on projects from the real world of big data analysis. You'll gain hands-on experience with data exploring, cleaning, and modeling techniques and you'll learn how these methods are used in personalized medicine.
Week 2: June 20–24
3-D Printing
Faculty: Zebulun M. Wood, M.S.
If you can imagine it, you can hold it in your hand! 3-D printing is quickly changing manufacturing industries everywhere. You're learn to digitally scan images and to print 3-D models. If you take the 3-D Animation and Visual Effects workshop, you can bring your creations to life here. You'll also solve cool problems in archaeology, surgery, and dentistry. Students who want an overview of 3-D effects are encouraged to take the week one 3-D Animation and Visual Effects workshop before this workshop.
Info Quest: Adventures Using Library and Research Skills
Faculty: Andrea Copeland, Ph.D. and Kevin Summers, M.L.S.
Ready to solve intriguing mysteries? We'll show you how searching can be serious fun. You'll learn the best ways to research and retrieve information through the IUPUI University Library, the Indianapolis Public Library, and other online sources. Superheroes will guide your efforts to find, use, and cite resources that will make you an expert in finding and using information correctly, ethically, and safely. These information literacy skills are crucial for your academic success in high school, in college, and beyond.
Mobile App Development for Smart Health
Faculty: Josette Jones, Ph.D. and Saptarshi Purkayastha, Ph.D.
You can play an important role in improving others' health and well-being through creating mobile health apps—known as "mHealth." You'll learn the ins and outs of health informatics, and how mobile applications for devices like mobile phones and smart watches work with electronic health records and information systems. You'll also learn how to connect with users through gamification, personas, and other techniques. You won't need a significant programming background, but you should be interested in logic and in learning web frameworks, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS.
Week 3: June 27–July 1
Code Your Own Instagram
Faculty: Travis Faas, M.S.
Are you curious to know what it takes to build and run Instagram, Snapchat, or Tumblr? You'll take a tour of all the pieces that make social media sites work, and you'll learn how to code sites like these. You'll leave with your own Instagram clone and lots of ideas about how to improve the websites you use every day.
Game Design and Development with the Unreal 4 Engine
Faculty: Mathew A. Powers, M.F.A.
Are you enthralled by XboxOne or Playstation 4 games? Do you have an idea for a gaming world that you want to bring to life? Take advantage of this unique opportunity to become a beginning game developer! Using Unreal 4—the world's leading gaming engine that was used to create Batman: Arkham Asylum, Gears of War, and the Final Fantasy 7 remake—you'll learn to create a fully playable, original 3-D world complete with lands, buildings, and all kinds of objects from the world of gaming. You won't need previous experience.
Learning to Program with Alice
Faculty: Louie Zhu, Ph.D.
Learning to program computers is an adventure—and this workshop makes it clear, fun, and exciting. You'll learn to program by creating animation for a story and for interactive games in a full-color, 3-D programming environment called Alice. You'll learn the basic concepts of computer programming, including program algorithms, elements of a computer program, and programming logic. You'll be able to create your own animated stories and interactive video games to share with your friends and family. You won't need previous programming experience.
Week 4: July 11–15
Creature and Character Design—Now with Pokemon
Faculty: Mathew A. Powers, M.F.A.
Do you love creatures and aliens? Do you have a sketchbook full of original creations? Now you can bring them to life through technology! You'll learn to draw, animate, and create characters to share with your friends and family—and how to use the Spore Creature Engine. To help bring your creations to life, you'll study myths, legends, biology, and evolution—and how your creatures fit into video games, comic books, movies, and more. You'll also explore the creation of Pokemon and its worldwide success. You won't need previous experience.
Gadgets of Virtual Reality
Faculty: Chauncey Frend, M.S.
Have you heard of the Oculus Rift, the CAVE, or the PIPES 4-D device? Researchers at Indiana University use virtual reality (VR) gadgets every day to study complex problems. You'll be introduced to a wide range of VR gadgets, and you'll create your own virtual worlds using Oculus Rift and 4-D effects like wind and heat. You don't need previous experience coding or scripting, but if you have it, you'll advance those skills. You should be comfortable on a PC and have a basic understanding of 3-D software.
Week 5: July 18–22
Building Virtual Reality Action Games
Faculty: Travis Faas, M.S.
Ready to build a virtual reality roller coaster ride, skydiving simulator, and a spaceship? You'll learn to make virtual reality action games that use the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. After you've learned how to place and control items, you'll get to customize the gaming experience in any way you like.
Health Information Project Management
Faculty: Lisa DesNoyers, M.P.H., RHIA
Work inside a "live" electronic record lab, where you'll investigate medical records to find missing pieces. You'll learn to detect errors in records that can save lives, and you'll make your own records policy and plan how it will be used. You'll experience what it's like to run your own area of a hospital, and how to meet legal guidelines. You'll also learn how hospital records are managed all over the world.
Week 6: July 25–29
2-D Animation Studio
Faculty: Steven Brown, B.S.
Would you like to create your own cartoon animation studio? The power of social media makes it easier than ever to share your animated stories with audiences. You'll learn the basics of 2-D digital animation and how to publish your work on the Web. You'll be drawing your 2-D animations, so it helps to have drawing skills, but it's not necessary. You'll learn the principles of animation, frame-by-frame animation, and the basics of animation software like Adobe Flash.
Application of Bioinformatics Methods in Personalized Medicine
Faculty: Sarath Chandra Janga, Ph.D. and Meeta Pradhan, Ph.D.
Learn how biology and computing combine to create new and exciting answers to questions in science and medicine. Today, science and technology capture enormous amounts of biological data, which hold the key to solving life's biggest puzzles. The genome is essential to a new era of discovery, and you'll learn to understand a real genome by using computational tools. You'll also explore what might have gone haywire with the genes in a genome.
Thank you,
Angela
8) Michigan Envirothon
Greetings!
You are invited to participate in the 2016 Michigan Envirothon!
This year Regional Competitions will be held around the state March 2 - 22. Form a team and join us for a day of hands on environmental education with Michigan natural resource professionals. Top teams will move on to the State Competition to be held in Sault Ste. Marie May 11 - 13.
Will your team go even farther and represent Michigan at the North American Envirothon in Ontario, Canada in July?
Click on the link below to find out more about Envirothon and to register. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ebmefsb84cf77dcd&llr=vhr65vnab
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LINKS TO SHARE:
A site full of educational games of all kinds:
www.boxcarsandoneeyedjacks.com
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MUSIC LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES
The Music Village, a community musical arts alliance, celebrates music, dance and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse local and global communities in the heart of downtown South Bend. TMV offers a variety of lessons and classes, from early childhood music, dance, guitar, piano, strings, voice and much more! Please visit our website at www.themusicvillage.org to find out more about TMV and current class listings. Daytime/morning scheduling possible, in addition to afternoons, evenings and weekends.
The Music Village
574-245-SONG (7664)
info@themusicvillage.org
JMS Building
108 N. Main Street, Suite 113 (lower level)
South Bend, IN 46601
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Address and Contact Info:
Michigan Gateway Community Foundation
111 Days Avenue
Buchanan, Michigan 49107
Phone: 269.695.3521
Fax: 269.695.4250
email: info@mgcf.org
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Amazon Smile--0.5% of what you buy will get donated to the Homeschool HUB when youshop through Amazon Smile.
The Homeschool HUB is collecting used textbooks. Contact Andrea homeschoolhub@yahoo.com or 269-240-6094
The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions.
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We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on many products.
Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board member or bring them to any functions that we have. Thank-you!
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DISCLAIMERS:
While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children.
Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property.
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