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CHALLENGE TO THE TEACHER
Welcome to The DuPont Challenge, one of the foremost student science and technology prize programs in the United States and Canada.
Teachers Win, Too
The support you give your students is key to the Science Essay Awards Program’s success. An educator’s enthusiastic guidance inspires a student’s curiosity and confidence and provides the motivation for original research and expression.
In recognition of this important contribution, the sponsoring science and English teachers of the First Place winners will each receive a $500 Educational Award and an expense-paid trip together with his or her student to Space Center Houston in spring 2005. Plus, the sponsoring science teachers will receive an expense-paid trip to the 2006 NSTA conference in Anaheim, California.
Sponsoring science teachers of the four finalists in each division will receive a $250 Educational Award.
http://www.nscad.ns.ca/cstudies/vis_arts_cert_intro.php
VISUAL ARTS CERTIFICATE FOR TEACHERS
The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD University) Visual Arts Certificate for Teachers has been designed specifically for teachers interested in strengthening their knowledge of visual arts theory, issues, history, methodologies and skills in order to enhance their teaching experiences. Approved by the Nova Scotia Department of Education, the Visual Arts Certificate for Teachers meets Nova Scotia provincial requirements for one level of Advanced Teacher Certification.
To reflect the breadth of visual arts subjects suitable for classroom teaching, the 30-credit Visual Arts Certificate for Teachers has been tailored from a wide variety of existing undergraduate and graduate courses. For the purposes of the certificate, courses have been grouped into three sections of study:
1) History, Theory and Contemporary Issues;
2) Methodologies in Teaching Art; and,
3) Studio Practice.
Perform is a joint initiative of Theatre Nova Scotia, Dance Association of Nova Scotia (DANS), and Nova Scotia Choral Federation (NSCF) which brings together practising performing Artists with teachers and students in public and private schools across Nova Scotia. Its primary goal is to enhance learning by involving Artists in the delivery of Drama, Music, and Dance curricula.
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students and teachers have opportunities to work with professional actors,
dancers, and choral musicians to explore and develop their own skills and
creativity. Participation is open to all grade levels and can involve learning
not only in the performing arts but also learning through the performing arts in
other subject areas such as English, History, and Social Sciences.
Each school has up to 18 hours of Perform time. The school may choose from these activities:
Have 4 separate activities of a half day (3 hrs) each with different Artists.
4 half day activities as part of a series with a single Artist throughout.
One full day activity with two Artists.
Any combination of activity and Artist may be considered.
Payment - 50/50 :
The school and the program share the Artist's fee equally. The fee for a visiting Artist is $105 per half day (3 hours) and $210 for a full day (6 hours).
So, the school pays $52.50 to have an Artist visit for a half day, and $105 for a full day.