TEAP Online Newsletter

Dear Technology Educators & TEAP Members,

Welcome to the September edition of TEAP-Online Newsletter! I hope this Newsletter finds all of you teachers on the list settled into the 2004-05 school year! This email contains a great deal of opportunities for you to interact with other teachers throughout the state. Some of the information is regional in nature, other information applies to everyone. Thanks to all who provided me with information this month...keep it coming!

Attention Millersville University Alumni!

The faculty and staff of the Millersville University Department of Industry and Technology invite all technology educators to bring interested students to tour the renovated technology facilities of Osburn Hall. Morning and afternoon sessions will feature presentations on the building's renovations and the industry and technology department's programs. This Open House will be held on Friday, October 22 from 9am-3pm and will also involve tours, demonstrations, and hands-on activities.

The courtesy of an RSVP is requested by Monday, October 18th, 2004 by phone (717-872-3316) or email.

Building a Sustainable Future

Saturday November 13, 2004 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Learn about new building materials and practices that conserve energy and resources, talk with “green” builders, visit the new Acopian Center at Hawk Mountain and additional sites. Join Nolde staff for a tour exploring progress toward creating the surroundings we want at an environmental price we can afford.
Cost: $6.00 per person; includes transportation and lunch.
Tour begins at Nolde Forest EE Center located on Rt.625, two miles south of Rt. 724 in Kenhorst; rain or shine. For more information call 610-796-3699 or email.

TEANWPA Annual Exhibitors Night

The Technology Education Association of Northwestern Pa. will be hosting our Twenty-seventh Annual Banquet and Exhibitors Night on Monday, October 4, 2004 at the Saint Francis Ushers Club, 9085 South Main Street, McKean, Pa. south of Erie. The purpose of this gathering is to allow the teachers and school administrators of Northwest Pennsylvania and Southwestern New York to look at new products, publications and ideas that are available to us.

This is the second largest gathering of its kind in Pennsylvania. We hope to have over 60 technology teachers, science teachers, vocational teachers, purchasing agents, superintendents and principals from area schools in attendance. There will be a buffet dinner which includes complimentary beverages. Tickets are available at the door for $15.00 a person or couples (bring your spouse) for $25.00.

Vendors who contribute door prizes will be recognized as the prizes are awarded. Plenty of time is allowed for all participants to view the vendors’ displays. The doors will be opened for vendors at 3:30 p.m. Teachers and school district representatives start arriving at 4:30 and the buffet dinner is served at 6:00. As our dinner concludes we will have a short program followed by more time with our vendors. Door prizes will be awarded at about 9:00 and we expect to clear the hall by 10:00.

Questions may be answered by: Andy Fourspring, Howard Krack, K. Kerr

There's Still Time To Register For This Years TEAP Conference!

All of the details concerning this years TEAP Conference are now available on our website at www.teap-online.org/conference, and you should have recently received the TEAP Pre-Conference mailer in your mailboxes courtesy of the United States Postal Service. The information regarding general session times in the pre-conference mailer is subject to some changes as the conference approaches. Please be sure to check our website for any updates to the schedule!

Just a reminder that the Pre-Conference registration period ends October 22nd, after which you will need to register on-site at an increased cost. If you have any questions regarding the conference, please send mail to our conference email address.

A Message from Joanne Trombley

Greetings:

Lenny Sweeny, PDE, called and asked me about teachers who use the Pro/Desktop/PTC CAD software in PA. He wants to talk with these people and visit a few of their classrooms to see it in action. If you or anybody you know, is using this software program, please e-mail me their name, e-mail address, phone #(if available), and school ASAP!

Thanks,

Joanne Trombley,

Imm. Past President of TEAP

Great Sites Online!

Below are links to some other great online resources that may be useful to you in your day to day classroom activities. This month's links come courtesy of one of our TEAP members and revolve around the theme of measurements!

Fun Brain: Measure It - http://www.funbrain.com/measure/index.html
A great site that has multiple levels to choose from and teachs measurement in both centimeters as well as inches.

Printable Paper Rules - http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/paper_rulers/

This website offers a number of printable paper rulers!

The Ruler Game - http://www.rickyspears.com/rulergame/
Student can use this game to improve how they read a ruler.

Teaching Rational Number & Decimal Concepts - http://education.umn.edu/rationalnumberproject/92_2.html
By this time you should be getting the impression that mathematical topics exist as part of an intricate web of interrelationships. Rational numbers are no exception." This is a document that gives you some great into on teaching rational numbers and decimal concepts!

Yahoo! Groups

Please consider joining one of the TEAP-Online Yahoo-Groups. These services provide members with the ability upload files, and chat using Yahoo chat services, as well as providing another form of communication for your the members of our association. To join please visit the group websites at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEAP_Online/ and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TEAP-Connections/

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