GK12 Information
Participating ISU Departments and K-12 Schools
FIRST LEGO League
Southeastern Idaho Resources
Organizational Resources
- American Association of Physics Teachers
Meetings, membership program, and publication information
- American Chemical Society
Resources for educators and students
- American Educational Research Association
Meetings, publications, opportunities for fellowships and grants
- American Geographical Society
Meetings, programs, publications, and a new project to improve
K-12 geography curriculum and teacher preparation
- American Geographical Institute
Conferences, curriculum materials, professional development,
and career information
- American Institute of Biological Sciences
Meetings, journals, student chapters, resources for teachers
and students
- American Institute of Physics
Information and resources for physics teachers and students
- American Physical Society
Sponsors efforts to improve physics education, e.g., Physics
Teacher Education Coalition
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES)
Conferences, teacher development, K-12 opportunities, career
services for American Indians and Alaska Natives
- American Society for Engineering Education
Lessons, publications, and other resources for K-12 engineering
education
- American Society for Microbiology
Information, resources and professional opportunities for
middle and high school teachers
- Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
Publications, internships, and fellowships
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Meetings, publications, resources for K-12 and informal science
education
- Botanical Society of America
Resources for Educators
- Building Engineering & Science Talent (BEST)
A public-private partnership dedicated to building a stronger,
more diverse U.S. workforce in science, engineering, and
technology by increasing participation of underrepresented
groups
- Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering
Education
(Program of National Academy of Sciences)
Information about programs and staff, and a wide array of online publications
- Environmental Literacy Council
Tools for teachers to help students develop environmental
literacy
- Geological Society of America
Lesson plans, resources, and other opportunities for students
and teachers
- Mathematical Association of America
News, meetings, publications, and online professional development
courses
- Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)
Programs to support
disadvantaged and underrepresented students to achieve academically
in math, science and engineering and go on to attain math-based
degrees
- National Action Council for Minorities (NACME)
Focus on increasing the representation
of African American, American Indian and Latino women and
men in engineering and technology, math- and science-based
careers
- National Association of Biology Teachers
Meetings, publications, resources, and professional development
opportunities
- National Association for Research in Science Teaching
Meetings, publications
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
News, job postings, meeting information, and tables of content
for its journals
- National Postdoctoral Association
Meetings, memberships, resources, data, job board
- NASA
Resources for children, students, educators, in
addition to information on life on earth, humans in space,
and exploration of the universe
- National Science Teachers Association
A NetGuide Gold Site, with journals, legislative updates,
convention information, online resources, and more
- National Society of Black Engineers
Meetings, membership, competitions and scholarships, publications
- ScienceNOW
(From the journal Science)
Breaking science news and updates on the world of science
from Science's global news team. New items are posted each
working day
- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native
Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Meetings, memberships, jobs, publications, programs for K-12
students and teachers
- Society of Women Engineers
Resources for parents and educators, programs to introduce
young girls to the world of engineering and technology
- U.S. Department of Education
An award-winning site, with news, publications, grant information,
education statistics, and links
- Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network
(WEPAN)
Conferences, data, K-12 learning modules, publications
- TryEngineering.org
Resources for students, parents, educators, and school counselors to better understand the scope of the engineering field and how an engineering career can be sought.