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New! Free Field Trip Opportunity at the Challenger Learning Center - Forces of Nature in IMAX

Attention all teachers! Thanks to a grant from the Lockheed Martin Corporation and National Geographic Cinema Ventures, the Challenger Learning Center is offering an opportunity for your class to see the IMAX film Forces of Nature FREE of charge. Funding for this program is limited, so book as soon as possible. In order to participate in this program, educators must utilize the Forces of Nature STEM-related educational materials in the classroom, both before and after the screening of the film. This film is appropriate for grades 5 and higher.

All field trips to see Forces of Nature must occur between 10/12/09 and 12/31/09 and reservations are required. You will be asked to provide your e-mail address to participate in a one-time follow up electronic survey from National Geographic about your student’s Forces of Nature experience. Call (850) 645-7777 today to book your group! Or, email our group sales coordinator at for more information.

For movie information: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/

Reservations required - No Exceptions.

Get involved with Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Program – Nominate Titles for 2010-2011

The Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Program is a statewide reading motivation program for students in grades 3-8. The program, cosponsored by the School Library Media Services Office of the Department of Education and the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME), began in 1983. The purpose of the SSYRA Program is to encourage students to read independently for personal satisfaction, based on interest rather than reading level.

Sunshine State books are selected for their wide appeal, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation. Students are encouraged to read books that are above, on, and below their tested reading level in order to improve their reading fluency. For complete details on SSYRA visit http://myssyra.org/.

Have a new favorite book that would be a fabulous SSYRA book? To nominate up to 3 books for consideration for next year, please visit this survey set up by former SSYRA Reader Josh Newhouse:

November is Parental Involvement in Education Month

Research shows that family and parental involvement is vital to a student’s academic success. By providing a nurturing and supportive environment to a student, parents and families can positively influence a child’s development and encourage a love of learning throughout their lives.

More information for parents and families and their role in promoting student achievement can be found on the Florida Parental Information and Resource Center Web sites at http://fndfl.org/ or http://www.floridapartnership.usf.edu/.

Deadline for Florida Department of Education’s Web Site Re-design Contest Nearing

The Nov. 20 deadline for entries to re-design the student portion of the Florida Department of Education’s Web site is just around the corner! There is still time for students to apply the knowledge and skills they have learned in their Career and Technical Education courses to a real-world project.

Contest entries must be submitted via CD and include the name of the student, the student’s high school name and address, the teacher or advisor who assisted in the project and the name of the school district. Submissions must be postmarked by Nov. 20, 2009, and sent to the Florida Department of Education, Office of Communications, 325 W. Gaines St., Suite 1524, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400. For more information about the contest, including guidelines visit http://www.fldoe.org/students/Web-contest.asp or contact the Department of Education’s communications office at (850) 245-0413 or communicationsoffice@fldoe.org.

Donate Books For a Good Cause

Volunteer USA is spearheading a drive to collect 25,000 new and used books for high school student volunteers to use in mentoring struggling second and third graders and they need your help. Individuals with new or gently used copies of the book, Magic Tree House, are encouraged to donate copies to the Teen Trendsetters Reading Mentors at 5970 SW 1st Lane, Ocala, FL 34474 or to the Volunteer USA Foundation at 516 N. Adams St., Tallahassee, FL 32301.

For more information on Teen Trendsetters, visit http://www.teentrendsetters.com/. For information on the Volunteer USA Foundation, visit http://www.volunteerusafoundation.org/.

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