Events

Saturday, October 17, 2009 (3)

Oct 17, 2009
September 21, 2009
Monday

  • Operation Ruby Throat - Citizen Science Expeditions for Professional Development - Jan-Mar 2010

  • Sep 21, 2009 to Oct 30, 2009
  • Location: Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala
  • Description: Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (RTHU), Archilochus colubris, are the most widely distributed of the 339 species of hummingbirds, occurring in all ten countries of North and Central America. They come frequently to nectar plants and backyard sugar water feeders and are easily observed. Nonetheless, many aspects of RTHU natural history are not well understood, so “Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project” has teamed with EarthTrek to allow citizen scientists to collect data about RTHU migration and nesting.Operation RubyThroat has been in operation since 1984 as a outreach initiative of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History in York, South Carolina USA. The project is also affiliated with The GLOBE Program, through which K-12 teachers and students make hummingbird observations and submit data through the GLOBE Web site. Now, through EarthTrek, adult citizen scientists and independent students also can contribute important data to the overall Operation RubyThroat projectOperatio
  • Created by: Sandy Doss - NABT
October 12, 2009
Monday

  • ETSB team Uruguay Tour

  • Oct 12, 2009 at 6:00pm to Oct 21, 2009 at 7:00pm
  • Location: Different cities in Uruguay
  • Description: Our team from the Eastern Townships School Board will be traveling and touring Uruguay from Oct. 12-20, to give presentations on laptop integration in classrooms.We will be working in collaboration with el Plan CEIBAL.
  • Created by: Lucie Canuel
October 15, 2009
Thursday

  • The Education Project

  • Oct 15, 2009 at 2:00pm to Oct 17, 2009 at 7:00pm
  • Location: Manama, Bahrain
  • Description: The Education Project is an annual event created to shape the future of education around the world and will look at solutions for the gap in quality of the global education system.The Education Project was set up by H.H. Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, The Crown Prince of Bahrain and Chairman of Bahrain’s Economic Development Board, to look at solutions for the gap in quality of the global education system. The Project will showcase seedling models of innovation and success in education, and encourage commitments from the private and public sector to adapt these models for wider roll-out.The Education Project, an annual event for solutions to global educational challenges, will be inaugurated in the Kingdom of Bahrain, with a two-day conference on October 15 – 17, 2009.The Education Project will bring together experts from all facets of education from pre-school to higher education. It will also focus on vocational training, an important area where improvement and increased reach c
  • Created by: Kirstie Hepburn