New Teachers Dinner Club The Great New England Energy Show   Special Announcements New Teachers Dinner Club Come share with other new (first, second and third year) Science, Math and Elementary Teachers:*Classroom management issues*Professional development *Assessment techniques *Classroom organization *MCAS discussion*Curriculum ideas*Planning tips *Resources *And, FREE DINNER!!! All meetings provided time for members to discuss classroom or educational topics of personal concern. Meeting Dates 2003: November 20; December 11 in the Five College office in Amherst. All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, contact Bill Tyler 413-545-0626. Sponsored by STEMTEC (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Teacher Education Collaborative) New England Coalition, Inc. Renewable Energy Education Program Contact Mark Skinder (802) 257-0330 Have a Renewable Energy Field Trip Come to Your School! For Science Teachers grades 3-8 THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND ENERGY SHOW An interactive travelling renewable energy exhibit that provides the following: · A lesson on Energy and Impacts · Demonstrations of Renewable Energy Models · The Energy Van Challenge Project on Global Warming · Or Renewable Energy Educational materials and references for ongoing activities with students. Renewable Energy Models Include: solar ovens, hot water heaters, and a heat (stirling) engine, electro-magnetic generators powered by humans, and wind, and photo voltaics powering a model car, bicycle, a model solar home and more The Energy Van Includes: Complete solar electric, solar hot water and wind energy systems. The van's diesel engine runs on a renewable fuel called biodiesel, made from vegetable oil, which greatly reduces pollutants and greenhouse gases. The Energy Van will provide renewable energy for classroom demonstrations whether the sun is out or not. Fee for one full day is $250 plus $1.50 per mile from Greenfield, MA Partial day arrangements are negotiable. Also available to power stages and events.