kansas association of teachers of scienceKansas Association of teachers of science -- kats
Will you be in the Wichita area on Saturday, November 10th, 2018? Join us at the Region IV mini-conference, KATS at the Zoo! Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/d9SDERTwt1XXqhqe2 Presentation proposals for the mini-conference are now being accepted at: http://bit.ly/KATSregion42018 Coming in April 2019 - NSTA in STL and KATS 1.5 (A STEM Approach). You will not find a more solid year for growing professionally in science education. NSTA will be hosting its National conference in St. Louis from April 11 - 14, 2019. Click here for details, NSTA.org . KATS will be hosting a one day KATS conference in place of its annual KATS Kamp. On Saturday, April 27, take a trip to the Kansas Cosmosphere and join the fluid transition from 2018's "Never Science Alone" into a unified conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) that we are calling "KATS 1.5." Stay tuned to our social media for more info. -KATS President Tim Elsen |
To submit a presentation proposal for KATS 1.5 (2019 conference), visit: http://bit.ly/KATS2019presentation or contact Nancy Smith, president-elect@kats.org. KATS KampThe hallmark event of the KATS organization each year is the April conference. Each year dozens of teachers from all corners of the state and from every grade level converge on Rock Springs Ranch near Junction City to spend a weekend sharing ideas and enthusiasm for science teaching. |
Be a KATS Sponsor KATS helps science
teachers be more fully prepared for their challenging job with students
in the classroom. It's no secret that funding for teacher workshops is
currently weak. If you are in a position to sponsor a teacher at the
annual KAMP conference, or to support a teacher award, we'd like to hear
from you. Check the SPONSOR link here. | Executive committee(Revised April 23, 2018) President: Tim Elsen President Elect: Nancy Smith Vice President: Elizabeth Tackett Secretary: Clarence (Fred) Snyder Treasurer: Brian Nelson Past President: Carol Bonham email: KATS.org1967@gmail.com |
A letter from the presidentNever "science" alone. I was standing in the Science Museum Oklahoma (OK City) looking at an image of Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and many others when the words struck me. Newton stood on the shoulders of giants, and so do we. The 2019 STEM-based conference, titled "KATS 1.5," will be a chance for us to see the giants of science, math, technology, and engineering. I hope to see people from all over the country and many other disciplines join us on Saturday, April 27th, 2019 at the Kansas Cosmosphere. STEM requires us to never "science" alone. If you attend the national NSTA conference in St. Louis next April, or if you have a great STEM-based idea, please share what you can at KATS 1.5. Presentation proposals are now open! Visit http://bit.ly/KATS2019presentation to submit your stuff. Also, we are trying a new form of communication with KATS. If you use Facebook, look up the KATS Ed Chat. This Chat forum allows people to digitally share ideas, videos, and documents. We hope to see you there. Good luck in your endeavors and keep in touch with us. Tim Elsen KATS president 2018 |