LEADERS in the News

Airport High School Builds Greeenhouse

Airport High School science teacher Renee Coch adjusts newly assembled shelving as she and volunteers work on building a greenhouse Saturday behind the school. As part of Green Apple Day of service, Ms. Coch with the aid of volunteers from the Airport community, the University of Toledo and the architetural firm SHW Group, came together for the collaborative build. [Full Story]

U.S. Green Building Council awards education grants to schools in UT LEADERS program

The Northwest Ohio Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council awarded eight grants to area schools for the advancement and study of sustainable ecology.

Material and supplies were awarded of up to $2,000 in value to Central Catholic High School, Gesu Catholic School, Reynolds Elementary School and Robinson Elementary Schools in Toledo, as well as Airport High School, IDA Elementary/High School and Sodt Elementary School in Monroe County, Mich.
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Students in Ida, Michigan and Lima, Peru collaborate to understand their environments. [Full Story]

2nd-grade students delve into predicting weather

There are plenty of important reasons to know what kind of weather to expect.

“If it’s warm, I can play with my cousins and go to my friend’s house,” said Selena Garcia, a second-grader at Queen of Apostles School in Toledo.

“When it’s warm, I can play in the pool,” chimed-in classmate Miranda Ignat.

“It if snows, you can have a snowball fight,” suggested their classmate Isaiah Mercurio. [Full Story]

Students learned about about light bulbs

An incandescent (left) and CFL light bulb are hooked to a meter reader to test for their energy usage and efficiency as part of a presentation by Glenn Lipscomb, Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at University of Toledo, Tuesday morning to a 4th grade class at Sodt Elementary School. Students learned about the differences between CFL, Incandescent, and LED light bulbs as they discovered which is the best bulb to buy for your household. [Photos]

Teachers learn about renewable energy in Oregon

A group of teachers from the University of Toledo visited the Oregon City Schools District on July 5 to learn about the benefits of installing wind turbines on school campuses and about their performance and energy saving capabilities. [Full Story]

Local teacher in LEADERS program learns benefits of wind turbines on school grounds

Dennis Slotnick, a Clay High School science instructor, met with the teachers involved in The University of Toledo’s LEADERS Program on Thursday to provide insight to the benefits of installing community wind turbines at school facilities and information about their performance and energy saving capabilities. [Full Story]

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Professor sends students to White House Science Fair

Have you ever dreamed of presenting your hard work to the president of the United States of America? A University of Toledo faculty member has given K-12 students a chance to do just that.

Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, UT professor of geography, created the program SATELLITES, which is an acronym for Students And Teachers Exploring Local Landscapes to Interpret the Earth from Space, to bring together students, teachers and scientists to enhance science and technology education.

“The goal of this program is for students to build confidence and gain experience doing research,” Czajkowski said. “Once that happens, we want them to take what they learn and present it elsewhere.”

Czajkowski has partnered with the Globe Program, which is a worldwide body that encourages students to be hands on with science and design protocols and activities for their peers. Together, they nominated students from Huntington High School in Huntington, W.Va., and O.W. Holmes Elementary-Middle School in Detroit to attend President Barack Obama’s White House Science Fair in February.

University of Toledo LEADERS Program Partners Educators and Business Community [Full Story]

Green Energy Ohio Summer 2012 [Full Story]

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Collaboration to provide satellite images of harmful algae in Western Lake Erie Basin [Full Story]

Carbon sensor network to help UT researchers investigate algal blooms [Full Story]

New fund created to support student ideas for greener campus [Full Story]

 

• Teacher Leaders in the LEADERS Program Move to National Level of Leadership

  Teacher Leaders, Scientists, Science Educators presented at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 28 to April 1[Full Story]

• Teacher LEADERS Tour Renewable Energy Sites in NW Ohio

• Six members of our teacher LEADERS group met on Saturday October 6^th as a group of 23 family and friends to tour four renewable energy site locations in NW Ohio.  [Full Story]

• Students' ideas soar at summit on wind energy

  For four & fifth graders from Chase STEM Academy, building a wind turbine strong enough to lift a tiny bucket meant choosing the best materials, size, shape, and number of blades. [Full Story]

• Second cohort of teacher Leaders to be announced

  The second cohort of area teachers to participate in a federally funded research program to improve science education in alternative energy and the environment will be announced this week. [Full Story]

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Dr. Charlene Czerniak receives "Distinguished University Professor" designation

The honorees were selected from 19 nominations submitted to the Academic Honors Committee. Their appointments are expected to be approved by the UT Board of Trustees Monday, Nov. 19, and will bring the number of Distinguished University Professors to 23. [Full Story]