Major BSTN activities for FY 2008- 2009
September 2008
Riverkeeper Fall Clean-up, several sites around city.
Coordinators: R. Callea, A. Hovey & Robin Harris
October 2008 – May 2009
NURTURE after school science, @CAO, Pratt-Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt;
(Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
participating: Larry John
October 2008
Urban Roots, Second Annual Fall Festival for Children and Families
Presenters: K. Burke, T. Johnson, Carlo Casolini
November 1-4, 2008
STANYS 113th Annual Conference, Rochester
Possible BSTN coordination of “New Teacher” strand
presenting: Anderson, Tyrrell, Martin, Finn, Tabone, D. Johnson, T. Johnson,
Bernobich, Harris, Batt, Doran, DiGiacomo, Macijewski
January 9 - 10, 2009 (Fri 4pm-9pm, Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 8am-Noon)
BSTN Winter Weekend
location: The White Inn, Fredonia, NY
February 27 & 28 (Friday, set up & Saturday, event), 2009
Science Olympiad, Lake Erie-Niagara
Division B Coordinator: Kelly Baudo
Team Coaches: S. Finn, M. Zimmerman, C. LaBruna (MST)
March 2009
March 7, 2009
AAUW Tech Savvy conference, UB North Campus, Student Union
Interested in bringing students: TBD
March 19-22, 2009
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National conference
New Orleans, LA
Attending/presenting: K.Baudo; D.Grimm; T.Martin, C.Bogucki, L.Cameron,
S.Wojcik, D. Johnson, H.Macijewski
April 2009
April 18, 2009
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper annual Spring Clean Up
Coordinators: R. Callea, A. Hovey & Robin Harris
April 25, 2009, 8am - Noon
BSTN Spring Meeting, planning for the Summer Institute 2009, BSC, Campus West, Room A305
May 2009
April 30 - May 2, 2009
MSTEP-NYU Sharing Our Successes conference, NY, NY
interested: TBD
July 2009
SEPUP Academy, Berkeley, CA
interested: TBD
August 10 - 14, 2009
BSTN Summer Institute 2009
Major BSTN activities for FY 2007-2008:
September 15, 2007
Riverkeeper Fall Clean-up, several sites around city.
Coordinators: R. Callea & Robin Harris.
October 2007 – May 2008
NURTURE after school science, @CAO,
(Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Pratt-Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt;
(Mondays & Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Edward Saunders Community Center, 2777 Bailey Avenue.
interested: Larry John
October 6, 2007
Urban Roots, First Annual Fall Festival, 11am-4pm for Children and Families, 428 Rhode Island Street, Buffalo, NY: Building a Mini-Terrarium – with the Buffalo Science Teachers’ Network.
(Presenters: K. Burke, T. Johnson; D. Degnan)
November 4-6, 2007
STANYS 112th Annual Conference, Ellenville
Presenting: Kathy Burke, Rod Doran, Ted Anderson, Kelly Baudo, Bob Tyrrell, Heather DiGiacomo
January 4 - 6, 2008 (Fri 4pm-9pm, Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 8am-Noon)
BSTN Winter Weekend
location: TBD
February 14 – 18, 2008
AAAS Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
interested: Joan Bernobich, Bob Tyrrell, Tammy Martin, Reva Smith
Feb 29 & March 1 OR March 7 & 8 (Friday, set up & Saturday, event)
2008, Science Olympiad, McKinley Vocational High School (PS#305), 1500 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14207
Regional Coordinator: Kelly Baudo Coaches: Heather Maciejewski, Native American Magnet (PS#19); Steve Indalecio, Harriet Tubman (PS#31); Heather DiGiacomo, PS#53 Community School; Christen LaBruna, Highgate Heights (PS#80); Delores Anderson, Campus West (PS#96); Tammy Martin, North Park Academy (PS#99); Michelle Tabone, Math, Science, Technology Prep @ Seneca (PS#197).
Feb 29 or March 1, 2008, 8am - Noon
BSTN Spring Meeting, planning for the Summer Institute 2008, BSC, Science Building
March 27-30, 2008
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National conference, Boston, MA
interested: Heather DiGiacomo, Delores Anderson, Elizabeth Brunn, Kelly Baudo, Cindy Degnan
March 15, 2008
AAUW Tech Savvy conference, UB North Campus, Student Union
Interested in bringing students: Christen LaBruna; Stephanie Finn; Heather DiGiacomo; Michelle Tabone; Cindy Degnan Interested in presenting: Cindy Degnan
May 15–17?, 2008
MSTEP-NYU Sharing Our Successes conference, NY, NY
interested: TBD
August 11 - 15, 2008 –BSTN Summer Institute 2008
Major BSTN activities for FY 2006-2007:
October 3, 2006 – May 17, 2007
NURTURE after school science, @CAO,
(Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Pratt-Willert Community Center, 422 Pratt;
(Mondays & Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Edward Saunders Community Center, 2777 Bailey Avenue.
October 19-21, 2006 - 2006
New York State Middle School Association's Annual Conference ,Niagara Falls, NY
(attending: Dianne Johnson, Joan Bernobich, Amanda Dolan)
November 1-5, 2006
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Eastern Area conference, Baltimore, MD
(presenting: Heather Maciejewski & Elizabeth Brunn,)
November 5-7, 2006
STANYS 111th Annual Conference, Ellenville
(presenting: Kathy Burke, Jason Mayle, Bob Tyrrell, Delores Anderson, Cindy Degnan, Tanya Johnson, Kelly Baudo )
November 8, 2006
Pioneers of Science, Buffalo Museum of Science
(Attended with students: T. Johnson, East H.S., Attended/Volunteered: R. Harris, M. Milligan)
January 5 -7, 2007
(Fri 4pm-9pm, Sat 8am-5pm, Sun 8am-Noon) – BSTN Winter Weekend
(location: Chautauqua Institution's Bellinger Hall Retreat Center, Chautauqua, NY)
January 19-21, 2007
Science and Society: Closing the Gap conference, Boston, MA
(attendees: Stephanie Finn & Maureen Milligan)
January 25, 2007
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper annual meeting and dinner, Harry’s Harbor
(Attended: S. Kochan; M. Tabone; T. Johnson; C. Degnan; M. Milligan)
January 26, 2007
Kellogg Leadership for Community Change reception, UB’s Anderson Gallery
(Attended: T. Johnson; M. Milligan)
February 2, 2007
Wangari Maathai, UB Dinstinguished Speakers Series, UB Amherst Campus
(Attended: A. Dolan; C. Degnan; R. Harris; M. Milligan; D. Darcy; R. Batt; J. Zawicki, C. Penuto Attended with students: S. Finn; T. Johnson)
February 15 – 19, 2007
AAAS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
(Presented and attended: T. Johnson; C. Degnan; M. Milligan)
March 2nd (set up) & 3rd (event), 2007
Science Olympiad
March 14th
UB Science Exploration Day, UB Amherst campus
(Attended with students: T. Johnson)
March 17, 2007
AAUW, Tech Savvy conference, UB Amherst campus
(Presented and attended with students: T. Johnson; C. Degnan,
Attended with students: C. LaBruna, Attended: M. Milligan; T. Johnson’s students selected for t-
shirt design competition)
March 24, 2007, 8am - Noon
BSTN Spring Meeting, planning for the Summer Institute, BSC, Science Building
March 30, 2007, 8:30am – 2:45pm
3rd Annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Conference In The K-12 Classroom , Clifton Springs, NY
(presenter: Delores Anderson).
May 17–19, 2007
MSTEP-NYU Sharing Our Successes conference, NY, NY
(attendees/presenters: Heather Maciejewski, Elizabeth Brunn, Heather Schlegel)
June 8, 2007
Networking in Higher Education, Dr. Jawanzaa Kunjufu keynote luncheon,
Millennium Airport Hotel
(Attended: T. Johnson; C. Degnan)
August 13 -18, 2007
BSTN Summer Institute 2007
