Topics to be Discussed:

1)ECSU's Aero*Space and Environmental Education Resource Center, Connecticut NASA Education Consortium

2)Websites of particular interest

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/textbooks/science.html - Science Resources

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/units.html - Curricular Units including: 

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/units/gedscienceunit.html - GED Science Preparation

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/units/insects.html - Insects and Arachnids

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/units/oceanography.html - Oceanography of LI Sound

3)Other opportunities - 

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/stoloff/virtualcomm.html - Virtual Community Project

http://www.thinkquest.org/ - ThinkQuest projects

Other collaborative opportunities

David L. Stoloff, Ph.D. is currently a Professor and Education Department Chair at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, CT. He has taught courses in Computer Uses in Education, Video Technology for Educators, Educational Research, Science Methods, and Comparative Education and has developed curriculum in educational technology, math/science-integrated curriculum, and peace education. Dr. Stoloff has also been active in developing programs in international education and distance learning and is a founding faculty member of OnlineCSU, the Connecticut State University’s online campus. Dr. Stoloff earned a Ph.D. in Comparative and International Education at UCLA, a MA in Educational Technology at Concordia University in Montreal, and a BS in Biology/Secondary Certification at SUNY, Brockport. 

His professional experiences also include five years as a teacher in high schools in Zaïre, Israel, and inner city Long Beach, CA, and service as an educational researcher and curriculum developer in Dallas, Montreal, and Los Angeles and as a media consultant for educational projects. 

Dr. Stoloff’s current interests include the creation of online pre-service and in-service teacher education courses in Technology in the Classroom and International and Cross-Cultural Education and the design of a graduate program in Educational Technology. He also serves on statewide committees on the expansion of our Professional Development Centers and the implementation of grant-funded projects in teacher recruitment and educational technology.