Education briefs News-Chronicle DE PERE Einstein Project hosts professional development program Teachers from schools throughout the state will converge in De Pere for the Einstein Project's 12th Einstein Academy going on this week at De Pere Middle School. Many of the teachers will receive instruction on the use of hands-on science materials being made available by the Einstein Project. New this year are the third-grade unit "The Science of Flight" developed by the Experimental Aircraft Association and two middle school units, "Electrical Energy and Circuit Design" and "Organisms - From Micro to Macro" developed by the scientists and educators at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Resources Center. The academy, which is an annual professional development opportunity in science, math and technology education for K-8 teachers, also features keynote speaker Michael Guillen, two workshops and a technology seminar. GREEN BAY Space conference to be held at UWGB NASA's Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium based at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will host "Our Changing Earth," the 13th annual Wisconsin Space Conference, Aug. 14 and 15. The two-day conference brings together the key players and students in aerospace and space science in the state to present their research and discuss partnering opportunities. It includes sessions on the changing climate and will feature a presentation on jet contrail influences on climate. The conference at Mary Ann Cofrin Hall will be attended by faculty and students, K-12 educators and other professionals. FOX VALLEY FVTC nets funds for child protection initiatives Fox Valley Technical College has been awarded $3,688,587 for its law-enforcement training programs in the areas of child abuse, exploitation and missing children. Roughly $2.5 million will be used for the FVTC Missing Children Initiative, and $1.2 million will be used for the Internet Crimes Against Children Initiative. The federal dollars will be used to train law enforcement and broadcast officials in the Missing Children System and to expand child protection training and assistance to 38 national Internet Crimes Against Children task forces. Over the next two years, FVTC expects to provide further training to law enforcement and broadcast officials in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. The college's Criminal Justice Department trains roughly 45,000 law enforcement officers annually.