NSTA’s Science Scope is a peer-reviewed journal for middle level and junior high school science teachers. In the November 2008 issue authors Kerri Richardson, Catherine Matthews and Catherine Thompson offered on-the-ground insights into why proportional reasoning is particularly important for middle school teachers to understand in order to instruct their students in developing inquiry skills. […]
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Teachers Test NSDL’s Science Literacy Maps
Monday, December 8th, 2008 3:34 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
WGBH Teachers’ Domain Reaches Out to Student Video Producers and Makes Media More Accessible
Monday, December 1st, 2008 2:53 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
“Youth Voices” is an open call from WGBH Teachers’ Domain for ideas from 13-18 year olds who would like to produce video segments about climate change. “Youth Voices” will kick off in January, with a series of three informative webinars for student filmmakers. To find out more check out WGBH […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology, multimedia
Creating a Tapestry of Science Teacher Ideas
Monday, November 17th, 2008 2:44 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
Since 1991 the Toyota Tapestry Program has awarded more than $8 million to 986 teams of teachers for innovative science classroom projects. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., […]
Posted in Topics: Chemistry, Education, Engineering, Health, Mathematics, Physics, Science, Social Studies, Technology
Chemistry Comes Alive III: Water—upcoming web seminar on December 9th, 6:30pm-8:00pm Eastern Time
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 4:21 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
This Web Seminar will focus on dynamic online resources you can use to teach your students about the chemistry of water through the NSDL Chemical Education Digital Library. Join presenters Dr. John Moore, W. T. Lippincott Professor and director of the Institute for Chemical Education, and Dr. Lynn Diener, Assistant Professor, […]
Posted in Topics: Chemistry, Education, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Math and History Featured in NSDL Resources About Voting
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 5:05 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
As the nation goes to the polls on November 4, 2008 these resources from NSDL Pathways, which provide access to audience-specific views of appropriate NSDL resources and services, offer classroom information about how voting and polls work, insights into American election milestones, and a closer look at how the technology behind voting can affect history.
Cast […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology
Whiteboard and Slide-based Combination Classroom Presentation Tool Wins 2008 Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware
Monday, October 27th, 2008 11:39 am
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
Each year NSDL’s NEEDS/Engineering Pathway digital libraries host The Premier Award competition. A wide range of submissions of high-quality, non-commercial courseware designed to enhance engineering education are encouraged. Recently the 2008 Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware was awarded to Richard Anderson, Ruth Anderson, Natalie Linnell, Craig Prince and members of the development team from […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Technology
The Periodic Table Live! from the Chemical Education Digital Library
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 10:05 am
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
“Periodic Table Live!” is a notable new resource from the Chemical Education Digital Library (ChemEd DL). Students and teachers especially are invited to interact with the periodic table, chose an element of interest, and learn all sorts of interesting information about that element–from details of its discovery, to its industrial uses and other characteristics. Users […]
Posted in Topics: Chemistry, Education, Mathematics, Science, Technology
“Computational Thinking” Workshops Offered by Shodor Staff
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 5:23 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
Along with a series of six Project SUCCEED Saturday Explorations workshops beginning on October 18 in Durham, NC, Robert M. Panoff, Shodor Executive Director, and staff members will also offer parallel workshop sessions on “Computational Thinking–Sources and Resources for Quantitative Reasoning in Math and Science Education.” These workshops are being offered to math and science […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Mathematics, Physics, Science, Technology
Get Ready for Washington: NSDL 2008 Annual Meeting
Friday, September 26th, 2008 9:14 am
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
NSDL’s Annual Meeting is set to take place from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, 2008 in Washington, D.C. This year, the program focuses on the complementary efforts of mature NSDL projects in a format developed to highlight the collective work from NSDL projects. Achievments in professional development and outreach with K12 and higher education audiences; […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology
NSDL Science Literacy Map Tool Adds “Student Misconceptions” Feature
Friday, September 19th, 2008 11:38 am
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
Teachers work to connect broad learning concepts, standards and educational resources in K12 classrooms to ensure that their students’ progress is both developmentally sound and measurable. The new version of the National Science Digital Library’s Science Literacy Map (SLM) tool is an easy-to-use service that finds and presents students with the right resource at just the right moment. SLM provides visualizations for […]
Posted in Topics: Chemistry, Education, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, Strand maps, Technology
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