The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) has been a functioning digital library since 2002 when, among other developments, the Nova Scotia Drama League agreed to transfer the “NSDL.org” domain name. During the Education session at the recent Joint Conference on Digital Libraries on June 17, 2008, Richard Furuta, Texas A&M University, chaired a series of […]
Archive for the 'Science' Category
Education and NSDL: Past, Present and Future
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 3:05 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
New Web-Based Collection of Open Source Physics Resources
Monday, June 30th, 2008 11:08 am
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
The Open Source Physics (OSP) project and the ComPADRE digital library are pleased to announce the creation of a new web-based collection of OSP resources. The OSP Collection provides curriculum resources that engage students in physics, computation, and computer modeling. Computational physics and computer modeling provide students with new ways to understand, describe, explain, and […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Science, Technology
ComPADRE+Librarian Spread the Word About NSDL
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 4:07 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
Last week in Seattle The Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) division of Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference featured a presentation from NSDL’s Physics and Astromony Pathway (comPADRE) PI Bruce Mason who teamed up with NSDL’s science librarian blogger Pat Viele. Mason and Viele co-presented a poster about comPADRE, and also later at the Physics Round Table discussion where […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Science, Technology
Blogosphere as Education Commons: NSDL’s Expert Voices
Monday, June 9th, 2008 3:32 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
A peek into the dynamic and growing blogosphere at NSDL is a look into a living library packed with people, ideas, opinion, thought-provoking dialog and fascinating resources. This wealth of information contributed by NSDL communities of practice that represent multiple STEM disciplines is available to add to your summer reading list. A quick overview […]
Posted in Topics: Chemistry, Education, Health, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology
New in NSDL: Hands-on Climate Change Learning
Monday, May 26th, 2008 2:08 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
A diverse group of volunteers, docents, students, staff and scientists from California science centers, museums and UC Berkeley have established Climate Change Education. Org (CCEO), a lively on line resource center “used by millions” of teachers and students. CCEO works to establish partnerships among people and institutions to make climate change educational resources created by […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Science, Technology
Free Web Seminar: “A New Model of Science Curricula and Instruction” from the Middle School Portal
Monday, May 19th, 2008 9:55 am
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
Register Online for a free live web seminar hosted by NSDL’s Middle School Portal and the National Middle School Association entitled, “A New Model of Science Curricula and Instruction” on Thursday, May 29, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. (EDT). This webinar will explore answers to the question, “Why do students still lack conceptual understanding and scientific […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
From the Exploratorium: Digital Library Afterschool Website Launches!
Monday, May 5th, 2008 4:04 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
The goal of the Exploratorium Digital Library Afterschool Project is to bring more science and math enrichment into out-of-school time using resources from the Exploratorium’s Digital Library. Exploratorium Afterschool is one of the many Exploratorium collections for educators who will learn about different types of afterschool activities through digital videos, concept maps, links to other […]
Posted in Topics: Chemistry, Education, Health, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology
Mark Your Calendars for the 2008 NSDL Annual Meeting
Monday, April 28th, 2008 10:50 am
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
The 2008 NSDL Annual Meeting will be held from September 30 to October 2, 2008 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The theme for this year’s meeting is “STEM Research and Education in Action.” Details, including the call for proposals, deadlines, meeting registration and travel support information, are available on the annual meeting […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Science, Technology
Speaking of Brain Games . . .
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 2:06 pm
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
NSDL Education and Outreach Specialist Robert Payo recently attended the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Annual Conference in New Orleans and blogged about it in NSDL Road Reports where NSDL colleagues often share their experiences and impressions of various scientific and education events, meetings and conferences. Payo specifically highlighted a talk given by […]
Beyond Penguins Issue Two Focuses on “Learning from the Polar Past”
Monday, April 7th, 2008 11:04 am
Written by: Carol Minton Morris
The following articles from the new “Learning From the Past” issue of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears Magazine were of particular interest to teachers in attendance at the National Science Teachers Association meeting in Boston last month. Editor Jessica Fries-Gaither was there to find out more about what types of polar information, materials and […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Science, Social Studies
Posted in Topics: Chemistry, Education, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Technology
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