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Archive for the 'General' Category
Ugly bug contest: It’s time to vote!
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 5:21 pm
Written by: Robert Payo
Nanotechnology featured in next NSDL Web Seminar
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 4:19 pm
Written by: Robert Payo
Join us for this free, online web seminar from the NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series for the 2009-2010 school year!
Title: Knowing Nano: New Video, Web, and Print
Date: Nov 11, 2009
Time: 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m. Eastern Time
Presenter: Lisa Regalla, DragonflyTV
Registration is free!
Spark your students’ curiosity and hone their inquiry skills with free DragonflyTV Nano educational resources. Six half-hour episodes […]
Provide your feedback on PRISMS site, stipend offer
Monday, October 5th, 2009 12:49 pm
Written by: Eileen McIlvain
The Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance is looking for 25-30 teachers and teacher educators (pre-service faculty, curriculum developers, professional development consultants, science specialists, etc.) to complete an evaluation questionnaire for feedback on the NSF-funded PRISMS web site at: http://prisms.mmsa.org/ . PRISMS stands for Phenomena and Representations for the Instruction of Science in Middle School and […]
Posted in Topics: General, Prof Dev: NSDL Network and News, Technology
An approach for integrating more technology
Friday, August 28th, 2009 3:40 pm
Written by: Robert Payo
As many teachers have experienced, deciding to use more technology-related tools and materials in your teaching can be overwhelming. Where do I start? How can I find a way to use technology that is more rooted in what I’m trying to accomplish with my students? How do I let go of the […]
Posted in Topics: 2.0 Tools, General, Technology, Technology: Elementary, Technology: High School
Fossils: Suggested links and sequence
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 4:25 pm
Written by: Robert Payo
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is an online professional development magazine–or rather cyberzine–that serves as a great resource with lots of ideas for teaching. You can find tips on teaching a unit on fossils (a student favorite). In the Science and Literacy Department of the April 2008 issue, author Jessica Fries-Gaither provides […]
Posted in Topics: Earth Science, Elementary Resources, General
Chemistry Comes Alive IV: Oxidation/Reduction
Monday, August 17th, 2009 6:42 pm
Written by: Robert Payo
Join us for this free, online web seminar from the NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series for the 2009-2010 school year!
Title: Chemistry Comes Alive IV: Oxidation/ Reduction
Date: Oct 15, 2009
Time: 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m. Eastern Time
Presenters: John Moore, Lynn Diener, Shannon Stahl
Registration is free!
Oxidation/reduction is one of the most difficult concepts taught in an introductory chemistry classroom. Students often struggle […]
Posted in Topics: Chemistry, General, NSDL/NSTA Web Seminars, Science, Teacher professional development
A “catchy” interactive on the spread of disease
Monday, August 17th, 2009 3:59 pm
Written by: Robert Payo
If you’ve ever used interactives or simulations in your teaching, you know that these kind of materials can help illustrate complex concepts or ideas more visually and with more opportunities for student interaction.
With so much in the news about swine flu, using Shodor’s Disease Model, can teach your students about the spread of disease while […]
Posted in Topics: General, High School Resources, Life science
Spice Up Your Teaching: Brown Bag Archives
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 3:46 pm
Written by: Robert Payo
Our series of summer webinars on chemistry, physics and multimedia resources is now available through our recorded archives. These three hour-long sessions demonstrate a host of resources, ideas and tips to spice up your teaching. Take a look to plan for your school year!
Multimedia Resources: Teachers Domain
Chemistry: ChemEdDL
Physics: The Physics Front
Posted in Topics: Chemistry, General, NSDL K12 Brown Bags, Physics and Astronomy
Announcing the 4th NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series:
Friday, May 29th, 2009 10:50 am
Written by: Robert Payo
Starting this fall, our series of free online teacher professional development continues! Watch for these seminars featuring experts from the NSDL community for the 2009-2010 school year: Chemistry Comes Alive IV: Oxidation and Reduction, Timely Teachings: Seasons and the Cycles of Night and Day, along with seminars from PBS favorites […]
Posted in Topics: General
Web Seminar: Human Physiology and the Limits of Mars Exploration
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 1:49 pm
Written by: Robert Payo
This web seminar, the last of the NSDL series for the 2008-2009 school year, focused on the human physiological challenges of extended travel in outer space. Our presenter, Dr. Jim Pawelczyk, Associate Professor of Physiology & Kinesiology for the College of Health and Human Development at Pennsylvania State University, has studied the human effects […]
Posted in Topics: General, Life science, Physics and Astronomy, Science, Teacher professional development
Posted in Topics: Elementary Resources, General, High School Resources
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