How can you teach about climate change in your classroom? This podcast from the June issue of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears Cyberzine might help. Get a sneak peek here:
Next month’s issue on climate change will have a host of information for teachers to understand climate change issues. In this podcast, we […]

Sign up today for the next NSTA Web Seminar in the NSDL Series: Teaching Biotechnology: New Tools and Resources for the STEM Career Pipeline from WGBH Teachers’ Domain. These free seminars provide resources for your classroom and background information for your professional development!
Topic: Biotechnology
Date: February 17, 2010
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Eastern […]

The Edublog Awards recognize educational blogs, podcasts and other web-based educational technology users and organizations. Here’s a few nominations to add to the list, most of which are supported by the use of the NSDL Expert Voices and NSDL Wiki platforms:
Best resource sharing blog-
Ohio State University: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears
http://beyondpeguins.nsdl.org
Best […]

Join us for this free, online web seminar from the NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series for the 2009-2010 school year!
Timely Teachings: Seasons and the Cycles of Night & Day
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Time: 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m. Eastern Time
Join Jessica Fries-Gaither, science resource specialist at Ohio State University, as we discuss two challenging topics in the elementary and middle […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Resources for tonight’s web seminar, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Antarctic and Arctic Birds features resources from Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: An Online Maga… and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
The seminar focused on strategies for incorporating inquiry learning and ways to integrate literacy and science in effective ways. The resource list has […]

Missed the webinar presentation on middle school math and science resources? You can watch the archive
In partnership with the National Middle School Association (NMSA), this presentation highlighted resources and strategies for finding quality resources and connecting to other middle school educators through the NSDL Middle School Portal for Math and Science.
The next webinar from […]

The recent ACT Report, The Forgotten Middle, states that “fewer than two in ten eighth graders are on target to be ready for college-level work by the time they graduate from high school.”
Such statements speak to the need for greater attention to middle school students and support for teachers of these grades. For our […]