If you are attending the NSTA national conference in New Orleans this week, be sure to connect with Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears! You’ll be able to find us at a variety of locations and events:
Exhibit Hall
National Science Digital Library (NSDL) Booth: #1532
Presentations
Energy and the Polar Environment
Saturday, March 21
5-6 pm
Convention Center, Room R04
Download the presentation […]
Polar News and Notes
Presentations
Connect with Beyond Penguins at the NSTA Conference
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 2:07 pm
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Beyond Penguins at eTech Ohio Conference
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 1:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Jessica Fries-Gaither will present “Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Integrating K-5 Science and Literacy” at the 2009 Educational Technology Conference in Columbus, OH. The presentation is scheduled for 2 pm in room C226. During the session, participants will be introduced to the Beyond Penguins project and the variety of technological tools […]
Posted in Topics: Polar News & Notes, Presentations, Professional Development, Technology, Upcoming Opportunities
TappedIn Tour: Earth’s Changing Surface
Thursday, December 11th, 2008 5:44 pm
Written by: Kimberly Lightle
Tonight at 7pm EST we’re having an online chat in the TappedIn online learning community - http://tappedin.org. We’ll be working our way through the December 2008 issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears online magazine. If you can’t join us, you can still take “our tour” below. We meet the first Thursday of each […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Earth and Space Science, Presentations, Science
Integrating Informational Text and Science Through the Polar Regions
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Jessica Fries-Gaither will present “Integrating Informational Text and Science Through the Polar Regions” on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the International Reading Association’s Regional Conference in Nashville, TN. The presentation be be held at 9 a.m. in room 102 of the Nashville Convention Center. We hope you’ll be able to attend!
If you can’t attend the […]
Posted in Topics: Presentations, Professional Development, Reading, Writing
Energy Sources of the Polar Regions
Friday, December 5th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Jessica Fries-Gaither will present the workshop “Energy Sources of the Polar Regions” on Saturday, December 6 at the National Science Teachers Association regional conference in Cincinnati, OH. The workshop is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. in Room 211 of the Duke Energy Center. We hope you’ll join us for an interactive session exploring lessons and activities […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Arctic, Cyberzine Issues, Earth and Space Science, Presentations, Reading, Science, Writing, social studies
Web Seminar: Energy and the Polar Environment
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Tonight, Carol Landis and Jessica Fries-Gaither will present the second Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears web seminar as part of the NSDL/NSTA web seminar series. Energy and the Polar Environment discusses science concepts such as the seasons, solar radiation, albedo, and Earth’s energy balance and how teachers can incorporate these concepts into elementary curriculum. Common […]
Posted in Topics: Cyberzine Issues, Presentations, Professional Development, Science
TappedIn Tour: Planning a Polar Festival
Thursday, November 6th, 2008 4:33 pm
Written by: Kimberly Lightle
Tonight at 7pm EST we’re having an online chat in the TappedIn online learning community - http://tappedin.org. We’ll be working our way through the November 2008 issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears online magazine. If you can’t join us, you can see “our trip” below. We meet the first Thursday of each month […]
Posted in Topics: Antarctica, Arctic, Presentations, Science
Physical Science From the Poles
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Tonight, Carol Landis and Jessica Fries-Gaither will present the second Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears web seminar as part of the NSDL/NSTA web seminar series. Physical Science From the Poles discusses the many types of ice found in the polar regions and how elementary teachers can use ice and the polar regions as a real […]
Posted in Topics: Cyberzine Issues, Presentations, Science
Polar-Palooza Continues Nationwide Tour
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 9:20 am
Written by: Carolyn Hamilton
The Polar-Palooza tour of presentations at science centers and natural history museums continues this fall with stops scheduled from coast to coast (see schedule below).
Three-day presentations in major U.S. cities feature scientists who are working in polar research, authentic props, such as a piece of ice core over 2,000 years old and fossilized wood […]
NSTA/NSDL Web Seminar: Polar Geography
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 8:58 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Tuesday, May 27 was the first of five scheduled Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears web seminars. The free, online seminars are run through a partnership between the National Science Digital Library and the National Science Teachers’ Association. 47 educators participated, representing a wide variety of geographic locations (across the U.S. and even Sydney, Australia!), teaching […]
Posted in Topics: Cyberzine Issues, Education, Lesssons and activities, Presentations, Professional Development, Reading, Science, Writing
Posted in Topics: International Polar Year, Presentations, Professional Development, Upcoming Opportunities
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