From a camp director in Washington state: "My girls have been using your Science Refreshers webpage, and brought to my attention how helpful it was for their Science project at camp! As a thank you, one of the girls has suggested another resource for your library...We would like to thank you again for the wonderful resources..."
...July 16, 2012
From a user of the NSDL Science Literacy Maps: "Just wanted to thank you for the great NSDL maps. I use them in my Intro Sociology course as they neatly summarize key points and provide opportunities for discussion. Easy to use and easy to use in the classroom."
"College students should be having experiences that call upon them to use more higher-order thinking, regardless of whether or not it connects to given tests. Students should have to do more analysis and synthesis than memorization."
"And all will demand at least some of your attention between now and next spring – whether you’re an established company or a wanna-change-the-classroom startup."
"Games encourage systemic understanding, the same as science does. Science is, after all, a process...Play can grant students a mental model of their subject, something which rote-and-repetition-based learning can't."
"Habits of mind are the intended long-term take-away from a high school science class. High school science classes that are taught well actually deliver some familiarity with those habits of mind."