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Continue reading →: Free Online Courses for Summer Science Learnin’
Open Culture recently posted 500 Free Online Courses by Top Universities– the courses are organized by content and of course there are a few science classes that may be worth checking into over the summer. Or not 🙂 Lots of biology, chemistry, physics and others. See Science & Cooking: The Many…
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Continue reading →: Seattle Science Festival- Expo Day June 2012
The first annual Seattle Science Festival kicks off on Saturday, June 2, 2012 with the FREE Science Expo event. Where: Seattle Center When: June 2, 2012 from 10am-6pm What: LOTS of amazing science exhibits Click HERE to visit the Seattle Science Festival site and HERE to download a full program…
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Continue reading →: Can Robots Inspire Us To Be Better Humans?
This touching and engaging TEDxBerkeley Talk from Ken Goldberg makes me think of many things: – The importance of “story” in giving a talk, presentation, lesson – The misconception (that I may have) of robotics/engineering as being unrelated to philosophy, the arts, etc. – STEM… and how it might be…
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Continue reading →: The Inquiry Project
The Inquiry Project is an NSF funded partnership between TERC and Tufts University to create research-based lessons to teach students in grades 3-5 about materials and matter. All materials seem to be user friendly and include thorough resources for instruction that uncover student initial ideas and engage students in appropriate…
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Continue reading →: Biology EOC Study Guide 2012 (WA only)
The first Biology End of Course Assessment is about to be administered here in Washington state. Luckily, our friends at Seattle Public Schools have modified some existing tools from OSPI to create a handy study guide/review tool for teachers and students. The Biology EOC Study Guide Contains: – Performance expectations…
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Continue reading →: Some Thoughts on the Next Generation Science Standards
I tend not to us this space to be critical.. I prefer to share resources and let the readers form their own opinions. Below I am posting some opinions that have been posted by a variety of bloggers regarding the Next Generation Science Standards. Disclaimer: my posting of the below…
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Continue reading →: A Guide for Providing Feedback on the Next Generation Science Standards
So you want to give feedback on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) but you aren’t sure where to start or the website feels a little overwhelming. Here are some tips and suggestions. Part 1: Get to know the Framework for K-12 Science Education I know you just want to…
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Continue reading →: The Nation’s Report Card: Science 2011 NAEP
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) recently released the 8th grade science results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for 2011. You can download the PDF of the 23 page report HERE. The results show a slight increase in scores (since 2009) in most areas. You may also…
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Continue reading →: Next Generation Science Standards Draft Feedback ends June 1, 2012
The first public Draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is now available for your review and feedback at the link below. I will share more tools, resources and advice over the weekend- enjoy and please help to advertise. Was in a room of 600 educators this morning and…
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Continue reading →: Next Generation Science Standards- First Public Draft May 11, 2012
The first public Draft of the Next Generation Science Standards will be released Friday, May 11, 2012. Public comment will be available online and the feedback window will close June 1, 2012. I will give you complete information once the site is up. In preparation for the release of the…
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