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Continue reading →: Science for All on Facebook
You can become a fan of Science for All on Facebook by clicking LIKE on the Science for All page. This will give you Science for All updates in your Facebook newsfeed. Click HERE to become a fan.
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Continue reading →: Lee Meadows: Spain Park Model
I had the privilege of learning with Dr. Lee Meadows recently and I have drafts of several posts that I’ve been wanting to share. This is the first of many. Dr. Meadows is a professor of science education at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and is a nationally recognized expert on…
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Continue reading →: Washington to Lead Effort to Develop New Science Standards
Washington state will be one of the lead states selected to assist in the development of the Next Generation Science Standards. Read the press release HERE.
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Continue reading →: Life Science Instructional Support Moodle
This was mentioned on my favorite new blog- Success at the Core– and I wanted to share it here as well. In the state of Washington, we are transitioning to a Biology End of Course (EOC) assessment as our high-stakes science assessment for high school students. Kids will take this…
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Continue reading →: Science Literacy: The Vaccine for Fuzzy Thinking
Another bit of genius and inspiration courtesy of Neil DeGrasse Tyson- might be worth sharing with students 🙂 click HERE if you are unable to see the embedded video below.
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Continue reading →: Uncovering Student Ideas
If you are not familiar with the Uncovering Student Ideas series by Page Kelley, then stop what you are doing and check them out. This ever-growing set of formative assessment probe books will provide a foundational resource to help you uncover and monitor your students’ initial and changing science ideas.…
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Continue reading →: Science at the Core
There is a new science education blog on the block.. and it’s called Science at the Core. This blog is run by Jeff Ryan, a regional science coordinator in the state of Washington. The blog is just getting started but I plan on adding it to my RSS feed and…
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Continue reading →: List of Online Science Resources
The Pursuit of Technology Integration Happiness blog has an extensive list of online science education resources organized by content areas: General Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth/Space, and Anatomy. Lots of good stuff HERE– maybe I should make a similar list?
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Continue reading →: STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: From Good Teachers to Great Teaching
The National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future partnered with WestEd to create the following report- STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: From Good Teachers to Great Teachers. This 22-page report includes: – The Six principals of effective learning communities – The 3 guiding questions: The impact of PLC participation…
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Continue reading →: Standards-Based Gradebook in Excel: Courtesy of the Science Goddess
The Science Goddess just completed a 3-part series on how to create a standards-based gradebook using Excel. The posts include a sample gradebook you can download and play with. Plus, your learning will be supported by three screencasts of the Science Goddess explaining some tips and tricks. Highly recommended! Part…
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