According to Mr. Don McLeroy, the chairman of the Texas State Board of Education any contribution by humans to global warming is a bunch of hooey! The Board of Education met for several days in Austin to discuss and vote on the...
Read MoreUPDATE: The Texas Board of Education approved the science standards BUT teachers will be required to have students “scrutinize” all sides of the theories. Read more here for more details. We are in the Round Top...
Read MoreEducation about, in, and for the environment represent three different paradigms useful in helping us view environmental education and environmental science programs and activities. Based on research by Rachel Michel (1996),...
Read MoreMany, many years ago I developed a book while being a writer for the Individualized Science Instructional System (ISIS) which was entitled Touch the Earth. It was a geology mini-course, part of a large collection of earth,...
Read MoreThe short, and the long answer to this is no. Of course I framed the question using the phrase “the measure of teacher effectiveness.” Why do I bring this topic up for discussion on this blog. In America there is a...
Read MoreInformal learning as a paradigm for classroom learning suggests that learning is holistic, and is steeped in inclusiveness and connectedness. As I suggested yesterday, John Dewey wrote about the importance of an...
Read MoreNon-school learning was a term that John Dewey used for “informal experiences” that he felt helped learners acquire attitudes, values, and knowledge from daily experiences. Many students come to science class from a...
Read MoreThomas Friedman’s idea of a “flat world,” outlined in his book The World is Flat suggested that the rapid diffusion of computer and telecommunications technology into the lives of individuals in many nations...
Read MoreI am watching the countdown of STS 119, the October 15, 2009 launch of the Space Shuttle, Discovery. I started this post at T minus 6 minutes and counting, and continued watching until Discovery reached orbit. It’s always...
Read MoreWith the election of a new administration in Washington, one of the major areas of “change” will be education. More than $100 billion will be invested in education as part of the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment...
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