Last week this question appeared on the NARST (National Association for Research in Science Teaching) Discussion List: Can anyone suggest a resource (or resources) that addresses the problem of how to engage resistant in-service...
Read MoreAs of today, no one really knows how much oil has leaked into the Gulf of Mexico threatening the entire Gulf Coast Region, and possibly Florida and the East Coast. NOAA is using an estimate of 210,000 gallons of oil per day...
Read MoreI am talking about dollars, and how billionaires are influencing (science) education policy from the K-12 level to the U.S. Department of Education, and this is being done in an environment where the billionaires are demanding...
Read MoreIn 1987 I met Sergey Tolstikov, who at the time was the lead English teacher at Moscow Experimental Gymnasium 710. Sergey, along with many of his colleagues at School 710, and other schools in Moscow, St. Petersburg (Leningrad...
Read MoreI tuned into a lecture yesterday presented by Allan Collins which was hosted by The Learning Sciences Group at Penn State, and organized by Penn State Professor Richard Duschl. The title of the talk was Rethinking Education in...
Read MoreEyjafjallajokull, the volcano in Iceland that has been erupting and causing havoc for thousands of people around the world, is one of about 200 volcanoes that are located in Iceland. Iceland is the world’s most active...
Read MoreEyjafjallajokull, the volcano in Iceland that has been erupting and causing havoc for thousands of people around the world, is one of about 200 volcanoes that are located in Iceland. Iceland is the world’s most active...
Read MoreThere was an article in today’s New York times about the building of a scientific city by the Russian government. The plan is to develop a technologically and scientifically vibrant city on the outskirts of Moscow. The...
Read MoreI’ve returned to writing posts on the Art of Teaching Science weblog after 3 1/2 week hiatus. I spent most of the time in Texas participating the Round Top Antiques Festival, witnessing the blooming of the Texas...
Read MoreI’ve returned to writing posts on the Art of Teaching Science weblog after 3 1/2 week hiatus. I spent most of the time in Texas participating the Round Top Antiques Festival, witnessing the blooming of the Texas...
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