In a recent edweek.org newsletter there was a No Child Left Behind Alert that I found interesting, and provided the starting point for this post. The forum discussion (a question is posed, and you can submit a response joining...
Read MoreIn earlier posts on this Weblog, I introduced readers to ScienceDebate2008, a citizen effort to engage the US presidential candidates in a real debate on science, technology and society. The debates never happened, but each...
Read MoreCarl Rogers wrote a book many years ago entitled Freedom to Learn. One of the most significant chapters in his book was “My way of facilitating a class.” I read this chapter many times, and it had a profound...
Read MoreCarl Rogers wrote a book many years ago entitled Freedom to Learn. One of the most significant chapters in his book was “My way of facilitating a class.” I read this chapter many times, and it had a profound...
Read MoreIn the 1970s and into the early 1980s, the major textbook that I used in graduate science education courses for teachers was Carl Rogers’ book, Freedom to Learn. Rogers’ book provided the experiential and the...
Read MoreI witnessed one Space Shuttle launch in 1982, and it was an unbelievable experience. The sounds that you hear, and the vibrations you feel are amazing. Here are a few pictures of the Endeavor launch, on November 14, 2008. ...
Read MoreSTS 126, Space Shuttle Endeavor is set to launch tonight from Kennedy Space Center. Seven astronauts will ride into space aboard the shuttle under a full moon. Here is a close up of Endeavor just prior to lift off! Share this:...
Read MoreIn the last two posts, I’ve discussed the recent research that focuses on girls and science, and how teachers can make transformations in their practice to incorporate recent research. Making a transformation in ones...
Read MoreIn last post, which explored recent research on girls and science, I ended the entry with the notion that helping teachers transform their practice to incorporate new findings and theories about students, feminist perspectives...
Read MoreIn a study published in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (November, 2008), Brotman and Moore explore current research (in the past 12 years) in the field of gender and science education. In their study, Girls and...
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