Here are 10 reasons that I think the United States Senate must pass an Energy Bill which would then be reconciled with the House's Clean Energy Bill (HR 2454). They are listed in here in no particular order because they are really interrelated, and I don't think that...
Yes, the U.S. Congress did pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), but within Congress---in the House---there was clear evidence of "scientific illiteracy." And no, it was not the kind of thinking that we as science teachers advocate. It...
Within the science education community there has been a movement to explore the relationships among science, technology and society (STS), and this movement has a long history. In fact, its history parallels the more conventional or traditional view of science...
In the last post, I introduced the notion that we can look at science teaching, globalization, the Earth, and the World Wide Web using a three-point scale, e.g. 1.0, 2.0, 3.0. In particular, I introduced the use of the word-sign Science Teaching 3.0 as a way of...
On Wednesday (Today) we celebrate Earthday, founded on April 22, 1970 by Senator Gaylord Nelson, and around the world it is a day that focuses on educating all of us for the environment with activities, celebrations, conferences, and programs. You can visit the...
The opening sentence in John Miller's book, The Holistic Curriculum is that holistic education attempts to bring education into alignment with the fundamental realities of nature. Nature at its core is holistic,interrelated and dynamic. As such we have much to learn...
