Learning and Science in the 21st Century
Ari Shwartz talks with NPR On the Media about technology and the new administration. It seems the White House and government in general have some battles in common with educators when it comes to implementing modern technologies in the workplace as we try to catch up to the rest of the pubic world.
“Everyone in government [...]
I hope I am not too late to subscribe here, but I just put the first ever White House Blog into my feed reader. I suppose I should add the House Hub and Senate Hub over at Youtube to the mix, but none of my legislators have jumped on board yet. Well, I [...]
Following yesterday’s inaugural address, the New York Times has created a nice time line of Word clouds for all the inaugural addresses since 1789. See it here
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/17/washington/20090117_ADDRESSES.html?hp
Read: Inaugural Words
Online science fairs have been popping up frequently lately. And for good reason. Students have an opportunity to see a variety of projects grow and develop, and potentially an opportunity to collaborate on similar projects. Last year our local chamber of commerce started a science fair for grades 7-12. The turnout [...]
Here is my attempt to map out the connections between the New Hampshire Frameworks for Science Literacy and our current science fair and science fair wiki areas we can look for evidence of student learning. The scientific method appears not so clean.
Related Posts:
The MWV Science Fair Online
Reflection on Students’ First Wiki Experience
