Education for Global Thinking
Recently I wrote about the lack of scientific literacy of students in the Atlanta school district, even though is resides within one of the richest science communities in the Southeast. Here are nested several major universities,
Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8
By looking at a broad range of questions, this book provides a basic foundation for guiding science teaching and supporting students in their learning. Taking Science to School answers such questions as: When do children begin to learn
$3M Grant Supports Methods in Teaching 'Big Ideas' of Science
Northwestern and the University of Michigan have received a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to improve elementary and middle school science learning
40th Anniversary of Soyuz
“40 years ago, on November 28, 1966, Soviet Union launched the first unmanned prototype of the Soyuz spacecraft, inaugurating the longest serving family of vehicles to carry humans into space,” writes Anatoly Zak, Publisher of the
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Science Weekly for December 11: Creationism special by Bobbie
There is also a view on the controversy from the other side of the Atlantic from Dr Eugenie Scott of the National Centre for Science Education. And you can here more from a conference hosted by the Guardian on teaching creationism and
Government funding recognises UNE’s achievements
The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP, announced the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund award during a function at Parliament House, Canberra, last week. The Fund recognises excellence in
Teaching Science in US Is an Experiment Gone Awry
Today, I can harp on how much worse of a job this nation does teaching science. Nationwide, 43 percent of our children virtually no understanding of science by fourth and eighth grade, reports The New York Times. But in some cities,
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I was shocked to discover recently, reading the local newspaper, that the same teacher I had the probable falling out with is attempting to bring the teaching of intelligent design into science lessons. Nothing too concrete, just a few
An Interesting Approach to Teaching Science to Children
North American children are lagging in science behind children in other parts of the developed world. A lot of the blame for that belongs with the standard government school approach to teaching science--memorizing facts and formulas.
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