May 14, 2012

Rubber Duck Eruption Physics (by Matt Kuchta)

May 6, 2012
"That’s why I have a hard time tolerating people who disproportionately blame teachers for our poor educational outcomes. I understand that not every teacher is a great one. But neither is every plumber, or every banker or every soldier. Why then should teachers be demonized so much?"

Teaching Me About Teaching - NYTimes.com

April 22, 2012
"The longer you pretend as an educator that technology is not core to how we learn and teach these days, the more you highlight your lack of relevance (and the more likely it is that you will be replaced by someone else who understands this)."

The longer you pretend | Dangerously Irrelevant

April 18, 2012
(via Biker uses GPS to turn city into an Etch-a-Sketch | Grist)

(via Biker uses GPS to turn city into an Etch-a-Sketch | Grist)

April 9, 2012
Happy Birthday, Tom Lehrer!

April 9, 2012
Don’t give that apple to teacher!

Don’t give that apple to teacher!

March 29, 2012
"Heightened distrust could turn young people away from careers in science and engineering, and in the long run, that could hurt America’s standing in a global economy that is becoming increasingly competitive on the technological front."

Cosmic Log - Study tracks how conservatives lost their faith in science

March 22, 2012
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novaeducation:

Join NOVA’s Hunting the Elements periodic tweets campaign from March 23-April 4 on Twitter @NOVAeducation

March 19, 2012

The Stars as Viewed from the International Space Station.