January 2012
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November 2011
1 post
HHMI Debuts “The Making of the Fittest” Short... →
October 2011
7 posts
“Working from Einstein’s famous equation, which states that energy and mass...”
– Ian Sample: Kindle makes for heavy reading | Technology | The Guardian
The Search for a More Perfect Kilogram →
PBS Technology Integration: Research & Best... →
September 2011
4 posts
“Good teachers, he said, can make good use of computers, while bad teachers...”
– Technology in Schools Faces Questions on Value - NYTimes.com
“when a question arises, Ms. Galinsky said, resist the temptation to say, “Look...”
– School Curriculum Falls Short on Bigger Lessons - NYTimes.com
August 2011
6 posts
“Getting better technology into the classroom isn’t just about flashy gadgets....”
– Better Teachers Aren’t The Answer - Forbes
July 2011
7 posts
Spock Is Not Impressed →
Hornsby, Fleck prove the power of music, even... →
New York - Empire of Evolution - NYTimes.com →
“Great workers don’t grow on trees, they grow in classrooms. As a business that...”
– Politics and Spice
“Despite the live album’s release, Hornsby insisted that he rarely looks to the...”
– The way it is with Bruce Hornsby and Béla Fleck | The Salt Lake Tribune
Getting ready for Breaking Bad - Better Call Saul! →
June 2011
8 posts
“Maybe it’s just easier, psychologically, to swallow the lie that these...”
– Climate of Denial | Rolling Stone Politics
“The truth is, we need to do four things at once if we have any hope of...”
– 100 Days - NYTimes.com
“They exist for only seconds at most in real life, but they have gained...”
– The Periodic Table Expands Once Again - NYTimes.com
May 2011
6 posts
“BYOT isn’t about the devices themselves—kids bring in a variety of...”
– ‘Bring Your Own Device’ Catching On in Schools| The Committed Sardine
“Let's get with the metric system, NYTimes science: The physics of...”
– http://nyti.ms/jiMnfI
April 2011
12 posts
“the coverage of today’s education is being colored by reporters who have...”
– Randy Turner: Gutless Media Has Failed American Schools
“When governors mock teachers as lazy, avaricious incompetents, they demean the...”
– Pay Teachers More - NYTimes.com
“PC users tend to describe themselves as better at math and less likely to throw...”
– Mac vs. PC: The stereotypes may be true - CNN.com
“A disturbing bipartisan consensus is emerging that favors a market model for...”
– The Nation: Teachers Are Not The Enemy : NPR
Teachers Are Not The Enemy : NPR →
It’s hard to think of another field in which experience is considered a liability and those who know the least about the nuts and bolts of an enterprise are embraced as experts.
Boy Scouts Introduce Robotics Merit Badge →
Of the 126 current merit badges offered by the Boy Scouts of America, 31 of them fit under the STEM umbrella. But it’s the newest badge that is generating a lot of interest. This week, the BSA introduced the robotics merit badge, an ambitious set of requirements that really explores robotics as both a hobby and a career.
“Teachers today have had to rise to a whole new level of commitment to teach...”
– Cheryl Davis column: It’s not the same school of old days | Appleton Post Crescent