Author Archives: Debra Shapiro

Off to the races with physics!

By Debra Shapiro | Published: November 13, 2011
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I enjoyed watching auto races as a child, so I decided to check out Norm Barstow’s session, Elastic Power: Wind Up Your Engines and Explore (a.k.a. “NASCAR in New Orleans”).

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Fun and games with the carbon cycle

By Debra Shapiro | Published: November 11, 2011
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Demonstrating the carbon cycle was never so much fun as it was in Kristen Dotti’s session, Drop the Lecture and Let the Students Pick Up the Learning in Environmental Science.

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Picture-perfect elementary STEM

By Debra Shapiro | Published: November 11, 2011
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This morning in New Orleans, as part of the Urban Science Education Leadership (USEL) session, presenters from the Baltimore City Public Schools described their district’s Elementary STEM Teacher Clinic and how it transformed the teachers who participated in it.

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With STEM, almost everything is possible

By Debra Shapiro | Published: November 11, 2011
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In New Orleans, we heard from DARPA’s Geoffrey Ling about an amazing medical breakthrough.

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The scoop on the Next Generation Science Standards

By Debra Shapiro | Published: November 10, 2011
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Stephen Pruitt enlightened conference attendees about the standards and asked them to lead the way for implementation in their states.

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Morgan Fairchild on science ed and the economy

By Debra Shapiro | Published: November 10, 2011
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Who knew that actress Morgan Fairchild knew so much about science? “I was the original science nerd,” she told the audience during her keynote speech this morning. She said that when she first came to Hollywood, her first stop was not the beauty salon, but the La Brea tar pits.

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The magic of a scientist’s visit

By Debra Shapiro | Published: November 7, 2011
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When a scientist visits a classroom, it’s the start of a partnership that shapes students’ perception of science and enhances a teacher’s content knowledge.

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Science lessons from history

By Debra Shapiro | Published: October 28, 2011
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Find out how and why science educators around the country are integrating history in their science lessons to help students make connections to their world.

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How’s the weather at your science museum?

By Debra Shapiro | Published: October 25, 2011
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Teachers and students are exploring the weather through exhibits at science museums around the country.

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Getting ready for college chemistry

By Debra Shapiro | Published: October 21, 2011
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Why are these Texas high school students from the ChemBridge Program smiling? Perhaps it’s because they’re taking a course that lets them earn college chemistry credit and high school science credit–and helps them get ready for college chemistry.

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