Some bits and pieces gleaned from listserves, blogs, and tweets– Professional development 10 Amazing Free Online Computer Science Classes from Stanford University. Each class is open to the public and is taught by a Stanford professor. Non-Stanford students do not get academic credit, but certificates are awarded as a document of participation. Wouldn’t it be [...]
I must say that I really enjoyed this issue. Helping students see the connections and relationships between science and other subjects and interests is a wonderful part of being a teacher. Illustrations, diagrams, field sketches, photographs, videography, and performances are relevant ways for students to explore connections between science and art and authentic opportunities to [...]
For those science educators who think Kansas City is all about science this week, you’re wrong. Last night for $1.50 each way, I rode the MAX, KC’s bus system, from the Marriott on 13th and Wyandotte to the Museum stop for a three block walk to a world class art museum, the Nelson Atkins Museum [...]
A trivia fact that I once read about Philadelphia is that they have more public art than any city in the country. While I’m not sure if this is accurate, I can tell you that Philadelphia is a wonderful city for murals and art on the sides of buildings. This was one of my favorite [...]
