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STEM ed … with whiz

Governor Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania addressed the “Science Matters” Town Hall Meeting in Philadelphia on Friday, March 19. In addition to describing the success of Pennsylvania’s STEM education programs and reeling off some facts and figures (e.g., Pennsylvania is the only state, according to Gov. Rendell, that has increased education spending during this recession), [...]
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Peering into students’ “private universe”

Get some insight on students’ “Private Universe” in Philadelphia. You’ll find sessions addressing misconceptions at all grade levels, in a range of science fields.
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Online video resources

Have you seen NASA eClips? This is a collection of video clips on a variety of topics (such as the earth, sun, universe, STEM, aeronautics, and living in space), organized by grade level (K-5, 6-8, 9-12). Some of the notes for the clips include links to other NASA resources on the topic. There is a [...]
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How do you use SciLinks?

At the NSTA conference in Minneapolis, last week, I asked a number of teachers how they use SciLinks. Here’s Fran Weber’s response via Teacher Tube. How do you use SciLinks? What could we do to make it better? Please let us know via comment to this post, or zip me a note — tbrown@nsta.org.
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More resources from PBS

I’ve just heard of a few new resources from PBS. They’ve recently redesigned the PBS Teachers page (it seems to be the month for redesigning sites — have you seen the new SciLinks site?). PBS provides many free resources in science and technology, including lessons derived from programs such as NOVA and Nature, “interactives” (which [...]
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Bits and pieces for July

One of the folks I follow on Twitter recommended the Sixty Symbols website. It is a collection of videos about the symbols of physics and astronomy in which experts from the University of Nottingham share their knowledge and passion for their subjects as they explain what the symbols mean. The videos are just a few [...]
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Science nation

Have you seen the National Science Foundation’s new online magazine Science Nation? The NSF’s news release dated June 1, 2009, states that this video program will “take a dynamic, entertaining look at the research, and the researchers, that will change our lives.” Science Nation will have a new episode every Monday. Each episode consists of [...]
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Check out this digital resource

One of my roles on the SciLinks team is to find resources for a specific topic. Using several search engines, I browse through the lists and select sites for a more intense review and approval process. You as a SciLinks user then have a list of websites for a given topic that have been reviewed [...]
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Teachers tell it best

We interviewed teachers on the exhibit hall floor for our Conference Highlights Video to find out what they thought of the NSTA Conference. Here’s what they said.
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Conference highlights video

Check Lab Out Loud’s Conference Highlights video. scenes from the exhibit hall, interviews, and other fun clips. Watch at: http://wsst.org/nsta08/#v.
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