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Kim Lightle

More Stars. Less Light. Participate in GLOBE at Night

Posted by Kim Lightle on January 25, 2012 at 2:35pm

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ISTE-NASA Learning Lab (Deadline Jan 15th)

Posted by Sarita Pillai on January 12, 2012 at 9:07am

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Free Resources from BirdSleuth!

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The "Connected" Educator

Posted by Sarita Pillai on December 14, 2011 at 7:11pm — 2 Comments

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David Lawrence replied to Jessica Fries-Gaither's discussion 'Common Core ELA in Science & Technical Subjects' in the group Literacy in the Content Areas
Hi again, Jessica. Anything that you can recommend for the writing component?
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David Lawrence replied to Jessica Fries-Gaither's discussion 'Common Core ELA in Science & Technical Subjects' in the group Literacy in the Content Areas
Thank you Jessica! That was hugely helpful. I'll dig into some of these this weekend. Sincerely, David
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Kim Lightle replied to Kim Lightle's discussion 'Cyberbullying Resources and Free Webinar'
I just came across the infographic of cyberbullying - http://mat.usc.edu/school-bullying-outbreak-infographic/
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Jessica Fries-Gaither replied to Jessica Fries-Gaither's discussion 'Common Core ELA in Science & Technical Subjects' in the group Literacy in the Content Areas
Hi David! Here are a few resources to get you started. I'll continue to look and post as I discover more. 1) A good place to start is with Laura Robb's book, Teaching Reading in Social Studies, Science, and Math. It's very readable…
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Getting Ready for the Next Generation Science Standards

Phase one of the two-phase process to develop Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is complete: the National Research Council released the Framework for K–12 Science Education on July 19, 2011 (a PDF of the document is free for download). The Framework describes the key ideas and practices in the natural sciences and engineering that all students should be familiar with by the time they…See More
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Picture of the Day from Science360 News Service

Flying Snail

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Deep sea creatures use a variety of strategies to survive in their eat-or-be-eaten world, including transparency, fast-changing camouflage, and artificial lights.

Virtually transparent, this pterotracheid heteropod mollusk Carinaria sp has hardly any shell. It flies through the water in pursuit of planktic prey on a snail foot that has been modified into a sort of wing.

 

Image credit: Sönke Johnsen Lab, Duke University

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1 Getting Ready for the Next Generation Science Standards Part 3: Crosscutting Concepts

Getting Ready for the Next Generation Science Standards Part 3: Crosscutting Concepts

April 18, 2012 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at MSP2 Online

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2 Common Core ELA in Science & Technical Subjects

Common Core ELA in Science & Technical Subjects

Posted by Jessica Fries-Gaither on October 20, 2011

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Free Resources from BirdSleuth!

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Participate in national Science Standards Survey

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5 Dynamic Technology Tools for the Math Common Core

Dynamic Technology Tools for the Math Common Core

January 31, 2012 from 7pm to 8pm at Key Curriculum Press Online

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