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Calling all Earthlings! Take a few minutes to get involved in the GLOBE at Night campaign to preserve dark skies! GLOBE at Night is a citizen-science campaign open to people all over the world to raise awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure their night sky brightness and report their observations to a website from a computer or smart phone. Light pollution threatens not only our “right to starlight”, but can affect energy consumption, wildlife…

The 2011 Classroom BirdScope magazine is hot off the presses and contains the best of BirdSleuth student research! You can request a free copy by filling out this brief survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/57LQ6LS. If you'd like additional copies, they are available for sale on the site…

Education Week's Digital Education blog provides a wrap-up of what they think were the five biggest ed-tech themes of 2011.  http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2011/12/five_ed-tech_themes_in_2011.html

This new book from the the 21st Century Collaborative, and authored by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach & Lani Ritter Hall, is about the need for teachers in the Digital Age to exploit the transformative potential of emerging technologies on behalf of their students and their own professional growth.  For more information go to: http://www.21stcenturycollaborative.com/the-connected-educator/

An article from Rebecca Alber, courtesy of Edutopia, on 3 ways to use student data in teaching. Rebecca Alber is part of the UCLA Graduate School of Education where she assists teachers and schools in meeting students' academic needs through best practices.  To go directly to the article: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/using-student-data-inform-teaching-rebecca-alber

From eSchoolNews (free registration may be required) - ten ways schools are using social media tools effectively.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/10/21/ten-ways-schools-are-using-social-media-effectively/

A great collection of science-focused videos from NPR's Science Friday.

http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/

BSCS is currently developing curriculum supplements with funding from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK, one of the institutes within the National Institutes of Health). The curriculum supplements for use in life science or health classes will focus on improving understanding about the biology of type 2 diabetes, the factors that affect people’s risk for the disease, and how individuals can make decisions that affect their health. Each unit will…

Teaching Science (an open, peer reviewed, free online journal for K-12 teachers devoted to what works in the classroom), from the University of Florida, is now online. We invite all K-12 teachers to submit a Research Article, Lesson or Activity (originally designed or significantly modified by you) for inclusion in the journal.

The main page can be found here:…

Since October 1998, the American Geological Institute has organized this national and international event to help the public gain a better understanding and appreciation for the Earth Sciences and to encourage stewardship of the Earth. This year's Earth Science Week will be held from October 9-15 and will celebrate the theme "Our Ever-Changing Earth."…

In just three weeks, gamers deciphered the structure of a key protein in the development of AIDS that has stumped scientists for years. According to a study published Sunday in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, the findings could present a significant breakthrough for AIDS and HIV research.

Gamers Unlock Protein Mystery That…

The Global Sun Temperature Project is an internet-based multidisciplinary project in which students determine how their proximity to the equator affects daily temperature and sunlight.  Your participation, partnered with schools from around the globe, will provide your students with a unique and compelling learning experience.  Students, in large numbers, and across great distances, record and submit data to the project website.  Afterwards, the data can be analyzed by all participants.  …

A great resource from NASA involving one of their newest missions.  The link below provides access to a wide array of information and resources about our country's efforts to learn more about the moon. 

Looks like there is very cool stuff that is going to be available to educators.  I don't even teach "Space," yet I'm brainstorming ways to try to use this in my class.  Please feel free to share any of your ideas.........

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In some classrooms, digital instructional resources are ubiquitous—from clicker systems tallying student responses to electronic white boards to digital probes to libraries of online resources. Other educators eschew technology for many reasons including budgetary considerations, structural limitations, network restrictions, or their own discomfort.

Take…

The Noyce Foundation has partnered with Techbridge, the World Café Community Foundation, and Youth Radio to host a series of conversations on science with 7th and 8th graders. Students shared their opinions and experiences with science and how it impacts their education and daily lives.  For more information, visit: http://www.noycefdn.org/news.php