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June 2011 Blog Posts (4)

Technology Reviewers Wanted

NSTA is in search of opinionated technophiles with good writing skills to join our new Technology Review Panel. Members of the panel will be asked to classroom test and evaluate new technology products of interest to science educators. In most cases, reviewers will be allowed to keep the materials that they review, but some vendors may ask that they be returned (vendors will be responsible for all shipping costs). Reviews will be published in our K–12 journals as part of NSTA Recommends.…

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Added by Kim Lightle on June 20, 2011 at 2:57pm — 2 Comments

Summer Reading List for New Teachers

While this is not math/science specific, I love the idea of a professional summer reading list! Here is Edutopia's for the summer of 2011: http://www.edutopia.org/groups/new-teacher-connections/52655.

Added by Sarita Pillai on June 16, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Curricula from the J. Paul Getty Museum

The Getty Museum offers a searchable database of free K-12+ curricula aligned to content standards. Designed for teachers of all grade levels as well as of adult and ESL learners, the curricula focuses on multiple subjects including math, science, visual arts, language arts, and history. For more info, visit: http://www.getty.edu/education/search/

Added by Sarita Pillai on June 14, 2011 at 12:59pm — No Comments

Environmental Literacy and Inquiry (ELI) Climate Change Curriculum Available Online

Climate Change is a technology-supported middle school science inquiry curriculum. This curriculum focuses on essential climate literacy principles with an emphasis on weather and climate, Earth system energy balance, greenhouse gases, paleoclimatology, and how human activities influence climate change. Students use geospatial information technology tools (Google Earth), Web-based tools (including an interactive carbon calculator and geologic timeline), and inquiry-based lab… Continue

Added by Kim Lightle on June 3, 2011 at 7:30am — No Comments