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October 2010 Blog Posts (8)

CSTA - California Science Teachers Association

This last weekend I spent at the CSTA conference. There was some amazing workshops. Many of the sessions were a challenge to take notes in, but I'll share what I can.

Added by Karolee Smiley on October 27, 2010 at 12:49am — 10 Comments

21st Century Skills, Are We There Yet?

Thanks to all who attended my webinar on 21st Century Skills, Are We There Yet? We had a great discussion on whether we as educators are providing the skills our students will need in order to be productive citizens when they leave the K-12 setting. A couple of days after this webinar, I received the November 2010 issue of Ed Digest. And low and behold, there's an article, "A Century of Skills Movements" by Diane Ravitch, from American Educator. She mentions the fact that educators have been… Continue

Added by Dr. GBJohnson on October 25, 2010 at 7:04pm — 2 Comments

21st Century Webinar

Ms. Henton,

I was really interested in your webinar tonight, but my computer would not let me log on to the elluminate site. Is there any way I can still get the information you all discussed. I would greatly appreciate it.

Added by Sarah Marie Klingler on October 21, 2010 at 7:34pm — 2 Comments

2011 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship

Here is more information from NASA I thought some of you may be interested in:

Applications are currently available for the 2011 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program. This program is open to current public or private elementary and… Continue

Added by Darlene Kellner on October 21, 2010 at 6:43pm — 1 Comment

NASA Kids in Micro-g Challenges Students to Design an Experiment for the International Space Station

I just received this information in an e-mail from NASA and thought some of the Science teachers on this network might be interested:

NASA Kids in Micro-… Continue

Added by Darlene Kellner on October 21, 2010 at 6:40pm — 3 Comments

Looking for a new career opportunity?

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is one of the largest behavioral and social science research organizations in the world. The Education Assessment Program at AIR is a well regarded organization that is growing rapidly. We focus on providing our clients with customized assessments that not only measure student achievement against state standards, but also provide meaningful score reports that can help students, parents and educators address any areas of student weakness. Our…

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Added by Kristy Mersinger on October 20, 2010 at 10:45am — No Comments

Campaign for cash and fruit

Del Monte has come up with a new way to get cash and healthy eating messages into classrooms! Check it out -

Teacher Monday - Cash for Classrooms

Teachers, you must be registered so your fans can vote for you. Then tell us a little about yourself and type/paste a short description (400

words maximum) about what you will use the funds for and how you plan to

incorporate healthy eating messages into your classroom curriculum. Then, tell all your students, parents,… Continue

Added by Kim Lightle on October 7, 2010 at 11:22am — No Comments

Write for Principal Leadership Magazine

Share your experience, practices, and stories by writing for Principal Leadership magazine. Two of the upcoming issues might be especially suitable for our members.

April 2011

A Good Look at the Hard Sciences

What is the state of secondary education with regard to practices in science, mathematics, and engineering? Hear from the experts, advocates, and practitioners about what is and what…

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Added by Kim Lightle on October 4, 2010 at 3:57pm — No Comments