February 3rd, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Article and infographic on the ratings of state science standards across the US. Spoiler Alert: It's not pretty.
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U.S. State Science Standards Are “Mediocre to Awful” | Budding Scientist, Scientific American Blog Network
A new report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute paints a grim picture of state science standards across the United States. But it also reveals some …
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February 1st, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Clip about how students can be taught scientific/mathematic/nutritional topics using items they are already familiar with. Ditching pure theoretical framework with this cross-curricular focus not only makes the individual topics more relevant and exciting, it has potential to spark student interest to investigate further.
Oh Cheetos, were you only not so addictive!
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January 29th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
A very interesting video discussing the independent derivations of Calculus by Newton and Leibniz in the 1670s. Gives fascinating historical perspective to the now archaic circle method of finding tangents.
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January 27th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
This may perhaps be a better solution to Apple's iBooks mentality for textbooks. Although more expensive, the Biology text created by Nature not only is a lifetime subscription, it includes free updates — and since it's a web app, no need to redownload the book.
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Announcing Principles of Biology, an Interactive Textbook by Nature Education
Nature Education is delighted to announce the launch of a new series of affordable, high quality interactive textbooks in college-level science. The first textbook in the series, Principles of Biology…
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January 25th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Love listening to Dr. Kaku. I've always held that the Internet/technology is a huge game changer, especially in education. Here's Michio's broader interpretation of the technological paradigm shift through a more cosmic lens.
How will society make the transition from type zero to a type one civilization? Will we make it?
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January 20th, 2012 § 3 comments § permalink
Now I guess I have to upgrade to Lion. iBooks Author looks awesome. Any chance Apple will let us distribute books ourselves – or will we be tethered to the iTunes store?
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Apple – iBooks Author
Give your book a great beginning with templates. No need to let the blank page scare you. Just start with an Apple-designed templates. Each template has a variety of page layouts to choose from — or c…
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January 16th, 2012 § 3 comments § permalink
I got Mathematica 8 as a gift this year. Are there any awesome tutorials for this software I should be aware of? I'm hoping to break some ground by creating demos like the ones on http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/.
Any and all suggestions are appreciated!
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January 6th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
A radically new model for higher ed, where educational technology is being used in smart ways. Curious to see how the aptitudes/outcomes of these students compare to traditional students.
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Inventing a New Kind of College
In the past 30 years, scientists have discovered a lot about how people learn. But traditional universities are slow to change their ways. So a group of educators in Minnesota decided to build a brand…
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January 5th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
This is a great discussion about 21st century vs. industrial-age educational philosophy.
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December 30th, 2011 § 0 comments § permalink
Interesting article about Finland's educational model. Can we create the same educational equality in this country?
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What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success
The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence.
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