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Science in America

Dane — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:38:46 +0000

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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Science in the Context of Junk Food

Dane — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:02:20 +0000

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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The History of Calculus

Dane — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:20:38 +0000

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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Nature's Cross-Platform Textbook

Dane — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:06:09 +0000

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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Moving from Type 0 to Type I Civilization

Dane — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:32:46 +0000

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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iBooks Author

Dane — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:05:57 +0000

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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Mathy Christmas To Me

Dane — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:32:26 +0000

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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The College Classroom, Reborn?

Dane — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:58:15 +0000

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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Shifting the Educational Paradigm

Dane — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:06:02 +0000

This is a great discussion about 21st century vs. industrial-age educational philosophy.

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Educational Equality Is Key, Says Finland

Dane — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:03:52 +0000

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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