Give this a read if you get some time this weekend. It’s really fantastic. An important line to think about regarding teaching: “If we pump people full of facts, but don’t teach them about uncertainty, then we can’t be surprised when they dismiss anything that isn’t 100% certain.” Oh, and Boing Boing is an interesting ...

Here are some of the take-aways/products from our recent Noyce/NSF/AAAS presentation. Thanks for all the help creating these! Also, note the blogroll on the right-hand side of this page.  Feel free to check out (and comment on!) the blogs of our current cohort (’10) as they wrestle with the tensions of becoming a reform-minded educator. ...

And as interesing as ever.  For the new GRSers, Melisa went through the program a few years back and now teaches out near Buffalo.  Add her to the reader.  She’s heading back into the classroom this year after taking some time with her kids.  Enjoy.  Oh, and see you all tomorrow!

Monday: A mid-range Blue Tuesday: Red

• Time has to be used carefully. Over-plan so you can maximize that time and move forward. • Provide a space for reflection and closure. • Allow students to reflect on methodology. • Provide opportunities for students to think and act like scientists, and own their learning. • Allow students opportunities to explore their interests. ...

Here is the web address for JoAnn’s blog. Add her to the reader and pester her to begin blogging.

From today’s issue: “When we first finished the PowerPoint, the content was all there, but it still lacked that certain something,” head market researcher Jeremy Batson said. “For example, we wanted to drive home the fact that, in the age of Twitter, we as a marketing company have an obligation to harness the power of ...

If you’re interested, check out this link for the science listservs that are run out of SUNY Oneonta. Here’s more on how listservs work. I highly recommend dumping that email address into a separate folder, as it can be an overwhelming amount of mail. However, it is one of the best professional development communities I ...

Here’s the link for Bloom and his taxonomy. Work hard to get away from the low level and work towards the more process oriented higher level objectives.

A hat tip to a fantastic teacher blog: A student who struggles to build connections—with other learners or interesting content—outside of their immediate experiences will never work through the mental tension that refines ideas or beliefs. Instead, they’ll walk around in a happy little intellectual bubble, convinced that they understand the world. I went back and ...