Shaun Johnson wrote this interesting article in the Huffington Post entitled, “What if we treated doctors the way we treat teachers?”. A doctor can tell a person to lose weight, educate them about healthy choices and foods, gives them stuff to do at home, such as to read a pamphlet and to eat a healthy meal, [...]
Tomorrow is the NetWorks webinar on the Minority Male - The Invisible Men. This is going to be a fascinating webinar. During the rehearsal the other day, I was quite shocked to learn that as a teacher, it is not engagement in the class that gets the minority male to stay, it is something that has to be done outside [...]
Tom McGlew was telling me a story a few weeks ago. More on that story as I remind or inform people of who Tom is. Tom is the project manager of the NSF eSyst project and does a lot of work with Semi High Tech U. eSyst helps instructors move their electronics program from the [...]
From the Chronicle of Higher Learning, is a piece of advice for graduate college applicants entitled: Leave Dr. Seuss Out of It. At the risk of sounding like a cranky old science professor, I will state emphatically that when I read an application to our graduate program, I do not want to hear about your second-grade [...]
Once again, students in America are falling short in the sciences. According to this article by the Associated Press: The nation’s students are still struggling in science, with less than half considered proficient and just a tiny fraction showing the advanced skills that could lead to careers in science and technology, according to results from [...]
This is a great opportunity! Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction Have you ever actively participated in a science lab that left a lasting impact on you? Have you ever taught an interactive science lab and watched as students lit up with understanding? Science would like to recognize efforts such as these with the Science Prize [...]
That is the million dollar question – what is a well-rounded student? What should they know? Obviously, writing is very important. You can’t write if you don’t know how to read. But just because you know how to read, does not mean you know how to write. And writing is all about communicating ideas. If [...]
Yesterday, Tom McGlew of MATEC was at a SEMI High Tech U recruiting event at a local high school. He would ask students who were walking by, “Would you like to learn about high tech careers and opportunities in different fields?” (This is the purpose of High Tech U, and target the students who are B and C students [...]
It is about time. How often do we idolize that which we cannot be, but overlook what we can become? There are not going to be too many people in the US that will become professional athletes. But, every year, the national champion of some sport gets to go to the White House. Finally, recognition [...]
I am getting ready for the next month of Free webinars (thank you NSF) and the next MATEC NetWorks webinar is Innovative STEM Resources. The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) is a national network dedicated to advancing STEM teaching and learning, in both formal and informal settings. Much more than a repository of materials, NSDL [...]
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