Published by Brunsell on 22 Feb 2012 at 01:52 pm
Science Matters In Wisconsin 1(24)
Science Matters in Wisconsin 1(24)
Welcome to this issue of Science Matters in Wisconsin.
— Professional Development
Webinar on April 4
This Webinar is designed to help educators understand and use all of the features of the Science Literacy Maps, an online concept browsing interface for the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). These online maps provide easy access to the NSDL’s wide array of free education resources for teaching K-12 science and offer insights on how students are likely to make progress—or have problems—in their learning from grade to grade. Based on AAAS’s popular Atlas of Science Literacy, the NSDL Science Literacy Maps can also help educators understand relationships among important ideas and how to keep the “big picture” of science learning in mind as they select and use resources in the NSDL. Practical applications include instructional planning and sequencing, as well as curriculum materials selection.
Title: Using the NSDL Science Literacy Maps
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/264100801 — State News: NCLB Waiver State Superintendent Tony Evers will submit Wisconsin’s application for a waiver from portions of federal education law today to create a better and more comprehensive accountability system that calls for increased rigor that will result in better outcomes for all students. One component of the request is to raise the current graduation requirements in science and math from 2 years to 3. More information is available on the Department of Public Instruction newsroom website http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/pdf/dpinr2012_35.pdf. — Science News ScienceDaily (Feb. 21, 2012) — Seven adult-sized humanoid robots will take the stage during Drexel University’s celebration of National Engineers Week, in a first-of-its-kind assembly of robotic technology. A showcase event on Feb. 20 will introduce all seven of the Korean HUBO robots to the community. Their presence — together in one place — is a unique event that serves as a key milestone for a nationwide, collaborative robotics research effort funded by the National Science Foundation. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120221145826.htm ScienceDaily (Feb. 21, 2012) — Not that long ago in a hot spring in Kamchatka, Russia, two groups of genetically indistinguishable microbes parted ways. They began evolving into different species — despite the fact that they still encountered one another in their acidic, boiling habitat and even exchanged some genes from time to time, researchers report. This is the first example of what the researchers call sympatric speciation in a microorganism. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120221212534.htm — Website of the Week This blog post from the “Educational Technology Guy” is full of resources for incorporating engineering into your science teaching. http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/stem-description-ideas-a… — Contact To subscribe to Science Matters in Wisconsin, please visit - http://bap.nsta.org/Content/Home/BecomeAContact/Default.asps For questions about Science Matters in Wisconsin, please contact me:
Eric Brunsell, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh brunsele@uwosh.edu
This Webinar is designed to help educators understand and use all of the features of the Science Literacy Maps, an online concept browsing interface for the National Science Digital Library (NSDL). These online maps provide easy access to the NSDL’s wide array of free education resources for teaching K-12 science and offer insights on how students are likely to make progress—or have problems—in their learning from grade to grade. Based on AAAS’s popular Atlas of Science Literacy, the NSDL Science Literacy Maps can also help educators understand relationships among important ideas and how to keep the “big picture” of science learning in mind as they select and use resources in the NSDL. Practical applications include instructional planning and sequencing, as well as curriculum materials selection.
Title: Using the NSDL Science Literacy Maps
Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/264100801 — State News: NCLB Waiver State Superintendent Tony Evers will submit Wisconsin’s application for a waiver from portions of federal education law today to create a better and more comprehensive accountability system that calls for increased rigor that will result in better outcomes for all students. One component of the request is to raise the current graduation requirements in science and math from 2 years to 3. More information is available on the Department of Public Instruction newsroom website http://dpi.wi.gov/eis/pdf/dpinr2012_35.pdf. — Science News ScienceDaily (Feb. 21, 2012) — Seven adult-sized humanoid robots will take the stage during Drexel University’s celebration of National Engineers Week, in a first-of-its-kind assembly of robotic technology. A showcase event on Feb. 20 will introduce all seven of the Korean HUBO robots to the community. Their presence — together in one place — is a unique event that serves as a key milestone for a nationwide, collaborative robotics research effort funded by the National Science Foundation. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120221145826.htm ScienceDaily (Feb. 21, 2012) — Not that long ago in a hot spring in Kamchatka, Russia, two groups of genetically indistinguishable microbes parted ways. They began evolving into different species — despite the fact that they still encountered one another in their acidic, boiling habitat and even exchanged some genes from time to time, researchers report. This is the first example of what the researchers call sympatric speciation in a microorganism. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120221212534.htm — Website of the Week This blog post from the “Educational Technology Guy” is full of resources for incorporating engineering into your science teaching. http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/stem-description-ideas-a… — Contact To subscribe to Science Matters in Wisconsin, please visit - http://bap.nsta.org/Content/Home/BecomeAContact/Default.asps For questions about Science Matters in Wisconsin, please contact me:
Eric Brunsell, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh brunsele@uwosh.edu
