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Wikis for Science Ed Collaboration
Feb 5 2010 - NSTA Reports—Debra Shapiro
Teachers and students are communicating and sharing ideas on collaborative websites called wikis that allow them to post work, comment on others’ postings, and make revisions as a group.
New Science Teacher Academy: Empowering Teachers
Feb 4 2010 - NSTA Reports—Lynn Petrinjak
The third group of NSTA New Science Teacher Academy Fellows is preparing for the NSTA 2010 National Conference in Philadelphia next month, capping off their fellowship year.
Science from Vancouver to the Classroom
Feb 4 2010 - District Administration
Fortunately for our sportscentric culture, NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation have found a way to show K–12 students that science is applicable to everything from fashion to halfpipes.
How School Leaders Can Keep Education in the News
Feb 4 2010 - eSchool News
A recent study from the Brookings Institution says education isn't getting its fair share of national news coverage—and isn't getting the right stories reported when it does.
"Big Bang" Collider May Reveal Mystery Particle
Feb 4 2010 - Reuters
Scientists operating the "Big Bang" particle collider at CERN could solve the mystery of what gives mass to matter during a nearly two-year non-stop run lasting until late 2011, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Taking Science Into the Field
Feb 3 2010 - NSTA Reports—Debra Shapiro
Project Exploration, a nonprofit science education organization, provides out-of-school science programs that level the playing field for all students and have changed the face of science.
Digital Innovation Outpaces E-Rate Policies
Feb 3 2010 - Education Week
In its role helping the nation’s schools connect to the Internet and other telecommunications services, the E-rate has been among the most consistent of federal programs. But perhaps too consistent, educators and experts say.
Smashed Asteroids May Be Related to Dinosaur Killer
Feb 3 2010 - Reuters
Astronomers have found a comet-like object they believe was created by the collision of two asteroids, possible siblings of the rogue rock blamed for killing the dinosaurs millions of years ago.
University of Kentucky Launches Instructional Innovation Lab
Feb 3 2010 - Lexington Herald-Leader
The University of Kentucky is launching a new laboratory to develop innovative ways to educate students from pre-school through graduate programs. The goals are to figure out ways to incorporate new technology in teaching, help bridge gaps between what students know when they graduate from high school and what universities and employers expect them to know, and shake up conventional teaching and classroom formats.
“Extremely Large Telescope” Causes Rather Considerable Heartache
Feb 3 2010 - ScienceInsider
Trouble is brewing in the process of deciding where to site the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), a next-generation optical telescope that will have a mirror 42 meters across and will be the largest instrument in the world when completed in 2018.
Russia: No Plans for Moon
Feb 3 2010 - The New York Times (requires free registration)
The Russian space agency has no plans to fly to the Moon and will not be shifting this position now that President Obama has asked NASA to abandon a second American Moon program. The exploration goals of the two space agencies would “fully coincide” if America drops its Moon program.
District Dispatches: February 2010
Feb 2 2010 - NSTA Reports
These reports—from California, Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, and Pennsylvania—share regional news affecting science educators.
Medical Journal Retracts Autism Paper 12 Years On
Feb 2 2010 - Reuters
The Lancet medical journal formally retracted a paper on Tuesday that caused a 12-year international battle over links between the three-in-one childhood vaccine MMR and autism.
Evolution Impacts Environment, Study Finds
Feb 2 2010 - National Science Foundation
Biologists say they've found evidence that ecology and evolution are reciprocally interacting processes, a fundamental shift in scientists' understanding of the relationship between evolution and ecology.
Fish Oil Supplements Beat Psychotic Mental Illness
Feb 2 2010 - BBC News
Taking a daily fish oil capsule can stave off mental illness in those at highest risk, trial findings suggest.
A Modest Proposal for Federal Science Spending
Feb 2 2010 - ScienceNews
The President's FY 2011 budget plan outlines a 5.9% increase in nondefense R&D.
Ruling on Online Term Papers Cites Copyright Questions
Feb 2 2010 - USA Today
A district court judge in Illinois has ordered the owner of a web-based company to stop selling term papers unless he can prove he has permission from the papers' authors.
2010 Resolution: Professional Renewal
Feb 1 2010 - Pat Shane
A Message From NSTA President Pat Shane
Core Knowledge to Link Curriculum to Core Standards
Feb 1 2010 - Education Week
Satisfied with the standards crafted by the multistate initiative, the foundation will make free its content-focused K–8 sequence.
Student-Built Rubik's Cube Size Satellite Selected for Flight by NASA
Feb 1 2010 - ScienceDaily
A tiny communications satellite designed and built by University of Colorado at Boulder undergraduates has been selected as one of three university research satellites to be launched into orbit in November as part of a NASA space education initiative.
Young Scientists Get Their Feet Wet with Project on the Bay
Feb 1 2010 - The Boston Globe
Bay Farm Montessori School students were trolling the Duxbury shore line under a brilliant winter sun as part of a hands-on marine ecology course modeled on what scientists do.
Obama to Seek Up to $4 Billion Boost for Education
Jan 28 2010 - Education Week
Despite a pledge to hold down spending on most domestic programs, President Barack Obama on Wednesday night called for greater investment in public schools in his State of the Union address as part of a push to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Young Science Superstars
Jan 28 2010 - ScienceNews
Forty high school students have entered the final heat in the race to win the nation’s longest-running precollege science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search. This year’s finalists were selected from a pool of 1,736 entrants and will now compete for shares of $630,000 in scholarships.
Online Education Continues Its Meteoric Growth
Jan 28 2010 - U.S. News & World Report
Online college education is expanding—rapidly. More than 4.6 million college students were taking at least one online course at the start of the 2008–2009 school year. That's more than 1 in 4 college students, and it's a 17% increase from 2007.
Study Offers an Insight Into Dinosaur Colors
Jan 28 2010 - The New York Times (requires free registration)
Fossilized structures of what appear to be feathers match the feathers of living birds down to the microscopic level, and from them scientists have determined what color the ancient feathers were.
Shoes May Have Changed How We Run
Jan 28 2010 - BBC News
Wearing cushioned running shoes may have changed the way in which many of us run, new research suggests.
Education, R&D Are Among White House Cyber Czar's Goals
Jan 28 2010 - Yahoo! News
Educating Web users about risks, working better with other governments, and increasing federal support for cybersecurity research and development will be among the top priorities for the new U.S. White House cybersecurity director.
Obama's Proposed Budget 'Freeze' Would Fall Lightly on Education, White House Says
Jan 27 2010 - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Obama-administration officials, proposing a three-year "freeze" on domestic spending to cope with escalating budget deficits, said on Tuesday that the restriction would not affect Pell Grants and largely would spare other education programs.
More States Require ‘Green’ Cleaning Products
Jan 27 2010 - The Boston Globe
After a burst of legislation last year, 10 states including Connecticut, Illinois and New York require or encourage "green" floor waxes, window cleaners and other products in schools, according to Green Seal Inc., a nonprofit that certifies the products. Similar bills are expected to be debated this year in at least five states.
New Program Combines Technology, Community Service
Jan 27 2010 - eSchool News
Students at six schools from across the country are taking part in a pilot program that uses “service learning” as a way to revitalize their schools and communities while gaining valuable 21st-century skills.
Spirit Rover to Rest Forever on Mars But More Data Expected
Jan 27 2010 - ScienceInsider
The rover may have stopped roving, but its Spirit lives on.
Budget Cuts Swell Class Sizes
Jan 27 2010 - The Seattle Times
There are 700 students who pack professor Toby Bradshaw's introductory biology class at the University of Washington, up from 400 students last year. It's one example of how higher-education budget cuts are playing out in university classrooms across the state.
A Computer Per Student Leads to Higher Performance Than Traditional Classroom Settings
Jan 27 2010 - ScienceDaily
A dozen years into the "1 to 1" computing movement's push to pair every schoolchild and teacher with a laptop, studies show the students in these programs outperformed their peers in traditional classrooms, according to researchers.
Russia Loses Science Powerhouse Standing
Jan 26 2010 - Reuters
Political turmoil, a brain drain of scientists and waning interest have transformed Russia from a nation that launched the first satellite into an increasingly minor player in the world of science, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Tuesday.
Ozone Hole Healing Could Cause Further Climate Warming
Jan 26 2010 - ScienceDaily
The hole in the ozone layer is now steadily closing, but its repair could actually increase warming in the southern hemisphere, according to scientists at the University of Leeds.
For Kids: Slumber by the Numbers
Jan 26 2010 - ScienceNews
Scientists hope to understand why most teenagers don’t get enough sleep at night, and how too little sleep affects their well-being.
I Will Not Go, Says Climate Chief
Jan 26 2010 - BBC News
The chairman of the UN's climate science body said he would not resign in the wake of a row about a mistake on glaciers that appeared in a key report.
Bifocals Beat Regular Lenses in Slowing Myopia in Children
Jan 26 2010 - The Wall Street Journal
Bifocals worked better than single-vision glasses to slow nearsightedness in children whose sight was deteriorating most rapidly, according to a study in the Archives of Ophthalmology.
Play, Then Eat: Shift May Bring Gains at School
Jan 26 2010 - The New York Times (requires free registration)
Can something as simple as the timing of recess make a difference in a child’s health and behavior?
More Students Turn to Web for Homework Assignments
Jan 26 2010 - Education Week (requires free registration)
Some students rely on the internet to complete their homework assignments as much as, if not more than, their textbooks.
College Gender Gap Remains Stable: 57% Women
Jan 26 2010 - USA Today
Men have consistently represented about 43% of enrollments and earned 43% of bachelor's degrees since 2000, says the report by the American Council on Education, a higher-education organization.
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