In a project sponsored by the Noyce Foundation, teachers at an innovative new high school will adopt and modify our probe- and model-based science activities. Schools for the Future Academy…
Springer has just published a new book, Models and Modeling: Cognitive Tools for Scientific Enquiry with a chapter by Charles Xie and Amy Pallant. “The Molecular Workbench Software: An Innovative…
The Concord Consortium announced its new President, Chad Dorsey, at the meeting of its Board of Directors on October 28, 2008. “Chad was the unanimous choice of the Board and…
…the two. This new technology, patterned after similar approaches used by practicing complexity theorists, will open new possibilities for systems learning, facilitating broad, inclusive perspectives and fostering previously inaccessible connections….
…significant guidance from teachers and peers. This article describes a new open-source systems modeling tool called SageModeler and a curricular approach designed to support students and teachers in engaging in…
…continuing that perpetual search for new and improved ways to teach. I taught chemistry and one of the most difficult things I had to deal with was the fact that…
…Earth-like and have the ability to support life. You can explore the transit method–how the Kepler telescope detects planets–in our space investigation “Is there life outside of Earth?” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110110151155.htm http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/01/110110-nasa-kepler-10b-new-planet-found-rocky-science-space/…
…far greater emphasis on crosscutting concepts and science practices. Making these changes requires new content, pedagogical techniques and tools. Powerful computer-based tools like Molecular Workbench can address these challenges by…
New York, NY Apr. 13 – 17, 2018 Conference Website The theme of the AERA 2018 conference is “The dreams, possibilities, and necessity of public education.” This meeting offers a…
…open up new educational possibilities. Whether by choice or circumstance, the pandemic introduced us to new apps, new perspectives, and wholly new approaches to teaching and learning. While I fully…