…Teacher, Amy Pallant, Hee-Sun Lee, and Sarah Pryputniewicz describe the systems approach to the curriculum. The article describes the High-Adventure Science online climate change curriculum that incorporates dynamic computer models…
…a better understanding and appreciation for the Earth sciences and to encourage stewardship of the Earth.” Our free online resources include curriculum modules with interactive computational models that explore topics…
…interactive online stories, simple experiments with easy-to-use temperature probes, and web-based models that make the invisible world of molecules visible. Students have many “aha!” moments in her class—like the time…
…students used the feedback to revise their responses to prompts embedded within the online curriculum modules. Feedback is important to students, and research demonstrates that they benefit more from immediate…
…their innovation and creativity. Alison Pflanz, Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School, Groton, MA Alison Pflanz is excited by the abundance of different educational technology resources available online. She exclaims, “There…
…ago. Now Scott solves complicated software design problems and implements new ideas like creating online professional development materials for teachers. He helped develop LARA (Lightweight Activity Runtime and Authoring), our…
…study to look at growth in interest and engagement over time. We’re also funding Click 2 Science, which will offer short, just-in-time online video learning experiences for after school personnel…
…to deliver killer animations for digital textbooks or online courses. After all, like games, the competition in the education media market will eventually be driven by the quality of animations….
…with the online module. For example, students consider how prominent landforms such as the Andes Mountains in South America were created. Students are also asked to experiment with diverging plate…
…lead developer of CODAP (Common Online Data Analysis Platform). So, what did they find? First, that cleaning the world’s messy, authentic data is an important first step for students, and…