More time at school 'boosts IQ'
Norwegian scientists reported that spending more time at school may increase intelligence...
Thursday, December 29, 2011
More time at school 'boosts IQ'
More time at school 'boosts IQ'
Norwegian scientists reported that spending more time at school may increase intelligence...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
More School Hours Don't Guarantee Better Test Scores
The Washington Times article is focusing on the relationship between school hours and test scores...
Time isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Students who spend more hours in the classroom aren’t guaranteed higher test scores, and many nations that outpace the U.S. on standardized reading and math assessments keep their children in school for much less time, according to a report from the National School Boards Association.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
CONFERENCE-World Conference on Physics Education
Welcome to the World Conference on Physics Education
We are looking forward to seeing physics educators, teachers, researchers, and policy makers from around the world at this very first World Conference on Physics Education to be held in Istanbul in July 2012. The conference was initiated by Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Enseignement de la Physique (GIREP) and theInternational Commission on Physics Education (ICPE) – Commission 14 of the International Union for Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP). It is being sponsored by GIREP, ICPE and the Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning (MPTL) group and endorsed by American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), Latin American Physics Education Network (LAPEN) and the Asian Physics Education Network (AsPEN).
The vision for 2012 World Conference on Physics Education is to follow a global participative process before, during and after the conference. The Conference will be structured to help foster collaborations on physics education research and development which can transcend national boundaries. The goal will be reached through working sessions which will develop actions plans that strengthen the teaching and learning of physics at all levels and in many countries.
The vision for 2012 World Conference on Physics Education is to follow a global participative process before, during and after the conference. The Conference will be structured to help foster collaborations on physics education research and development which can transcend national boundaries. The goal will be reached through working sessions which will develop actions plans that strengthen the teaching and learning of physics at all levels and in many countries.
The 2012 World Conference on Physics Education will be a concrete step forward in global cooperation. Envisaged as a series of conferences with a four year periodicity, it would be a working conference with follow-up actions that presumably would carry over to the following conference.
The Inner Life of a Cell
Harvard University selected XVIVO to develop an animation that would take their cellular biology students on a journey through the microscopic world of a cell, illustrating mechanisms that allow a white blood cell to sense its surroundings and respond to an external stimulus. This award winning piece was the first topic in a series of animations XVIVO is creating for Harvards educational website BioVisions at Harvard.
Monday, December 26, 2011
A Framework for K-12 Science Education
A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas
Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to meeting many of humanity's most pressing challenges, both present and future. To address the critical issues of U.S. competitiveness and to better prepare the ...
Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to meeting many of humanity's most pressing challenges, both present and future. To address the critical issues of U.S. competitiveness and to better prepare the ...
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Why Innovation Can't Fix America's Classrooms
Why Innovation Can't Fix America's Classrooms
Forget charter schools and grade-by-grade testing. It's time to look at the best-performing countries and pragmatically adapt their solutions.
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Planet Science Web Site
A nice source for students and teachers!
About;
"Planet Science was originally launched as a Millennium project nurtured by NESTA and previously funded by the Department of Education and Skills; in 2010 it has begun its move to a new environment with a re-launch under the ownership and guidance of Tinopolis Interactive.
Planet Science exists to offer young scientists of school age the inspiration and excitement that will support their study of science at school and beyond. Planet Science is there to support classrooms, curriculum, textbooks and teachers - but not by going over the same ground as they cover. Instead, our mission is to tickle your curiosity, excite your interest, and unleash your passions in science....."
About;
"Planet Science was originally launched as a Millennium project nurtured by NESTA and previously funded by the Department of Education and Skills; in 2010 it has begun its move to a new environment with a re-launch under the ownership and guidance of Tinopolis Interactive.
Planet Science exists to offer young scientists of school age the inspiration and excitement that will support their study of science at school and beyond. Planet Science is there to support classrooms, curriculum, textbooks and teachers - but not by going over the same ground as they cover. Instead, our mission is to tickle your curiosity, excite your interest, and unleash your passions in science....."
quotation from Planet Science Web Site
Chemistry a Magical Science!
Plenty of
experiments…
“Using secret
scientific principles to facilitate mind bending magic is an art which
simultaneously amazes and teaches… magic makes learning a joy!” Richard Garriott
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Spherical Flying Machine
It is really surprising to see this kind of flying object. I think physic educators would like to see it.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
CONFERENCE-(EDC 2012) 7th Annual Education and Development Conference
Dear Scholars, Students, NGO and governmental representatives:
We are happy to announce EDC2012- a great opportunity to gain exposure to other cultures while expanding your social network and adding valuable interest to your resume.
The 7th Annual Education and Development Conference will take place from 5-7 March 2012 in
the beautiful city of Bangkok, Thailand.
We are happy to announce EDC2012- a great opportunity to gain exposure to other cultures while expanding your social network and adding valuable interest to your resume.
The 7th Annual Education and Development Conference will take place from 5-7 March 2012 in
the beautiful city of Bangkok, Thailand.
CONFERENCE-Education for Achieving Millennium Development Goals
Passion, potential, performance: thinking differently
Royal Armouries, Leeds, 4th-6th January 2012
Amid this changing context, the
Leeds NEEC poses challenging questions about the purpose of education and
learning. Inspired by leading national and international thinkers, the
conference will explore how greater passion can be inspired in the
system so that more young people, and the people who work with them, make
inspired choices; continue learning; and aspire to world class performance.
Monday, December 12, 2011
The Hole In The Wall
En iyi ogretmenleri ve okullari ne yazikki en cok ihtiyac duyulan yerlerde yapmaniz ve orada iyi isleyen egitim sistemleri kurmaniz gercekten basarilmasi zor bir hedef. Sugata Mitra "A hole in the Wall" ile baslayan arastirma projeleri ile insanlarin kendi kendine ogrenebilme becerileri ve genel anlamdaki ogrenmeye bakisi ile bize yeni bir perspektif sunuyor.
"There are places on Earth, in every country, where for various reasons, good schools cannot be built and good teachers cannot or do not want to go..."
Sugata Mitra'nin sunumundan alintidir...
Video icin "The child-driven education"
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Low-Tech Education
The Waldorf School of the Peninsula sits in the midst of Silicon Valley, home to the nation's leading tech companies and startups. It educates the children of tech gurus and executives of the technological industry. But the school itself teaches without digital assistance.
As schools across the country try to fit the digital era into lessons by experimenting with iPads as textbooks and reverse classroom models, the Waldorf School, a private institution, sticks to its hundred-year-old ways: blackboards and chalk. No computers in elementary grades, and sparse use of technology in high school grades.
An example of a low-tech school...
Education?
Education is the black box between educational inputs and student outcomes. [Adapted from Mayer, 1999]