Entries from January 2007

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

DOPA is Back

My question – Will this impact the use of Moodle in schools? 
Search Results – THOMAS (Library of Congress)
S.49
Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act (Introduced in Senate)  It is BACK….
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

BOE considering public school uniforms

While reading my email this morning, I ran across this article on school uniforms being looked at by a neighboring county. Our district went through a major overhaul of its student dress code last year. Over all, it has been a positive change for student behavior. With all the influence of Gangs [...]

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Adventures in Teacher Blogging

Here are a couple of ideas that were tossed out to participants at the NC Science Blogging Conference.  The ideas are courtesy of Janet Stemwedel, scientist, blogger, and global thinker.

Conversations we need to have, and how blogging can help us have them.

Community and communication as key ingredients for human flourishing.

Image yourself at a open house [...]

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

NC Science Blogging Conference – Teacher Resource

While attending the NC Science Blogging Conference on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007 in Chapel Hill, one question was asked by a participant: How do teachers know what they are teaching is accurate?  That question made me think about the idea of science literacy.  As I was going through my email account’s spam folder, I ran [...]

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

2007 Summer Science Leadership Institute

2007 Summer Science Leadership Institute
For High School Teachers and Supervisors
************July 9-12, 2007************
Riverfront Convention Center
Focus:     The focus of this years Institute is threefold:  implementing the 2004 NC Standard Course of Study, the High School Exit Standards, and Science and the Graduation Project.  We will share materials for Biology, Chemistry, Earth/ Environmental Science, Physical Science, and Physics [...]

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

Attention NC Middle and High School Science Teachers!

Join us at the upcoming FREE workshops:
“The State We’re In: Science, Citizenship and the Effects of Environmental Toxins in NC” (for high school teachers)
“Connecting Health and the Environment: Lead, Asthma and Managing Risk” (for middle school teachers)
Tuesday, March 27, 20078am – 4pmCharlotte Convention Center
Society of Toxicology Annual MeetingLearn strategies for increasing students’ understanding of [...]

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

Explorations in Computational Chemistry Workshop

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Distance Learning Technologies presents a workshop via videoconference
What is computational chemistry?Computational chemistry, also known as molecular modeling, isthe newest method of doing research in chemistry. Computational chemistry uses computers to build molecules and calculate a wide variety of properties and reactivities about those molecules. North Carolina is [...]

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

NOAA Teacher at Sea

From: Sanctuary.Education@willamette.nos.noaa.gov [mailto:Sanctuary.Education@willamette.nos.noaa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 8:04 PMTo: National Marine Sanctuary Program EducationSubject: NOAA Teacher at SeaNOAA Teacher at Sea
NOAA’s Teacher at Sea program is accepting applications from currently employed K-16 teachers.  The mission of the program is to give teachers a clearer insight into our ocean planet and a greater understanding of [...]

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

NOAA Teacher at Sea

From: Sanctuary.Education@willamette.nos.noaa.gov [mailto:Sanctuary.Education@willamette.nos.noaa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 8:04 PMTo: National Marine Sanctuary Program EducationSubject: NOAA Teacher at SeaNOAA Teacher at Sea
NOAA’s Teacher at Sea program is accepting applications from currently employed K-16 teachers.  The mission of the program is to give teachers a clearer insight into our ocean planet and a greater understanding of [...]

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

Calling All NC 8th Grade Science Teachers

Teachers report that students learn science best by doing science – investigating natural phenomena with student-led, hands-on inquiry.  The Science Now workshops are designed to provide teachers the content knowledge and resources they will need to meet the challenges of facilitating inquiry-based science. 
Next summer plan to join fellow 8th grade teachers for a week [...]