Category Archives: Science Education
Probing for Understanding
“Be very, very careful what you put into that head, because you will never, ever get it out.” – Attributed to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1473-1530) As with most quotes, the one above is surely taken out of context. Educators like … Continue reading
Analogous Shifts: NGSS and the Hubble Space Telescope
This past March, I attended the National Science Teachers Association’s National Conference on Science Education in Chicago. For the past few years, most sessions have revolved around helping teachers understand, and apply, the Framework for K-12 Science Education (NRC, 2011), … Continue reading
How to Have a Personal Experience with the Universe
One of the programs I manage at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is Project ASTRO. The basic idea of Project ASTRO is to partner volunteer astronomers with classroom teachers. Each astronomer visits their teachers classroom multiple times during the … Continue reading
Changing Minds, Changing Hearts
A recent blog post by Mark McCaffrey on the NCSE website (http://ncse.com/blog/2015/01/hitched-to-everything-0016113), got me thinking about how scientists communicate about their scientific research. Basically, the blog reflected on John Muir and how he was able to effectively convey the awe … Continue reading
Musings on the Planet 