Tag: "informal learning"

Form Your Team Now for the 2010-2011 QUEST Science Education Institute

Form Your Team Now for the 2010-2011 QUEST Science Education Institute

Come join us at the 2010-2011 QUEST Science Education Institute. QUEST is gearing up for the 2010-2011 Science Education Institute, a professional development opportunity for educators designed to support multimedia integration in middle and high school science programs! We seek to work directly with teams of Bay Area teachers and informal educators dedicated to enhancing [...]

 
Jessica Neely

Post on Mar 30, 2010 by

Reporter's Notes: Closing the Science Gap

Reporter's Notes: Closing the Science Gap

Stacy Morrow, who teaches fourth grade at Fair Oaks Elementary School in Redwood City did not need to tell me about her students' enthusiasm for science. It was obvious. Working in teams with a FOSS kit on magnetism and electricity, they could barely contain their excitement at powering a light bulb with a simple electrical circuit.

 
Amy Standen

Post on Oct 24, 2008 by

Drive by Science is OK Too

Drive by Science is OK Too

The author feeling cheekyLast Monday I finally took my show out on the road. At The Tech Museum I run hands on genetics programs for visitors. On Monday, we took them to Overfelt High School in San Jose. And the students had a blast*. They got to take home 4X6 glossy pictures of their cheek [...]

 
Dr. Barry Starr

Post on May 27, 2008 by