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U.S. Students Need New Way of Learning Science

By Guest PostApril 7, 2012Educationamerican students, atoms, cells, conservation of mass and energy, digital organisms, energy, forces, genomics, k 12 school, michigan state university, next generation, prom se, radiation, research project, Science, science standard, scientific fact, simon billinge, stephen pruitt, student assessment, synthetic biology, systems change, united states, variation, william schmidt

EAST LANSING, Mich. — American students need a dramatically new approach to improve how they learn science, says a noted group of scientists and educators led by Michigan State University professor William Schmidt.

After six years of work, the group has proposed a solution. The 8+1 Science concept calls for a radical overhaul in K-12 schools that moves away from memorizing scientific facts and focuses on helping students understand eight fundamental science concepts. The “plus one” is the importance of inquiry, the practice of asking why things happen around us – and a fundamental part of science. (more…)

3 Google Tools that Can Have a Major Impact on Learning and Education

By Guest PostFebruary 21, 2012Education, Technologyapplications, cool places, education, freelance blogger, Google, google art project, google earth, higher education, historical imagery, internet, jemima lopez, panoramio, picasso paintings, Technology, tools, virtual fieldtrip, web forum, websites, zen college life

Google is undoubtedly the god of the internet and technology in today’s society. As the number one search engine on the web and the leader in internet and device technology, Google is certainly a force to be reckoned with. Some of the smartest and most creative brains in the industry are working for the tech giant, developing new tools, applications, and websites to further education and access online.

There’s no denying that Google has revolutionized the way in which the internet is used. That being said, Google has also had an immeasurable impact on the world of academics. With endless information right at our fingertips and unbelievable tools available at all times, Google has created tools for learning that in many cases haven’t even been fully realized. These three Google creations are amazing tools that can impact and improve learning and education around the world. (more…)

Teaching Science to The Religious? Focus on How Theories Develop

By Guest PostFebruary 18, 2012Educationanti religious agenda, explaining science, rational process, religious students, scientific theory, zero sum mindset

Brown biology Professor Ken Miller understands that most students are religious. He is too. The way to teach science to religious students is to show how scientific ideas come to be, he says. Students can learn that religious people engage in scientific explorations of nature, and that theories are based on observation and logic, not some anti-religious agenda.

Vicious, winner-take-all competition in nature is an essential pillar of evolutionary theory, but it frequently describes the mindset people have about how, or whether, to teach the subject. Religious students sometimes come to class thinking that science and religion are in deliberate opposition, like two lionesses fighting over a kill. When Brown University biologist and practicing Catholic Kenneth Miller teaches evolution, he also teaches that such a zero-sum mindset just isn’t warranted. (more…)

Biologically Best

By Guest PostJanuary 28, 2012Educationalex walter, article, bacterial protein, baylor university, becky maki, biologist, blood, cairo, cincinnati, egypt, evolutionary biology, florida, foundations of biology, fungal lineage, gretchen floan, iraqi war veteran, jonathan christenson, lisa hirsch, mark decker, mcgill university, mysterious, natural selection, nature of life, oklahoma, practicing biologists, robin wright, student, toxic metal, university of minnesota

*The U’s active learning biology courses garner attention*

What if you could remove lead from a person’s blood with a bacterial protein that snags the toxic metal?

Or treat spinal cord injury by shutting off a gene that prevents nerve regrowth?

Ideas like these used to be the exclusive province of practicing biologists. But they are among 14 ideas conceived and presented recently by students in the University of Minnesota’s introductory biology course. (more…)

Q&A: Yale Library Aims Both To Serve And Preserve, Says Gibbons

By Guest PostJanuary 17, 2012Education, Generalanthropologist, atmosphere, beinecke, freshman, kianti roman, knowledge, nancy foster, North America, river campus, sterling, sterling memorial library, susan gibbons, university librarian, university of rochester, yale, yale library

Susan Gibbons began a five-year term as University librarian in July 2011. In that role, she oversees one of the largest university libraries in North America, which includes over 12.5 million volumes housed in 18 different libraries.

Before coming to Yale, Gibbons worked at the University of Rochester, where she began as digital initiatives librarian in 2000. In 2008, she was appointed vice provost and dean of the River Campus Libraries.

Gibbons took time out of her hectic schedule to meet with YaleNews. The following is an edited transcript of that conversation. (more…)

Yale’s New Microscope Brings Atoms’ Identities into Focus

By Guest PostJanuary 15, 2012Education, Scienceatom scale materials, atomic level resolution, atomic resolution, atoms and molecules, carbon nanotubes, chemical composition, crystals, electron beams, electron energy, energy, gayatri keskar, lisa pfefferle, microscope, nanometers, nanoscience and quantum engineering, osirus chemistem model, paul fleury, quantum computing, semiconductors, state of the art microscope, steve girvin, sustainability research, tem, transmission electron microscope, width of a human hair, x ray detector, yinqe, yinqe laboratory

Yale’s acquisition of a powerful new transmission electron microscope (TEM) is expected to transform researchers’ ability to examine and manipulate atom-scale materials and devices on campus.

The approximately $2 million, state-of-the-art microscope offers atomic resolution for both physical structure and chemical composition, as well as significantly faster processing times than other devices on campus. It is the first unit of this specific TEM model acquired for university laboratory use. (more…)

An Abandoned Home Becomes a Shining Star

By Guest PostDecember 22, 2011Educationbilingual education, educational community, mexican community, psychoeducational test, school experience

Todd Fletcher, an associate professor in the UA College of Education, puts his heart and soul into a life-changing community center that provides the perfect training ground for teachers.

Devoted to helping teachers improve the school experience for students, particularly special education English learners, Todd Fletcher is a man on a mission. (more…)

Are High-Stakes Tests Worth It?

By Guest PostDecember 17, 2011Educationenglish language, english language learners, proficiency assessment, proficiency test, second language

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The nationally mandated English language proficiency test, given to students whose second language is English, is causing unintended psychological stress for students who can least afford it, according to a Michigan State University researcher. (more…)

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Todd Fletcher, an associate professor in the UA College of Education, puts his heart and soul into a life-changing community center that provides the perfect training ground for teachers.