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Math 2.0 interview with Sylvia Martinez
On Wednesday, Oct. 27 2010 I’ll be talking with Ihor Charischak of the weekly Math 2.0 online chat about Engineering, Game Development, and Math Education. A couple of careers ago I was an electrical engineer and programmer in aerospace, then … Continue reading
Posted in education reform, games
Tagged edchat, education, engineering, game, games, math, mathchat, programming
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Plan now for Intel Schools of Distinction
Every year, Intel honors U.S. schools demonstrating excellence in math and science education through innovative teaching and learning environments. To be considered as an Intel School of Distinction, schools must develop an environment and curricula that meet or exceed benchmarks … Continue reading
Educational Technology Doesn’t Work?
Education Week: Reading, Math Software Found to Have Little Effect on Scores. A year ago I wrote about Part 1 of a study on “educational” software – Headlines that won’t help. The preliminary results of the study found that various … Continue reading
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Tagged drill, educational software, educational technology, evaluation, math, reading, test scores
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Free NASA opportunity for California math/science teachers
NASA Ames Education and the Lewis Center for Educational Research, is conducting a special workshop for up to 25 science and math teachers from local schools February 26 – 28, 2009 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. This … Continue reading
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Tagged math, NASA, professional development, Science, space, teacher, workshop
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Constructing Modern Math/Science Knowledge 2009
Ever question why technology seems to have gone missing in so many math and science classrooms? What happened to the “compute” in computing? Wondering what STEM really looks like? Yes, technology, math, and science can be friends! Constructing Modern Knowledge … Continue reading
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Tagged cmk09, cmmsk09, collaboration, compute, computer, constructing modern knowledge, constructivism, constructivist, educator, institute, integration, learning, math, professional development, programming, project, robotics, Science, staff, STEM, teacher, technology, training, workshop
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