Posts Tagged ‘science education’

Inquiry Workshop Next Week in PA!

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

What Does Inquiry Science Look Like In the Elementary Classroom?

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Wednesday, April 7
4-6 pm
Enola Office, Meadow Room
55 Miller Street, Enola

Nurturing the child scientist in your classroom…

Please join our author and educator Belinda Basca for a hands-on, minds-on professional development workshop that will explore the philosophies and best practices of inquiry-based science learning. Bring your questions about how inquiry can make science sing!

Belinda Basca, MEd

Belinda began her career in the classroom in the Downingtown Area School District and then expanded her knowledge of science education as an educational researcher at Harvard’s Project Zero. She has worked with Science Companion as a lead author of several modules and currently manages company operations and pilot programs. She has a BS in biology and education from Penn State and a MEd in education from Harvard.

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To Register:
· Click here to register online at 48CARATS
· Or click here to email Steve Davis at sdavis@caiu.org

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**Would you like your Intermediate Unit to host a presentation like this? Just contact us at info(a)sciencecompanion.com — we’ll be happy to help you set one up!

Science Future – “Eyeballs in the Fridge”

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Eyes

Here’s some food for thought about a federally funded study looking at the early science experiences of scientists and graduate students.  Click here for the Education Week blog entry.

Check out Jacqueline Kelly’s The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate for a (fictional) look a young scientist in the making in 1899 Texas.

Connecting History Past . . .

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Since we are visiting the city widely regarded to be the birthplace of science in America, let’s start with a visit to the Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science. Their 2 web exhibits – “Dialogues with Darwin” and “Web of Healing” – use primary source material to ask questions about quackery and Native American and medical history.

Camarasaurus supremus illustration

1877 Skeletal reconstruction of Camarasaurus supremus.