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| Science Education A teacher at Netroots Nation asks what can be done to improve science education, and to get principles of science as a process back into classes within the NCLB framework.
Gore responded briefly that it is "really harmful that science education… [has] been pushed out of the experience our children have in schools in order to teach to a test."
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| Thoughts from Kansas | Relevance: 12.22 |
Texas  Wednesday night, Ed Brayton and I joined Texas Citizens for Science and Center for Inquiry-Austin for a series of talks about science education in Texas.
Earlier that day, a number [..] |
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| Thoughts from Kansas | Relevance: 11.72 |
| Austin I'll be in Austin, TX later this week to attend NetrootsNation and to stare steely-eyed at the state's Board of Education. I will also be part of this exciting event:
Speakers to Highlight Dangers of Creationism Encroaching into the Public Schools
Austin, Texas (July 10, 2008)- Science education in Texas is under attack as never before, as evidenced by the recent ouster of [..] |
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| Thoughts from Kansas | Relevance: 11.01 |
| Come help defend evolution NCSE wants your help:
The National Center for Science Education, a non-profit organization that defends the teaching of evolution in the public schools, seeks candidates for a position in its Public Information Project.
Staff members in the Public Information Project provide advice and support to local activists faced with threats to evolution education in their communities [..] |
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| Nerdblog.Net | Relevance: 8.868 |
The Sciencebarge - NYC  Continuing on the list of things to do, MAKE and learn about in NYC for Makers, I visited the Sciencebarge in NYC, here’s a bit about it and my photos!
The Science Barge is a prototype, sustainable urban farm and environmental education center. It is the only fully functioning demonstration of renewable energy supporting sustainable food [...] [..] |
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| Thoughts from Kansas | Relevance: 8.058 |
| Dear Kansans: Vote tomorrow In particular, Kansas voters should be sure to vote for State Board of Education members. Stand Up For Real Science has the skinny on the candidates, with proscience candidates:
District 2 (Sue Gamble's old seat, KCK):
Sue Storm (D, unchallenged)
Mary Ca Ralstin (R, competitive race)
District 4 (Bill Wagnon's old seat, Lawrence)
Carolyn Campbell (D, unchallenged [..] |
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| Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog | Relevance: 7.668 |
| Easy does it A recent edition of Science featured a worrying paper by University of Chicago sociologist James A. Evans titled Electronic Publication and the Narrowing of Science and Scholarship. Seeking to learn more about how research is conducted online, Evans scoured a database of 34 million articles from science journals. He discovered a paradox: as journals begin publishing online, making it easier for re [..] |
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| Kotaku | Relevance: 7.408 |
| Doing Science In WoW [WoW] Here's something fun: a bunch of scientists decided to get together and do some field research, and assembled a conference. In Azeroth. They published their findings in the American Association for the Advancement of Science's magazine, and it's an entertaining read: Thus began the f [..] |
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| Nerdblog.Net | Relevance: 7.272 |
| What Does It Mean to Be Human? What does it mean to be human? And can science illuminate the answers? A star-studded panel of scientists discusses these heady themes at the World Science Festival in New York City.
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| Joystiq | Relevance: 7.016 |
Science says: Game violence makes players relax  Filed under: CultureThe link between playing violent games and short-term increases in amorphous measures of "aggression" has been well-established by science. Or has it? Develop takes note of a new study being presented today that shows gam [..] |
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| E-Learning Inquiry | Relevance: 6.763 |
| 2 MILLION MINUTES :: A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON GLOBAL EDUCATION I’m looking forward to seeing this. It’s a documentary about the lives of high school students–two in Indiana, two in India, and two in Shanghai. The title comes from the amount of time students have n the four years of high school.
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| Kotaku | Relevance: 6.375 |
| Nerdblog.Net | Relevance: 6.298 |
World Science Festival 2008 NYC (photos)  MAKE hit the World Science Festival in NYC today, packed with tons of people - the event took over Washington Square park and parts of NYU. For the kids there were lots of hands on exhibits and for adults (and kids) lots of sessions/events/talks - it was so popular the ticketed events were sold out [...] [..] |
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| Thoughts from Kansas | Relevance: 6.181 |
| "Not a sham": Oppose creationist legislation in Louisiana An important principle in first amendment jurisprudence is that government actions must not be undertaken solely for the benefit of religion. In 1987, the Supreme Court considered a law passed by Louisiana that required teachers who presented "evolution-science" to "balance" it with "creation-science." Legislators insisted that the bill had valid secular purposes, but the Supreme Court's majo [..] |
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| Thoughts from Kansas | Relevance: 5.740 |
| Kansan wins Alliance for Science essay contest Neal Desai took first place in the contest. Desai is a 10th grader in Kansas City, MO's Pembroke High School, but clearly identifies as a Kansan, and the Alliance for Science assures me he lives in the Sunflower state.
The contest allowed students to address either of two topics: Agriculture and Evolution or Climate and Evolution. Desai's essay addresses agriculture, and especially th [..] |
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