Tuesday, May 27 was the first of five scheduled Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears web seminars. The free, online seminars are run through a partnership between the National Science Digital Library and the National Science Teachers’ Association. 47 educators participated, representing a wide variety of geographic locations (across the U.S. and even Sydney, Australia!), teaching […]
Polar News and Notes
Education
NSTA/NSDL Web Seminar: Polar Geography
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 8:58 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Issue Three Highlights: Professional Development
Monday, May 26th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Interested in refining your teaching practice? Using rubrics? Meeting the needs of all students? Check out Issue 3 of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears - Polar Patterns: Day, Night, and Seasons!
In this issue:
Learn about rubrics and checklists and use technology to create your own.
Learn about meeting the needs of gifted students without leaving others behind.
Learn […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Ezine Departments, Professional Development
Beyond Penguins NSTA/NSDL Web Seminar: May 27th
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 7:20 am
Written by: Robert Payo
The National Science Teachers Association in partnership with the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) are showcasing the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears magazine in the next free web seminar in the NSDL series:
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears Series
Integrating Science and Literacy for the K-5 Classroom
Seminar 1: Polar Geography
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
6:30pm-8:00pm Eastern Time
NSTA Web Seminars […]
Posted in Topics: Classroom connections, Education, Lesssons and activities, Professional Development, Science
Polar News & Notes: Teacher-to-Teacher Summer Workshops
Friday, May 9th, 2008 9:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
The U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative has opened registration for its free summer workshops. The workshops will be held across the country starting June 18 and will target specific grade levels and content areas. Workshops for summer 2008 include:
Denver, Colorado (United States Mint) - June 18-19, 2008
Nashua, New Hampshire (Federal Aviation Administration) - June […]
Posted in Topics: Education, Polar News & Notes, Professional Development, Upcoming Opportunities
Issue Three of Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Polar Patterns
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 1:00 am
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
A new month brings a new issue of the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears cyberzine! The online magazine is written for elementary teachers to help develop their content knowledge of the polar regions and use best practices in integrating science and literacy instruction. Our second issue is called “Polar Patterns: Day, Night, and Seasons” and […]







Posted in Topics: Cyberzine Issues, Education, Lesssons and activities, Presentations, Professional Development, Reading, Science, Writing
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