Archive for January, 2008

A visit with The PBS NewsHour Extra Teacher Center

Dr. Brian McLaughlin spent a long time as a teacher before he went back to school himself. He taught history, math and science in Borneo in grades 7-9 while he was a Peace Corps volunteer and has held many other teaching positions all the way from nursery school through college. He now directs a […]

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Command Performance: NSDL at the NSF Governor’s Workshop

The Conference Center in Washington, D.C was the site of the NSF Workshop. Robert Payo, NSDL Outreach Specialist speaking with an attendee.
A friendly-looking person, often laden with SWAG (stuff everyone gets at conferences) approaches the NSDL exhibit booth. Opening pleasantries commence—“Where are you from? What do you do?”— before demonstrations and conversation about the […]

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