The intersection of science and the human condition as a “global enterprise” was the subject of AAAS President Dr. David Baltimore’s opening address to attendees at the Annual Meeting Opening Ceremony on Feb. 14, 2008 in Boston. Baltimore is a leading biologist and a California Institute of Technology Professor of Biology who was co-recipient of […]

Cutting edge issues related to climate change, health, energy, the environment, development, and education are the focus of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) that begins under sunny skies today in Boston Read an overview here. Audio highlights of the meeting will be available for sale here.
The Hynes Convention Center located in […]

It’s not too late to register for the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), set to begin tomorrow, February 14-19, in Boston. Stay tuned to the NSDL Road Reports blog for meeting highlights.
NSDL will be featured in two free conference sessions on Sunday Feb. 17 in Room 209 of […]

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 […]

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 […]

I attended a preview of Shrek the Third last week in Syracuse, NY with about 200 delighted school children and their adult companions. Shrek 3 did not disappoint. Sophisticated, humorous asides coupled with sparkling animation techniques, stunning artwork, appropriate teachable moments, and fast-paced storylines kept both young and old audience members enthralled. This powerful animated […]

I had the opportunity in late April to take part in a workshop for 22 educators, led by Bob Panoff, Director of NSDL’s Computational Science Education Reference Desk (CSERD) portal and Pathway project, developed by Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. Graciously hosted by Burroughs Wellcome Fund at their beautiful and beautifully situated offices […]

Dr. S. James Gates Jr.
I attended the 2007 Rober Karplus Lecture at NSTA, “Can String Theory be an Educational Force Multiplier,” as a mathphobe who tagged the necessary bases to get through college science and math while focusing on art and literature. I find lately, however, that the clean nature of computation particularly appeals to […]

During each day of big meetings like NSTA every person comes away with a different view of what’s going on. Here are a couple of notes from my day.
Brennan Sapp, Kyla Hawkin, Mary Louise Pozaric and Rosemary Brown from Northern Kentucky presented a CSI-type simulation that they were using in Dixie Heights High School classrooms […]

Interior of the old Union Station, downtown building reflections, St. Louis on a foggy morning and the Arch in springtime.
St. Louis is a city with deep connections to TUMS, A.G. Edwards, Cardinals baseball, and some might say grand architectural statements, not necessarily related or in that order. The National Science Teachers Association is holding […]