Last September, NSDL and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) started a monthly series of free web seminars for science teachers. We didn’t know what to expect but now, with nine down and two to go, it’s pretty clear that they are a hit. So far, 525 teachers have participated in sessions […]

How did The Shodor Education Foundation get its name? The website says it recalls the shodering process, a step in applying gold leaf that involves hammering the precious sheets to make them stretch as far as possible. The Foundation says its mission is similar – it wants to extend educational resources to […]

Remember when someone taught you your first address and phone number? Remember when they taught you to look both ways before you crossed the street? You might have thought the grown-ups were playing games with you at the time, but they knew better. And their ploy worked, because you’re still here.
Teaching children to avoid […]

This week NSDL’s blogosphere reflects on the National Science Teacher’s Association (NSTA) annual convention in St. Louis in NSDL Road Reports, and muses about whether giant snowflakes really exist as spring makes a hopeful appearance in many parts of the nation.
The teachers who come to NSTA are no different from other professional conference attendees in […]