A team of NSDL Community members has begun an ambitious effort to help elementary teachers become more knowledgeable about the polar regions. The project “Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears,” part of the International Polar Year program, aims to provide best practices on how to integrate polar concepts into teaching. The group will begin publishing an […]

When the 2007 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing convened on Monday morning, the difference was apparent. Most of the 400 people in the room were younger than 30, and pale-skinned guys were in the minority. There was a roughly equal mix of black and Latino students, and there were more women than men. […]

Shodor, a Durham, North Carolina-based nonprofit organization serving educators and students and the NSDL Computational Science Pathway partner, has been recognized by Cisco for its innovative use of technology to improve math and science education nationally. Shodor was named a grand prize winner in the Nonprofit category of the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2007. […]

Two NSDL blogs have commemorated the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Space Age. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched its “prosteishy sputnik,” or “simplest satellite.” Sputnik-1 stayed in Earth’s orbit for 22 days, sending back a signal to announce that the space age had begun. The Expert Voices blog NSDL Highlights […]