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Visiting the city of Portland, Oregon and the waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge invigorated my thinking about taking classes outside....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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At the NSTA conference in Portland
It was exciting to be in the midst of so many people who care about teaching and learning science, and a pleasure to anticipate being on the receivin...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Collaboration in science teaching
Collaboration is key for many scientific endeavors, and an opportunity for growth for teachers. Here’s how two preschool teachers, both with a...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Diverse reading matter converges around "preconceptions"
My reading matter for the trip to the NSTA Portland conference is How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, Expanded Edition, (National A...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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WOW, the universe is REALLY big
More than 60 educators crowded into room C124 at the Convention Center this afternoon to ponder the imponderable: the size and scale of the universe?...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Have you ever thought about writing for an NSTA journal?...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Overly political, endlessly complicated…and standing-room only, featured speaker Dr. Philip Mote had a receptive audience for his climate change...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Need a pick me up after a full day of NSTA conference sessions? Head to Cacao, a chocolate shop with the feel of an asian tea house. A shot of “...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Portland has a lot to offer, but if you only have time for one thing, make it Powell’s. The largest independent bookstore in the world fills a ...
By ManagingEditorSC
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Check out this digital resource
One of my roles on the SciLinks team is to find resources for a specific topic. Using several search engines, I browse through the lists and select...
By Mary Bigelow
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Today I visited the Rainbow Preschool, a half-day preschool with extended care in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of NE Portland....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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A few years ago, one of the speakers at our school’s career day was a graduate who was an environmental scientist. A student asked her what she ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Do you have any suggestions for grantwriting? I’ve just been told that the budget may be very lean next year, and I’d like to try to get a...
By MsMentorAdmin
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“I have to do a science project.” These words can produce a feeling of dread for students and parents, with visions of Styrofoam planets o...
By Mary Bigelow