(my apologies to everyone else) The Atlanta Science Festival is coming March 9 – 24. But NOW is the time to sign up for a) bus vouchers up to $300 to take your students to for an exciting field trip to the Expo; and b) a chance to have an area STEM specialist come to … Continue reading Two Opportunities for Atlanta-Area Educators
If you have been thinking about registering for the NATIONAL NSTA conference that's going to be here in Atlanta this March, now's the time. Apparently they are hoping to draw people in with a drawing. Register between Sunday, December 3 and Saturday, December 9 (11:59 p.m.) for a chance to win one of five Atlanta Main Attraction … Continue reading Register for NSTA and Win Tickets
GSTA is hosting a full day of fascinating physics/ physical science workshops in Gainesville, GA on January 27, 2018. I heard great things about this event last year, and was sad that I couldn't go. The cost is $5 for GSTA members or $10 for non-members...with the fun twist that it's "buy one get one." … Continue reading Fun Science Workshop Just This Side of Free
The kids and I have been having a ton of fun with our new toy, a wildlife camera. I've posted by my compost pile over the last few weeks. I've got a few regular visitors: And a few more who just drop by on occasion (didn't ever catch the raccoon's face): And as a bonus, … Continue reading In my compost pile
As I've visited schools around the country, I've decided that physics teachers are the original "makers." There are so many physics teachers, often unknown except to their students, building amazing apparatuses to illustrate physics concepts. I happen to have a soft-spot in my heart for marble runs (is that even possible?), and I was delighted … Continue reading Cool Physics Builds
I had a great day of staff development yesterday in Henry County, and some of my participants graciously agreed to be "hand models" for some activity photos that I needed. Thank you all! You did a lovely job! On a side note: the bottom picture shows the participant using an Aardvark brand paper straw. Aardvark … Continue reading Give ’em a hand
Are you familiar with GSTA's Georgia Standards of Excellence Phenomena Bank? A phenomenon is an interesting "hook" for a topic that students can use to drive exploration. For example, The Blue People of Troublesome Creek introduces a (real life!) family in rural Kentucky who were blue. Students can work from this unusual example to studying … Continue reading Cool hooks and phenomena to drive explorations!
I have been learning about the Georgia Tech GIFT program recently, that allows science teachers to receive a stipend to spend part of the summer working in a research or industry lab. The opportunities are wide and interesting--there are labs at GA tech researching everything from the structure of cat tongues to improving solar power … Continue reading Real Laboratory Research for Teachers
From March 15-18, 2018, Atlanta will have the honor to host the national NSTA convention. It will be huge and fun and chock-full of great content. For those of us who live near Atlanta, this is a rare opportunity to have the biggest science teaching convention right in our backyard. Lots of Georgia educators are … Continue reading NSTA National Convention in Atlanta!
Once Upon an Earth Science Book: 12 interdisciplinary lessons to create confident readers got a lovely review in this fall's The Green Teacher. Thanks to my fantastic editor, Rachel Ledbetter, for sharing!
Once Upon a Science Book 