News tagged with science teachers

Report: 8th-grade students still lag in science

Eighth-graders in the U.S. are doing better in science than they were two years ago, but seven out of 10 still are not considered proficient, the federal government said Thursday.

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created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 22

Same-ethnicity mentors boost students' commitment to STEM careers

Youths from African American, Native American, and Latino backgrounds are underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (known as STEM subjects). Although having a mentor of the same ethnicity ...

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created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New tool helps teachers use technology more effectively

A University of British Columbia researcher has piloted a tool to help elementary and secondary school science teachers get the most out of new classroom technologies.

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created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Guidelines for preparing high school psychology teachers approved

The American Psychological Association Council of Representatives has approved a new set of national guidelines that outline models for preparing high school teachers to teach psychology effectively. The guidelines will be ...

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created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Splat! Geek-in-chief Obama tests marshmallow gun

US President Barack Obama tested a new prototype Tuesday for his commander-in-chief's arsenal -- a high-powered marshmallow gun that sent a tasty missile screaming through the White House.

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created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

New Obama plan to help math, science teacher prep

(AP) -- President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to the nation's long-term success.

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created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Teachers have little time to teach science, study shows

Intense pressure to meet accountability goals in mathematics and English is limiting time for science, and teachers and schools do not have the infrastructure support needed to consistently provide students ...

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created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study urges high school science teachers to balance verbal interactions with boys, girls

As high school science teachers return to their classrooms to begin a new school year, scholars from Northern Illinois University are urging them to talk more to girls.

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created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Building a better math teacher: Math professor considers new ways to use what we already know

For years, it has been assumed that teachers -- specifically math teachers -- need to master the content they intend to teach. And the best way to do this is to take courses beyond that content.

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created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Teacher unions that have lost collective bargaining will flex political muscle with money

While several states have recently limited the ability for teacher unions to collectively bargain for their members, teachers will continue to flex their political muscle in a way scholars of policymaking have overlooked: ...

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created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 43

Louisiana Tech University, LA-SiGMA help teachers transform materials science

Teachers from school districts in north Louisiana are helping to advance the frontiers of science by conducting research with faculty from Louisiana Tech University's College of Engineering and Science and using supercomputers ...

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created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Outstanding math and science teachers honored by the President

On May 20th, a group of kindergarten thru sixth-grade teachers from accross the United States topped off a visit to the nation's capital by meeting with President Barack Obama. The meeting honored teachers ...

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created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Science professors urge universities to value teaching as highly as lab work

(PhysOrg.com) -- UCI Professor Diane O'Dowd and others argue science teaching is not properly valued.

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created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Assessment regime encourages superficial learning

Research by a Victoria University graduate shows that achieving NCEA credits is taking priority over authentic scientific investigation for Year 11 science teachers and their students.

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created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Report finds K-12 computer science education declining

Computer-related technology is increasingly driving the U.S. economy, yet computer science education is scant in most American elementary and secondary school classrooms and the number of introductory and Advanced Placement ...

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created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0