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Laura M. Nickerson

Science Department Chair, Physics and Astronomy Teacher US FIRST Robotics Coach

Constructive & Project-based Learning

Curriculum

http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/studio/how.html

How to implement studio teaching?

Philosophy Studio teaching is not just another kind of classroom activity.
http://www.authenticeducation.org/ae_bigideas/article.lasso?artid=53 What is an essential question? An essential question is – well, essential : important, vital, at the heart of the matter – the essence of the issue.

Authentic Education - What Is an Essential Question?

Skyline CPI

A Complete How-To for Creating Curriculum Sites and Student Portfolios using Google's Tools! http://sites.google.com/site/skylinecpi/
https://sites.google.com/a/windwardschool.org/walc/home

WALC2011

The active learning model is currently utilized in many undergraduate programs throughout the United States and continues to expand at the university level.
http://www.princeton.edu/integratedscience/

University - Integrated Science - Overview

The Integrated Science sequence is suitable for any undergraduate considering concentrating in the sciences or engineering at Princeton.
Below are the first 10 and last 10 pages of uncorrected machine-read text (when available) of this chapter, followed by the top 30 algorithmically extracted key phrases from the chapter as a whole.

Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning

http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309064767
Download the 2010 Horizon Report PDF • ePub (also available in other languages ) The 2010 Horizon Report is a collaboration between The New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative An EDUCAUSE Program © 2010, The New Media Consortium.

2010 Horizon Report

http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2010/
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/07/07/the-educational-value-of-creative-disobedience/

Guest Blog: The educational value of creative disobedience

Looking back on my childhood, the times I remember most fondly were spent with my father, learning how to be a scientist.
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What Schools Can Learn From Google, IDEO, and Pixar | Co. Design

A community about to build or rehab a school often creates checklists of best practices, looks for furniture that matches its mascot, and orders shiny new lockers to line its corridors. http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664735/what-schools-can-learn-from-google-ideo-and-pixar