This is a question I get quite often. I’ll introduce my school and its clientele, and then get into more specifics of how I teach science, virtually. I teach at the Lawrence Virtual School, in Lawrence, Kansas. Our school is a public, state-wide, k-12 virtual school, that is part of the Lawrence School District (we [...]
Entries from March 2009
So how does a Virtual School work?
March 29th, 2009 · 8 Comments
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Project Guide Sheet and Core Values
March 26th, 2009 · No Comments
After attending the EduCon 2.1 Conference in Philadelphia, I became acquainted with the Science Leadership Academy and their core values: Inquiry, Research, Collaboration, Presentation, and Reflection. The value of using these ideas to teach biology, as opposed to the traditional value placed on transmitting content knowledge, has been nothing short of transformational for both my [...]
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A True Identification Challenge
March 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Blue Lawn weed
This is a very common, very early and very small lawn weed/flower–one that I have never keyed out nor do I think I’ve every had anyone tell me what it is. My point is that I actually don’t know what this common plant so I’m looking for help–but I’ll need convincing. What is [...]
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Not so challenging ID challenge….
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments
Early spring
This is a warm-up….
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A professional opportunity from NABT
March 11th, 2009 · No Comments
The information and instructions are on the NABT website at http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=492.
Biology Educator Leadership Scholarship (BELS)
The Biology Educator Leadership Scholarship (BELS) program was established to encourage and support teachers who want to further their education in the life sciences or life science education. The award recipient is required to be a practicing educator who is also [...]
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Invite to the Denver NABT convention
March 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Dear Fellow Science Educators:
You are cordially invited to attend the NABT Professional Development Conference in Denver, Nov 11-14 at the Sheraton Denver.
We promise you exciting sessions, field trips you’ll remember for a lifetime, speakers who make the news, methods for teaching tough and difficult topics, and teachers with a passion for biology and life science.
There [...]
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Brain Discovery Fair
March 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Society for Neuroscience – Kansas City Chapter
in celebration of…
When: Saturday, March 21st – 11:00 am to 3 pm
Where: KU Med Center, Kansas Life Science Innovation Center (NE Corner of 39th & Rainbow)
Link to Flyer Information that can be posted in your classroom.
Meet Neuroscientists
Observe Models, Demos, and Displays
Hear a Public Lecture at 12:00 am and 2:00 pm
The Brain [...]
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