Latinos are the largest ethnic/racial minority group in the United States, but Latino students score lower than national averages on math and science achievement tests, enroll at lower levels, and are underrepresented in undergraduate and graduate science and engineering programs. How to increase participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) among young Latinos was … Read more
What can professional online communities contribute to learning, networking, and capacity building? How do we know that our online resources have impact on the field? And what insights are being gleaned from work so far of six NSF-funded professional development web sites? Those were among the questions explored during the May 2008 meeting of a … Read more
Cyberchase Description An interview with Frances Nankin, Thirteen/WNET : Co-Principal Investigator of Cyberchase. Transcription of Interview with Frances Nankin <!– July 22, 2008 by Jim Spadaccini –> <!– [music]-Cyberchase, we’re moving’, we’re beaten’ Hacker at his game… –> Introduction Introduction Frances: Cyberchase is on many platforms, but the cartoon part takes … Read more
Description An interview with Grant Spickelmeier, Minnesota Zoo: Principal Investigator of WolfQuest. Transcription of Interview with Grant Spickelmeier Introduction Grant: WolfQuest is a 3D, wildlife, simulation game. You are a wolf in Yellowstone National Park, and you have to learn how to survive. You have to learn how to hunt elk, find food, chase coyotes, … Read more
An interview with Dennis Schatz, Senior Vice President for Strategic Programs, Pacific Science Center: Program advisor and developer for AFGU. Transcription of Interview with Dennis Schatz Astronomy from the Ground Up goes way back to the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, which was to serve educators and educators broadly, so both informal and formal. We … Read more
This post was written by CAISE Senior Advisor Alan Friedman and originally appeared in the CAISE newsletter in March 2008. In 1970 my wife and I made a vacation trip to England, the first time we had traveled outside the United States. I was a brand new assistant professor of physics and was sure my … Read more