Education
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Climate Smart and Energy Wise
Posted by Greg Laden on September 9, 2014 
Climate Smart & Energy Wise: Advancing Science Literacy, Knowledge, and Know-How by Mark McCaffrey is a book written primarily for teachers, to give them the information and tools they need to bring the topic of climate change effectively to their classrooms. It addresses the Climate Literacy and Energy Literacy frameworks, designed to guide teaching this…
Who Are The Most Influential African Americans, Ages 25-45?
Posted by Greg Laden on June 28, 2014 
The Root 100 2014 is seeking your nominations. DEADLINE IS MONDAY. They are …just about ready to celebrate the innovators, the trailblazers and the influencers in the African-American community who have caught our attention in the past year. [They] will announce The Root 100 of 2014 and celebrate these 25-45-year-olds who are paving the way…
Free Climate Change Cartoon Book Chapter!
Posted by Greg Laden on June 4, 2014 
The NCSE wants to give you a free chapter from the above depicted book. Click here.
Chaos in the classroom and how to replace it with learning
Posted by Greg Laden on October 29, 2013 
Can we replace Classroom Chaos with Learning-Centered Education? K–12 education can be better. One of the most effective changes that could be made is to reduce the amount of chaos in the classroom and replace it with learning. I spend several hours a year in various schools giving presentations on Anthropology, Evolution, Brainzz, and other…
All we need to do to fix our system of education is …
Posted by Greg Laden on July 29, 2013 
… well, actually, you can start by shutting up. Then, while you are sitting there quietly read this: Why Teaching Is Harder Than It Looks. Then, add your advice about how we can fix our system of education to the comments below. But each suggestion must be paid for (with money) and fit into the…
Where the Wild Things Are read by a guy named “Bill”
Posted by Greg Laden on June 5, 2013 
William Shatner reads Where the Wild Things Are to some kids. Get More: MTV Shows
Using ScreenFlow and the Reverse Classroom
Posted by Greg Laden on November 29, 2012 
Next Fall, I will probably try something new in teaching an intro Biological Anthropology course: The Reverse Classroom. This is an idea that is being increasingly applied in High School settings. The simplest version of this idea is that classroom lectures are converted to an on line resource that the students access on their own…
Are Children “Natural Scientists” or not?
Posted by Greg Laden on November 20, 2012 Neil deGrasse Tyson if famous for telling us that children are natural scientists, and cautioning us to be careful not to ruin that thing about them. He makes a good case. No one ever thought, I think, that he meant that children were born resistant to the sorts of biases that scientists actively eschew, or…
What should be your college major?
Posted by Greg Laden on September 26, 2012 I very strongly agree with the basic conclusion offered by a post at teenskepchick by Ali Marie, advice for those now looking at college: “…what’s the undecided student to do? My advice: community college.”. Ali discussed the problem of getting all the required courses in within a four year time span. The key problem she…
Teaching After The Test: An argument for a national school schedule
Posted by Greg Laden on May 16, 2012 First, a word about Nazis and Free Speech, and other matters: Catch up on the latest news about Repression of Nazis, and join the conversation about Free Speech and how sometimes it is better to shut up, over at the X Blog. Today I am preparing a presentation and discussion for a course in AP…