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The grant from the National Math & Science Initiative would have provided teacher training and coaching, tutoring for students, materials and equipment, and incentives for teachers and students. But it’s gone now, because NMSI was unable to reach agreement with Washington schools on the terms of the grant contract and we’re sad. In case you missed it yesterday, check out this Seattle Times article for the depressing details. Read more... Topics: Math \| Math Teachers \| Science \| Science Teachers \| Teaching Science Teachers to be Leaders Posted on 01 Feb \| 12 comments A big part of teaching is about knowing how to ask the right questions. Topics: Teacher Training \| Science Teachers \| Math Teachers \| Math \| Legislature \| Type: Article Rush to Judgment By allisonm on 29 Jan \| 0 comments It's no secret that the quality of a teacher has an immense impact on student achievement. And with teacher shortages looming, particularly in specialized areas such as math & science and special education, it's definitely a hot topic of discussion. One which will only get hotter with the release of a new report Rush to Judgment: Teacher Evaluation in Public Education from the Education Sector, an independent education policy think tank. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Science Teachers \| Math Teachers \| K-12 Education Reform \| It's about the marketplace. By allisonm on 02 Jan \| 0 comments Supply and demand, price and competition: these are the simple concepts of labor economics. Do your job well and be rewarded. Have specialized skills to do a job others can't and opportunities will knock at your door. Seems like a familiar formula, right? For most of us, it is. But not so for teachers. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Science Teachers \| Math Teachers \| Science partnership delivers WASL success By maureen on 31 Oct \| 0 comments Earlier this week we posted a blog on the efforts of Carolyn Landel and the North Cascade and Olympic Science Partnership (NCOSP) at Western Washington University to improve science educaition and achievement in grades 3-10. Read more... Topics: Science \| Science Teachers \| The struggle to teach students science By maureen on 29 Oct \| 0 comments For many of us, memories of elementary school science class include gross—but simultaneously delightful—visions of experiments growing mold in different locales, studying worm-infested compost piles and writing in squid ink while learning about mollusks. This is certainly where I can trace the beginning of my love and curiosity for nature. Read more... Topics: Science Teachers \| Science \| Harnessing the power of the Wiki By maureen on 17 Oct \| 0 comments The word “wiki” always sounded to me like a bizarre technoterm, possibly derived from some obscure, and now defunct, acronym. That is until recently, when a co-worker from Hawaii informed me that “wiki-wiki” means “quick” in Hawaiian and refers to an airport shuttle in the islands that takes travelers to and from the gates. Read more... Topics: Technology \| Science Teachers \| Science \| Phil Mickelson does more than just golf. By allisonm on 27 Jul \| 0 comments He works with teachers too. In partnership with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Math Solutions, the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy brought 200 teachers from around the country to a five-day seminar focused on math and science. Read more... Topics: Washington \| Teachers \| Teacher Training \| Science Teachers \| Science \| Math Teachers \| Math Curriculum \| Math \| Writing for Science Translates Into Good Writing Period By barbara on 22 May \| 4 comments Deb Schochet, a third-grade teacher at Olympic View Elementary School in North Seattle patiently binged the xylophone one more time. Read more... Topics: Washington \| Standardized Tests \| Pilot Programs \| WASL \| Writing \| Science \| Science Teachers \| Science Contest Puts US Kids on Int'l Field By barbara on 21 May \| 1 comment Read more... 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