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Educators Connect Learning Through Citizen Science

Educator Innovator

For Noonan, who holds a PhD in biology, the opportunity to connect with working scientists—both through visits and workshops at Chabot—keeps her engaged with the latest in environmental science research. “An Science Action Club participants use iPads—“loaded with extra content”—to collect data and to engage in those additional investigations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Wednesday, April 9th at 4pm Thinking Scientifically: Video and Formative Assessment with POPstar Robert Miller , POPstar Robert Miller - an award-winning 5th-grade teacher - hosts this interactive workshop covering inquiry-based science curriculum; the creative use of video; and one of his favorite resources, NSTA’s Formative Assessment Probes.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. The iPad would solve that,” he said. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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