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Tanya Baker

Content in Museums: Objects? People? Questions? | Open Book Librarian - 0 views

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    blog post that raises questions about what is content in museums. probably a great read for intersections teams as a way to think/talk/write about their work together. (thanks Kim Douillard)
Tanya Baker

The Dumbest Question You Can Ask a Scientist - Medium - 0 views

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    interesting essay about the value of science
Tanya Baker

The Science of Why No One Agrees on the Color of This Dress | WIRED - 1 views

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    Color, perception, fashion, science... what color is that dress? Thank you, Cindy O'Donnell-Allen for catching me up on this social media frenzy that I'd missed.
Tanya Baker

Cisco IoT World Forum Young Women's Innovation Grand Challenge | - 0 views

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    Perhaps of interest to AZ team? "The IoT World Forum Young Women's Innovation Grand Challenge is a global innovation challenge open to young women between the ages of 13-18. The aim of the challenge is to recognize, promote, and reward young innovators as they come up with new uses for Internet of Things technologies."
Tanya Baker

How Elementary School Teachers' Biases Can Discourage Girls From Math and Science - NYT... - 0 views

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    Effect of encouragement/discouragement on elementary school students' later pursuits. Might be of interest to AZ Intersections team
Tanya Baker

Student-Built Boat Takes Scientific Mission To The High Seas » News » OPB - 0 views

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    Description of a boat building project that has students constructing boats that will be launched into the pacific. Is there a possible writing component here?
Tanya Baker

Developer Diary: Game Over Gopher (Part 2) | Educator Innovator - 0 views

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    Glasslab has been producing these "Developer Diaries" about their process of making educational video games. Intersections teams working with young people to make games may find these a valuable research to share with educators and young people learning to make games
Tanya Baker

7 Science Communication Trends We Love - 0 views

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    cool ideas for thinking about how, where, for whom and why we write/communicate about science
Tanya Baker

Afterschool Programs Inspire Students with a Connected Learning Approach | New Blog Pos... - 0 views

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    The Afterschool Alliance's new report, "Afterschool Programs: Inspiring Students with a Connected Learning Approach," discusses the role afterschool programs play in the ecology of learning, where programs can help bridge the divides that exist in terms of access to additional learning opportunities, access to caring mentors, and access to resources and peer networks that can excite young people about the acquisition of knowledge. The report also dives into connected learning, exploring this educational approach that is the intentional linkage of ones' interests, peer groups and academics, and how it capitalizes on the benefits of all three areas to create a learning experience that is both powerful and enduring.
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    The Afterschool Alliance's new report, "Afterschool Programs: Inspiring Students with a Connected Learning Approach," discusses the role afterschool programs play in the ecology of learning, where programs can help bridge the divides that exist in terms of access to additional learning opportunities, access to caring mentors, and access to resources and peer networks that can excite young people about the acquisition of knowledge. The report also dives into connected learning, exploring this educational approach that is the intentional linkage of ones' interests, peer groups and academics, and how it capitalizes on the benefits of all three areas to create a learning experience that is both powerful and enduring.
Tanya Baker

Around the world without leaving school: virtual field trips take off - LancasterOnline... - 0 views

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    Perhaps of interest to people thinking differently about field trips... and perhaps not...
Tanya Baker

STEM and Writing: A Super Combination | Edutopia - 1 views

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    NWP teacher consultant on why writing and science go together.
Tanya Baker

Spurious Correlations - 1 views

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    This website, which shows that correlation does NOT equal causation has shown up in my inbox twice this week! It seems it wants me to share it :-)
Tanya Baker

ASDC: Reports: Effectively Engaging Under-represented Groups - 0 views

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    ASDC Report that shows how science and discovery centers effectively engage underrepresented groups. Philadelphia and Fort Collins, this seems particularly pertinent to your Intersections work.
Tanya Baker

FW: Surprising design for a shark-deterrent wetsuit - tbaker@nwp.org - National Writing... - 0 views

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    Saving TED talk here as well. Discusses science/engineering as an act of translation, discusses making connections between biological record and human anecdote, and involves fashion, too.
Kim Douillard

Reactions: Everyday Science - 0 views

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    Some fun videos! Loved the caffeine one. :)
Tanya Baker

Home . PLUM LANDING | PBS KIDS - 0 views

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    This new family science website aimed at kids 6-9 might be of interest to Intersections teams building projects for youth in this age group. It includes an app that allows students to take photos and upload them in COPPA safe ways
Tanya Baker

Public Lab: a DIY environmental science community - 0 views

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    homepage of Public Lab a 5013c dedicated to putting tools for investigating scientific and environmental questions into the hands of citizens. Improving citizen science.
Tanya Baker

Teen to government: Change your typeface, save millions - CNN.com - 1 views

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    an example of a fascinating student inquiry
Tanya Baker

How to See a Black Hole: Introducing Dark Star Diaries | Dark Star Diaries, Scientific ... - 1 views

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    THis is a new blog by Seth Fletcher, a science writer who is working on a book documenting the event horizon telescope
Tanya Baker

Why Science-Fiction Writers Are So Good at Predicting the Future | Brain Pickings - 0 views

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    This is a fun little video about predictions made by science fiction writers.
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