Time to time here at Discovery we are asked for odd pieces of information: fingerprints, headshots, resumes (thought I had the job already), bios, etc…  One such request came in a few weeks ago and it had to do with goals.  The request wanted us to, in a few sentences, state our goal as an [...]

Science literacy.  Should really just be literacy, but we’ve not quite made that bold a move yet. Elaborate communication is the most important component of  disciplined inquiry.  Glogster provides an easy resource for students to communicate core knowledge, providing a depth not available in a simple print format.  Glogster gives students the option to include [...]

Look! Up on your screen! It’s Facebook. It’s Twitter. It’s IM. Nope, it’s Edmodo. The look in feel of the before mentioned three, Edmodo was built from the ground up as a social platform for educators and students. I only really used Edmodo extensively last week while with a group of educators as part of [...]

Creativity.  Post-it notes at some point became the goto tool whenever some said, “Let’s have a creative brainstorm!”  “Brainstorm!” sounds too much like an ice-cream head-ache run amok.  I’d much rather map out my thoughts, make connections and build off those connections.  The Speak Up 2007 report confirms that students (45%), teachers and parents would [...]