Did you know that LINCS supports four Regional Professional Development Centers? Find out which one includes your state/territory at http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/regionalresources/regional_centers.html
Many times there are great resources related to STEM topics. Have you participated (in person or online) in any such resources in your region? Please let us know!
Cheers, Susan
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Check out the 2014 newsletter from World Education, administrator for LINCS Region 1. It is all about science.
http://worlded.bmetrack.com/c/v?e=4F69E6&c=A72D&t=1&l=926C21F&email=lYG0xDA
HI Susan- I was attempting to read this but seemed to get looped back to this same page. What am I doing wrong? Could you double check the link, this sounds interesting!
Lori Savage
Here's the direct link to the newsletter: http://worlded.bmetrack.com/c/v?e=4F69E6&c=A72D&t=1&l=926C21F&email=lYG0xDA
Or look for the Summer 2014: Science newsletter on our LINCS page at: http://lincs.ed.gov/lincs/regionalresources/region1
Kaye Beall, Director, LINCS Region 1 Professional Development Center at World Education, Inc.
Thank you for that information Kaye. The Statistics in Action site is one I hadn't seen before! That will be wonderful to use in my Science course.
Lori
Lori, Statistics in Action is a great site. Please let us know how you use it in your science courses!
Susan
Hi Lori:
Statistics for Action (SfA) has been featured on the LINCS Science Community of Practice so you might want to read through the earlier discussion. In addition, during the recent webinar by the National College Transition Network that focused on science teaching resources (many, many from LINCS), one of the teachers that developed lesson plans for SfA, Meghan McNamara, mentioned a specific resource -- "A First Look at Technical Documents." It is a short facilitator's guide and participant/student instructions for exploring any technical document. The activities in the guide are flexible, engaging, and adaptable.
Here is the link for "A First Look": http://sfa.terc.edu/materials/pdfs/a_first_look_at_technical_documents.pdf
And, I also liked the "Smart Moves" one-pagers that gives suggestions for how to engage participants/students in looking at the data (decreases the confusion factor)
Here is the link for Smart Moves": http://sfa.terc.edu/materials/pdfs/smart_moves_for_leaders.pdf
A profile for the Statistics for Action website is available in the LINCS Resource Collection: http://lincs.ed.gov/professional-development/resource-collections/profile-748 Reading the one-screen review can help prepare you for exploring the website further.
And, here's more on the NCTN Science Webinar Series: http://www.collegetransition.org/resources.webinars.html
Cynthia Zafft
World Education, Inc.