Introductions!

Hello, all. This is my fifth year as an emergency-hire faculty member* teaching undergraduate and graduate physics at the university level. I'm currently trying to keep my head screwed on with a 194-person class (no TAs), but it certainly challenges me to innovate with presentation and management techniques. I hope to pick up some helpful ideas here.

*If you're wondering how that makes sense, it's a trick used to avoid the promotion schedule for a "real" position

Hi all;

I am a former MS/US science teacher who was drawn into technology about 10 years ago...and have worked as tech specialist supporting and trainning teachers for the last 7 or 8 years
Just recently, due to budget cuts, I have been placed back in the MS science classroom and am loving it! as it gives me the opportunity to "practice what I preach" as well as model, for other faculty, the learning benefits technology brings.

I have currently come across a STEM project put out by Discovery Education/United Streaming - called Fuel Our Future - that I am excited to adapt and try out with my 8th grade science class.
I hope you - with your experiences, brains, and suggestions - help me out as I iron out the details of implementation for this project and many others to come...

I would love if my students could share - if not collaborate - with other 8th grade students around the world on this endevor that will ultimately get them to design cars for the year 2020.

by the way: I am in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(in both twitter and facebook I am @floduarte)

regards from sunny Rio

Hi everyone, I am just finishing up my education degree, my content area is math, science and technology. Unfortunately they just discontinued that option at my university. The nice thing about that option was that after passing the appropriate praxis exams we are qualified for middle school math and science. I have the math praxis done and will do the science soon. I am currently student teaching in an 8th grade algebra class. Loving every minute of it!

I'm a children' book author (www.bghennessy.com) and have been working on a project that introduces young (K-2nd grade) to the vocabulary and concepts of math and science. I am interested in getting finding out what current materials are getting kids excited about math and science, rather than scared, as well as what types of materials are not working. Thanks!

Hi Everyone: I've been writing science books for a long time. My best known book is Science Experiments You Can Eat, published originally in 1972, revised in 1994 and still in print. I've written about 95 other books and lately I've been making videos, which are published on my website: www.vickicobb.com/vickisvideolinks.html. I believe that kids will learn science (and other subjects) better if instruction is coordinated with well-written, engaging, accurate, kid-friendly books. So I've formed a company with some other award-winning children's nonfiction authors. Check out our website: www.inkthinktank.com Right now the website features a FREE searchable database of our books in all curriculum areas. but soon we'll be offering professional development to teachers via videoconferencing. Reading in the content area promotes literacy as well as knowledge.

Hello,
I teach integrated science curriculum at Fort Benning GA. I am looking forward to sharing ideas that will engage and test our student. At every opportunity I infuse math and technology into my instruction and I am always looking for new and better ideas. Thank God for spell check..

I am currently an 8th grade physical science teacher in VA. I have worked in industry and at the university level. I wanted to teach younger students and be able to instill the passion for science in them.

I hope to get new ideas on how I can incorporate technology into the daily lesson plans.

I'll be three score and ten next week and, with an even older math teacher, will start an effort in January in Clallam County, WA, to improve preschool math and use interesting K-3 math for early dropout prevention. I like STE, and our use of Block Fest for parent education might count as early STE, but I do M. For the last twenty years I have worked on ways to teach kids real numbers before they have to face the horrors of fractions.

Hello All. I have been teaching for 30 + years...mostly chemistry and earth science as well. I "retired" from face to face to teach online in Iowa to rural districts who cannot find a certified chem. teacher about 4 years ago. We teach a belnded course that is online, face to face 2 x a semester for a full 8 hour session of wet labs and daily conntact with SKYPE or Adobe Connect Pro. I am interested in the technology integration as well but even more so in ways to connect teachers who are struggling with content and their students with exceptional teachers who could teach kids while helping the teacher learn content and pedagogy. I want to make sure we get this online support stuff right and make it as strong as it can be...So, I am here to listen, learn and add my two cents.
Shannon

Hello, I am a middle school and high school science teacher from Alberta. I teacher general science, chemistry and biology in a very small rural K-12 school. We have 110 students in grades 7 -12. I am looking for ways to engage my students in more global projects and communicate with experts and peers worldwide about science topics and issues.