Summer Bump Not Slump: For Budding Environmental Scientists

 

Backyard Birding

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birding/ 

Nature Activities & Nature Experiments

http://www.education.com/activity/nature-activities/ 

eButterfly
http://www.e-butterfly.org/contents/?portal=ebutterfly 

Bumble Bee Watch

http://bumblebeewatch.org/ 

Project Budburst

http://budburst.org/ 

Birding Tips for Families

http://education.audubon.org/birding-tips-families 

North American Butterfly Association

http://www.naba.org/

Community Collaborative Rain , Hail, and Snow

http://www.cocorahs.org/ 

eBird

http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ 

Outdoor Activities:Taking Science Outside

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/outdoor-activitiestaking-science-outside 

Birding with Children

http://www.birdwatching.com/tips/kids_birding.html

Always Learning Tweets of the Day 5/26/14

Children and Nature Network  https://www.facebook.com/childrenandnature?fref=photo

Fun and Free Summer Learning Resources

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/summer-learning-resources-matt-davis 

Behind the Headline: State Lawmakers Throttle Back on ‘Parent Trigger’

http://educationnext.org/behind-headline-state-lawmakers-throttle-back-parent-trigger/ 

Education Reform Is Destroying Childhood as We Know It

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-sheninger/education-reform-destroying-childhood_b_5235535.html 

Adults are the Problem 

http://stumpteacher.blogspot.com/2014/05/adults-are-problem.html 

Take a Break and Read Annie Murphy Paul's Interesting Articles about Learning

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2012/12/read-past-issues-of-the-brilliant-report/?utm_source=Brilliant%3A+The+New+Science+of+Smart+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0f95083323-Brilliant_Report_16_1_2012&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9c734401c1-0f95083323-311254721 

Is Web reading leaving us unable to read longer pieces?

http://www.danielwillingham.com/daniel-willingham-science-and-education-blog/is-web-reading-leaving-us-unable-to-read-longer-pieces?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nbspDanielWillingham-DanielWillinghamScienceAndEducationBlog+%28Daniel+Willingham%27s+Science+and+Education+Blog%29 

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles About Education Policy

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/05/26/this-weeks-round-up-of-useful-posts-articles-about-education-policy-2/ 

 

 

 

 

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/30/14

Thinking it Might be ADHD? Five Considerations
Read more at http://special-ism.com/five-considerations-when-thinking-about-adhd-diagnosis/#52gPmu2KUYb9K7Hy.99

1. Using Children’s Literature to Motivate Math Lessons 

http://www.teachhub.com/using-children%E2%80%99s-literature-motivate-math-lessons 

Plugging Children into Their Environment

Thinking it Might be ADHD? Five Considerations
Read more at http://special-ism.com/five-considerations-when-thinking-about-adhd-diagnosis/#52gPmu2KUYb9K7Hy.99

2. Read and Download 250+ Art Books from the Getty Museum 

 http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/01/read-and-download-250-art-books-from.html#.Uum9HLRDytc 

3. Career Insights from a STEM Inventor

http://www.middleweb.com/12623/career-insights-stem-inventor/ 

4. 50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About

http://www.edudemic.com/50-education-technology-tools-every-teacher-should-know-about/ 

Plugging Children into Their Environment

5. Plugging Children into their Environment

http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/plugging_children_into_their_environment/ 

6. What It’s Like to Teach Online: A CAVA Teacher’s Perspective

http://blog.k12.com/online-school-reviews-testimonials/what-it-s-teach-online-cava-teacher-s-perspective?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thinktank12+%28thinktanK12%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UunMTLRDytc 

7.  Dos and Don'ts for Creating a School Culture for EdTech

http://edtechreview.in/news/news/trends-insights/insights/934-dos-and-don-ts-for-creating-a-school-culture-for-edtech