The UNL Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education is offering a course this spring 2023 online for elementary teachers: TEAC 842A: Objectives and Methods of Science Teaching. This course has been changed to an online format. Continue reading…
From Dec. 5-11, the annual Hour of Code celebration will introduce millions of students to computer science using fun tutorials that show that anybody can learn to code. This spotlight on coding coincides with Computer Science Education Week. Continue reading…
The AAAS Noyce team is featuring current and past Noyce work and accomplishments in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the NSF Robert Noyce Program. UNL has had a track record of numerous Noyce-funded math and science pre- and in-service teacher projects. As follows are the featured UNL projects Continue reading…
CSMCE and Physics and Astronomy Research Associate Professor Kevin Lee received an award in the amount of $10,000 from the University of Nebraska at Omaha for a project titled "UNO-NASA Space Grant: Sorting Tasks: Development and Evaluation of Authoring Tools and Curriculum." Continue reading…
Michael (Mike) Bergland-Riese has joined the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education, after working for the past 10 years with Nebraska Extension. In his new role, Mike will be serving as an Events and Outreach Specialist with the CSMCE. Continue reading…
Against the backdrop of northern Kenya, two Nebraska high school educators dove into anthropological and ecological research while developing science curricula they are now piloting in their classrooms. Continue reading…
Anyone—principals, teachers, parents, students, or members of the general public—may nominate exceptional individuals who teach science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in grades 7-12 for this award year! Continue reading…
The National Academy of Sciences's Committee on Understanding and Addressing Misinformation about Science will host a virtual information gathering session on Dec. 14, 2022, from approximately noon to 3:45 p.m. CT as part of its first committee meeting. Continue reading…
Dec. 7 marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 17, the final Apollo mission to the Moon. Celebrate this historic accomplishment with a public presentation that provides an overview of the mission, including highlights, video clips, and images. Continue reading…
Before you get too busy with holiday preparations and celebrations, check out the 15 awards NSTA presents and consider applying for them and/or nominating a worthy colleague before the Dec. 21 deadline. Awards span the grade levels and come with more than $60,000 in cash and prizes. Continue reading…
On August 10, 2020, a derecho — a straight-line, long-lived windstorm — sped across a 750-mile-long swath of the Midwest. The derecho struck especially hard along the Interstate 80 corridor of Iowa. In one case study, four of the bins had been destroyed yet the fifth was totally intact. Why? Continue reading…