Diane Ripollone led a mapping activity in her 10th-grade earth science class. After reading a book about coal mining, students used tabletop maps and MapMaker Interactive to learn about natural resources in different states around the country. Continue reading Educator Spotlight: Discovering Geological Resources through Maps
This week, we learned … … what’s wrong, and right, about the Census. Resource of the week! What is the U.S. Census? … how Renaissance trade with China changed the world. Another resource of the week! How is trade with modern China redefining globalization? … many teachers and students are skeptical about the growing practice of “robo-grading.” The best way to … Continue reading 11 Things We Learned This Week
The following post was written by 2017 Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Shiona Drummer, a 7th-grade life science teacher in Macon, Georgia, after her expedition to the Arctic. The Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program is a professional development opportunity for Pre-K-12 educators made possible by a partnership between Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Education. Where I teach in Macon, Georgia, the majority of jobs and careers either deal with … Continue reading Strategy Share: Creative Writing for Science Class
All over the United States, we celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, food, parades, and flags, all supplemented by local trends and traditions. In New York, fireworks will explode over the East River. In Washington, we’ll get a free concert on a Capitol Fourth. In Santa Fe, where I’m from, we’ll take over the town Plaza to eat pancakes. But what about Americans living overseas? For … Continue reading July 4th Around the World
Peg Keiner was one of the educators who joined us at the 2018 Explorers Festival. As a technology and innovation leader, she has had the opportunity to bring unique ways of learning and exploring to her community. Through the Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program, she was able to share her journey to Antarctica with her school community. Peg sat down with us to talk about all things science, technology, and … Continue reading At the Explorers Festival: Peg Keiner
