As a new teacher last year, I leveraged some of my past experiences from the consulting and systems integration business. In that arena, one is constantly implementing project management principles when delivering a solution to a client.
I used some of that this past year in my teaching to see how students reacted and worked with assignments that were project based and research driven. It was a wonderful experience, and I plan to use it more extensively this year.
I was forwarded a great article on this and share it here.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Saturday, July 14, 2007
What is Science?
Many activities are today characterized as "Science!", while other activities are just as definitely characterized as "Pseudoscience". We also tend to ascribe something to be science when it should be credited to 'technology'.
So what is science?
In its purest form, science is the systematic enterprise of gathering knowledge about the universe and organizing and condensing that knowledge into testable laws and theories. The success and credibility of science are anchored in the willingness of scientists to:
1. Expose their ideas and results to independent testing and replication by others. This requires the open exchange of data, procedures and materials.
2. Abandon or modify previously accepted conclusions when confronted with more complete or reliable experimental or observational evidence.
Adherence to these principles provides a mechanism for self-correction that is the foundation of the credibility of science.
So what is science?
In its purest form, science is the systematic enterprise of gathering knowledge about the universe and organizing and condensing that knowledge into testable laws and theories. The success and credibility of science are anchored in the willingness of scientists to:
1. Expose their ideas and results to independent testing and replication by others. This requires the open exchange of data, procedures and materials.
2. Abandon or modify previously accepted conclusions when confronted with more complete or reliable experimental or observational evidence.
Adherence to these principles provides a mechanism for self-correction that is the foundation of the credibility of science.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Shuttle Endeavour set for launch
The next space shuttle mission, STS-118, will be the space shuttle Endeavour which is now scheduled for launch on August 7th.
What makes this flight to the International Space Station significant is that we will have an 'educator' in space again. Not since the Challenger tradgedy in 1986 have we done this. At that time, it was the first attempt to place an educator in space - Christa McAuliffe.
Well this time, it is another educator - Barbara Morgan. What makes this even more significant is that Barbara was Christa McAuliffe's backup in 1986.
What makes this flight to the International Space Station significant is that we will have an 'educator' in space again. Not since the Challenger tradgedy in 1986 have we done this. At that time, it was the first attempt to place an educator in space - Christa McAuliffe.
Well this time, it is another educator - Barbara Morgan. What makes this even more significant is that Barbara was Christa McAuliffe's backup in 1986.
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