[NMScience] STEM links from Conord Consortium

[Jeffryes at aol.com]

Passing on a set of Concord.org links passed on from Concord  by NMSU's 
Carmen Gonzales.
 
STEM links from the Concord Consortium (www.concord.org)  is a  nonprofit 
educational research and development organization based in Concord,  
Massachusetts. Concord.org creates interactive materials that exploit the power  of 
information technologies and digital equity — improving  learning opportunities for 
all students.


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From: "_BBracey at aol.com_ (mailto:BBracey at aol.com) " <_BBracey at aol.com_ 
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Date: Thu,  29 May 2008 01:06:55 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: A Suite of technologies  to improve STEM teaching and learning. 
Concord.org

•  Perspective: The Concord  Consortium Vision 
_<http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/perspective.html>_ 
(http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/perspective.html)  
We  are developing a suite of technologies to improve STEM teaching and  
learning.
•      Combining Science and Technology 
_<http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/scienceandtechnology.html>_ 
(http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/scienceandtechnology.html)  
One  district shares secrets to success for their  students.
•      Understanding Heat and Temperature: Can Atoms 
Help?_<http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/understandingheat.html>_ 
(http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/understandingheat.html)  
Take  an atomic view of the science behind heat and  temperature.
•      Monday’s Lesson: An Atomic Look at Why Things 
Break_<http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/atomiclook.html>_ 
(http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/atomiclook.html)  
Use  the Molecular Workbench to simulate small cracks that allow microscopic 
bonds to  rip apart.
•      The Center for Technology Enhanced Learning of 
Science_<http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/tels.html>_ 
(http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/tels.html)  
The  TELS Center has been incredibly productive since its inception five 
years  ago.
•      Do Actions Really Speak Louder than Words or Just  
Differently?_<http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/actionswords.html>_ 
(http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/actionswords.html)  
The  CAPA project compares performance assessment using an electronics 
computer  simulation and a multiple-choice test.
•  Alternative Assessments with  Snapshots 
_<http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/alternativeassessments.html>_ 
(http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/alternativeassessments.html)  
Our  Snapshot tool allows students to take and annotate pictures of their 
model- and  probe-based science activities to reveal their  understanding.
•      News from CC 
_<http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/news.html>_ 
(http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/news.html)  
•  Download the PDF  Version 
_<http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/2008-spring-newsletter.pdf>_ 
(http://www.concord.org/publications/newsletter/2008-spring/2008-spring-newsletter.pdf)  
Download  the PDF version for printing or sharing.

@Concord


Larry  Jeffryes
Los Alamos, NM
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