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• NIH Funds Science Ed Programs
  NSTA—Debra Shapiro
  
  The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Research Resources funds the Science Education Partnership Award for innovative educational programs
  The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Research Resources funds the Science Education Partnership Award for innovative educational programs
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• 2009: A Special Year for Science
  NSTA—Debra Shapiro
  
  2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the births of Charles Darwin and the founder of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Abraham Lincoln. In addition, 2009 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, the 400th...  [view full summary]
  2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the births of Charles Darwin and the founder of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Abraham Lincoln. In addition, 2009 is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, the 400th anniversary of the publication of Johannes Kepler’s first two Laws of Planetary Motion, and the International Year of Astronomy
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• Advanced Cartoon Physics: Lessons from WALL-E
  NSTA Reports—Jacob Clark Blickenstaff
  
  Our movie reviewer, Prof. Jacob Clark Blickenstaff, says there's a lot in the animated film WALL-E for science teachers to like, but it has a few of the usual problems that film makers have with depicting space travel. There are other juicy pedagogic...  [view full summary]
  Our movie reviewer, Prof. Jacob Clark Blickenstaff, says there's a lot in the animated film WALL-E for science teachers to like, but it has a few of the usual problems that film makers have with depicting space travel. There are other juicy pedagogic opportunities as well.
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• Education Nominee Is Warmly Received in Senate
  The Washington Post (requires free registration)
  
  Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan, President-elect Barack Obama's pick for education secretary, promised yesterday to work to expand preschool, build the ranks of quality teachers, and support such initiatives as charter schools and performance pay, setting...  [view full summary]
  Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan, President-elect Barack Obama's pick for education secretary, promised yesterday to work to expand preschool, build the ranks of quality teachers, and support such initiatives as charter schools and performance pay, setting out an agenda that won him broad bipartisan support at a Senate confirmation hearing.
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