The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF) is dedicated to enhancing the quantity of high quality high school science and mathematics teachers in the United States.
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- 1999
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Science Curriculum Topic Study: Bridging the Gap Between Standards and Practice
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Science Curriculum Topic Study: Bridging the Gap Between Standards and Practice
Page Keeley
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- 2009 All Fellows Summer Meeting
Philadelphia Renaissance Hotel
Thursday, July 23 at 8:00am - KSTF 2009 cohorts Orientation ...
Philadelphia Renaissance Hotel
Friday, June 5 at 8:00am
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation KSTF Physical Science alumni Casey O'Hara is on his way to the South Pole! Click the link below to follow his blog of the experience.
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Packed up, ready to go... brief book report about Ernest Shackleton's fateful Antarctic adventure... and re-introducing my class mascot Q*Bert!
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Carlmont High School science teacher Casey O'Hara said goodbye to his students and his warm California classroom and boarded a plane today bound for the South Pole.
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation 2009 Math Fellows are in San Francisco Oct 30-31 to explore rates of change, work on lesson study & continue portfolio work.
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation The 08 Physical Science Cohort will meet with Larry Dukerich (ASU) in Tempe, AZ, on October 30 and 31. They will explore the modeling curriculum for high school science instruction.
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation The 06 Math and Physical Science Cohorts will meet with Amy Germundson (UVA) in Arlington, VA, on October 23 and 24. They will explore the theory, intent, and enactment of differentiated instruction.
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation The 08 Math Cohort will meet with Dr. Peg Smith at the University of Pittsburgh on October 16 to think about the role mathematical tasks play in providing students with opportunities to learn. #KSTFfallmtg2009
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The KSTF 2009 Physical Science Cohort will be meeting in Seattle, WA on October 16-17. The meeting will focus on studying particular topics in science as a prelude to planning instruction and the development of teacher’s own content knowledge for teaching. The fellows will spend Saturday morning working with the Phys...ics Education Group at the University of Washington working on understanding how students think about rate of change. http://www.phys.washington.edu/groups/pe
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Physics Education GroupUniversity of WashingtonDepartment of PhysicsBox 351560Seattle, WA 98195-1560USAEmail: peg@phys.washington.eduThe Department of Physics home pageThe University of Washington home page
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Knowles Science Teaching Foundation http://bit.ly/hPf4n KSTF is following this year-long series on NPR, Helping Our Teachers, which explores efforts to improve teacher quality in the U.S.
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Everyone from President Obama on down seems to agree that a good teacher can make a huge difference in a child's life. American schools have been trying for decades to improve teacher quality. The results are mixed. ...
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation The 05 Math and Physical Science Cohorts will meet with Steve DeAngelis in Providence, Rhode Island on October 9 and 10. They will be focusing on skill building for teacher leaders with specific attention on participation in Professional Learning Communities.
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Indigo Esmonde will be interviewed live on Radio Canada International next Monday, 11:15am EST, about her research and teaching math for social justice.
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Radio Canada International has been broadcasting around the World since 1945. RCI¡¯s mandate is to increase awareness of Canadian values, as well as its social, economic and cultural activities to specific geographic areas as determined in consultation with the government of Canada. ...
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation KSTF is seeking to hire an exceptional educator and leader to work with beginning high school science teachers http://tiny.cc/7bKw5
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Knowles Science Teaching Foundation KSTF executive director, Angelo Collins will be interviewed live Saturday morning 8/15/09 at 10 am for the radio show Let's Just Talk! The show will run live in Cincinnati on WQRT 1160 AM, then KNFX in Phoenix and several other stations carrying the program.
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation KSTF fellow Casey O'Hara's short animation explaining neutrinos. Casey is participating in Project IceCube, the construction of the world's largest neutrino detecting telescope on the South Pole. He will be supported by KSTF fellows Kristen Fancher, Liz Ratliffe, Jim Lane, Scott Murphy, and Katey Shirey.
www.polartrec.com
I am a big fan of stop-motion animation, and wanted to try out a piece of software so I could have students use it for projects. SAM Animation is free (available on the web), simple to use, and uses your ...
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation is now accepting applications for 2010 teaching fellowships. The application deadline is January 13, 2010 5pm EST. Apply online!
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The Janet H. and C. Harry Knowles Foundation was established in 1999 to strengthen the quality of science and mathematics teachers teaching in grades 9-12 in United States schools. The Knowles Science ...
