August 19, 1999
The Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium's electronic newsletter for
teachers provides curriculum ideas, Internet links and other resources to
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PICTURING LIFE ON MARS
The Mars Millennium Project challenges 5- to 18-year-olds to design a
community for 100 people arriving on Mars in 2030. The project can be
configured as a single-class project or involve an entire school.
The interdisciplinary project, aimed at honing students' technology skills
while giving them a deeper understanding of the connections between the arts
and sciences, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, NASA, the
National Endowment for the Arts and the J. Paul Getty Trust.
All project submissions must be registered by June 1, 2000. To download the
participation guide, go to:
http://www.mars2030.net
TAP CURRICULUM IDEAS AROUND THE COUNTRY
NASA'S Learning Technologies Project Web site, LTP Topic-By-Topic, lets
teachers tap into science curriculums from around the country. Among the
ideas are Aviation Academy 2000 from Wooddale High School on Memphis, Tenn.,
and Planemath, an Internet-based series of math and aeronautics materials
geared to students with physical disabilities in grades four through seven.
For hot links to these and other ideas, visit:
http://learn.ivv.nasa.gov/education/topics/education.html
NEW U.S. EDUCATION WEB SITE RESOURCES
Since mid-May, the U.S. Department of Education Web site has added a number
of publications. Titles include Blue Ribbon Schools, charter schools, civil
rights, community involvement, homeschooling, libraries, mathematics &
science, reading, research, satellite events & town meetings, special
education, & technology. For a complete list, please see:
http://www.ed.gov
ELECTRONIC COLLABORATION: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS
Improving network opportunities and developing cooperative projects among
educators is the focus of a report called "Electronic Collaboration: A
Practical Guide for Educators," published by the Northeast and Islands
Regional Educational Laboratory, at Brown University, and the US Dept. of
Education.
The guide discusses how educators can use technology more effectively to
teach and reach students, and also offers suggestions for creating
discussion forums around specific topics, for building shared data bases,
and for collaborating on reports. The entire report can be downloaded in
Adobe's portable document format:
http://www.lab.brown.edu/public/ocsc/collaboration.guide/index.shtml
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