Lab Out Loud®

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Barry Cartwright

Our guest this week is Barry Cartwright – the Science Content Specialist for the Colorado Department of Education.  In November, Colorado recently released their Final Draft of the Colorado Academic Standards in Science.  Barry discusses some of the highlights of the new Colorado science standards and the future of standards in science education.

Links:

• Colorado Academic Standards in Science – Final Draft, November 2009 (pdf)
• Colorado Science (Barry’s Blog)
• CDE Academic Support Collaboration Site: Barry Cartwright
• NSTA’s Science Anchors
• AAAS – Project 2061

Books Recommended By Barry:

• National Science Education Standards
• Ready, Set, Science (for K-8 science)
• Americas lab report (for high school science)
• How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom
• The World is Flat
• The Global Achievement Gap

Direct download: LOL39.mp3

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Jack Hidary

Our guest this week is Jack Hidary, chairman of National Lab Day.  Designed to encourage partnerships between scientists, engineers, teachers and students, National Lab Day emerged from a partnership between NSTA, the American Chemical Society (ACS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Jack D. Hidary Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation.  Jack talks to us about the program and website, and what educators and other scientists can do to get involved.

Links:

• nationallabday.org
• YouTube: Obama Kicks Off “Educate to Innovate”
• NSTA Express: Obama Announces National Lab Day
• National Lab Day Fact Day from NSTA
• STEM Letter to Obama about the Importance of STEM Education
• Obama Addresses National Academy of Sciences, April 2009
• NY Times: White House Pushes Science and Math Education
• NPR: AT&T Pledges Support to National Lab Day
• MAKE Magazine and NLD
• Hidary Foundation

Direct download: LOL38.mp3