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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
'Cheating' Can Be An Effective Learning Strategy
May 20, 2013 It's the end of the academic year and students everywhere are taking tests. What for? Commentator Tania Lombrozo suggests we should shift our focus from testing for assessment to testing for learning.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
For The Love Of Science: A Call To Action
May 15, 2013 Improvements in science education can take many forms. Commentator Marcelo Gleiser says that one of the easiest and most rewarding is to simply put real research scientists in front of students. A few volunteer hours from a scientist can change how a student sees the world forever.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
VIDEO: The National Center For Science Education Keeps Evolving
May 13, 2013 Eugenie C. Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), explains in a video how she sees parallels between the rejection of evolution and of the rejection of climate science.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Science, Meet The People
May 6, 2013 A new site called The People's Science aims to bring researchers and the general public together to talk about the work they're doing. Tania Lombrozo takes a look and tries it out for herself.
The Two-Way
Atlanta Educators Accused In Cheating Scandal Start Turning Themselves In
April 2, 2013 Investigators say there was a widespread effort to change test scores in order to make the school system look better. The 35 educators who have been indicted include the former superintendent, who has denied any wrongdoing.
Shots - Health News
Hey, Kid, You Could Be A 'Disaster Hero'
January 29, 2013 The American College of Emergency Physicians and FEMA are hoping to teach children what to do before, during, and after disasters using their online game, Disaster Hero.
