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Welcome to WIRED Science Education
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Welcome to the WIRED Science Education section. We are pleased to bring together experienced teachers from across the country to present their ideas and give suggestions on how to use segments from episodes of "Wired Science" in your classroom.
We have gathered together expert teachers in diverse fields of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, computer science and engineering to bring about a comprehensive view of science education. In addition to our expert teachers, we will feature teachers on a regular basis. There are many great teachers who simply never get a chance to let the public know what wonderful things they are doing in the classroom. Many of these teachers have passionate views on subjects we are covering and convey this to their students with meaningful lessons. Others have received grants for their work in the classroom and can share how they implemented their new ideas. We hope that "Wired Science" will provide a forum for all to share and communicate ideas on good science teaching.
Welcome, too, to all the students who are watching WIRED Science. We hope WIRED Science will inspire you to pursue a college education and a career in science. In fact, we're creating a section called "Careers in Science" in which you'll be able to hear from successful individuals about what inspired them to pursue a rewarding career in science and technology.
As a sneak preview to our "Careers in Science" section, listen to WIRED magazine contributing editor, Joshua Davis, about how his interest in environmentalism eventually led to a career in science journalism.
Careers in Science: Joshua Davis
We will also be featuring outstanding students on a regular basis, so please read about these inspiring individuals. And don't forget to enter the WiSci Student Video Contest and produce your own science video. We will be announcing details soon, so get your friends together, and talk to your teacher about cool science videos you can make.
Finally, throughout the month of October, I'll also be writing about how to use WIRED Science for Media Infusion on PBS Teachers, so don't forget to visit me there for some additional ideas.
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October 8, 2007 6:27 AM
Elaine
Hi, Mike, There is a wealth of information pressented here and Media Infusion provides more useful sites and ideas for students and teachers throughout the country. Thanks for all of the great resources.
October 9, 2007 6:38 PM
Sunny Minelli Weiland
This is a great portal for parents, teachers and students! I love the featured teacher section and look forward to more wired science!
October 10, 2007 12:29 PM
Jason Petula
Mike,
Thank you for producing such a great resource. I noticed that Geosciences (i.e., Earth & Space Science) are not listed in the diverse field. You may consider including this area because the geosciences have several unique features in methods of scientific inquiry and pedagogy.
~Jason
October 10, 2007 7:57 PM
MLampert
Jason, you are absolutely correct, I can't agree more, we do need more on GeoScience. I remember taking a Physics of the Earth class way back in grad school, it was great. And in particular we need to focus on the oceans and the atmosphere as these are growing areas of study. It is difficult to find teachers in these areas, we are still stuck in the old way of teaching science and principals have not caught on to these important topics. I know it will change soon. Be well, Mike
October 26, 2007 7:30 PM
Sunny Minelli Weiland
Interesting postings. I am wondering if a focus on change in our environment, oceans, air, geoscience, and more cannot become a focus area/topic of the forum. It seems that we can connect students to their world through engagement in science in these arenas in a very meaningful way. Is it a thought that the major themes of science might be a focus for future thought? This may be an area for the portal to and include dialogue from more interested in science.
It is great to see that there is dialogue around science, learing and resources for continued learning.
Sunny
October 28, 2007 10:35 PM
mlampert
You know Sunny the best thing that could happen to science curriculum across the US would be an early introduction to Earth Science, specializing in Oceans and the Atmosphere. Currently we teach a very limited earth science curriculum in middle school. One venue might be to increase awareness of the National Ocean Bowl, this is a great program for kids and is very exciting. It would be nice to bring it from its current high school focus down to the middle school. This would get kids motivated and excited about science. Thanks for your comments. mike
November 11, 2007 2:19 PM
eyob
i just wanted to say that i like your show and wanted to know how you get to become on of the hosts.
November 13, 2007 11:22 PM
mlampert
eyob~ If you are a teacher or a student we would love to feature interesting science projects you may be doing. We will be adding a section on the website where you can input your information for us to get back to you. I am very interested in how we can improve things, and very interested in new science lessons. Thanks for watching.
November 15, 2007 9:24 AM
amyhafer
Hello Mr. Lampert!
My mom sent me the URL to the WIRED SCIENCE page to look and see what you've been working on. You never stop do you?
Hope everything is going well with you, your students and family. Have a great Thanksgiving and I'm sure I'll see you around Christmas time!
your favorite red head (yes, im even above max),
amy hafer
August 18, 2008 9:16 AM
Robert Haysley
The comparison of digital to analog sound reproduction seemed to be flawed. It was not clear if the play back the 4 people heard was a tape converted to digital or the tape was both analog and digital. If you compare MP3 vs. a vinyl disc there is no question that analog is superior!
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