Spring 2008 @Concord Newsletter

Contents

• Perspective: The Concord Consortium Vision
  We are developing a suite of technologies to improve STEM teaching and learning.
• Combining Science and Technology
  One district shares secrets to success for their students.
• Understanding Heat and Temperature: Can Atoms Help?
  Take an atomic view of the science behind heat and temperature.
• Monday’s Lesson: An Atomic Look at Why Things Break
  Use the Molecular Workbench to simulate small cracks that allow microscopic bonds to rip apart.
• The Center for Technology Enhanced Learning of Science
  The TELS Center has been incredibly productive since its inception five years ago.
• Do Actions Really Speak Louder than Words or Just Differently?
  The CAPA project compares performance assessment using an electronics computer simulation and a multiple-choice test.
• Alternative Assessments with Snapshots
  Our Snapshot tool allows students to take and annotate pictures of their model- and probe-based science activities to reveal their understanding.
• News from CC
• Download the PDF Version
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@Concord

Editor: Robert Tinker

Managing Editor: Cynthia McIntyre

Design: Susan W. Gilday

@Concord is published two times a year by The Concord Consortium, a nonprofit educational research and development organization dedicated to educational innovation through creative technologies.

Copyright © 2008 by The Concord Consortium, Inc. All rights reserved. Noncommercial reproduction is encouraged, provided permission is obtained and credit is given. For permission to reproduce any part of this publication, contact cynthia@concord.org.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under several grants (ESI-0624718, ESI-0334199, ESI-0628242, ESI-0628181, and DUE-0603389). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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