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Why

It is important for students to survive in such an era full of science and technology products and information.
It is also important for a country to have enough science literate talents and labors in order to survive in the global economy.
Why science important? You can go on reading another blog postWhy science?

We

Science teacher is a career but also a job. They are playing the most important role in developing the science literacy of the next generation. We choose it and we do it.

Teach

Good teaching is not an accident. It is a pursely planed activity fiting students’ needs and level.

Science

Authentic science not just includ scientific knowledge(facts, concepts, theories), but also the process of science and the nature of science.

In school

While school education system is still the dominant formal learning place today. So it is an crutial battle feild of science education. But science learning can happen anywhere not just in school.

Why has science teaching changed over time?

Science is changing everyday. New discovery, New papers, New theories and models, in fact science update itself everyday.
Student is changing every year. Students today are not like before. They have iphone, ipad, facebook. Even kids at the same age in different class response significant differently to the same question.
Society is changing too. It need more talents who are good at 4Cs: Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking and Creativity.
Should science teaching keep the same as before? Never.

How should science be taught in science classrooms?

Well, It is really a hard question.

最近在QQ论坛里,有同学提到这本书《超越上海:美国应该如何建设世界顶尖的教育系统》。这个标题容易给人一种误解,以为中国的教育已经在美国前头了,这绝对是错误的理解。
Surpassing Shanghai
其实美国人的危机意识很强烈,从《A nation at risk》到《No child left behind》都显示了国家对教育的重视,特别是科学教育,其实大家去查一查各国的教育财政预算比例就清楚了。之所以很多美国学者喊狼来了,道理很简单,第一是危机意识,第二,为了获得更多关注、科研项目和财政支持。这种危机意识是这个国家保持全球第一的重要条件。

其实简单的说美国教育好或者中国教育好是没有意义的,另外上海的pisa成绩根本代表不了中国,大家闭着眼睛想一想自己家乡的教育状况就心中有数了。

另外再看看我们学生高考完的表现,焚书啊!你说教育取得了多少成绩,我说很惨,没有发自内心的热爱,一票否决。

最近看了Timss的几个课堂视频,强列推荐大家看看,特别是日本的中学科学课堂。大家可以自己比一比,想一想。Timssvideo-Japan-Physics

千万不要被上海的pisa成绩或者这本书的标题蒙骗了,要想想样本的代表性以及作者的立场。说到科学教育,中国科学教育者还有很长的一段路要走。

找中学v2.0

本搜索引擎覆盖全国31个省市地区(香港、澳门、台湾除外),2264所中学,欢迎测试。

This is my favourite list:

  • 花火-梁博
  • 狼-齐秦
  • 勇敢的心-汪峰
  • 蓝莲花-许巍
  • 心如刀割-张学友
  • 怒放-郑钧
  • 回来-梁博
  • 怒放的生命-汪峰
  • 春天里-旭日阳刚

English songs:

  • Right here waiting(此情可待)-Richard Marx
  • Want U Back-Cher Lloyd

花了整整一天的时间才把信息技术和专业英语的作业、论文以及学习总结看完。我觉得挺享受这个过程的,每一个英语小论文都是一个故事,一个实实在在奋斗和挣扎在一线岗位青年教师的故事,真心希望大家也能相互彼此阅读,看看其他同学经历的,收获的,付出的,还有抉择。另外大家的学习总结也让我对课程进行了重新的审视和反思,同学们提了很好的意见,有鼓励,也有批评,这些都是我做未来课程计划的重要依据,这点我很看重。我也会加倍努力!

有的时候只有从一个环境中走出来,才能更好的审视自己,不知道你们是否有同感。教师这一行要求我们必须保持开放的心态,接受你的学生,接纳新的技术,新的思想,新的策略。如果一下接受不了那么多,那么可以从一点点做起。上课的时候我们同学使用了prezi,现在我也开始使用prezi来,而且越用越好用了,这就是开放的心态,尝试的心态,遇到新东西,不是说no,而应该向老外学习说why not。我觉得作为教师,没有哪一点比这更重要了。走出来,不仅仅空间,更是思考方式和观念。愿我们都能永远具有敞开来、走出去的勇气和信念。

08/17/2013 Athens

Yesterday, I went to the Main library of UGA. I had a task to search a journal from 1980 to 1990. It was my first time to be there. To my suprise, nobody stopped me to check my UGA card. So I just went around and check out the journels. It means everybody can come in and take a seat to read. It is great! The frist floor is very big and open. The book and magzines are located in the center, surrounded by many groups of tables, seats and computers. Although many students studying there, it was very quiet. I ask a library staff how to find the journal, he helped me to check it out in his computer and told me it is located at the second floor and it is also available online. So I just came out. It was at the noon, I took a picture of the main library, it is beautiful.
Main Library of UGA

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