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Science Saturdays 

Pushing my thinking with summer reading

July 11, 2015April 22, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 1 Comment #ScienceSaturdays, reading, Science, social reading

With July comes the “Dog Days” of summer – named due to their association with Sirius, the Dog Star. Sirius

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Science Saturdays 

Sugaring and the community part 2: Students become teachers

April 25, 2015April 15, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 7 Comments #ScienceSaturdays, community engagement, math, Science, STEM

Last week we looked at the sugaring operation at Essex Middle School. The students at the Edge Academy built a

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Science Saturdays 

The backlash to STEM education

March 28, 2015March 28, 2015 Mark W. Olofson 16 Comments math, Science, STEM

There is a lot of conversation about the importance of STEM education – in the media, in politics, and among

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Science Saturdays 

Separate Science in New Zealand

March 14, 2015March 13, 2015 Mark W. Olofson 4 Comments international, middle school, Science, STEM

Kia ora! You may (or may not) have noticed that the semi-regularly occurring Science Saturdays column has been off the

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Flipped Classrooms Science Saturdays 

Thinking about flipped science classrooms

January 10, 2015April 15, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 4 Comments constructivism, flipped classroom, Science, STEM

Here at the beginning of the year, many people make resolutions. A new year can mean new opportunities, and offer

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Science Saturdays 

In support of Community Partnerships in STEM

September 27, 2014April 15, 2022 Mark W. Olofson 5 Comments community partnerships, Science, STEM

Here in Vermont we’re lucky to have a strong sense of community spirit. Co-ops, partnerships, collectives; these concepts run through

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Science Saturdays 

Citizen Science: routes to collaboration on scientific research

July 12, 2014July 29, 2014 Mark W. Olofson 2 Comments collaboration, Science, STEM

For a lot of kids, science can be something you learn about, instead of something that you do. This is

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