Welcome
Welcome to the Exploring
Life
community web site. We invite you to explore the site to
find
teaching and learning resources to support your use of our program.
The EL Toolkit on the left includes a number of classroom,
lab,
and assessment resources as well as EL information specific to
certain
states. The Community access section on the left will link
you to
an EL Blog
and an EL Forum. On the far right
you
will find information about the EL program, our NSF evaluation, the
authors, upcoming events, and a link to a virtual tour of the EL
program. We hope you enjoy using this sight as much as we've
enjoyed building it. Come back and visit often as the site
will
be changing regularly.
-
Brad
Williamson and Robin Heyden
Fall Conferences
This year's NABT conference will be held in Albuquerque, New
Mexico
from October 11- 14. The CSTA conference will be
held in San Francisco, California from October 19 - 22. The
NSTA
Regional conferences are: Omaha, NE, Oct. 19-21; Baltimore,
MD,
Nov. 2-4 and Salt Lake City, UT, Dec. 7-9. Join Robin and
Brad
for a hands-on
session called "Teaching
Photosynthesis and Meeting the Science
Standards with Biology: Exploring Life." Visit
the NABT web
site, the NSTA
web site or the CSTA web
site for complete program listings.
Meet an EL Teacher
Gena was introduced to EL in the spring of 2000 and was drawn to its interactive approach to difficult biological concepts. Since that time, Gena has used EL primarily in a one-computer classroom, at all levels of introductory biology, and has found that the blend of resources and the infusion of technology result in an increase in both student performance and attitudes towards science....>>more
