Behind the Scenes

14

Apr

National Math Festival Policy Day: Building the Profession of Math Teachers in America

On April 18, the National Math Festival comes to Washington, D.C., inspiring people of all ages with activities that demonstrate the beauty, fun, and importance of math.

Two days before the fun starts--on April 16--educators and policymakers will gather on Capitol Hill for the National Math Festival's Policy Day, which includes timely conversations about what it takes to build a world-class corps of math teachers in America.

Behind the Scenes

21

Apr

Smithsonian Science Education Center Launches Weather Lab

By Karen McDonald

Visualizing Weather Formed by Ocean Currents and Air Masses

Behind the Scenes

19

May

SSEC Hosted Educators from Japan

By Claudia Campbell

On April 29, 2015, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) had the honor and pleasure to host 14 visiting educators from Japan as part of the 2015 Japan-U.S. Teacher Exchange Program for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The program, sponsored by Fulbright Japan, is an exchange between Japanese and U.S. K--12 teachers aimed at strengthening ESD curricula in both countries. Now in its sixth year, the program sponsors 14 educators from Japan to travel to the United States in late April and 14 educators from the U.S. to travel to Japan in June.

Behind the Scenes

29

Jul

When Science Isn't Fun

By Marjee Chmiel, PhD

Whenever I'm engaged in small talk at a conference, soiree, or any other miscellaneous function where people talk about what they do (in Washington DC, that happens to be all functions, everywhere), someone invariably responds to my description of my vitae with a well-meaning, "It's so great that you are showing kids that science can be fun!" Of course I appreciate people's enthusiasm in what I do; I firmly believe that science education is the most interesting thing a person can do.

Behind the Scenes

05

Aug