“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ~ William Butler Yeats Problem-based learning is not a new idea in education. If we (teachers) present new concepts in the form of a problem that begs to be solved, then learning takes place in its most natural form. It is magical, really, the way that… Read more »
“What did I do to deserve that?” Ever ask yourself that question? I have every day for the past week as a reflect on my time in the fishbowl of the Biodiversity Lab of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences Nature Research Center. Working alongside Dr. Stephanie Schuttler has forever changed my idea of what real science is and what… Read more »
I will warn you ahead of time that this blog post may exceed the recommended length for blog post best practices. I hope you don’t mind, but, really, I should have posted a few times, because I’m sure I’ll forget something great and remember it later. I apologize in advance. It is also written about my experiences during the 2nd… Read more »
Whether she is discussing Savannah elephants from her time in Africa or the coyotes in Raleigh, it is obvious that Dr. Stephanie Schuttler loves what she does and she is good at it. Listening to her give a Daily Planet talk about her elephant research led me to more and more questions about the social lives of these mysterious animals,… Read more »
This has been an EXCITING week at the Nature Research Center at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. One highlight of my time as a Kenan Fellow will definitely be the moment we all sat in the Daily Planet as Julie Urban introduced the Students Discover cohorts and described our projects. It was exciting to see interested museum-goers as… Read more »