STI Resources

Bibliography

• Book Bibliography that Randy Gaylor compiled

Big Ideas

• Uses of Complexity Good Introduction
• Mr. Speaker, I'd Like to Do the Waggle StarLogo Example
• Welcome to the Machine: Programming the Universe book by Seth Lloyd
• Massive Change: The Future of Global Design Bruce Mau with Jennifer Leonard: Institute without Boundaries

Daily Resource for Assessment

• Discussion Forum

Data Presentation

• The Challenger: An Information Disaster
• Lessons for data analysts from the Challenger Disaster
• Visual and Statistical Thinking book by Edward Tufte

Dates

• Challenge dates
• Google Calendar

Epidemiology Resources

• Epidemiology and disease detectives, Nick's handout.
• Basics of Epidemiology - Concepts and History, Nick's handout.
• If Smallpox Strikes Portland Scientific American, Virtual Epidemiology
• Guns, Germs and Steel? Human History/Lessons on Tech
• The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race by Jared Diamond
• YES Young Epidemiology Scholars

Equity

• CSE After Boom (ppt)
• Equitable Classroom Practices Institute
• Cool Tech Jobs

Evaluation

• Student Learning in the Supercomputing Challenge (ppt file) Alexis' presentation

Fractals

• The Fractal Foundation and the XaoS software

Free Resources

• Hands On! Newsletter Math and science learning - TERC
• Teaching Tolerance Magazine Southern Poverty Law Center
• T.H.E Journnal (Technological Horizons in Education) Professional Development, Distance Learning
• The Magazine of Design & Technology Education Good Ideas for Projects
• http://monty.manzano.aps.edu/mailman/listinfo/science Science List Serve -Subscribe here

Icebreakers

• Triazzles Make your own! Page being updated soon.
• Triazzles Brainteasers

Mathematica

• Essential Mathematica for Students of Science
• Mathematica Tutorial
• http://www.abbymath.com Abby Brown has a website full of Mathematica-based resources for high school teachers and students
• http://www.wolfram.com/solutions/precollege/network Wolfram Teacher Network
• http://www.cems.uvm.edu/math/gims/mathematica Mathematica Class
• http://www.maa.org/editorial/mathgames/Superflu/Superflu.html Ed Pegg's article about Superflu modeling

Modeling

• Nature and Structure of Scientific Models
• DVD: High Performance Computing Enhances Everyday Life

NetBeans

• NetBeans

Problem Solving

• How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method Problem Solving Book by G. Polya
• Functions and Graphs, book by Gel'fand, Glagoleva, Shnol, 1990
• MIT PDA Participatory Simulations Palm pilot games

Research

• Guiding Student Research: Making Research Happen in Your School The National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology

StarLogo

• Starlogo tutorial

Teaching Computing Skills

• Microsoft 2020 Data Analysis
• Schools Fail to Teach * Article on 2020 report