Again, for you K-12 educators out there… did you know the NSDL and NSTA offers free web seminars on science topics? These are very nicely done workshops, I’ve been to one, with a live presenter and chance to simulchat with other participants.

Here’s the schedule

Web Seminar 1
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Title: Celebrating Astronomy: A Star’s Story
Presenters: Susana Deustua and Cathy Ezrailson

Web Seminar 2
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Title: Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Physical Science from the Poles
Presenters: Jessica Fries-Gaither and Dr. Carol Landis

Web Seminar 3
Date: Thursday, November 13, 2008
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Title: Energy and the Polar Environment
Presenters: Jessica Fries-Gaither and Dr. Carol Landis

Web Seminar 4
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 200
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Eastern
Title: TBD
Presenters: NSDL or partner organization presenting team

You can also see the archived presentations from the past. Here’s the complete list!

• Enlightening Experiences with Energy
• Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears Series: Integrating Science and Literacy for the K-5 Classroom, Seminar 1: Polar Geography
• It’s Alive: Using Online Life Science Resources in Middle School Classrooms
• Under the Microscope: Using Images to Enhance Inquiry—the Exploratorium
• Flower Bulb Science: Activities for the Hands-on Classroom
• Earth in Reverse: Magnetic Wiggles on the Ocean Floor
• Discover Microbial Worlds
• Computational Biology
• Studying Genomes: From the Lab to the Classroom
• Chemistry Comes Alive! II
• Hotspots, Plumes and LIPs: Everything’s Coming Up Igneous!
• FunWorks: Inspiring Students to Pursue Math and Science Careers!
• NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series, 2006-2007
• Selecting and Using Digital Phenomena and Representations for Middle School Science Instruction
• Making Digital Resources Work for You
• Teach Engineering
• Chemistry Comes Alive!
• Small Creatures Under the Microscope – the Exploratorium
• Charging into Electrostatics
• Learning by Doing: Computational Science
• Plate Tectonics Made to Order
• The Bones – A Virtual Lab
• Bringing the Field to the Classroom – Birds
• Hurricanes

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1. Fun and free science!
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4. Free webinar with Michio Kaku for teachers and students
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