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		<title>Science Fair Blues</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2012/01/13/science-fair-blues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's science fair time at my daughters' school. Science rules. Science Rocks. When I heard this yesterday evening, I was pumped, ready to spring into action and make...whoops, I mean, guide, my third-grader in her science fair project.]]></description>
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		<title>Using Non-Fiction to Bolster Core Knowledge in the Classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My own daughters are drawn to reading science  books, probably in large part because their mother is a microbiologist and I just love the stuff, and we both enthusiastically encourage it. But if they weren't well written, telling a rich story, I don't think they'd have anywhere near the interest that they do. On trips to the library they will grab an armful of books about the ocean or physics to take home to read just for pleasure reading.]]></description>
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		<title>Here come the Singing Robots &#8211; Video</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2010/10/17/here-come-the-singing-robots-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw this singing robot at Wired magazine. This robot diva has been programmed to mimic a human singer's facial movements breathing patterns. Watch the video and read the subtitles closely, since much of it is in Japanese. This is Cool Science! ]]></description>
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		<title>DVD Review: AstroPuppies In Space</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2010/09/09/dvd-review-astropuppies-in-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AstroPuppies in Space is an entertaining and very educational kid's video about space exploration. The AstroPuppies are two sock puppets (sock puppies?) who lead you and your kids on a great journey aboard their space shuttle, beginning at Cape Canaveral and traveling on to the Moon. Next stop is the Sun and then on through our solar system. Along the way the puppies ask questions and provide answers to lots of interesting questions.]]></description>
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		<title>STEM Hires in K-12 go Begging</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2010/07/06/stem-hires-in-k-12-go-begging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading between the lines, you wonder just how qualified are the applicants for those STEM, special education and foreign languages, that the jobs go unfilled. Yesterday I wrote about the task Don Mugan has taken on, up in North Dakota. His goal is to train the teachers that the school districts already have in how to teach the core STEM subjects. A good STEM project for our universities would be to clone Don and put a few of his clones in every school district in the country.]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching STEM to Teachers</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2010/07/05/teaching-stem-to-teachers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are teachers the weak link in introducing and teaching STEM careers to our kids?  STEM, you may know, refers to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.  These broad subject areas are the key's to successful careers in our kids' futures.]]></description>
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		<title>Dinosaur Scientist by Thom Holmes</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2010/07/02/dinosaur-scientist-by-thom-holmes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dinosaur Scientist is one of the rare and excellent science books describing what scientists do at a level that elementary and middle-schoolers can become engaged with. Holmes approach is to present 6 top paleontologists and describe their careers through short bio pieces, each making up a chapter. Along the way he explains the cool science, adventures and discoveries that each of these scientists has made, and how they solved the problems that they encountered.]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Science: Review of How to Clone a Sheep by Hazel Richardson</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/12/02/cool-science-review-of-how-to-clone-a-sheep-by-hazel-richardson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids love science when it's served up on their level and written in a lively, humorous style. That's exactly what you get with How to Clone a Sheep by Hazel Richardson and Illustrated by Andy Cooke. This fun little book is a first-rate introduction to genetics, DNA and cloning aimed at kids in about the 4th through 8th grades. The book also has some activities that are easy and educational. ]]></description>
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		<title>Best of the Best Science Books for Children and Young Adults &#8211; Children&#8217;s Science Picture Books</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/11/02/best-of-the-best-science-books-for-children-and-young-adults-childrens-science-picture-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In some crowds science has a bad reputation. Not at all deserved, but sometimes the writing of science books can leave a lot to be desired. That's why it's great news when we learn about the best of the best science books available. So when I saw that The School Library Journal had posted the list of finalists for the American Association for the Advancement of Science Best Science Books for Children and Young Adults, I was excited.]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times reports that Hispanic Immigrants&#8217; Children Lag their Peers</title>
		<link>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/10/21/new-york-times-reports-that-hispanic-immigrants-children-lag-their-peers/</link>
		<comments>http://senorparrot.com/blog/2009/10/21/new-york-times-reports-that-hispanic-immigrants-children-lag-their-peers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a growing suspicion that we are cultivating a culture of poverty, which has a hallmark of racial and ethnic minorities, but by no means confined in its association with only minorities, that greatly influences the social and cognitive development of our children, and that it is an increasing outcome of these lifestyle choices that are in play. The attack must be on the cultural factors and not just handing a kid a book (though I'm completely in favor of that!). For all the sniping at middle class values and culture that we often see, they result in a more nurturing and healthful environment for our children that leaves them better prepared for the own lives as adults.]]></description>
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