The Private Eye - looking closely and thinking by analogy with jeweler's loupes and inquiry method for hands-on interdisciplinary science, art, writing, math, and more








NSTA Philadelphia 2010


two sessions!!

Friday, March 19 8:00–9:30 AM

The Private Eye: Hands-On Inquiry for an Interdisciplinary Mind—Science, Writing, and Art

Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C

Dandelions! Crickets! Eyeballs! Use a jeweler's loupe, everyday objects, simple questions, and thinking by analogy to go REALLY close-up—and develop the essential skills of scientist, writer, and artist in all your students. Explore this acclaimed program for creativity and critical thinking across subjects, K–16 through life. Free loupes, specimens, and lessons.

Friday, March 19 4:00–5:30 PM

The Private Eye: Hands-On Inquiry for an Interdisciplinary Mind—Science, Writing, and Art

Pennsylvania Convention Center, 113C

Dandelions! Crickets! Eyeballs! Use a jeweler's loupe, everyday objects, simple questions, and thinking by analogy to go REALLY close-up—and develop the essential skills of scientist, writer, and artist in all your students. Explore this acclaimed program for creativity and critical thinking across subjects, K–16 through life. Free loupes, specimens, and lessons.

Be sure to visit our sponsor: Educational Innovations in the Exhibit Hall!


For sign up information: http://www.nsta.org/conferences/schedule.aspx?id=2010PHI

Here are some comments and
photos from our previous NSTA workshops.

“High Energy – Fantastic!!”

“One of the best organized & anticipated workshops I have attended.  You work as a team very well together.”

“Very valuable. Easily adaptable to all ages.”

“Fantastic presentation with ideas that anyone can use.”

“One of the best uses of PowerPoint I have seen in some time!  Wow!”

“Excellent session!!!”

“Fantastic!”

 

“Outstanding presenter, and excellent program/book.  Thanks.”

“Fantastic!  Presenters were great.”

“I will DEFINITELY share with/encourage every Bio/Earth Sci colleague to use it.”

“Fun for my Science Club!”

“I will be suggesting this for a Professional Development in my school district.”

“Lots of fun, good ideas for classroom application, great presenter.”

 

“Very valuable.  Easily adaptable to all ages.”

“I loved this workshop!”

“I was at the Educational Innovations booth and a young lady bought The Private Eye Teacher's Guide.  She had just left The Private Eye morning session and she was raving about it.
I came to the afternoon session and I agree!”

“Scintillating!”

“Fantastic!  Super for all ages!”

 

“Liberating!  What a springboard close observation can be for in-depth thinking!!”

“Outstanding.  Hope I can begin immediately at my school.”

“Super workshop.”

“Excellent and proper to all grades.”

“That is excellent!”

 

Fantabulous! Worth every minute.”

“Excellent workshop with great usefulness for
all ages.  Super handout packet.”

“Excellent, inspiring, makes me want to ‘hook’ all the elementary teachers in my district.”

“Outstanding – relevant -  This is the type of workshop that Professional Development should be modeled from.  You come away with content and pedagogy and at a level that students can understand and doesn’t have to be redeveloped for your students. Science Literacy – across curriculum.”

“As wonderful as always!”

“Presenter had great energy – pleasure to listen to.”

 

NSTA participant using a Private Eye jeweler's loupe.

 

 

NSTA participant using a Private Eye jeweler's loupe.

 

 

Kerry Ruef, founder and director of The Private Eye, presents at NSTA.

 

 

NSTA participant using a Private Eye jeweler's loupe.

 

 

NSTA participant using a Private Eye jeweler's loupe.



And ... an in-depth follow-up response from George Kerr, University of Nevada, College of Education:

"After teaching for thirty plus years I found The Private Eye Program to be of the quality and novelty we used to get when new programs like Project WET, WILD and others would first be available to teachers and students.   READ MORE...

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