by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 17, 2011 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Science Education
Check this out. The full report, Science and the Educated American: A Core Component of Liberal Education, may be downloaded free of charge at http://www.amacad.org/publications/scienceSLAC.aspx Chapter 7 features the insights of SciCheer collaborator and friend,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 30, 2010 | Brain Makeover, Citizen Science, In the News, OTA, Science Policy
We’re on a roll, team! Two years ago this month, ScienceCheerleader.com launched with three goals: 1) help increase adult science literacy (see Brain Makeover). [Check!] 2) raise the ranks of citizen scientists and create a shared space for researchers and the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 14, 2010 | Brain Makeover, Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports, Events, Science Education
Posts have been less frequent because I’ve been prepping for the ScienceOnline 2010 conference in North Carolina where I’ll be speaking on the topics of Science in the Media (with Dr. Kiki); Adult Science Literacy; and Citizen Science. Exciting news to...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 30, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Interviews, video
That’s right! These four Eagles cheerleaders are big fans of science (one’s even a math geek). This past week, I interviewed these brainy cheerleaders and we talked about what sparked their love of science…and much more. Stay tuned for that video!...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 5, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Citizen Science
Come meet the Science Cheerleader team, see professional cheerleaders-turned-scientists and engineers as they dance and cheer on science, and get your hands dirty doing science with ScienceForCitizens.net activities! At the USA Science and Engineering Festival...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 3, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Science Education, Testimonials
What if the media covered baseball like it covers science? Larry Husten, founder of CardioBrief.org , poses this question and presents some interesting scenarios following this line of thought. For example, the World Series would receive one article in each major...
