http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/28/keeping-america-competitive-by-sparking-curiosity-in-the-classroom/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/28/keeping-america-competitive-by-sparking-curiosity-in-the-classroom/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:51:31 +0000 Dove Pedlosky http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=13995 To keep America competitive in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (the STEM disciplines), a report from the National Academy of Sciences calls for strengthening the skills of some 250,000 teachers across the United States through university-run science training programs. The report asserts that when teachers gain laboratory experience and conduct fieldwork alongside active researchers, they become more effective and passionate educators in the classroom.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/04/28/keeping-america-competitive-by-sparking-curiosity-in-the-classroom/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/26/sustaining-discovery-once-fieldwork-is-complete/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/26/sustaining-discovery-once-fieldwork-is-complete/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:00:02 +0000 Dove Pedlosky http://blogs-admin.ei.columbia.edu/?p=4965 Watch a short video about the research of Lamont-Doherty geochemists and learn how you can support it. Researchers from the Earth Institute’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory study the planet’s dynamic earth processes by venturing to the source, whether it be the submerged mountains of the Antarctic, the volcanoes of Southern Italy, or the stalagmite-rich caves of [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/26/sustaining-discovery-once-fieldwork-is-complete/feed/ 0