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June 2, 2010
Running Time: 00:08:25
Audio: Mono

Scaling Up Barbie

Size and scale can be difficult concepts to teach. TI staff educator Lori Lambertson talks us through one of her favorite activities, using one of her favorite dolls-Barbie.

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May 26, 2010
Running Time: 00:06:43
Audio: Mono

Body Metrics

Students really struggle with the metric system. TI staff educator Lori Lambertson tells us how she helps students get a handle on what the units really mean.

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May 19, 2010
Running Time: 00:04:43
Audio: Mono

Let's Find Out!

Teaching isn't just work, it's a lot of fun. Staff physicist Thomas Humphrey quickly figured out that he didn't have the answer to every question in the classroom-and that's the fun of it.

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May 12, 2010
Running Time: 00:07:04
Audio: Mono

That's a Good Question

TI staff biologist Karen Kalumuck describes how she tries not to answer every question that's asked during a class. Instead, she guides her students to discover ideas for themselves.

Links:

Karen Kalumuck's Web site

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May 5, 2010
Running Time: 00:05:11
Audio: Mono

Teaching Abroad

A veteran teacher describes her first year of teaching-in Guatamala. She faced many, many challenges, but she stuck it out and has been teaching for 20 years.

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SmallTalk

SmallTalk is a podcast series where we chat about nanotechnology with leading scientists, thinkers, artists, writers, and visionaries, and look at quirky nanoscience stories in the news.

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Teacher Institute

Want to know more about the Teacher Institute’s Summer Institute for educators? Then listen to our podcasts! Whether you’re a teacher interested in applying to our Classic Summer Institute or you’ve already been accepted into it, you’ll find detailed descriptions of the summer experience in these audio programs.

If you have questions about the Teacher Institute or any of its programs, please contact Anna Rochester.

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