Thanks to all who attended the ALA session

If the phrase “Science Experiment” turns some kids off, then call it “Magic” and hook them for life.

I hope you had a blast with the ALA nonfiction bookblast workshop. I’m a nerd at heart and want to see our students climb back to the top of the science and math rosters world wide.  With budget cuts across the country, the first line of defense is us. I’ll have this site fully up and running starting in September 2011 once my own daughters are back in school and I’ll enlist help from the best science nerds around the country. I’ve also registered the follow for reference:

http://www.connectingthestemdots.com

http://www.connectingthestemdots.org

Those url’s will be active and point here by early July. More content will follow.

I’m open to suggestions, comments, and wishlists for low-cost, easy to duplicate experiments available for teachers and librarians to download as well as any connections we can help make for students regarding applications to real life. In the meantime, I’ve posted my first handout from the ALA conference. I’ll also work on posting the videos and instructions for magnet experiments as well.

This site will remain a free resource.

Best wishes to those who are helping our children “connect the dots” to their future…Christine Taylor-Butler