Lindsay Lightner, PhD
@lklightner.bsky.social
Science educator, writer, mom, and coffee and library fan. Teacher of future teachers and professional wonderer. Views are mine only. she/her
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"Learn to code" was always bad advice, unless you actually like to code. College students have the best chance of professional success if they major in topics that interest them. Today in @startribune.com. Please tell high school students and parents.
www.startribune.com/what-should-...
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Opinion: College students, go ahead and major in what you love
"The lesson here is simple: Major in what you love, not what you think will get you a job," David M. Perry writes.
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June 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Learn to code" was always bad advice, unless you actually like to code. College students have the best chance of professional success if they major in topics that interest them. Today in @startribune.com. Please tell high school students and parents.
www.startribune.com/what-should-...
www.startribune.com/what-should-...
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My organization, @bscs.bsky.social, was founded over 60 yrs ago in response to Sputnik & the recognition that rapid investment in #SciEd was needed to spur innovation. Investment in education research has given rise to HQIM, like #OpenSciEd, & new ways to promote shifts in classroom practices. 1/4
March 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My organization, @bscs.bsky.social, was founded over 60 yrs ago in response to Sputnik & the recognition that rapid investment in #SciEd was needed to spur innovation. Investment in education research has given rise to HQIM, like #OpenSciEd, & new ways to promote shifts in classroom practices. 1/4
Getting this news the same day we got our uni’s proposed journal cut list gives me grave concerns about how will not only disseminate research results, but how we will teach new scholars. It’s sad.
Librarians are trying to plan for the 45% reduction of ERIC. While the Department of Education has not (yet) released a title list of journals that are being de-selected, we're trying to create a list via a grassroots effort. View and contribute journal titles here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Journals No Longer Being Indexed by ERIC
Journals No Longer Being Indexed By ERIC -To suggest a journal title for inclusion on this list, please use this google form -Please feel free to share this widely. Journal Titles -At this point tit...
docs.google.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Getting this news the same day we got our uni’s proposed journal cut list gives me grave concerns about how will not only disseminate research results, but how we will teach new scholars. It’s sad.
I remember studying in Denmark back when and our host institution telling the Americans hogging the computer lab that if we were emailing more than an hour a week, it was too much.
looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
February 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I remember studying in Denmark back when and our host institution telling the Americans hogging the computer lab that if we were emailing more than an hour a week, it was too much.
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#STEM #K12 #WorkforceDevelopment
Kudos NAS!
“We are energized to bring together key players to strengthen science literacy and the future U.S. science workforce from the foundation of K-12 education,” said Heidi Schweingruber, director of NAS Science Ed
www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/01...
Kudos NAS!
“We are energized to bring together key players to strengthen science literacy and the future U.S. science workforce from the foundation of K-12 education,” said Heidi Schweingruber, director of NAS Science Ed
www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/01...
www.nationalacademies.org
January 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#STEM #K12 #WorkforceDevelopment
Kudos NAS!
“We are energized to bring together key players to strengthen science literacy and the future U.S. science workforce from the foundation of K-12 education,” said Heidi Schweingruber, director of NAS Science Ed
www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/01...
Kudos NAS!
“We are energized to bring together key players to strengthen science literacy and the future U.S. science workforce from the foundation of K-12 education,” said Heidi Schweingruber, director of NAS Science Ed
www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/01...
First time at Olympia’s Capitol building to meet with WA legislators and share @pesbwa.bsky.social’s work! It was exciting and heartening to share good conversations with leaders and public servants dedicated to serving our kids and educators.
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
First time at Olympia’s Capitol building to meet with WA legislators and share @pesbwa.bsky.social’s work! It was exciting and heartening to share good conversations with leaders and public servants dedicated to serving our kids and educators.
Really excited that after years of work, library cardholders in southeast WA will be able to borrow across five regional libraries! Congrats to those who made it happen. hp.taboola.com/mcclatchyint...
100K library users can now borrow books from 20 Eastern WA branches under new pact
Library patrons in Mid-Columbia, Richland, Walla Walla and Columbia County can borrow from neighbors
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January 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Really excited that after years of work, library cardholders in southeast WA will be able to borrow across five regional libraries! Congrats to those who made it happen. hp.taboola.com/mcclatchyint...
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Hi all -- our new report "Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science" is now available on-line. Read and download a PDF for free!
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2789...
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Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science
Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.
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December 19, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Hi all -- our new report "Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science" is now available on-line. Read and download a PDF for free!
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2789...
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2789...
Some poems you keep intentionally, some hitch a ride and stay resonating in your mind your whole life, like this one: “what did I know, what díd I know…”
love’s austere and lonely offices
Robert Hayden, ‘Those Winter Sundays’
Robert Hayden, ‘Those Winter Sundays’
December 9, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Some poems you keep intentionally, some hitch a ride and stay resonating in your mind your whole life, like this one: “what did I know, what díd I know…”
The WSU CAMINOS team are excited to be at #OELADM2024 ! We’re inspired by the other new grantees and hearing about outstanding programs across the country that support teachers of multilingual learners.
November 21, 2024 at 12:05 AM
The WSU CAMINOS team are excited to be at #OELADM2024 ! We’re inspired by the other new grantees and hearing about outstanding programs across the country that support teachers of multilingual learners.
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Science education research (and adjacent) folk! There aren’t a ton of us here yet — let’s find each other! Who am I missing?
go.bsky.app/JNyCnkx
#SciEd #NARST
go.bsky.app/JNyCnkx
#SciEd #NARST
November 14, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Science education research (and adjacent) folk! There aren’t a ton of us here yet — let’s find each other! Who am I missing?
go.bsky.app/JNyCnkx
#SciEd #NARST
go.bsky.app/JNyCnkx
#SciEd #NARST
Hello world! Starting this 🦋 out with one of my best afternoons of the month, serving with WA Paraeducator Board and with staff and board members working to make a difference for Washington’s paras.
November 14, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Hello world! Starting this 🦋 out with one of my best afternoons of the month, serving with WA Paraeducator Board and with staff and board members working to make a difference for Washington’s paras.