by Brandon Rutherford | Jun 1, 2015 | CORAL - Brandon Rutherford, Marine, News & Notes
The Ocean Rolls into the Classroom Students in Cincinnati, Ohio, walk into their classroom to find a surprise waiting for them: a brightly-lit nano tank teeming with invertebrates and fish, a table full of ocean artifacts they can touch, and an interactive...
by Brandon Rutherford | Mar 28, 2015 | CORAL - Brandon Rutherford, Freshwater, Marine
Over the past two years, I have created a large coral reef project at Stratton Elementary in Champaign, Illinois, where I work at as a third-grade teacher. Other teachers and I use the coral reef tanks I’ve built around the school as instructional tools, and...
by Brandon Rutherford | Mar 17, 2015 | CORAL - Brandon Rutherford, Marine
Thousands of educators from around the world traveled to the annual National Science Teachers Association Conference (NSTA) this year to learn the newest instructional techniques and become motivated to evolve their own practice. The conference sought to promote the...
by Brandon Rutherford | Mar 6, 2015 | CORAL - Brandon Rutherford, Marine
What is Science and Why Should I Learn it? As the embedded photos show, the answer varies among children and adults. I believe that answering this question is fundamental to both aquarium keeping and education in general. Often, people are only looking for some kind...
by Brandon Rutherford | Feb 17, 2015 | CORAL - Brandon Rutherford, CORAL Excerpt, Marine, News & Notes
Fresh out of graduate school, I began my career as a public school teacher full of enthusiasm. I wanted to share my passion for learning science with the next generation of students. My dream fell short, though, when I experienced the reality of working in an urban...
