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What’s an Ologist? Students and teachers this one’s for you!

October 24th 2007 in News

Drop two hundred gifted educators into Richland, WA.— did I say gifted educators–okay, educators of the gifted, but they’re often the same thing–and you can’t help, but have more ideas than tumbleweeds in the Columbia Basin. (sorry low metaphor day)

Jann Leppein, one of the best presenters in our galaxy, shared this site http://ology.amnh.org/index.html from the American Museum of Natural History. Ologists are people who study specific fields, experts in a discipline. So click on a discipline, then click on “what’s the big idea” to get an overview of the field. Come back and explore the various links. Send in questions and talk with an Ologist! Doesn’t get an cooler than that!


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