LAB-AIDS, Inc.
17 Colt Court
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
(800) 381-8003
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Look What Teachers Renée Carson is the Middle Level Science Specialist for the Little Rock School District. She has taught middle and junior high school for the past 30 years. She received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching in 1998. Renée has given workshop for SALI and IEY at Regional and National Conferences. She will be working with the teachers in South Carolina this summer. Rene' has trained teachers in her district in both SALI and IEY courses. Renée is leading the way in Arkansas to making the changes towards standards-based, hands-on science for the middle school student. SEPUP and Labs-Aids are making the difference for our students. She has attended two SEPUP Leadership Conference; one in Berkeley and one in Ronkonkoma, NY. Her first opportunity to be introduced to the SEPUP material was in 1999 at Berkeley, CA.. What a dramatic change took place in her ideas about standards-based science materials!! She also began to plan how she wanted the middle school science program to take shape. Through this introduction to the material produced at the Lawrence Hall of Science, Renée began to actively pursue the best science program she could find for the middle schools in Little Rock. The Science and Life Issue course was begun in Little Rock in the Fall, 2000. This has been an overwhelmingly successful program for all seventh grade students in Little Rock this year. The teachers were introduced to the program in August and began to implement the program when school started. Renée has continued to work with her teachers throughout the year. The students have been the beneficiaries of a great program. In the Fall, 2001, the eighth grade students will begin Issues, Evidence, and You. Renée has worked with the eighth grades teachers throughout this school year and implementation will begin in August. The students will be prepared to continue the philosophy in the SEPUP materials, and the teachers should benefit from the preparation the students received in the seventh grade program. Have I been pleased with the program? A most definite, “Yes!”. Parents have told me that their students have discussed science at home and have pointed out things that were never taught during their science careers. Renée will continue to work with teachers in her district as well as teachers across the country. |
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In
1963, LAB-AIDS was founded based on a unique and exciting idea
at the time – helping science teachers to prepare a more
meaningful "hands-on" experience in the classroom. The idea was
based on the belief that a complete lab activity could be
packaged at an economical "cost per student," and that these
"packages" would save teachers hours of lab preparation time.
Hence, the first "Lab-Aid" was born. It was the first true "kit"
in the science education market. The word "kit" was not
initially used to describe our packages. At the time, the word
meant nothing more than a box of assorted items with few or no
directions for usage. Since then, LAB-AIDS has revolutionized
the concept of a "kit" by not only making it acceptable, but
also popular among science educators. A lot has changed since
1963, but what hasn't, is that LAB-AIDS products continue to
provide the best overall value in terms of time and cost savings
to teachers.