College Pathways to the Science Education Standards
College Pathways to the Science Education Standards

Author: Eleanor D. Siebert

Publisher: NSTA Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 0873551931

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This book targets students who are going to be K-12 teachers and points out the responsibilities that both science and education faculty members face. These responsibilities not only include providing fundamental information and skills related to teaching, but also mentoring teachers to reflect their understanding. The National Science Education Standards specifically address grades K-12; however, these standards have a great significance for higher education in that they also address systematic issues of teacher preparation and professional development. This document discusses ways in which the Standards are meaningful to higher education. Chapters 1 and 3 focus on the teaching and assessment standards. Chapter 2 concerns professional development standards. Chapter 4 addresses content standards. Chapter 5 discusses science education program standards. Chapter 6 describes the science education system standards. (YDS)

National Science Education Standards
National Science Education Standards

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1996-01-07

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0309053269

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Americans agree that our students urgently need better science education. But what should they be expected to know and be able to do? Can the same expectations be applied across our diverse society? These and other fundamental issues are addressed in National Science Education Standardsâ€"a landmark development effort that reflects the contributions of thousands of teachers, scientists, science educators, and other experts across the country. The National Science Education Standards offer a coherent vision of what it means to be scientifically literate, describing what all students regardless of background or circumstance should understand and be able to do at different grade levels in various science categories. The standards address: The exemplary practice of science teaching that provides students with experiences that enable them to achieve scientific literacy. Criteria for assessing and analyzing students' attainments in science and the learning opportunities that school science programs afford. The nature and design of the school and district science program. The support and resources needed for students to learn science. These standards reflect the principles that learning science is an inquiry-based process, that science in schools should reflect the intellectual traditions of contemporary science, and that all Americans have a role in improving science education. This document will be invaluable to education policymakers, school system administrators, teacher educators, individual teachers, and concerned parents.

Pathways to the Science Standards
Pathways to the Science Standards

Author: Juliana Texley

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Demonstrates how you can carry the vision of the Standards - for teaching, professional development, assessment, content, program, and system - into the real world of your classroom and school.

NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards
NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards

Author: Juliana Texley

Publisher: NSTA Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 0873552296

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This must-have tool for applying the Standards in real classrooms has been fully revised for 21st century high schools. This best-selling practical guide demonstrates how you can bring to life the vision of the Standards for teaching, professional development, assessment, content, programs, and school systems. Throughout the book you'll learn ways to form productive partnerships for reform, inside and outside your building, with other education stakeholders.

Introducing the National Science Education Standards, Booklet
Introducing the National Science Education Standards, Booklet

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1997-02-01

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 0309062357

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Introducing the National Science Education Standards is a booklet that provides an overview and background of the vision and principles of the National Science Education Standards. Each of the six types of standards is described: content, teaching, assessment, professional development, program, and system. Designed for a general audience, Introducing the National Science Education Standards clarifies what the Standards are and responds to typical questions about them. It helps readers determine how the Standards could be useful to them.

Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards
Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2015-03-27

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0309305152

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A Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) describe a new vision for science learning and teaching that is catalyzing improvements in science classrooms across the United States. Achieving this new vision will require time, resources, and ongoing commitment from state, district, and school leaders, as well as classroom teachers. Successful implementation of the NGSS will ensure that all K-12 students have high-quality opportunities to learn science. Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards provides guidance to district and school leaders and teachers charged with developing a plan and implementing the NGSS as they change their curriculum, instruction, professional learning, policies, and assessment to align with the new standards. For each of these elements, this report lays out recommendations for action around key issues and cautions about potential pitfalls. Coordinating changes in these aspects of the education system is challenging. As a foundation for that process, Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards identifies some overarching principles that should guide the planning and implementation process. The new standards present a vision of science and engineering learning designed to bring these subjects alive for all students, emphasizing the satisfaction of pursuing compelling questions and the joy of discovery and invention. Achieving this vision in all science classrooms will be a major undertaking and will require changes to many aspects of science education. Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards will be a valuable resource for states, districts, and schools charged with planning and implementing changes, to help them achieve the goal of teaching science for the 21st century.

Design, Selection, and Implementation of Instructional Materials for the Next Generation Science Standards
Design, Selection, and Implementation of Instructional Materials for the Next Generation Science Standards

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2018-04-02

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 0309471141

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Instructional materials are a key means to achieving the goals of science educationâ€"an enterprise that yields unique and worthwhile benefits to individuals and society. As states and districts move forward with adoption and implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or work on improving their instruction to align with A Framework for Kâ€"12 Science Education (the Framework), instructional materials that align with this new vision for science education have emerged as one of the key mechanisms for creating high-quality learning experiences for students. In response to the need for more coordination across the ongoing efforts to support the design and implementation of instructional materials for science education, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a public workshop in June 2017. The workshop focused on the development of instructional materials that reflect the principles of the Framework and the NGSS. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Using the Next Generation Science Standards With Gifted and Advanced Learners
Using the Next Generation Science Standards With Gifted and Advanced Learners

Author: Cheryll M. Adams

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-10-03

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 1000490343

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Using the Next Generation Science Standards With Gifted and Advanced Learners provides teachers and administrators examples and strategies to implement the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) with gifted and advanced learners at all stages of development in K-12 schools. The book describes—and demonstrates with specific examples from the NGSS—what effective differentiated activities in science look like for high-ability learners. It shares how educators can provide rigor within the new standards to allow students to demonstrate higher level thinking, reasoning, problem solving, passion, and inventiveness in science. By doing so, students will develop the skills, habits of mind, and attitudes toward learning needed to reach high levels of competency and creative production in science fields.