Why is it that the perception of science education in the U.S. (and other countries as well) is driven by rankings of students on international test score comparisons? The perception is that U.S. students are not competitive in...
Read MoreThe second in a series of science teaching eBooks was published today on the Art of Teaching Science Website. Entitled Extreme Earth, this eBook explores questions such as: Are the extremes of weather related phenomena such as...
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to mine my weblog to identify topics and content that could be used to create science education eBooks. I have nearly 600 posts written over the past seven years, but I didn’t have...
Read MoreThe first in a series of science education eBooks was published today. The title is Why Do We Teach Science? You can access the eBook at the link on the top menu, or follow this link. Why do we teach science? is the first of a...
Read MoreFor several years, I have written about the National Standards Movement, and in general, have been critical of the movement, and suggested that in a liberal democracy such as our, common standards seems to the antithesis of our...
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