Yesterday I wrote about the drive to “standardize” curriculum in the U.S. through the implementation of Common Core Standards. Already, we have the Common Core Standards in Mathematics and Reading, and National...
Read MoreIn the most recent issue of NSTA Reports (National Science Teachers Association), Francis Eberle, NSTA Executive Director wrote an opinion piece entitled First Steps Toward New Science Standards. Although not an official...
Read MoreYesterday I wrote about the documentary film The Race to Nowhere: The Darkside of America’s Achievement Culture by filmmaker Vicki Abeles. The film, which will be shown Nationwide later this month, challenges the Federal...
Read MoreYesterday I talked about curiosity in science teaching, and included a brief movie of images that were designed to help us think about inquiry and creativity in science teaching. I was checking my blog list last night, and I...
Read MoreThe most recent issue of The Science Teacher was entitled Science and Creativity, and according to the editor of the journal, “to develop 21st-century skills, we must create classrooms that foster creativity and encourage...
Read MoreFor many years I was fortunate to conduct seminars for the Bureau of Research in Education (BER), an organization that provides staff development and training resources for educators in North America. One of the principles that...
Read MoreThis weekend is the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans, and much of the Gulf Coast region. Perhaps the best way to start this post is to watch this video which I embeded from the nola.com...
Read MoreThe Art of Teaching Science Blog advocates a progressive and humanistic paradigm for science teaching. One of sources of research-based information that I regularly consult is Science Progress, “a project of the Center for...
Read MoreGeorgia was one of nine states and the District of Columbia to receive millions of dollars from the Race to the Top Fund from the U.S. Department of Education. Georgia will receive $400 million. Not all districts in Georgia...
Read MoreGeorgia was one of nine states and the District of Columbia to receive millions of dollars from the Race to the Top Fund from the U.S. Department of Education. Georgia will receive $400 million. Not all districts in Georgia...
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