Fernbank Science Center Might Be Shut Down!
Fernbank Science Center, a decades old institution owned and operated by the DeKalb County public...
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What are People Saying About the Next Generation Science Standards?
The Next Generation Science Standards came online last week, and some of us have read and...
Read MoreAre Next Generation Science Standards a Brick Wall or a Bridge to Learning?
Are Next Generation Science Standards a Brick Wall or a Bridge to Learning? After a review of the new standards, one has to wonder. Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture, suggested that brick walls are there for a reason....
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Some Problems with the Next Generation Science Standards: One Reviewer's Notes
As you know the first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are online and...
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Some Problems with the Next Generation Science Standards: One Reviewer’s Notes
As you know the first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are online and...
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Inverse Relationship between Common Standards & Innovative Science Teaching?
Is there an inverse relationship between the use of common standards and innovative and...
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Inverse Relationship between Common Standards & Innovative Science Teaching?
Is there an inverse relationship between the use of common standards and innovative and...
Read MoreCurious Relationship Between NAEP Science Framework and the Next Generation Science Standards
There is a very curious relationship between NAEP Science Framework and the Next Generation Science Standards that I discovered while studying the NGSS and wanting to find out what was emphasized on the NAEP Science Assessments....
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The Predicted Effects of the Common Core: Implications for Next Generation Science Standards
According to Achieve, the U.S. system of science and mathematics education is performing below...
Read MoreNext Generation Science Standards: Old School?
Sometime ago, we argued that there is little evidence that the National Science Education Standards published in 1996 and the Next Generation Science Standards released for public view by Achieve are any different than the...
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