There was a very interesting editorial in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution entitled You'll never us this math again. It was written by Ken Sprague Sr., a high school math teacher. Mr. Sprague, in his own words says: I'm not advocating an end to math, only an end...
UPDATE: The Texas Board of Education approved the science standards BUT teachers will be required to have students "scrutinize" all sides of the theories. Read more here for more details. We are in the Round Top Texas area for two weeks participating in a very large...
Can you insist on critical thinking in one content area, and then demand that another be taught only as a factual pursuit? Well, that's what some legislators in the Florida Senate believe. A bill was introduced on February 27, 2009 into the Florida Senate relating to...
Can you insist on critical thinking in one content area, and then demand that another be taught only as a factual pursuit? Well, that's what some legislators in the Florida Senate believe. A bill was introduced on February 27, 2009 into the Florida Senate relating to...
The purpose of this post is to introduced to you to an important new website that I think is very relevant to science educators. It is the Social Studies Resources Website. I became aware of the Social Studies Resources website today when I received a newsletter from...
I have been writing about change recently, and how change is needed in the science curriculum, and the pedagogy that we use to help students learn science. Indeed, I've suggested we suspend high-risk testing until we can show that this type of assessment model tells...
