As you know the first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are online and you have until June 1, 2012 to read and provide comments on the NGSS. I've decided to participate in the survey, and use this post to share with you some aspects of the...
Is there an inverse relationship between the use of common standards and innovative and differentiated science teaching? I saw a former science education student today as I walking into the local Home Depot. He is currently teaching physics at a local high school. ...
Is there an inverse relationship between the use of common standards and innovative and differentiated science teaching? I saw a former science education student today as I walking into the local Home Depot. He is currently teaching physics at a local high school. ...
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. I had read on an NSTA list that I...
According to Achieve, the U.S. system of science and mathematics education is performing below par, and if something isn't done, then millions of students will not be prepared to compete in the global economy. Achieve cites achievement data from PISA and NAEP to...
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 content oriented projects of the 1960s. The...
