[net-gold] Moving Toward New K12 Science Standards

From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Other Net-Gold Lists -- Educator Gold <Educator-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Educator Gold <Educator-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, NetGold <netgold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Gold <net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, K-12ADMINLIFE <K12ADMIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, K12AdminLIFE <K12AdminLIFE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, NetGold <netgold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Platinum <net-platinum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Net-Gold <NetGold_general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Temple Gold Discussion Group <TEMPLE-GOLD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Temple University Net-Gold Archive <net-gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Health Lists -- Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports Tourism <healthrecsport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports <healthrecsport@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, HEALTH-RECREATION-SPORTS-TOURISM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:20:54 -0400 (EDT)

.

.

Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:33:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: Bonnie Bracey <BBracey@xxxxxxx>
Reply-To: Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: sigde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, wwwedu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
    Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Net-Gold] Moving Toward New K12 Science Standards

.

.

Moving Toward New K12 Science Standards
District Administration
8/30/2011

http://districtadministration.com/
viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2901

.

.

By the fall of 2012, the Next Generation
of Science Standards will be available
for states to adopt. Part 1 of the process,
the Framework for K12 Science Education,
was released July 19 by the National
Research Council (NRC), an arm of the
National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
Traditionally, states have developed
their own individual standards by
extracting components from science
benchmarks set forth by organizations such
as the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. This new process
of adopting standards, however, asks states
to unite to develop standards that could
potentially be adopted nationwide.

.

The national science standards share similar
concepts with the Common Core State Standards
for language arts and mathematics, developed
by the National Governors Association and the
Council of Chief State School Officers.

.

The Common Core State Standards are a good
example of working with a national document
and adopting it, says Brett Moulding, NAS
member and director of the Utah Partnership
for Effective Science Teaching and Learning.
It's an excellent process that states are
following by looking at the idea of adopting
national standards.

.

Following the release of the Framework, the
initiative will become a state-led process
bringing together educators from K12 and
higher education, business leaders, and
members of the scientific community to
construct the set of standards.

.

Stephen Pruitt, vice president of content,
research and development at Achieve, a
nonprofit and nonpartisan education
organization that will manage the development
of the new science standards, says engineering
is one concept that is uniquely highlighted in
the new framework. Engineering work is not
typically done, but there is a push for it,
says Pruitt. “Engineers need scientists.
Science needs to understand engineering.
These standards need to be more reflective of
the 21st century.

.

According to Pruitt, 20 states applied to be
part of the coalition to develop the standards,
and those chosen will be announced in early
September.

.

The state-led nature of this is unique, says
Pruitt. The standards are going to represent a
new day of science in the 21st century, and we
are going to give every child an opportunity
for success.

.

.

Full Story

.

http://districtadministration.com/
viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2901

.

.

Bonnie Bracey Sutton
Outreach GLEF.org
http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/bbracey
My communities
http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/summitforchildren
http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/gendergap
CyberEd Resources : ICT's and Education (owner)
Games and Education (owner)
Science without Frontiers STEM Initiatives K-12 (owner)
http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/bbracey
Portal Work
http://edreform.net/
Technology Applications for learning in the portal
applications.edreform.net
Technology Applications for Learning
The Technology Applications for Learning Network
is a catalog of technology applications for learning.
http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/STEM

.

.

[net-gold] Moving Toward New K12 Science Standards

Other related posts: