The Next Generation Science Standards came online last week, and some of us have read and explored Achieve’s website. It’s a massive site, so much so that there is a video on how to use the website.
What are people saying about the new standards? Do they like what they see? Do they think that the standards’ writers hit a home run, or struck out?… Read more
The standards devote insufficient attention to the need for an interdisciplinary curriculum, and represent a contracted view of the “common core” that disregards the role of schools in preparing students for citizenship. William G. Wraga, Professor, University of Georgia as quoted in Education Week
You probably know that the National Research Council has published A Framework for K – 12 Science Education: Practices, Cross-Cutting Ideas and Core Ideas. The report was issued by the Committee on a Conceptual Framework for K – 12 Science Education Standards.… Read more
The Art of Teaching Science is the personal blog of Jack Hassard. I am a writer, a former high school science teacher and Professor Emeritus of Science Education, Georgia State University. The blog reflects my opinions on science education and issues related to educational reform from a progressive science and education philosophy.
