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Eight Reasons to Study the New Framework for Science Education

July 15, 2011

Have you seen the draft version of the new Conceptual Framework for K – 12 Science Education (Framework)? The final, and published version will be announced on Tuesday, July 19 in Washington D.C. by the National Academy of Sciences. The Framework was designed by a committee of scientists, and teams of scientists and educators during the past two years. It will be an important document for at least the next 15 – 20 years, as the National Science Education Standards were for the past 15 years. Here are some reasons why it will be important.… Read more

Dear Mr. President: Take the Risk, and Try and Humanize Teaching and Learning

By Jack Hassard

March 14, 2010

Tomorrow, President Obama will send his education blue print to Congress, which, according to the New York Times article, “strikes a careful balance, retaining some key features of the Bush-era law, including its requirement for annual reading and math tests, while proposing far-reaching changes.”

The blue print is really no different than what was put into practice by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, and is steeped in a corporate model of teaching and learning that uses test scores to drive the day-to-day work of teachers in schools.… Read more

New Generation of Science Standards: Part of the Common Standards Movement?

By Jack Hassard

February 9, 2010

The National Research Council has received funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to develop a framework for a new generation of science standards (K-12) based on the idea of disciplinary and cross-disciplinary core ideas. A committee of experts has already met (January 28-29) to begin the process of developing the conceptual framework. The 16 member committee is comprised of 13 university science and science education professors, a NASA scientist, an official from a state department of education, and the director of a science teaching professional development collaborative.… Read more

Dear Mr. President: The Need for Meaningful Reform in Science Teaching

By Jack Hassard

May 2, 2009

We know you have a lot on your plate—a deep recession, two wars in the Middle East, health care reform, extreme partisanship, the fast spreading swine flu. Yet the one area that that is essential to our well being as a nation–education–has yet to become center stage. I know it is a high priority of yours, and I know when you think the time is right, you will bring it forward for open discussion.… Read more

Are Reformers Willing to Involve Students in “Cultivating a New Culture of Accountability?”

By Jack Hassard

March 13, 2009

With the election of a new administration in Washington, one of the major areas of “change” will be education. More than $100 billion will be invested in education as part of the Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act. In a speech earlier this week, President Obama has called for sweeping changes in American education calling for the removal of limits on charter schools (laboratories of innovation), improving early childhood education, and linking teacher pay to (student) performance.… Read more

The Art of Junk Science

By Jack Hassard

May 23, 2007

I read an article in the local paper that a U.S. Senator had evoked the phrase “junk science” when explaining why Rachel Carson’s work should not be considered for an award in the U.S. Senate. He was speaking specifically about her work entitled Silent Spring, which used scientific findings to raise questions about the widespread use of pesticides. This U.S.… Read more

Beyond The Basics: Solutions for Science Teaching

By Jack Hassard

November 15, 2006

In the last post I noted that there is a tendency to fall back and retreat when students’ test scores are not up to par according to state, national or international trends. Indeed, over the past 20 years, US students have not compared very well to counterparts in other countries. When this happens, there appears to be a call to return to the basics in mathematics and science, to make sure that they will do well in the next test.… Read more