STEM Integration in K-12 Education examines current efforts to connect the STEM disciplines in K-12 education. This report identifies and characterizes existing approaches to integrated STEM ...education, both in formal and after- and out-of-school settings. The report reviews the evidence for the impact of integrated approaches on various student outcomes, and it proposes a set of priority research questions to advance the understanding of integrated STEM education. STEM Integration in K-12 Education proposes a framework to provide a common perspective and vocabulary for researchers, practitioners, and others to identify, discuss, and investigate specific integrated STEM initiatives within the K-12 education system of the United States.
STEM Integration in K-12 Education makes recommendations for designers of integrated STEM experiences, assessment developers, and researchers to design and document effective integrated STEM education. This report will help to further their work and improve the chances that some forms of integrated STEM education will make a positive difference in student learning and interest and other valued outcomes.
This Viewpoint summarizes recommendations made in a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report about how to safely reopen and operate elementary and secondary schools for the ...2020-2021 school year, which emphasizes the need for partnerships with public health officials and community leaders, and for transparent communication of risks and rewards that will result from every policy decision.
Mathematics learning in early childhood Schweingruber, Heidi; Woods, Taniesha A; Cross, Christopher T
National Academies Press,
2009, 20091110, 2009-00-00, 2009-01-30, 2009-11-13
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Early childhood mathematics is vitally important for young children's present and future educational success. Research demonstrates that virtually all young children have the capability to learn and ...become competent in mathematics. Furthermore, young children enjoy their early informal experiences with mathematics. Unfortunately, many children's potential in mathematics is not fully realized, especially those children who are economically disadvantaged. This is due, in part, to a lack of opportunities to learn mathematics in early childhood settings or through everyday experiences in the home and in their communities. Improvements in early childhood mathematics education can provide young children with the foundation for school success.
Relying on a comprehensive review of the research, Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood lays out the critical areas that should be the focus of young children's early mathematics education, explores the extent to which they are currently being incorporated in early childhood settings, and identifies the changes needed to improve the quality of mathematics experiences for young children. This book serves as a call to action to improve the state of early childhood mathematics. It will be especially useful for policy makers and practitioners-those who work directly with children and their families in shaping the policies that affect the education of young children.
Losing, and finding, a home Wanchisen, Barbara A; Schweingruber, Heidi A
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science),
2023-Feb-03, 2023-02-03, 20230203, Letnik:
379, Številka:
6631
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America's lab report Schweingruber, Heidi A; Hilton, Margaret L; Singer, Susan R
National Academies Press,
2006, 2005, 2005-00-00
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Laboratory experiences as a part of most U.S. high school science curricula have been taken for granted for decades, but they have rarely been carefully examined. What do they contribute to science ...learning? What can they contribute to science learning? What is the current status of labs in our nation s high schools as a context for learning science? This book looks at a range of questions about how laboratory experiences fit into U.S. high schools: (1) What is effective laboratory teaching?; (2) What does research tell us about learning in high school science labs?; (3) How should student learning in laboratory experiences be assessed?; (4) Do all student have access to laboratory experiences?; (5) What changes need to be made to improve laboratory experiences for high school students?; and (6) How can school organization contribute to effective laboratory teaching? With increased attention to the U.S. education system and student outcomes, no part of the high school curriculum should escape scrutiny. This timely book investigates factors that influence a high school laboratory experience, looking closely at what currently takes place and what the goals of those experiences are and should be. Science educators, school administrators, policy makers, and parents will all benefit from a better understanding of the need for laboratory experiences to be an integral part of the science curriculum and how that can be accomplished.
Surrounded by science Fenichel, Marilyn; Schweingruber, Heidi A
National Academies Press,
2010, 20100310, 2010-00-00, 2010-03-03
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Practitioners in informal science settings-museums, after-school programs, science and technology centers, media enterprises, libraries, aquariums, zoos, and botanical gardens-are interested in ...finding out what learning looks like, how to measure it, and what they can do to ensure that people of all ages, from different backgrounds and cultures, have a positive learning experience.
Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments , is designed to make that task easier. Based on the National Research Council study, Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits, this book is a tool that provides case studies, illustrative examples, and probing questions for practitioners. In short, this book makes valuable research accessible to those working in informal science: educators, museum professionals, university faculty, youth leaders, media specialists, publishers, broadcast journalists, and many others.
Science educators in the United States are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science. Children are natural explorers and their observations and intuitions about the world around them are ...the foundation for science learning. Unfortunately, the way science has been taught in the United States has not always taken advantage of those attributes. Some students who successfully complete their K-12 science classes have not really had the chance to "do" science for themselves in ways that harness their natural curiosity and understanding of the world around them. The introduction of the Next Generation Science Standards led many states, schools, and districts to change curricula, instruction, and professional development to align with the standards. Therefore existing assessments--whatever their purpose--cannot be used to measure the full range of activities and interactions happening in science classrooms that have adapted to these ideas because they were not designed to do so. "Seeing Students Learn Science" is meant to help educators improve their understanding of how students learn science and guide the adaptation of their instruction and approach to assessment. It includes examples of innovative assessment formats, ways to embed assessments in engaging classroom activities, and ideas for interpreting and using novel kinds of assessment information. It provides ideas and questions educators can use to reflect on what they can adapt right away and what they can work toward more gradually. This document is based on the National Research Council Report: "Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards." The Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, the Board on Science Education, and the Board on Testing and Assessment contributed to this book.
How Does Our Garden Grow? Schweingruber, Heidi
The Science teacher (National Science Teachers Association),
05/2022, Letnik:
89, Številka:
5
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Recenzirano
Science Education as Community Gardening It has been a decade since the Board on Science Education (BOSE) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released the Framework for ...K-12 Science Education, the document that served as the blueprint for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and similar state science standards adopted across the country. In the fall of 2021, BOSE held a three-day virtual summit to bring the community together to reflect on lessons learned from the past decade of implementing these new science education standards. Develop shared goals while honoring the diverse perspectives and needs in the community When we are engaged together in something as important as planting and tending a community garden, or developing a system for high-quality, equitable science education, we need to be open to a frank conversation about the goals for our work. Tend first to the plants that are suffering The idea of planting in the fall for blooms in the spring, or anticipating that a tree may reach its full height in 10 years might sound like it precludes urgency in the present. ...we make a plan to do something about it-more sun, more water, fertilizer, check for pests.
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