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Welcome to Science Resources
A Program provided by the Erie 2 - Chautauqua - Cattaraugus BOCES |
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The Science Resources Program provides Science Kits to Elementary Classrooms in Western New York Schools. We also provide Teacher Inservice Training for the Science Kits, support for the NYS ELS Test, and selected professional development activities related to science. The photos at the right are from our annual one week Tropical Marine Ecology Workshop. If you would like to contact or visit the Science Center please use the information below.
IMPORTANT NEWS:
NRC Releases Draft Conceptual Framework for New Science Education Standards
Garry Dole
Science Resources Coordinator
Science Resources Center
10001 Route 60
Fredonia, NY 14063
(716) 679-3419 or 800-344-9611, x 2599 (from 716 area code only)
gdole@e2ccb.org
 EFFECTIVE SCIENCE INSTRUCTION: WHAT DOES RESEARCH TELL US?
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The science instruction model presented in this brief derives largely from the learning theory described in the National Research Council’s volumes How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (2003) and How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom (2005). This framework views students as active processors of information.
Research on Exemplary, Effective, and Equitable Curriculum Materials
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Science Education Curriculum Showcase from: New York ECLIPSE, Enhancing Collaborative Leadership for Improved Performance in Science Education. For a video of this presentation, SEE Related Links below.
Science Materials Centers article
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TAKING SCIENCE TO SCHOOL: A Summary
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At no time in history has improving science education been more important than it is today. Major policy debates about such topics as cloning, the potential of alternative fuels, and the use of biometric information to fight terrorism require a scientifically informed citizenry as never before in the nation’s history.
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Working Toward the Next Generation of NATIONAL Science Standards
NSTA has long sought to take science education to the next level by addressing the challenges faced by states, school districts, and teachers as they work toward the goal of a science-literate population. The need to focus the country on a rigorous set of science standards that are clear, coherent, and manageable is both compelling and urgent.
The New York ECLIPSE Science Curriculum Showcase
Enhancing Collaborative Leadership for Improved Performance in Science Education
K-12 Researched-based Science Curriculum Programs
Research-Based Curriculum is Essential.
The NSRC produces and disseminates research-based science education curriculum programs that should be used by school districts to construct effective K–12 instructional programs. All curricula developed or recommended by the NSRC are informed by research studies from the National Research Council of the National Academies about how students learn, and are produced using a rigorous research and development process.
Science Education Checklist
“What Should I Look for in the Science Program in My Child's School?” A guide for parents.
TAKING SCIENCE TO SCHOOL: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8
What is science for a child? How do children learn about science and how to do science?
Drawing on a vast array of work from neuroscience to classroom observation, Taking
Science to School provides a comprehensive picture of what we know about teaching and
learning science from kindergarten through eighth grade. By looking at a broad range of
questions, this book provides a basic foundation for guiding science teaching and
supporting students
in their learning.
National Science Education Standards
In a world filled with the products of scientific inquiry, scientific literacy has become a necessity for everyone. Everyone needs to use scientific information to make choices that arise every day. Everyone needs to be able to engage intelligently in public discourse and debate about important issues that involve science and technology. And everyone deserves to share in the excitement and personal fulfillment that can come from understanding and learning about the natural world.
The eight categories of content standards are:
Unifying concepts and processes in science,
Science as inquiry,
Physical science,
Life science,
Earth and space science,
Science and technology,
Science in personal and social perspectives, and
History and nature of science.
NYS Education Department E-Blast
From the Desk of Anne Schiano, Assistant Director, Curriculum, Instruction & Instructional Technology
SED Science Home Page
Links to all things in State Science are on this page including Core Curricula, and Assessments!
Teacher/Leadership Quality Partnership
Jeffery Arnold, Director of The Teacher-Leader Quality Partnership at Daemen, has been awarded a competitive contract totaling $149,633 from the New York State Education Department. The funds will be used to design an on-line, fully integrated system for organizing and presenting New York State Learning Standards
Science Resources' Site
Erie 2 - Chautauqua - Cattaraugus BOCES
Science Resources Center
10001 Route 60, Fredonia, NY 14063
679-3419
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