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Welcome to Science Resources
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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.
What Does “Proficiency” Mean in Most States?
So what does “proficiency” in 8th-grade science really mean?
Does it mean, as many parents might assume, that students
are being prepared for college and rewarding careers? The
answer in most states is probably “no.” Read more and see where NY places proficiency.
A Brief Update on the Next Generation Science Standards
Don Duggan-Haas, PRI & Museum of the Earth and a writer for the Framework, provides this presentation and timeline for the National Science Standards. For more information visit The Next Generation Science Standards Site.
It's here....
Conceptual Framework for New Science Education Standards
The National Research Council (NRC) has released its much-anticipated report that presents a new framework for K–12 science education and identifies the key concepts and practices that all students should learn. A Framework for K–12 Science Education offers a new vision for K–12 education in science and engineering, and represents a significant shift in how these subjects are viewed and taught.
According to the report, "K–12 science and engineering education should focus on a limited number of disciplinary core ideas and crosscutting concepts, be designed so that students continually build on and revise their knowledge and abilities over multiple years, and support the integration of such knowledge and abilities with the practices needed to engage in scientific inquiry and engineering design."
The framework will serve as the basis for the Next Generation Science Standards, a state-led effort managed by Achieve, Inc. The framework will also inform the work of curriculum and assessment developers, researchers, teacher educators, and others.
Conceptual Framework on Science - Update
For those of you following the NRC's progress on the Conceptual Framework for New Science Education Standards, the release of the final draft has been delayed, slightly. According to Stephen Pruitt, Ph.D, and Vice President of Content, Research and Development with Achieve, "We do not have a set date yet, however, the NRC is putting the final touches on the framework and it would appear that they will release it in late June or early July."
More information on the Conceptual Framework may be found here.
Early Science Education: The Key to Our Nation’s Future
This special edition newsletter is a collection of articles from experts in early science education.
Click here for a copy.
Elementary Level Science Test (2011) Downloads page at SED
Science and Technology for Children (STC) Books
The National Science Resource Center has launched a new series, “Science and Technology for Children BOOKS™,” to add a much-requested literacy component to our popular curriculum for elementary students. Each book is designed to be used in conjunction with teaching the STC unit of the same name or as a stand-alone resource that conveys topics in a way that makes science interesting and relevant. Annemarie Palincsar, PhD, a nationally-known reading expert, has written a piece on the "Why, What and How" of Reading in Science.Click here to read more....
Click here for titles and pricing.....
Take a Look at a sample STC Book: Organisms (grade K-1) ....
Science Education and the Knowledge Economy
4/29/2011 - NSTA Reports—Arne Duncan  Arne Duncan Frequently when I talk with teachers, they ask, “Why is the department so focused on the STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics?” I tell them that the world is changing and that scientific knowledge and skills are essential for success in the knowledge economy. Now more than ever, science and the nation’s science teachers play a significant role in determining the future of America. Read more...
FRAMEWORK UPDATE (as of 3/7/2011)
The revised Framework report is undergoing a confidential external review by a group of independent experts selected by the National Research Council. The report will be released once it has cleared this rigorous external review process. At this point, we anticipate releasing the Framework to the public in late spring 2011. We will notify people on this project website if there is a delay. Read More Here.
NYSED has released the Science Curriculum and Instruction Update for Winter 2010 that includes a time line for the national science standards being developed. The Department will continue to actively participate in all available phases of the work to develop and implement the “Next Generation Science Standards.” For a copy, click on the top link in "Related Files" below...
Next Generation Science Standards
A joint effort between Achieve, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Research Council is underway to create the foundations for all students to have a solid K-12 science education. Since the input of the science community is critical to getting the science right, and given that it has been 15 years since science education standards were last revised at the national level, this effort is proceeding very differently from the recent Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Initiative to develop common K-12 mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) standards. For more information click on "Next Generation Science 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
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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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