National Science Education Standards

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NSESNational Science

Education Standards

• How We Got Here

• What They Are

• Where They Are Taking Us

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A NATION AT RISK: The Imperative For Educational

ReformApril 1983

• All, regardless of race or class or economic status, are entitled to a fair chance and to the tools for developing their individual powers of mind and spirit to the utmost.

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WORKFORCE 2000

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Work Force 2000• 500 000 Fewer Secretaries

• 12 Billion Voice Mail Messages

• 26 Million E-Mail Addresses

• 19 Million Pagers

• 16 Million Cell Phones

• 250 Million Computers

Doug Johnson at RCET-SW March 1999

Wanna New Job?

On the Job

33%

67%

Less than 1 year More than

Doug Johnson at RCET-SW March 1999

What About Now?

On The Job

67%

33%

Less than 5 years More than

Doug Johnson at RCET-SW March 1999

Skills of the 21st Century

• Flexibility

• Creativity

• Self Esteem

• Team Work

• Problem SolvingDoug Johnson at RCET-SW March 1999

WORKFORCE 2020

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NCTM Standards1989 and 2000

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Project 2061: Science For All Americans

AAAS - 1989

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Defining Scientific Literacy

From SARS to Mars

National Education Goals

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Goal 1 - Ready to Learn

Goal 2 - School Completion

Goal 3 - Student Achievement and Citizenship

Goal 4 - Teacher Education and Professional Development

Goal 5 - Mathematics and Science

Goal 6 - Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning

Goal 7 - Safe, Disciplined, and Alcohol- and Drug-free Schools

Goal 8 - Parental Participation

NSES• Standards for science teaching• Standards for professional development for

teachers of science• Standards for assessment in science

education• Standards for science content• Standards for science education programs• Standards for science education systems

NSES - GoalsTo educate students who are able to:• experience the richness and excitement of

knowing about and understanding the natural world;

• use appropriate scientific processes and principles in making personal decisions;

• engage intelligently in public discourse and debate about matters of scientific and technological concern; and

• increase their economic productivity through the use of the knowledge, understanding, and skills of the scientifically literate person in their careers.

NSES - Assessment

Chapter 5 Page 77

NSES – Content K-4

Chapter 6 Page 109

NSES – Content 5-8

Chapter 6 Page 110

NSES - Assessment

Chapter 5 Page 77

No Child Left Behind

1. Improving the academic performance of disadvantaged students

2. Boosting teacher quality3. Moving limited English proficient students to English

fluency4. Promoting informed parental choice and innovative programs5. Encouraging safe schools for the 21st Century6. Increasing funding for Impact Aid7. Encouraging freedom and accountability

Arkansas

• Frameworks

• Benchmarks

• Praxis

• Centers for Mathematics and Science Education

• Smart Start – Smart Step

Reasons for Resistance to Change• When the purpose is not made clear.

• When the participants are not involved in the planning.

• When the appeal is based on personal reasons.

• When the habit patterns of the work group are ignored.

• When there is poor communication regarding a change.

• When there is fear of failure.

• When excessive work pressure is involved.

• When the cost is too high, or the reward for making the change is seen as inadequate.

• When the present situation seems satisfactory.

• When there is lack of respect and trust in the change initiator.

Michael Fullan, ASCD 1990

A Lesson:Making Cents Out Of Water

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PhysTEC

• Six Year Program at UofA@F and Elsewhere

• Teacher In Residence (TIR)

• Physics Department and College of Education Collaboration

• PreService Teachers of Science

David A. Young

• TIR03PHYS215 – UofA@FFayetteville, AR 72701(479) 575-7235

• dyoung7@uark.edu

• http://comp.uark.edu/~dyoung7/