What to Look for When Selecting Materials for Science Education 
Nina Visconti-Phillips

• Introduction
  
• Opening Science Activity 
  
• Guiding Documents    
  • National Science Education Standards
  • New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Science  
  • NJ Directory of Test Specifications and Sample Items for the ESPA and GEPA 
  • Science for All Americans
  • Project 2061 Benchmarks for Science Literacy Ten Questions to Ask  
  • Preparing Our Children: Math and Science Education in the National Interest
    Also see: Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: New Practices for the New Millennium

   

• Choices and Options for 
  • Textbooks - article
  • Activity Based Programs
    
• What Might a Standards-Based Curriculum Look Like? examples
  
• Methodology / Pedagogy
  • Revisit Activity 
  • The Learning Cycle, Constructivism, Inquiry Based Methods
    
• Wrap up 
  • What needs to be addressed?  
  • Organizations, Building a Presence for Science, etc.

 
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