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Science Education Leadership

By Claire Reinburg

Posted on 2010-03-05

Book cover image of "Science Education Leadership: Best Practices for the New Century"Leaders from diverse constituencies in science education bring their insights and advice together in an important new book from NSTA Press. Science Education Leadership: Best Practices for the New Century discusses how leaders at the local and national levels, from science teachers to district supervisors to university faculty, can forge new paths in the years ahead toward the goal of science literacy for all.  In the Preface, editor Jack Rhoton credits chapter authors for detailing for leaders at all levels “how to contribute to the success of science education and how to develop a culture that allows and encourages science education leaders to continually improve science programs.”  We’ve posted Rodger Bybee’s excellent chapter in which he summarizes five 21st century workforce skills that science education can focus on to better prepare students for jobs and professional fields in the global economy.  Visit the Science Store to learn more about Science Education Leadership, and scroll down below the book description to download the chapter “A New Challenge for Science Education Leaders: Developing 21st Century Workforce Skills.”

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