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The place of inquiry in the reform of science education
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The National Science Education Standards use the word “inquiry” in two ways. It was to be a form of content while also being a way science must be taught. Some argue that the term inquiry needs to have “scientific” in…
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How professional development programs can model science
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No one is against Professional Development (PD) for science teachers. But, how it is typically structured remains a major problem. Not many Professional Development efforts outline how the PD can be structured as an…
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Does “hands-on” indicate real reforms of science teaching?
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Too often the reform of science for K-12 students is described as being “hands-on.” Analyses of the “Hands-On” ideas for classrooms seem to miss how and why hands-on actually does not define needed reforms adequately.…
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Is science literacy an appropriate major goal for science education?
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–Occasional commentary by Robert E. Yager (NSTA President, 1982-1983) Science Literacy is widely used as an important goal for science teaching. The term Popularity and Relevance of Science Education for Scientific…
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A new vision for reform of science teaching: beyond mindless progressivism
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–Occasional commentary by Robert E. Yager (NSTA President, 1982-1983) James Paul Gee (2012) has written a publication titled “Beyond Mindless Progressivism”. He confesses his surprise that so many educators…
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Students as part of school leadership for promoting reforms in science
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–Occasional commentary by Robert E. Yager (NSTA President, 1982-1983) Connecting Learning Assures Successful Students (CLASS) is a Professional Development (PD) effort for teachers operating throughout Indiana and…
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Features of STEM education envisioned for needed reforms
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–Occasional commentary by Robert E. Yager (NSTA President, 1982-1983) In December 2011 the National Governors Association (NGA) released a forty-four page report for use in shaping science education reforms across…
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Getting more science teachers to model “doing” science
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–Occasional commentary by Robert E. Yager (NSTA President, 1982-1983) Why is there not more attention for getting all students (and teachers) actually “doing” science in every K-16 science classroom? The…
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Applications Open for the 2024-2025 NSTA Awards Program
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Educators May Now Apply for 2025–2026 NSTA Awards Program
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Applications Open for the 2021-2022 NSTA Awards Program
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Applications Open for the 2022-2023 NSTA Awards Program
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Applications Open for the 2023-2024 NSTA Awards Program
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Remote Learning: What I Thought I Knew, and What I Learned
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