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Peer reviewedBettica, Annemarie – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
The Manhattanville (New York) College Neuroscience Outreach Program is a research-based effort that presents different topics in neuroscience to science students in local middle schools. The program aims to provide a forum for curriculum development and teaching, enhance a cooperative internal community, and increase student awareness of the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, College Students, Cooperative Programs, Graduate Students
Peer reviewedOkey, James R. – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
Two great goals of science instruction are discussed here: teaching students to learn on their own, and teaching students to acquire and process information rather than merely memorizing facts. (Editor)
Descriptors: Education, Educational Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Programs
Peer reviewedMcBurney, Wendell F. – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
The author advocates strong commitment on the part of the school, the community, and the university toward excellence in science education. (Editor)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Development, Program Development, Science Education
Peer reviewedMannos, Nicholos T. – NASSP Bulletin, 1972
Principals who see themselves as instructional leaders should not depend on outside stimuli for the impetus to improve science curricula. (Editor)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedYager, Robert E.; Penick, John E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1992
Since 1983, funding for improving math and science education has improved dramatically. This article explains three major reform programs: Project 2061, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Scope, Sequence, and Coordination, sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association; and Science/Technology/Society,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Peer reviewedAnderson, Erma – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
The national education goals developed during the historic 1989 Education Summit became the springboard for several federal initiatives, including the National Science Education Standards. The Standards define levels of understanding and abilities that all students should develop and recognize that many groups, including principals, share…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Role, Educational Change, Planning
Peer reviewedHassenpflug, Ann – NASSP Bulletin, 1999
In this interview, a high school art teacher explains why her initial enthusiasm for block scheduling evaporated. Problems arose with foreign-language instruction, science labs, lesson planning, field trips, space utilization, supplies, and overenrollment in elective subjects like music and art. Teachers had little control or administrative…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Art Teachers, Block Scheduling, Elective Courses
Peer reviewedMcFaden, Dennis; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
A Virginia science and technology high school restructured its ninth-grade curriculum by clustering three core courses in an integrated program. Students work with resource managers at Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge to gather data on species inhabiting the area. They prepare well-researched reports and present them to peers, faculty, and…
Descriptors: Community Services, Context Effect, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
