AAAS - Project 2061

A long-term AAAS initiative to advance literacy in Science, Mathematics, and Technology

What's New

Updated
August 23 , 2010

U.S.Department of Education Funds Project 2061’s New Curriculum Development Effort

Analyzing the content and quality of instructional materials and their impact on students and teachers has been a major part of Project 2061’s work for more than a decade. Now, with a new grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Project 2061 will have the opportunity to apply much of what it has learned to the development of two new units for instruction in middle school science. Read more.

What History Can Teach Us about Science Education

Project 2061’s deputy director George DeBoer has contributed a chapter to Science Education Leadership: Best Practices for the New Century, recently published by NSTA Press. In “Leadership for Public Understanding of Science,” DeBoer traces the history of formal education’s role in building public knowledge of and support for science.

Read the full story in the May issue of 2061 Connections.

JRST Article Looks at Textbook Coherence

In a new article, Project 2061 reports on the development of a method for analyzing the coherence of biology textbooks that can serve those who evaluate, design, and use curriculum materials.

Read more and access the article in Project 2061 Connections.

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Founded in 1985, Project 2061 is a long-term initiative of AAAS to help all Americans become literate in science, mathematics, and technology. To achieve that goal, Project 2061 conducts research and develops tools and services—books, CD-ROMS, on-line resources, professional development, and public outreach—that educators, researchers, parents and families, and community leaders can use to make critical and lasting improvements in the nation’s education system.

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