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

Assessment Workshops in 2012

Project 2061’s popular Developing and Using Assessments Aligned to Science Learning Goals workshop will be held May 30-June 1 and October 17-19 at AAAS Headquarters in Washington, DC. Save $$$ and register now to get Early Bird rates for the fall workshop. Details and registration. 

Weather and Climate Test Items Released

More than 165 new questions for testing middle school students’ understanding of basic concepts about weather and climate and seasonal differences are now available on the AAAS Science Assessment website (http://assessment.aaas.org/topics). Developed with funding from NOAA and NASA, the new test items are designed to reveal common misconceptions students may have about the ideas as well as determine the state of their knowledge.

Quick Links

• AAAS Assessment Website

• Atlas of Science Literacy

• Benchmarks Online

• Blueprints Online

• Designs for Science Literacy Online

• Resources for Science Literacy: Professional Development Online

• Science for All Americans Online

• Order Project 2061 Publications

• Project 2061 Connections
  (our online newsletter)

• Professional Development Workshops

• The Science Educator’s Guide to Selecting High-Quality Instructional Materials online

• Teaching Guides for Special Topics

• Evaluation of Science and Mathematics Textbooks Online

• Instructional Quality Criteria

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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