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

NSTA and Project 2061 Present Free Web Seminar "Intro to the Atlas of Science Literacy"

Project 2061 and NSTA have teamed up to present a free “Intro to the Atlas of Science Literacy” web seminar on November 18, 2008, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. EST. NSTA Web Seminars are 90-minute, live professional development experiences that allow participants to interact with nationally recognized experts. The “Intro to Atlas for Science Literacy” will be led by Project 2061’s Ted Willard, who played a key role in the development of maps for Atlas 2.  

Learn more about “Intro to the Atlas of Science Literacy” and NSTA Web Seminars. Register today.

Educators Count on Project 2061 Workshops

K–12 science and mathematics teachers, teacher educators, informal science educators, and state science supervisors are among the educators learning new tools and strategies at Project 2061’s “Using Atlas of Science Literacy” workshops. Over the summer, COSI in Columbus, OH, co-hosted a workshop and AAAS hosted members of the Council of State Science Supervisors in Washington, DC. Registration is going on now for workshops in Washington, DC, October 15–17, and San Francisco, CA, November 5–7.

 Learn more in Project 2061 Connections.

Bridging Assessment Research and Practice

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Project 2061’s assessment researchers have contributed to a new collection of essays from NSTA Press. Their chapter in Assessing Science Learning: Perspectives From Research and Practice explains how precise alignment to science standards and the use of student feedback can improve assessment items—and meet the needs of practitioners.

Learn more and read the chapter in our e-newsletter, Project 2061 Connections.

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About Project 2061

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.

Quick Links

• Science for All Americans Online

• Benchmarks Online

• Blueprints Online

• Resources for Science Literacy: Professional Development Online

• 2061 Today

• Project 2061 Connections

• Order Project 2061 Publications

• Evaluation of Science and Mathematics Textbooks Online

• Project 2061 Textbook Analysis Procedure and Criteria

• Professional Development Workshops

• Center for Curriculum Materials in Science

• Partnership for Science Literacy

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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