Improving Science Textbooks, Curriculum, and Policy Conferences

AAAS Project 2061 hosted three conferences in recent years that were dedicated to improving science textbooks and curriculum and examining policies that affect the quality of materials used in the instruction and assessment of students and of the professional development available to teachers.
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Technology Education Research Conferences

Participants from science education, technology education, and cognitive science convened in December 1999 to discuss the role of research in technology education. Technology was discussed from a wide range of perspectives, including its relationship with science and society, the notion of design, control mechanisms, materials, energy, and communication. In April 2001 a second technology conference was held to build on the high-priority research issues identified in the first conference.
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