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Using Atlas of Science Literacy Workshops

AAAS Project 2061 professional development for educators

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Not sure what Atlas of Science Literacy is all about? Find information on this resource on our Atlas product page

About Atlas of Science Literacy:
The two-volume Atlas is an innovative resource that presents nearly 100 strand maps developed by AAAS Project 2061. Strand maps present conceptual connections among the ideas and skills that all students should learn as they make progress toward science literacy. Maps graphically display how students might develop in their understanding of important topics such as gravity, natural selection, weather and climate, and statistical reasoning from kindergarten through high school.

  • Find out more about the Atlas workshop.
  • Find out more about the Atlas workshop for informal science educators.
  • About the workshop leaders:
    Ted Willard is a project director for Project 2061 and leads an NSF-funded effort to identify and develop a database of science curriculum components that are well aligned to the learning goals in Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Willard also conducts several Atlas workshops each year and was responsible for the development of the growth-of-understanding maps published in Atlas of Science Literacy, Volume 2. The maps in Atlas show the relationships between specific learning goals and how the understanding of a concept develops over the course of K–12 education. Before joining Project 2061, he was an instructor of physics at The Asheville School in Asheville, North Carolina. He also spent five years editing elementary and high school science textbooks for the Globe Book Company of Prentice Hall, as well as for Harcourt Brace School Publishers. Willard has a B.S. in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

    Marlene Hilkowitz is an independent science education consultant who began her career in Philadelphia as a high school biology teacher and ultimately supervised science education in both the Philadelphia and suburban school districts. She continues to provide K–12 professional development and curriculum work for school districts and organizations in science education at both local and national levels. Hilkowitz was a member of one of the original six teams of teachers that contributed to the development of Benchmarks for Science Literacy and later served as director of the Project 2061 Philadelphia Center where she developed an influential network of K–12 science educators. She has continued to support Project 2061’s efforts as a presenter of professional development workshops, a reviewer for its evaluation of high school biology textbooks and as an analyst of assessment items. She has served on several select committees including the NSF High School Facility Study Advisory Committee, NSTA’s SciPack Curriculum Development, Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Math and Science Education Advisory Board, and the Pennsylvania State Team for Science Standards and Assessment. Hilkowitz has a B.A. in Biology and an M.Sci.Ed. from Temple University.

    Who should attend?
    Science educators working in formal and informal settings, including K-12 science and mathematics teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists, college/university faculty, education researchers, curriculum developers, and textbook adoption committee members. Participation by teams (two or more persons from the same organization) is encouraged, but individual registrants are also welcome.

    How to register:
    Fees are listed below. Registration forms are available on the site-specific pages (see above). For more details, call Project 2061 toll-free at 1-888-PDP-2061.

    Early Bird* Regular
    Teams $375/person $400/person
    Individuals $425 $450

    * To qualify for the Early-Bird discount, registrations must be received three weeks prior to the first day of the workshop.

    Scholarship information:
    Through the generosity of AAAS donors, we are pleased to be able to offer a limited number of complimentary workshop registrations through special scholarships supported by the AAAS Fund for Excellence program.

    Awardees will be selected based on their level of interest in science and/or mathematics education at the local, state, national, or international levels; their need for financial support; and their potential for sharing with others the knowledge gained at the workshop. The selection committee will also seek participants from diverse backgrounds and geographic areas. Scholarships are available for the March and October workshops in Washington, DC. Please refer to the table below for scholarship application deadlines.

    Workshop Date/Location Scholarship Application Deadline
    Calgary, CANADA
    September 8-10, 2010
    July 30, 2010
    Columbia, MO
    October 6-8, 2010
    August 27, 2010
    Washington, DC
    October 13-15, 2010
    September 3, 2010
    New York, NY
    November 10-12, 2010 (for informal science educators)
    October 8, 2010
    Hampton, CT
    December 1-3, 2010
    October 22, 2010

    Read more about the scholarships and how to apply on our scholarship information page.

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