An electronic newsletter for the science education community
July/August 2008
In this issue
I. Bridging Assessment Research and Practice
Project 2061’s chapter in a new NSTA book explains how precise alignment to science
standards and the use of student feedback can improve assessment items—and meet
the needs of practitioners. Read more.
II. Wide Range of 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. Learn
more.
III. Illinois Physics Teacher Wins AAAS Education Prize
Diane Riendeau of Deerfield, Illinois, has won the 2008 AAAS Leadership
in Science Education Prize for High School Teachers. Her innovative teaching of physics
has earned her $1,000 and a trip to an international conference of science educators
in Shanghai, China. Read more.