State budget has nearly $400 million for science, math education — but not teacher training

Ed Source - Carolyn Jones "Science education got a boost [...]

June 30th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School, School Accountability, Science, Science & Technology, Students, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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NGSS in Elementary: Incorporating Science Into Your Literacy Instruction

Education World - Martha Moore "Next Generation Science Standards are [...]

June 18th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Next Generation, Reading, School, Science, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pair the Plants: An Introduction to Scientific Names

Education World - Staff Writer "In this activity, students use [...]

June 13th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Science, Scientific, Scientist, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Beyond the ‘Reading Wars’: How the science of reading can improve literacy

Medical X-Press - Anna Mikulak "A new scientific report from [...]

June 12th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, School, Science, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Ten Super Summer Science Activities

Education World - Staff Writer "Hoping to avoid the summer [...]

June 10th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Science, Science & Technology, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Guiding Students to Science Literacy

Edutopia - Jayne Lecky "It’s said that science asks questions [...]

May 27th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Scientific Reasoning, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Science in the palm of your hand: How citizen science transforms passive learners

Science Daily - Staff Writer "Third-grader Jessica was quiet in [...]

May 24th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Science, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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New science test must be part of California’s school accountability system

Ed Source - Jill Grace and Vincent Stewart "Science, when [...]

May 8th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Science, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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California schools getting a little greener as environmental education standards roll out

Ed Source - Carolyn Jones "As Californians celebrate Earth Day [...]

May 1st, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, environment, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Science, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Rural schools find ways to bring science innovations closer to home

Ed Source - Carolyn Jones "In an effort to bring [...]

April 25th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Rural, School, School Accountability, School District, Science, Science & Technology, STEM, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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