H i g h S c h o o l E d i t i o n
F e b r u a r y 2 0 0 4
MULTICULTURAL SCIENCEMeeting the needs of all of your students in a multicultural science
classroom is a tall order, but great strides have been made in recent
years. The national standards emphasize that science is required
for everyone, and that everyone can do inquiry-based science. This
means you have a unique opportunity to give your students an appreciation
of the contributions that all cultures make to our scientific knowledge.
This issue covers some of the important concerns of multicultural
science education, such as curriculum reform, teaching strategies,
and science and language. Multicultural Science in the News Immigrant students and their parents face many challenges when dealing with the American education system. Read these various articles to show how some school districts are solving their problems, how schools need to increase their efforts, and how a teacher can serve as a go-between for families and the school. Article summaries provided by the NSTA WebNews Digest (Visit http://www.nsta.org/mainnews for nationwide news for science educators). Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-02/news_stories_high.htm Multicultural Science on the Net In this month's high school journal, The Science Teacher, NSTA members read "Chemistry as a Second Language." The link to that article is: http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=tst&n=48976 SciLinks® is a web-based service from NSTA that provides online content chosen for printed articles and books. It does so through keywords; the keyword from this issue is: Chemical Formulas: http://www.scilinks.org/retrieve_outside.asp?sl=9263569910331044
NSTA Articles on Multicultural Science The following NSTA journal articles provide you with ideas for classroom lessons and activities related to multicultural science. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-02/high_school.htm Books, Books, BooksClick here to view a list of books from the NSTA Catalog that deal with multicultural science. http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-02/books_high.htm Click here to view the newest titles from NSTA Press: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-02/newbookshigh.htm Professional Development The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) has an entire section on its website devoted to professional development strategies for science education. In the section called Ideas that Work, Susan Loucks-Horsley's thoughtful piece "Effective Professional Development for Teachers of Science" focuses on the weaknesses in today's professional development scene and outlines what can be done to improve it. Click here to read more: http://www.enc.org/professional/learn/ideas/science/document.shtm?input=ACQ-142559-2559_2,00.shtm NSTA Opportunities Photo Contest Offers
Chance to Show Off Your Class in Action The deadline for NSTA's The Science Teacher Photo Contest has been extended! You (or your students) are invited to grab a camera and show the world the exciting science happenings in your high school class. All entries for this year's contest must now be received by Friday, February 13, 2004. A $100 grand prize will be awarded to the first-place entry, and $75 will go to the second-place entry. Winning entries will be published in the May 2004 issue of The Science Teacher, NSTA's member journal for high school teachers. For complete details, download The Science Teacher Photo Contest Form by clicking here: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-02/photocontest.pdf Submit a Manuscript to The Science Teacher For its first-ever summer issue, The Science Teacher is seeking manuscripts that describe new and creative ideas for the secondary science classroom. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-02/tst.htm Coming Your Way: A Summer Issue of The Science Teacher You told us that you have more time for reading and planning in the summer months, so we are mailing our first-ever summer issue of The Science Teacher in July. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-02/tstsummer.pdf SciLinks: New Look, New Features SciLinks helps science educators harness the resources of the Internet
by connecting key textbook subjects to Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-02/www.pdf Next Month's Theme: Spotlight on Assessment If your colleagues would like to subscribe to Science Class, please direct them to: http://www.nsta.org/newsletters. If you have a text-only browser or are having any difficulties with our links, please visit http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2004-02/member_high.htm. THE FINE PRINTThis
e-newsletter is brought to you by the National Science Teachers
Association
|
