H i g h S c h o o l E d i t i o n
A p r i l 2 0 0 7
COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS
High-school science teachers, their students, and their communities can team up in many ways to simultaneously enrich the quality of science education and improve communities. Many are doing just that with great success. Let the examples provided in this issue of Science Class inspire you and your students to reach out to your community. Community Collaborations in the News Article summaries provided by the NSTA WebNews Digest (Visit http://www.nsta.org/mainnews for national news for science educators.) News stories selected for this month’s theme present examples of how schools partner with community organizations to teach students science. Visit http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2007-04/news_stories_high.htm to read more. Community Collaborations on the Web In this month's high school-level journal, The Science Teacher, NSTA members can read "Empowering Youth" at http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=tst&n=53653. For the complete The Science Teacher April/May 2007 Illustrated Table of Contents, visit http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=tst&n=53679. SciLinks® is a web-based service from NSTA that provides online content chosen to augment printed articles and books. It does so through keywords; the keyword for this issue is Community Collaborations: http://www.scilinks.org/retrieve_outside.asp?sl=92635699104410661011 NSTA Journal Articles on Community Collaborations Articles from the archives of The Science Teacher illustrate how teachers have forged relationships within their community to foster good science teaching. Click here to read more: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2007-04/high_school.htm Books, Books, Books To read about Community Collaborations, visit http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2007-04/books_high.htm. Click here for the newest titles from NSTA Press: http://science.nsta.org/enewsletter/2007-04/newbookshigh.htm To receive the latest NSTA catalog for your specific grade level, visit http://ecommerce.nsta.org/catalog_signup Professional Development NSTA Web Seminars NSTA Web Seminars are 90-minute, live professional development experiences that use online learning technologies to allow participants to interact with nationally acclaimed experts, NSTA Press authors, and scientists, engineers, and education specialists from NSTA government partners such as NASA, NOAA, FDA, and the NSDL. The following Web Seminars are scheduled for April: NSDL:
Teach Engineering: April 10, 2007 Visit http://institute.nsta.org/web_seminars.asp
for registration information.
Global Science Teaching Seeking an Edge, Asian Teachers Visit American Schools A recent Washington Post article details what science teachers from Singapore hope to gain from their visit to a magnet school in Virginia. The article quotes George Wolfe, director of the two-year-old public school, who asks, "How do you measure excitement? How do you measure creativity? There's so much publicity about Americans not scoring well on tests, but few people ask the question: Then why are we producing so much innovation from our scientists?" To read the article, visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/18/AR2007031801160.html. If your colleagues would like to subscribe
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