5 things to know about quality K–12 science education in April 2025
1 Happy Birthday, NGSS
TheNextGenerationScienceStandards werereleased12yearsagothisweek, launchingatransformationofscience classroomsacrossthecountry.Aftera decadeofthree-dimensionalscience standards,theNationalAcademies hostedaseriesaboutinsightsthefield hasgainedsincethenaboutimproving scienceteachingandlearningforall students.
SeetheNationalAcademiesvideoplaylist aboutthe2023serieshere.
2 Leveraging District Leadership to Improve Science Education Outcomes
“Effective and sustainable PL can look very different from traditional resourceintensive pullout days. Instead, shortcycle reflective activities held during department meetings or coaching sessions help teachers in breaking down changes into small, manageable steps.”
SeetheWestEdblogposthere.
3 New STEM Teaching Tool
ThisSTEMTeachingToolbuildsonthe U.S.GlobalChangeResearchProgram’s Climate Literacy Guide,detailingkey points,reflectionquestionsforleaders, andrecommendedactionsforcurriculum developerstoconsider.
SeethePracticeBriefhere
4 Convocation on the Status of Informal Science and Engineering Education
TheNationalAcademiesBoardonScienceEducationishostingatwo-dayvirtualandinpersoneventwithresearch,practice,policy,andphilanthropiccommunitiestodiscussthe statusofinformalscienceandengineeringeducation.Theeventwillfocusontheimpact onthe2009NationalAcademiesreport, Learning Science in Informal Environments,and progressandchallengesassociatedwiththefield.
Learnmoreabouttheeventhere
5 ICYMI: STEM Instructional Improvement E orts That Bene t Students
Thisreportsummarizesfindingsfrom46 researcharticlesontheeffectsofPre-K–12STEMprofessionaldevelopmentand curricularprograms.Itfoundthatuseof bothprofessionaldevelopmentandnew curriculummaterialswaslinkedtothe highestlevelsofstudentlearning outcomes.
Seetheresearchsummaryfromthe UniversityofOregonHEDCOInstitute here.
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