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Peer reviewedCollins, Angelo – Elementary School Journal, 1997
Describes development of the National Science Education Standards in content, teaching, assessment, professional development, school and district programs, and the science education system. Considers the standards' distinctive features, including an expanded definition of science, grounded in inquiry; and an emphasis on all students understanding…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, National Standards, Professional Development
Download full textThompson, Stephen L.; Metzgar, Vicki; Collins, Angelo; Joeston, Melvin D.; Shepherd, Virginia – 2002
A huge investment in public funding, approximately 10 million dollars for the 2002 fiscal year, has been dedicated to the implementation of the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 (GK-12) program. In these GK-12 programs, graduate level scientists known as Graduate Teaching Fellows are placed in K-12 science…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Higher Education, Mentors, Role Models
