A Proposal to Support the Next Generation of Curriculum Materials in Science, Mathematics and Technology

该项目将建立在以前成功的工作和：1）探索扩大其标准的适用性评估材料的小学一级和更广泛的主题。2）产生一套相互关联的在线数据库的教学组件-研究摘要，表示，现象和问题/任务，开发人员可以用来创建K-12目标为基础的教科书和其他材料，重点是重要的思想和技能，在科学，数学和技术。 预计这些数据库对实践教师也有价值（这一部分构成了在职项目的基础）和那些设计实习课程的人。3）创建一套扩展的概念链图，描绘学生对重要主题的理解增长，如天气和气候，生物的基本功能，节能，以及电和磁;（4）制定专业发展研讨会计划和演示材料，特别是为负责评估和选择教科书的课程材料开发者和教育工作者设计的。此外，该倡议的一个新组成部分将：设计战略和制作材料，以帮助家长、决策者和公众了解基本的科学素养。 该部门将包括科诺菲尔米勒集团/全球战略集团，他们将进行民意/市场调查，并制定战略传播计划。 该项目将制作一个定制网站，将AAAS的资源与其他组织，如NSTA，NRC和Annenberg/CPB项目联系起来，以帮助教师和家长增加对与科学教育有关的重要问题的理解。 这一部分将鼓励教师和家长更积极地参与国家改善科学教育的努力。

The project will build on prior successful work and:1) Explore extending the applicability of its criteria for evaluating materials to the elementary school level and to a greater variety of topics.2) Produce a set of interrelated on-line databases of instructional components -- research summaries, representations, phenomena and questions/tasks that developers can use to creat K-12 goals-based textbooks and other materials that focus on important ideas and skills in science, mathematics and technology. It is anticpated that these databases will also be valuable to practicing teachers (this component forming the basis for Project inservice programs) and to those designing preservice courses.3) Create an expanded set of conceptual strand maps portraying students' growth of understanding for important topics such as weather and climate, basic functions of living things, energy conservation, and electricity and magnetism; and4) Create professional development workshop plans and presentation materials designed particularly for curriculum materials developers and educators responsible for evaluating and selecting textbooks.In addition, a new component to the initiative will:Design strategies and create materials to help parents, decision-makers, and the public in general to understand basic scientific literacy. This component will include the Conover Miller Group/Global Strategy Group who will conduct public opinion/market research polls and develop a strategic communications plan. The Project will produce a customized website that links the resources of AAAS with other organizations such as the NSTA, NRC and the Annenberg/CPB Project to help teachers and parents increase their understanding of the important issues related to science education. This component will encourage teachers and parents to become more actively involved in their state's efforts to improve science education.