This article by Joyce VanTassel-Baska offers teachers many suggestions on how to improve science curriculum. It explains what should be included in a good science education and numerous ways of achieving these goals. Also included is a checklist of classrooom indicators for curriculum reform. ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Teresa Bondora, who provides parents numerous tips on how to help their children master science skills beginning at an early age. ...
This Tips for Parents article is from a seminar hosted by Jessica Fields, who seeks to help parents foster their child's passion for science. An interest in the scientific world may develop at a young age and it is important to keep such interest alive. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This book review tells how author Michael Matthews provides parents with a basic foundation of science to help them better understand their child's interest in his book, Encouraging Your Child’s Science Talent: The Involved Parents’ Guide. ...
BOOK REVIEW (Davidson Institute) - This teaching unit, which covers aspects from the language arts, math, science and social studies disciplines, is an excellent resource for teachers interested in a constructivist interdisciplinary approach. There is a clear focus on active learning, that children should be taught to learn in a deeper context. Units of Instruction for Gifted Learners is designed for students in grades 2-8. ...
This article, in Q & A format, outlines responses by Dr. Woodbury of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, about his mentor relationship with 2010 Davidson Fellow Laureate Kyle Loh, including how they met each other, successful tips for working with a mentor and other advice. This article also includes a letter from mentee Kyle Loh about working with Dr. Woodbury and how he helped Kyle achieve his goals. ...