Dear friends of NCSE, A proposed resolution on climate science education fails to reach the Senate floor. When the United States Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 on July 16, 2015, a proposed resolution acknowledging the scientific … Continue reading
Announcing the launch of the 2016-2017 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching (DA) Program Online Application for K-12 teachers! Are you a U.S.: Primary and/or secondary classroom teacher? Guidance counselor? Curriculum specialist? Curriculum head? Talented and Gifted coordinator? Special Education coordinator? Media specialist/librarian? … Continue reading
UPDATE FROM THE SENATE Two of the three amendments concerning climate change education under consideration are out of commission as the United States Senate continues to discuss a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. … Continue reading
CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION IN THE SENATE Climate change education is suddenly under discussion in the United States Senate, the National Journal (July 9, 2015) reports, with the introduction of dueling amendments to a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary … Continue reading
Calling all Science Educators! The Oklahoma Science Teachers Association (OSTA) is coming to town near you to pilot a new approach to outreach. OSTA Meet-Ups are a great opportunity to collaborate with OSTA members and other science educators from your … Continue reading
WASHINGTON, DC — President Obama today named 108 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This year’s awardees represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. … Continue reading
THE CLERGY CLIMATE LETTER Over one hundred clergy—including leaders of Christian, Jewish, Unitarian, and Humanist groups—have endorsed a new Clergy Climate Letter. The letter, modeled roughly on the pro-evolution Clergy Letter Project (which boasts over 13,000 clergy), … Continue reading
Amazon from A to Z: Anacondas to Zebra Butterflies A Field Based Workshop in the Peruvian Amazon for Interpreters, Naturalists, and Informal Educators Space is limited, so reserve early! Visit http://www.amazonworkshops.com/2016/amazoninterp DOWNLOAD COMPLETE SYLLABUS! Dates: January 15 to 24, 2016 door-to-door … Continue reading
NABT and BSCS in partnership with HHMI AP Biology Teacher Academy Engage, Invigorate, Transform The Academy is open to teachers of all biology courses. Registration is not limited to only those teaching AP courses. Join leaders in biology education to · Focus on integrating the … Continue reading
ANTISCIENCE LEGISLATION IN ALABAMA House Bill 592, introduced in the Alabama House of Representatives on April 30, 2015, and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy, would undermine the integrity of science education in the state … Continue reading
