Monthly Archives: May 2012

The National Center for Science Education posted this on their Facebook today and I thought I would help pass it along: Are you a middle school or high school teacher? Are you teaching climate change science and encountering resistance (or … Continue reading →

Time is running out to comment on “Next Generation Science Standards” first public draft. The science education community has until this Friday, June 1, to submit feedback on the first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) released to … Continue reading →

The Florida Department of Education is opening up for public comment the new proposed science FCAT 2.0 achievement levels descriptions. They are a component of how we know a student has tested at a given level (FCAT levels 1-5, with … Continue reading →

The ever vigilant Sensuous Curmudgeon spotted a couple of departures from our dysfunctional Florida legislature that have implications for the future of antievolution efforts in Florida. I’ll repeat the announcements here, but there are also a few other changes that … Continue reading →

Well, I’m not sure what to make of the Biology End of Course Exam results that were released this week. There is hardly any news on the results. The Palm Beach Post is really the only news outlet that I … Continue reading →

The Florida Aquarium, in partnership with the University of South Florida’s NSF funded Coastal Areas Climate Change Education (CACCE), is hosting a climate change education workshop/meeting on Wednesday June 6 from 10AM to 4PM at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa. … Continue reading →

From the AP News wire: “More high school students are enrolling in math and science classes. … Overall, the percentage enrolling in math and science courses increased in all subjects except algebra I, a class many students now take in … Continue reading →

Brevard County wanted to add more science and social studies to their schools’ graduation requirements. But money woes killed the plan. Stricter Brevard Public Schools graduation requirements fall to tight times It was an ambitious objective, to require high school … Continue reading →