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Science For America Launches New Website
Tired of trying to find science resources on the web, Teach For America corpsmembers create tool for teachers
HOUSTON, TX - October 2, 2006 - What can a small group of committed
science educators teaching in America's most challenging classrooms
accomplish? Quite a bit, according to the formula proposed by a newly
created organization that hopes to improve the quality of science
education in America's public high schools.
The group's website, ScienceForAmerica.com is kicking off its first
promotion campaign in October 2006 by recruiting seven expert high school
science teachers from around the country to start their Science InTouch
forum on the web site. These experts will hold chats and develop issues
on such topics as assessment, community partnerships, the digital
divide, project-based learning, and teacher preparation.
"We are developing a community driven, solutions-based tool that
science educators can use in their classroom," said Bret Wagner,
executive director and developer of the Science For America web site.
"We're trying to fill a niche that is not filled by other tools on the
Internet."
The Science For America web site offers resources for planning and
implementing instruction, developing project-based learning curriculum,
and collaborating with colleagues. Unlike other teaching-related
websites, which frequently provide large lists of unranked, unsorted
links and resources, the SFA website provides submission, rating and
discussion tools to allow the best resources to surface near the top of
the list. This saves teachers time, and allows the best resources to
develop into excellent tools which all educators will want to implement
in their classrooms.
According to Shyam Gadwal, one of the high school science teachers
who recently started visiting the web site, the free, ranked resources
make his job of finding engaging activities much easier. "This is how
you develop a smart, community-driven web site."
For more information, go to www.scienceforamerica.com.
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