TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Suzanne Wilson A2 - Heidi Schweingruber A2 - Natalie Nielsen TI - Science Teachers' Learning: Enhancing Opportunities, Creating Supportive Contexts SN - DO - 10.17226/21836 PY - 2015 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21836/science-teachers-learning-enhancing-opportunities-creating-supportive-contexts PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Education AB - Currently, many states are adopting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or are revising their own state standards in ways that reflect the NGSS. For students and schools, the implementation of any science standards rests with teachers. For those teachers, an evolving understanding about how best to teach science represents a significant transition in the way science is currently taught in most classrooms and it will require most science teachers to change how they teach. That change will require learning opportunities for teachers that reinforce and expand their knowledge of the major ideas and concepts in science, their familiarity with a range of instructional strategies, and the skills to implement those strategies in the classroom. Providing these kinds of learning opportunities in turn will require profound changes to current approaches to supporting teachers' learning across their careers, from their initial training to continuing professional development. A teacher's capability to improve students' scientific understanding is heavily influenced by the school and district in which they work, the community in which the school is located, and the larger professional communities to which they belong. Science Teachers' Learning provides guidance for schools and districts on how best to support teachers' learning and how to implement successful programs for professional development. This report makes actionable recommendations for science teachers' learning that take a broad view of what is known about science education, how and when teachers learn, and education policies that directly and indirectly shape what teachers are able to learn and teach. The challenge of developing the expertise teachers need to implement the NGSS presents an opportunity to rethink professional learning for science teachers. Science Teachers' Learning will be a valuable resource for classrooms, departments, schools, districts, and professional organizations as they move to new ways to teach science. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Ana Ferreras A2 - Cathy Kessel A2 - Myong-Hi Kim TI - Mathematics Curriculum, Teacher Professionalism, and Supporting Policies in Korea and the United States: Summary of a Workshop SN - DO - 10.17226/21753 PY - 2015 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21753/mathematics-curriculum-teacher-professionalism-and-supporting-policies-in-korea-and-the-united-states PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Education AB - On July 15-17, 2012 the United States National Commission on Mathematics Instruction and Seoul National University held a joint Korea-U.S. workshop on Mathematics Teaching and Curriculum. The workshop was organized to address questions and issues related to math teaching and curriculum that were generated by each country, including the following: What are the main concerns in the development of the curriculum? What issues have been discussed or debated among curriculum developers, teachers, teacher educators, and scholars regarding the curriculum? How have textbooks been developed for the curriculum? How are curricular tasks designed and what criteria are used? What is the role of learning trajectories in the development of curriculum? This report summarizes the presentations and discussions at the workshop. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council A2 - Nancy Kober TI - Reaching Students: What Research Says About Effective Instruction in Undergraduate Science and Engineering SN - DO - 10.17226/18687 PY - 2015 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18687/reaching-students-what-research-says-about-effective-instruction-in-undergraduate PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Education AB - The undergraduate years are a turning point in producing scientifically literate citizens and future scientists and engineers. Evidence from research about how students learn science and engineering shows that teaching strategies that motivate and engage students will improve their learning. So how do students best learn science and engineering? Are there ways of thinking that hinder or help their learning process? Which teaching strategies are most effective in developing their knowledge and skills? And how can practitioners apply these strategies to their own courses or suggest new approaches within their departments or institutions? Reaching Students strives to answer these questions. Reaching Students presents the best thinking to date on teaching and learning undergraduate science and engineering. Focusing on the disciplines of astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, geosciences, and physics, this book is an introduction to strategies to try in your classroom or institution. Concrete examples and case studies illustrate how experienced instructors and leaders have applied evidence-based approaches to address student needs, encouraged the use of effective techniques within a department or an institution, and addressed the challenges that arose along the way. The research-based strategies in Reaching Students can be adopted or adapted by instructors and leaders in all types of public or private higher education institutions. They are designed to work in introductory and upper-level courses, small and large classes, lectures and labs, and courses for majors and non-majors. And these approaches are feasible for practitioners of all experience levels who are open to incorporating ideas from research and reflecting on their teaching practices. This book is an essential resource for enriching instruction and better educating students. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - Spy Pond Partners, LLC and Iteris, Inc. TI - Data to Support Transportation Agency Business Needs: A Self-Assessment Guide DO - 10.17226/23463 PY - 2015 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23463/data-to-support-transportation-agency-business-needs-a-self-assessment-guide PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 814: Data to Support Transportation Agency Business Needs: A Self-Assessment Guide provides methods to evaluate and improve the value of their data for decision making and their data-management practices.NCHRP Web-Only Document 214: Transportation Agency Self-Assessment of Data to Support Business Needs: Final Research Report describes the research process and methods used to develop NCHRP Report 814. The following documents supplement the project and are available online:Agency-wide data management assessmentProgram-specific data management assessmentData value assessmentExecutive PowerPoint PresentationFlyerThis supplemental information is offered as is, without warranty or promise of support of any kind either expressed or implied. Under no circumstance will the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or the Transportation Research Board (collectively "TRB") be liable for any loss or damage caused by the installation or operation of this product. TRB makes no representation or warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, including without limitation, the warranty of merchantability or the warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not in any case be liable for any consequential or special damages. ER - TY - BOOK AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine TI - Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership: Third Report SN - DO - 10.17226/21784 PY - 2015 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/21784/review-of-the-21st-century-truck-partnership-third-report PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Engineering and Technology KW - Energy and Energy Conservation AB - The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP) works to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. This report is the third in a series of three by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that have reviewed the research and development initiatives carried out by the 21CTP. Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Third Report builds on the Phase 1 and 2 reviews and reports, and also comments on changes and progress since the Phase 2 report was issued in 2012. ER - TY - BOOK AU - Transportation Research Board AU - National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine A2 - TranSys Research Ltd. A2 - RailTEC at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A2 - CPCS Transcom A2 - Lawson Economics Research Inc. TI - Technical Document and User Guide for the Multi-Modal Passenger Simulation Model for Comparing Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes DO - 10.17226/22080 PY - 2015 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/22080/technical-document-and-user-guide-for-the-multi-modal-passenger-simulation-model-for-comparing-passenger-rail-energy-consumption-with-competing-modes PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - TRB’s National Cooperative Rail Research Program (NCRRP) Web-Only Document 1: Technical Document and User Guide for the Multi-Modal Passenger Simulation Model for Comparing Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes describes the technical details of an analytical framework used to create NCRRP Report 3: Comparison of Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes. The Web-Only Document also provides guidance on how to set up and use the multi-modal passenger simulation model provided in NCRRP Report 3. ER -