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8 A Vision of the Future
Pages 82-88

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From page 82...
... He is no longer considered to be a biology or chemistry or even a science teacher, because his professional development has included opportunities to become knowledgeable in at least two major subjects (mathematics and science) and to work with the partnership team at his school, which consists of a humanities-fine arts specialist (from the community)
From page 83...
... The science curriculum, well integrated into the other major subject programs, has been developed from the National Science Education Standards and his state's Science Curriculum Framework. The American Association for the Advancement of Science Project 2061 developed some innovative curriculumimplementation models, one of which has been adapted at his school because of its interdisciplinary structure.
From page 84...
... A FUTURE CLASSROOM Imagine a future classroom. It looks and feels very different from the "old days." There are very thin textbooks with eight or nine basic concepts on two or three topics integrated across mathematics, science, and societal issues.
From page 85...
... · Vocational-biology classes are popular and allow an emphasis on learning job skills needed by laboratory technicians who monitor robotics in laboratory experimentation. Student teams isolate genes in plants, feed into national databases, and help to develop new medications, engineered plants for agriculture, and so on.
From page 86...
... The staff of the center first helped her to find and analyze the education-research literature on the value of research experiences for teachers. She then decided that she and three other faculty colleagues in her department and six colleagues at a different university would try different kinds of followup activities with the teachers, varying the roles of students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty in visits and comparing electronic communication with a newsletter and written and telephone contact.
From page 87...
... PREPARING FUTURE TEACHERS Dr. Nahn Daung joined the Upstate University Biology Department 10 years ago as a research geneticist and assistant professor of biology.
From page 88...
... Through a team approach, faculty in the sciences and education work together to develop undergraduate curricula that couple science content and process with pedagogic skills. He enjoys his dual role as researcher-educator.


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