Giving Direction to Science Education

New Group Membership Option

The NCSLA Board recently decided to offer Group memberships to NCSLA are now available for groups of at least 10 people for up to 3 years at a discount of $5 per person off the individual rate. Non-profit organizations and school districts are urged to take advantage of this new option. Learn more!

"Bridging the Gap" STEM Education Conference

Don't miss this opportunity to share your STEM initiatives! The North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research invites educators to submit abstracts to the poster session of Bridging the Gap: Uniting North Carolina K–16 STEM Education. The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2012

Bridging the Gap is is a revolutionary conference that will strengthen K–12 and college STEM education throughout North Carolina by bringing together education, industry, government and informal science organizations. By exchanging ideas, increasing communication and sharing resources, we can put educators in a better position to serve students and the public.

NGSS Timeline

Now that North Carolina is participating in the writing of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), we are eager to see the first draft that should be available later this spring. Below is a timeline of the development process. Learn more at nextgenscience.org.

The final version of the Framework for K12 Science Education is now available online as a pdf (and for purchase in paperback) from NAP at http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165

Last Updated ( Monday, 26 March 2012 13:52 )

Ernest R. Bibby Trust Fund

Contribute to the NCSLA Trust Fund!

Donations to the Trust Fund are tax deductible and help insure that NCSLA programs and services are ongoing. The NCSLA Trust Fund was named in honor of past-president and long time champion of science education, Ernest R. Bibby.

Thank you for your support!

Last Updated ( Thursday, 23 December 2010 13:57 )

Successful K–12 STEM Education

The National Academies Press recently released Successful K–12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (STEM) are fundamental aspects of everyone’s lives as citizens, consumers, parents, and workers. Providing all students with access to high-quality education in STEM is important to their futures and that of the U.S. What can schools do to meet this goal for their students?

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