Science Curriculum

Selecting Instructional Materials: A Guide for K-12 Science
Maxine Singer and Jan Tuomi, Editors; Committee on Developing the Capacity to Select Effective Instructional Materials, National Research Council

Designing Mathematics or Science Curriculum Programs: A Guide for Using Mathematics and Science Education Standards
Committee on Science Education K-12 and the Mathematical Sciences Education Board, National Research Council

Systemic Change

Science for All Children: A Guide to Improving Elementary Science Education in Your School District
National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution

Foundations: The Challenge and Promise of K-8 Science Education Reform
Division of Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education, Directorate for Education and Human Resources/National Science Foundation

Interpreting Standards

NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Pathways to the Science Standards (Elementary)

NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards (Middle)

NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards (High)

National Educational Technology Standards for Students Connecting Curriculum and Technology ISTE - The US Department of Education

Professional Development

Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics
Susan Loucks-Horsley, Peter W. Hewson, Nancy Love and Katherine Stiles--The National Institute for Science Education

The Role of Scientists in the Professional Development of Science Teachers
Committee on Biology Teacher Inservice Programs, National Research Council

Whole-Faculty Study Groups: A Powerful Way to Change Schools and Enhance Learning
Carlene U. Murphy and Dale W. Lick, Florida State University, Tallahassee

Instructional Practice

Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning
Steve Olson and Susan Loucks-Horsley, Editors; Committee on the Development of an Addendum to the National Science Education Standards on Scientific Inquiry, National Research Council

Beyond the Science Kit
Edited by Wendy Saul and Jeanne Reardon

Assessment

Vermont-PASS Science Assessment Blueprint

Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards, 2001 National Resource Council National Academy Press, Washington DC

Bibliography of Assessment Alternatives: Science
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Insights & Outcomes: Assessments for Great Explorations in Math and Science
Jacqueline Barbar, Lincoln Bergman, Jan M. Goodman, Kimi Hosoume, Linda Lipner, Cary Sneider and Laura Tucker

New Standards™ Student Performance Standards
National Center on Education and the Economy