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MSPnet Academy: The NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education

Presenters:
Heidi Schweingruber, Philip Bell
Start at:
September 15, 2011 2:00 PM (Eastern)
Duration:
1 hr
Moderator:
Joni Falk
Who can join:
This webinar is available to the public

Description

This MSPnet Academy webinar is presented by Heidi Schweingruber, Deputy Director of the Board on Science Education at the National Research Council (NRC) and Philip Bell, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, University of Washington.

Heidi Schweingruber and Philip Bell presented and discussed a recently released National Research Council (NRC) report "A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas." This new framework for K-12 science education calls for a shift in the way science is taught and learned in the United States.