Hi Caryl, On 26 Jul 2011, at 06:07, Caryl Bigenho wrote:
> Hi Everyone, > > I received an email today from eSchool News with a link to a very important > document everyone at OLPC and Sugar Labs should familiarize themselves with. > It is the new K-12 Science Framework published by the National Academies of > the United States. It is still in the pre-publication stage, but pdf files > of the uncorrected chapters are available for free download at this link: > > https://download.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165#orgs Not sure if it's of help (having not read any of the content yet), but I downloaded the full pdf, extracted the text and generated a quick self organising map to give an overview of what the document covers: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:K-12_science_education_framework_13165_som.jpg Regards, --Gary > We need to be aware of the content with this book as it will shape future > science and engineering education in the United States. If we want Sugar to > be relevant and useful for teachers, knowing what they are charged with > teaching and the methods they will be asked to use will help us better serve > them. > > Since it has a total of 270 pages, and I just finished downloading it > (chapter by chapter), I can't comment on the contents. But, this should be > fuel for some interesting discussions in the next few weeks if the rest of > you take the time to download and take an in depth look at what is there. > > Caryl > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
