The latest I've received from the Project 2061 folks. -ML
------ Forwarded Message From: "Project 2061" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 17:22:39 -0400 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Project 2061 Update: Professional Development Workshops, "Atlas" and Evolution, 2061 Today, and more Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science is gearing up for a busy fall season and invites you to be a part of it. This update contains information about the following activities, resources, and publications now available from Project 2061: I. "Using 'Atlas of Science Literacy'" Workshop II. "Focus on Standards for Science and Mathematics" Workshop III. Evolution: What Should Students Know? IV. Current Issue of the Project 2061 Newsletter V. New Grant Funds Four-Year Outreach Campaign VI. New Articles Available Online ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I. "Using 'Atlas of Science Literacy'" Workshop This new workshop from Project 2061 gives participants a chance to learn how to use the popular strand maps that are featured in Project 2061's "Atlas of Science Literacy." Participants consider how maps can be used to improve curriculum, change classroom practice, and clarify standards. This three-day session will be offered twice this fall, with workshops scheduled for the days leading up to two of the NSTA regional meetings. The workshop dates and locations are November 5-7 in Columbus, OH, and December 3-5 in Memphis, TN. More information and registration materials are available at: http://www.project2061.org/pdp/atlas.htm?20011001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ II. "Focus on Standards for Science and Mathematics" Workshop In this workshop participants learn how to use the many research-based tools that Project 2061 has developed. In addition to learning how to use "Science for All Americans" and "Benchmarks for Science Literacy" to better understand the intention of their state or district framework and to improve their own content knowledge, participants also have an opportunity to: 1. Work with the strand maps from "Atlas of Science Literacy" to think about K-12 articulation. 2. Spend time thinking about unburdening the curriculum using the new book "Designs for Science Literacy." 3. Work with Project 2061's curriculum materials evaluation procedure to think more critically about the lessons and materials that they are using. 4. Learn how to improve their own content knowledge using trade books discussed in "Resources for Science Literacy: Professional Development." Information about workshop dates, locations, and registration is available at: http://www.project2061.org/pdp/oeIntro.htm?20011001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ III. Evolution: What Should Students Know? To supplement PBS's broadcast of "Evolution," teachers, parents, and students can turn to two Project 2061 strand maps that show what K-12 students at different grade levels need to know about the topics "Biological Evolution" and "Natural Selection." The maps are part of "Atlas of Science Literacy," Project 2061's collection of 49 strand maps. For the "Biological Evolution" map, visit: http://www.project2061.org/tools/atlas/sample/5_7_BE.pdf?20011001 For the "Natural Selection" map, visit: http://www.project2061.org/tools/atlas/sample/5_8_NS.pdf?20011001 More information about "Atlas of Science Literacy," including sample maps, map commentaries, and a multimedia presentation, is available at: http://www.project2061.org/tools/atlas?20011001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IV. Current Issue of the Project 2061 Newsletter: "Putting Tests to the Test" The most current issue of "2061 Today," our free, semi-annual newsletter, is now available. Included in this issue are articles on our assessment project, which analyzes K-12 assessment tasks in science and mathematics for their alignment to standards, and our efforts to improve science textbooks through a spring 2001 conference that brought together curriculum materials developers, education researchers, and commercial publishers. Read the current issue of "2061 Today" at: http://www.project2061.org/newsletter?20011001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ V. New Grant Funds Four-Year Outreach Campaign Project 2061 was recently awarded a $5.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation that will support both a four-year public outreach campaign to build support for science literacy and a concurrent effort to develop new tools for teachers, curriculum developers, and textbook authors and publishers. To read the press release announcing this grant and the work it will fund, visit: http://www.project2061.org/newsinfo/press/20011001.htm?20011001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ VI. New Articles Available Online Seen our collection of articles by and about Project 2061 lately? There's a plethora of information available on the Project 2061 web site. Find out more at: http://www.project2061.org/newsinfo/research?20011001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This e-mail was sent to you because our records indicate you are interested in Project 2061. 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