On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Gary Martin <garycmar...@googlemail.com> wrote: > 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
It would be cool to see what some of these look like as well: http://www3.newton.k12.ma.us/content/grade-level-curriculum -walter > > 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 > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
