OK. While we are sharing standards that are already in place, I might as well add those of California, drafted in 2003 (reposted in 2009). They are certainly due for new textbooks! They may turn out to be digital. I haven't read the standards lately, but here is the link to a pdf:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/sciencestnd.pdf And here is a link to their digital textbook project... good stuff and, as far as I know, all creative commons: http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/ And then there is Texas, the other gorilla in the textbook buying process. Here is a new article (today) that indicates things may be getting better there: http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/article/This-time-SBOE-gets-science-right-1600863.php Caryl Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:20:42 -0400 From: elizabethbarndol...@gmail.com To: support-g...@lists.laptop.org Subject: Re: [support-gang] [IAEP] Proposed New K-12 Science Framework Wow this is great I can really use this also! Thanks! On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Gary Martin <garycmar...@googlemail.com> wrote: Hi Walter, On 27 Jul 2011, at 02:34, Walter Bender wrote: > 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 These are based on the Grade K to 8 overview documents (Curriculum Overview Documents for Parents, "Your Child's Year in Grades K- 8"): http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Grade_K_2010_som.jpg http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Grade_1_2010_som.jpg http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Grade_2_2010_som.jpg http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Grade_3_2010_som.jpg http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Grade_4_2010_som.jpg http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Grade_5_2010_som.jpg http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Grade_6_2010_som.jpg http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Grade_7_2010_som.jpg http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/File:Grade_8_2010_som.jpg Note: I excluded the term use/uses as it had such a high frequency relative to all others without adding much in the way of interesting associations. Curiously the Grade_7_2010.pdf document didn't follow this pattern so I wonder if it came from a different author/source originally. Did you want maps for the Grade Level Benchmark documents as well? Regards, --Gary > -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 _______________________________________________ support-gang mailing list support-g...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang -- Regards,Elizabeth Barndollar 843-818-8791 _______________________________________________ support-gang mailing list support-g...@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/support-gang
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