[Osta-board] Conference Themes

[Allan Bruner]

I suppose for all you Simon and Garfunkle fans.... (and for some admin
types....) could be a "Bridge over Troubled Waters?'

Couldn't resist!
AB

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Lori Lancaster <lancaster.ld at gmail.com>wrote:

> Colleagues:
>
> I've been thinking about the themes we came up with for the conference:
>
> Bridges to...
>
> 1. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
> 2. STEM
> 3. Literacy
>
> I'd like you all to consider changing the third one to something that will
> encompass Literacy, but also get the attention of administrators:
>
> Common Core Standards in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.
>
> Most states have, or are, adopting these.  This is also a chance for
> science educators to highlight "what we can do for you" with respect to
> literacy and mathematics outcomes.  In fact, my administrators are
> requiring that we place them into our content curriculum maps.  We also saw
> places for them in the NGSS.
>
> So, having said that, what are your thoughts?
>
>
>
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*D. Allan Bruner, National Board Certified Teacher*
Science Chair
2006 Oregon Teacher of the Year
Past-President, Oregon Science Teachers Association
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