New research paper access and educational resources
Angela Hall
Forwarding this message in case of interest:
As of September 2012, "Science in the Classroom," a new educational resource from Science, is available in beta form, as part of a new open access website that also contains other recent education content from Science magazine (see http://www.sciencemag.org/site/extra/education). "Science in the Classroom" will consist of a collection of annotated research papers and accompanying teaching materials designed to help students at the advanced high school, community college, and undergraduate level understand the structure and workings of professional scientific research. Currently three Science papers have been annotated (topics: ecology, chemistry, developmental biology) and are ready for use in the classroom. http://scienceintheclassroom.org/
Each annotated Science paper contains a "Learning Lens," which is used to selectively highlight different parts of the original text of the research article, including a scroll over glossary. Additionally, an educational scaffold containing an expanded explanation of the figures, often with a close-up of the relevant section of the figure itself, has been built into each research article. Discussion questions, additional activities, relevant news articles, and access to raw data provided by the authors also accompany each paper.
We encourage those who decide to use "Science in the Classroom" to complete the surveys linked to the site (a pre- and post-survey for students plus a single survey for teachers), as we continue to learn from user feedback. We plan to continuously analyze this feedback in order to improve "Science in the Classroom."
We would also appreciate any help you can offer in spreading the word about this new resource. Please forward this announcement to your colleagues and to any list-serves that may be relevant.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Melissa McCartney at mmcc...@aaas.org or Dr. Pamela Hines at phi...@aaas.org.
Angela Hall,
Director of Science Education,
Nuffield Foundation,
28, Bedford Square,
London WC1B 3JS
Tel: 020 7636 6776
Fax: 020 7323 4877