If you want to make a difference in the life of our nation; if you want to make a difference in the life of a child - become a teacher. Your country needs you.
–
President Barack Obama (1/25/11)
Reading Room
The Basics
- A Nation At Risk
- Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
- California Science Content Standards (pdf)
- National Science Education Standards
- Science Teaching Reconsidered
- Science Teaching and California's Future
Teacher Supply
- Critical Path Analysis of California's Mathematics and Science Teacher Preparation System (pdf)
- Teacher Supply in California: A Report to the Legislature (pdf)
Periodicals
- Science Class from the National Science Teachers Association.
- The Journal of Geosciences Education
- The Journal of Chemical Education
- CBE - Life Sciences Education
- The Physics Teacher
- The Science Educator from the National Science Education Leadership Association
- Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education
- Scientific American
Collections of Science Lessons
- My Science Box hands-on science curriculum
- Science NetLinks from AAAS
- K-5 Geosource from the American Geological Institute
- Curriculum Materials for Teachers also from AGI
- National Science Digital Library created by the National Science Foundation
- Virtual Courseware Project has interactive, online simulations for the life and earth science
- National Science Resources Center has inquiry-centered science education curricula
Other Reading
- An American Imperative addresses the critical shortage of high quality mathematics and science teachers from the Business-Higher Education Forum
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education from the National Science Board which is the governing board of the National Science Foundation
Other Links
- Online Science Resources is a collection of links mostly oriented toward science teaching.