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Now Available: A Framework for K-12 Science Education
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A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas was released by the National Research Council (NRC) in July 2011. The framework identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school. It will serve as the foundation for new K-12 science education standards, which will be developed by a group of states to replace standards issued more than a decade ago. The framework is also designed to be useful for curriculum and assessment designers, teacher educators, and others who work in K-12 science education.
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To learn more about the NRC framework:
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• Order a copy or download a free PDF of the report that presents the framework.
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• View a video or photos of a July 2011 public briefing held to release the framework.
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States and education groups have begun work to implement the framework. A group of states coordinated by nonprofit organization Achieve Inc. is developing Next Generation Science Standards based on the framework. Information about that process is available at Achieve’s website.
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In addition, the National Science Teachers Association has hosted two web seminars on the framework, featuring members of the NRC committee that developed it. Archived versions are available online:
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