National Science Education Standards

Americans are unhappy with the education system in the United States, and the government is trying to find a solution. The United States has been spending money on educational reform and American students still rank low in math and science to other developed countries. The latest idea to be implemented is the Common Core State Standards Initiative, which is supposed to strength our educational system. Many of the states have accepted the Common Core State Standards, but they have not been…

Forensic science needs many improvements to move the practice forward. The National Academy of Sciences forensic committee has expressed recommendations for forensic science in the Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward paper, that will be summarized through this paper (National Research Council, 2009). The goal was to assess the present and future resources needed, recommendations to maximize the use of techniques, support best guidelines and practices, ensure…

Discussion of the educational philosophies, cultural norms and values implicit in the Australian Digital Technologies and the UK’s Computing Curricula “There are standards for students, standards for teachers, standards for curriculum content, standards for just about everything that moves” (Eisner, 2000, p. 344). However, from the research, I found that the educational philosophies, cultural norms and values are not explicitly stated in each curriculum. In contrast, they have been developed and…

Scavenger Hunt assignment was designed to allow teacher candidates to create an interactive S.T.E.M. activity for students. The assignment included, but was not limited to, finding three websites about a specific science topic. The Water Cycle was chosen for this particular assignment. Engaging science websites and activities were part of the requirement for this activity. Students completing the online scavenger hunt will have to create a final project consisting of all the information learned…

and support of nursing. The two organizations I will examine are The Joint Commission (TJC) and the National League for Nursing (NLN). Founded in 1951, the purpose of TJC is to continually improve health care (The Joint Commission, 2016).…

state testing, because they disapproved of Common Core Standards. For people who are not aware of what Common Core Standards are, they are a set of national education standards for the four common core standards (english, math, science and social studies) created by the National Governors’ Association and the Council of the Chief State School Officers. They were created so that the United States would have a uniform…

Association of College of Nursing (AACN) is the accrediting agency for bachelors and graduate education. It works to provide quality standards for nursing education and guide schools in achieving those standards. It also promotes the nursing profession to improve healthcare and advocates public support for professional nursing education, research and practice. They established the Essentials of Master’s Education to pinpoint the skills and knowledge that all nurses should achieve going through…

(PISA) tests America ranked 27th in Math, 17th in reading, and 20th in science (United States – country note –results from PISA 2012, 2012, p. 1). Based on a 2012 study conducted by PISA, the USA is doing worse than 50%-79% of the countries tested. Common Core State Standards is a desperately needed change to help students develop into better scholars, and internationally compete in the marketplace. Common Core State Standards, or Common Core for short, is not only trying to increase America’s…

decade, many states – including California – have implemented Common Core standards, which place a greater emphasis on language arts and mathematics curriculum than other subject areas (ex. science, social studies, the arts, etc.) in K-12 instruction. In an essay to be read by an audience of educated adults, state whether you agree or disagree with this decision, specifically as it relates to preparing students for higher education and their lives after school. Be sure to support your position…

forensics laboratory meets established standards and guidelines. Discussion: Forensic laboratory accreditation is a growing trend with 391 crime laboratories currently being accredited, which breaks down to 186 State labs, 130 Local labs, 32 Federal labs, 18 International labs, and 25 private labs (ASCLD/LAB, 2016). A search for “multimedia” of the accredited laboratories index page, found on the ASCLD/LAB website of accredited laboratory index resulted…