Science education

There has been an increase in attention to science in recent years because there has been a large increase in science, engineering, and technology in the workforce. Alabama has also seen the increase in jobs in those fields and is trying to set up its school systems to be stronger in the different areas. The state of Alabama believes that science, engineering, technology, and society are all interdependent and should be taught in a way that shows their connectedness. The position that they stand behind is science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education through the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI). The definitions of the STEM acronym: Science: The study of the natural world. Technology: One surprise…

smooth and effective. My biggest concern for contemporary science in schools today is resourcing- human and physical being the major and highest priority initiatives to produce scientifically enquiring minds into adult years. Our contemporary world is forever and rapidly changing so these societal pressures forces Science to change, and you as a principle have the power to change and make sure…

Over the past one hundred years education has evolved and the term and implementation of inquiry grew to find its definition and importance of science education. All the way back to the early 1900s when their goals were to teach science on the basis of application to the major activities of everyday living. (Deboer pg. 65) When science was competing for a spot in the education world equal to literature and math. From 1893-1920, science, involving reasoning inductively shifted to focusing more…

In the future, whatever my plans turn out to be I know I will help students realize how important education is. As a teacher this would be simple, to show them the wonders of science, the application of science in the world around them. By sparking that initial curiosity, its possible they will continue to pursue science and education well after high school. If you ask anyone to think of someone who had an influence on them, they will almost always remember a teacher, someone who guided them…

Technology and science are two interrelated subject fields both constantly experiencing new developments, discoveries, and challenges. The two subject areas work hand-in-hand together to provide adequate solutions and advancements to meet the needs of our ever-changing society. In a 1998 world conference, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) discussed the growing influence science had on society, analysing the considerable measures of public mistrust of…

Education Statement My short-term educational goal is to complete my Bachelor of Health Science Degree program with honors. Long-term, I intend to pursue a more focused Master’s degree in Clinical Research. Unfortunately, there are few bachelor programs for clinical research available. To date I am an LPN as well as a certified clinical research coordinator. Regrettably, there were few nursing associate degree programs available when I was searching for an accelerated program. The LPN education…

This chapter is centered around the idea that science is a subject matter that is able to incorporate all other subjects into it yet it is not emphasized enough. “Science is a way of thinking; it involves doing, acting, investigating, gathering, organizing, and evaluating. Active teaching promotes learning and it is through science activities and experiences that students do, act, investigate, gather, organize, analyze, and evaluate information” (p.132). It is hard to imagine that through all of…

Goals Statement The effective science teaching will help students foster and develop conceptual understandings as science learners for the rest of their life. It emphasizes engaging in and learning about scientific practice [1]. By understanding these perspectives can help educators providing more meaningful science teaching environment. The goal of this professional goal statement is to enhance the science and pedagogical knowledge of professional science teachers to improve the student…

the future. Physics in high school is important as it develops pupils’ general understanding of the world around them (Millar & Osbourne, 1998). This is recognised by pupils (Osborne & Collins, 2001) however, the uptake of physics in post-compulsory education is significantly lower than other subjects ((Roberts, 2002) as cited by (Bennet, et al., 2013)). As a result, there are concerns for the future work force as there are “predicted shortages of people electing to pursue careers related to…

To enter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) high schools, students must acquire the desire and foundational skills for success in science at an early age. Science instruction is often overlooked in elementary school. Reasons include an overemphasis on literacy and mathematics due to standards-based testing and teachers’ lack of professional development in teaching science. This literature review employed a case study design to examine the impact and the current standings…