Current+Trends

=Keep up to date on current trends in science education!=

According to ASCD, science is becoming a more relevant core subject due largely to NCLB and Common Core standards. Read more about it here as well as the nationwide push for STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) classes.

Exceptional interviews by Edutopia here discussing technology and the science teacher, mobile devices, and standardized testing. Also interviews with **Francis Erberle** and **Bill Nye the Science Guy!**

An interesting article here about the shortage of science teachers in our nation.

//"SCIENCE TEACHERS are leaving their profession. They feel overwhelmed by the expectations and scope of the job and isolated and unsupported in their classrooms. They also feel that expectations are unclear. The statistics on turnover among new teachers are startling. School administrators, science teacher leaders, and teacher education programs can do much more to promote better preparation of science teachers and to recruit new teachers into science teaching. In particular, the author focuses on relevant research and on recommendations for educational researchers and policymakers interested in improving and retaining qualified science teachers in classrooms."//