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Sharing the Adventure with the Student Exploring the Intersections of NASA Space Science and Education: A Workshop Summary (2015) / Chapter Skim
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8 Wrap-Up
Pages 50-52

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... He suggested moving away from mission-specific materials to standards-based, crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas so that, for example, people working with the Hubble Space Telescope can incorporate data from Cassini at Saturn or a Mars mission. By helping to develop materials that teachers can use in a three-dimensional world and encouraging students to think more about science and engineering practices, space and Earth scientists can contribute to the next generation of curriculum.
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... Moulding referred to the National Association of Research and Science Teaching white paper on professional development standards.2 He said that the Council of State Science Supervisors is revising standards to align to the Framework. On the subject of research and evaluation, Moulding explained that guidelines are changing the evaluation expectations for educational programs.
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... 52 SHARING THE ADVENTURE WITH THE STUDENT FIGURE 8.1  The 2-day workshop held in the auditorium of the National Academy of Sciences building featured extensive discussion and participation by a broad range of experts in the science education field. SOURCE: Harrison Dreves, NRC.
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