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The National Science Resources Center, collects and disseminates information about exemplary teaching resources, develops and disseminates curriculum materials, and sponsors outreach activities, specifically in the areas of leadership development and technical assistance, to help school districts develop and sustain hands-on science programs. More information is available at <http://www.si.edu/nsrc>.

The Association of Science Materials Centers (ASMC) offers assistance in planning facilities, identifying and evaluating curriculum, procuring and managing materials, staffing, raising and managing funds, planning a delivery system, developing community support, providing for continuous professional development, and promoting systemic change. ASMC information is available at <http://substorm.astro.umd.edu/~asmc/asmc.html>.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science's Project 2061 makes its many resources and research publications available at <http://project2061.aaas.org>.

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The National Science Education Standards set broad content goals for teaching grades K-12. For science teaching programs to achieve these goals—indeed, for science teaching to be most effective—teachers and students need textbooks, lab kits, videos, and other materials that are clear, accurate, and help students achieve the goals set by the standards. Selecting Instructional Materials provides a rigorously field-tested procedure to help education decisionmakers evaluate and choose materials for the science classroom. The recommended procedure is unique, adaptable to local needs, and realistic given the time and money limitations typical to school districts.

This volume includes a guide outlining the entire process for school district facilitators, and provides review instruments for each step. It critically reviews the current selection process for science teaching materials—in the 20 states where the state board of education sets forth a recommended list and in the 30 states where materials are selected entirely by local decisionmakers.

Selecting Instructional Materials explores how purchasing decisions are influenced by parent attitudes, political considerations, and the marketing skills of those who produce and sell science teaching materials. It will be indispensable to state and local education decisionmakers, science program administrators and teachers, and science education advocates.

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