Capture the Vision...Make It Real

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Science education is in the news. The release of the National Science Education Standards set a vision for the future of sicence education. Results from the Third International Mathematics and Science give us a benchmark by which we can compare our performance on an international. Research in science educatino is constantly providing new ideas for improving our practice. What do all of these mean for the classroom teacher? How do we make sense of all of the information that is comingout? This session will focus on a lecture/discussion with the Retiring President of the National Science Teachers Associationl. Discuss some of the issues that are facing our profession and explore ways in which classroom teachers are involved in influencing the directions in which science educatinon is heading on a national level.