Description: This is a four-year pilot program with seven high school teams from around the state of Illinois. Teams will meet during the school year and in the summer to develop a general curriculum framework including student goals, a list of essential laboratory and computer equipment and implementation issues for schools and districts. They will develop and implement a three-year coherent high school sequence in each school. These will not be identical, rather we seek a rich diversity of curricula developed from the general framework. The curricula will integrate and present content so that an adequate knowledge base is established to support new investigations and develop scientific explanations. The curriculum framework and case studies have the potential to extend benefits to any school wishing to reform the high school science education program.
Comments from Participants: This is the best thing since sliced bread.
Program Contact:
Marge Bardeen
(630)840-2031 Fax: (630) 840-2031
mbarbeen@fnal.gov