Science for the classroom and beyond
As a science teacher at Curry College in Massachusetts, Abby Hafer is a staunch advocate of teaching peer-reviewed, scientifically accurate content in her college classes. In an effort to protect public school science education in the state, Hafer recently worked with legislator Kenneth Gordon to draft a bill that adds language to existing curriculum standards that seeks to limit science […]
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An NPR poll recently discovered that most teachers don’t teach climate change, yet parents wish they did. To find out more about these findings, we invited NPR education correspondent Anya Kamenetz to the show. Anya joins us to to explain why teachers might not teach climate change, provides a few resources for us to change that behavior, and also challenges […]
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As the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) takes full effect this fall, educators might be curious to know how this new legislation affects STEM education. To help us navigate through ESSA, we welcome James Brown to the show. As executive director of the STEM Education Coalition, James works with the Coalition to raise awareness in Congress, the Administration, and other organizations about […]
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Our guest this week is John Timmer, senior science editor for Ars Technica. John has been paying particular attention to state legislatures that, in the first few month of each year, tend to propose bills that attempt to dictate how science is taught in their schools. Listen to the show to hear what bills might affect teaching science in your state. […]
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