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Bringing science to the classroom: Science News in High Schools
Science News in High Schools is a unique program for teachers and students. It keeps educators up-to-date on the latest science through expert journalism. The magazine serves as a great resource for research and discussion. And the program comes with an Educator Guide to quickly integrate the magazine into the life of the classroom.
President & CEO of the Society and publisher of Science News Maya Ajmera thought of the program after six months of working at the Society.
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鈥淚 already knew teachers who bought the magazine personally and used it in their classrooms,鈥� said Maya. 鈥淚 thought why not have a way for them to get the magazine through Science News in High Schools. But more broadly, every teacher in America should have this resource.鈥�
Science News in High Schools brings the curriculum to life.
鈥揗ichele Glidden, Chief Program Officer
Bringing curriculum to life
鈥淭he program bridges the gap of improving scientific literacy among our younger audiences,鈥� said Michele Glidden, the Society鈥檚 Chief Program Officer.
The staff at Science News does science journalism best. The independent magazine, published since 1922, has a staff of beat reporters who focus solely on specialized topics of science.
Inside every issue of Science News are features that focus on recent reports, studies, findings, trends, and current news that science can inform or the science behind news. Examples of recent stories include what and what .
The more educated a teacher is about current science topics, the better able they are to teach science.
鈥揈lizabeth Quill, Enterprise Editor Science News
鈥淎 lot of entities sell science stories,鈥� Elizabeth said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e bringing science stories that are legitimate, important, interesting, and valid. We鈥檙e not chasing the hype.鈥�
Science is an ever-evolving endeavor. Some teachers use outdated textbooks and miss the latest developments.
Putting Science News in high schools provides teachers the opportunity to remain updated on all fields of scientific inquiry. The magazine and Educator Guides help teachers gain a better understanding of science as a process.
The magazine supplements what teachers learned about science a decade or more ago, Elizabeth said.
The issue with textbooks is that upon printing, it鈥檚 old. Science News offers current journalism.
鈥揗ichele Glidden
鈥淥ne of the issues with textbooks is that upon printing, it鈥檚 old,鈥� Michele said. 鈥淭he idea of providing a resource with current information, and an instrument to help teach it, is an extra resource for teachers. It brings the curriculum to life.鈥�
Taking the load off teacher鈥檚 plates
Teachers are extremely busy. The Educator Guides provide ready-to-teach activities, experiments, and discussion questions that can be incorporated into lessons for hardworking teachers.
The guides offer a variety of ways to use Science News to enhance teaching, including: discussion questions, experiments, demonstrations, and writing activities. The guides are aligned with Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core.
鈥�Science News in High Schools creates a lifetime learning opportunity,鈥� Michele said. 鈥淎 resource like Science News is only enhanced by providing additional resources for how it can be implemented in the classroom.鈥�
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So far, Science News staff have produced the guides with the help of curriculum writers.
鈥淭he more educated a teacher is about what鈥檚 happening in the field of science, the better able they are to teach science,鈥� said Elizabeth.
A model school in the program wouldn鈥檛 allow the 10 copies of the magazine to gather dust in a corner of the loading dock.
鈥淲e want the program to trickle down,鈥� Michele said. 鈥淭he whole school should have access to this resource, not just one classroom teacher or science class. It should be shared among colleagues, in libraries, on the school鈥檚 website.鈥�
The future of Science News in schools
鈥淚鈥檇 like to see every high school in America and the world have Science News through this program,鈥� Maya said. 鈥淚n the near future, I would love to see every participant鈥檚 high school at Intel ISEF get it too.鈥�
I鈥檇 like to see every high school in America and the world have Science News.
鈥揗aya Ajmera, President & CEO
Many areas of high school education could be enhanced by an interaction with Science News. 鈥淭he journalism, the science content, the art,鈥� Michele said. 鈥淪chools could make this resource a part of their weekly environment.鈥�
