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Maryland in joint effort to change science education
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Liz Bowie
The Baltimore Sun
9/21/2011
Maryland has joined a multi-state campaign to improve science education — a move that will lead to a greater emphasis on analytical and conceptual thinking.
As part of the 20-state effort led by the National Academy of Sciences, Maryland will help write new standards that determine what is taught in schools from kindergarten through high school.
The new science teaching will encourage students to examine concepts that cross the boundaries of physics, biology and chemistry, said Stephen Pruitt, vice president of content, research and development at Achieve, a nonpartisan, nonprofit that is coordinating the effort. More engineering will be infused into lessons and students will be asked to use the concepts rather than just memorize facts.
