cri - teaching through research - melissa mccartney - aaas - science in the classroom
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Science in the Classroom
Melissa McCartneyScience Magazine
Teaching through Research Workshop
March 25, 2014
Established in 1848 to represent all disciplines of science
Supports science policy, education, and diplomacy domestically and internationally
Please do not be turned off by the word “American” in the title! We are international!
Centers and Programs happening at AAAS
• Center for Science, Technology & Congress
• Center for Science, Technology & Security Policy
• Dialogue on Science, Ethics & Religion
• R&D Budget Analysis
• Research Competitiveness
• Science & Technology Policy Fellowships
• Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law
• Sustainable Development
• International Cooperation
• Women's Collaboration
• Project 2061
• Center for Advancing Science and Engineering Capacity
• Center for Careers in Science and Technology
• Center for Curriculum Materials in Science
• Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology
• Center for Science Diplomacy
Science was founded in 1880 on $10,000 of seed money from Thomas
Edison
Non-profit
Total paid subscriptions ~130,000
Total readership >500,000
Research papers free after 12 months
Lots of other content always free ScienceCareers, ScienceNow, Editorials,
select papers/special issues
http://www.sciencemag.org
“Science in the Classroom” is a collection of annotated research papers and accompanying teaching materials designed to help students at the
high school, community college, and undergraduate level understand the structure and workings of professional scientific research.
Science in the Classroom is relevant to the Framework for the Next Generation Science Standards produced by the National Academies
