Good Intro to the Framework

This short editorial article, by NSTA President Harold Pratt, provides an excellent summary of the material and implications of the new Framework for K-12 Science Education document. This a... See More

This short editorial article, by NSTA President Harold Pratt, provides an excellent summary of the material and implications of the new Framework for K-12 Science Education document. This article is an excellent introduction to the Framework and is a must read for all science educators!

A frame for developing next generation standards

Harold Pratt, past NSTA president, discusses the framework for next generation of science standards and the time line for its completion. "The Framework provides an outline and a “frame” fo... See More

Harold Pratt, past NSTA president, discusses the framework for next generation of science standards and the time line for its completion. "The Framework provides an outline and a “frame” for the Standards’ science content: what is core to learning science and how those ideas are related to the practices needed to engage in scientific inquiry and engineering design, and cross-cutting concepts that bridge both the sciences and engineering."