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Incedental Learning/ Progressive Movement
The belief that children would learn as much arithmatic as they needed and would learn it better if it was not systematicaly taught.
Also the Commitee of Seven which was superintendants was convened. They serveyed children and recomended that they be taught according to their mental age. -
Field Theory or Gestalt Theory
This approach palced greater emphasis on planned programing. This was to encourage the development of insight and development of understanding relationships, structure, patterns, and principles. -
Space Race
As a result of public concern over the space race there was a wave of research and development in mathmatic curriculum. -
College classes for High School Students
The College Board diecided to introduce College level science courses into High Schools. So AP classes for science were born. -
National Defense Education Act
Congress passes the National Defense Education Act that provides hundreds of millions to school for science education. As well as doubling the funding for the National Science Foundation that provides research and training for teachers. -
Introduction of new curriculum
Along with the National Science Foundation Act and the NSF backing new curriculum was created for science classes. This curriculum introduced concepts such as:
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study
CHEM Study
Physical Science Study Committee at MIT and Harvard Project Physics. -
Elemenatry teachers start training
NSF starts the first Elementary training academy to train Elementary teachers as well as increas the number of academies for highschool teachers. -
Equality of opportunity
Concern was being expresed for the disadvantage students. As a result more and better mathmatical achievements were promised. -
Evolution is a Not allowed
The Supreme Court rules in Epperson v. Arkansas stating that Evolution was no longer allowed to be taught in Arkansas going agianst ther state law. -
National Assessment of Educational Progress
In 1969/1970 American students were given an exam that tests what they know about science and other subjects. -
National Environmental Education Act
Presitdent Nixon signes the National Environmental Education Act which crreates the office of the Enivormental Education that is to provide grants and training to teachers. -
Real World Success
The realization that the promise for grearter achievment had not fully materialized caused yet another swing in the way curriculum was developed. This time empahsis was placed on students having real world skills or the basics. -
Metric System
Congress creates the U.S. Metric Board to promote voluntary adoption of the metric system of measurement, used in science classrooms -
Environmental Education Office Eliminated
Environmental Education office was elminated by congress -
Science reaches out to children
321 Contact, the first science television show for kids funded by the federal government, airs on PBS, featuring a disco theme song -
The time of struggle
By the 1980's people became unsure as to what skills were needed for the future. However they knew that everyone would need problem solving skills. So an emphisis was placed on honing problem solving skills. -
U.S. Metric Board disbanded
President Ronald Reagan abolished the U.S. Metric Board due to the little impact that it made. -
Budget cuts
President Regan slashes the budget and funding for the National Science Foundation by 70 percent, eliminating all NSF support for K-12 science initiatives, including teacher institutes and curriculum development. -
Nation at Risk
The National Commission on Excellence in Education issues a wake-up call to the American stating that public schools are falling behind the worlds schools. This lead to President Reagan restoring some NSF funding for K-12 science programs and creating the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, This intiative gave out $10,000 in prizes to the nation’s 100 top math and science teachers each year. -
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science launches Project 2061, a math and science reform group that defines scientific literacy. -
Students Opt out
FLorida passes a Law that students are allowed to Opt out of dissecting animals. Since this time 14 more states have passed similar laws creating a forum for compnaies to create Virtual disection curriculum. -
Science Education for Public Understanding Program
The Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP), based at the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California-Berkeley, starts developing hands-on, inquiry-based curricula that explore societal issues like food safety and water pollution to make science more engaging. -
Environmental Education Office brought back
Environmental Education office was brought back but placed under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, -
Physics First
The “Physics First” movement begins to grow, as teachers and scientists push to teach physics rather than biology in ninth grade to allow more advanced study of biology and chemistry in subsequent years. -
National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAEP starts to test at state level. -
National Science Education Standards
The National Research Council produces the National Science Education Standards, a set of goals for teaching, student knowledge and assessment. -
More AP Classes
The College board introduces AP Enviromental Science. -
Before its too Late
U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley creates the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, Led by former U.S. Senator and astronaut John Glenn, to look into strategies to improve mathematics and science teaching. The Commission’s 2000 report, “Before It’s Too Late,” says bonuses and higher salaries are needed to attract more science teachers. -
Principals and Standards for School Mathematics
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in 2000, set forth recommendations for mathematics educators in their publication of Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, The principles represent fundamental beliefs about the characteristics of a high- quality, equitable mathematics program. -
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act twas introducd and akes the focus off science education as teachers scramble to boost scores on math and reading tests. -
intelligent design
A federal district court rules that the Dover, Pa., school board cannot require teachers to present “intelligent design” as an alternative to Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in high school biology classes because the school district’s promotion of intelligent design violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
Curriculum Focal Points for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics
In the Focal Points, NCTM identifies what it believes to be the most important mathematical topics for each grade level, including the related ideas, concepts, skills, and procedures that form the foundation for understanding and lasting learning. -
How to keep the U.S. prosperous
The National Academies’ report “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” argues that strengthening science and math education is essential if the U.S. is to remain prosperous in the 21st century.
Which lead to Congress responding to the National Academies’ report with the America COMPETES Act, which authorizes funding for a variety of new programs to improve K-12 science and math education. However, many of the programs go unfunded, in whole or in part. -
Common Core Standards
The Common Core State Standards aim to raise student achievement by standardizing what's taught in schools across the United States,
