{"product_id":"designing-mathematics-or-science-curriculum-national-research-council-9780309065276","title":"Designing Mathematics or Science Curriculum Programs: A Guide for Using Mathematics and Science Education Standards","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the publication of the \u003ci\u003eNational Science Education Standards\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNational Council of Teachers of Mathematics' Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e, a clear set of goals and guidelines for achieving literacy in mathematics and science was established. \u003ci\u003eDesigning Mathematics or Science Curriculum Programs\u003c\/i\u003e has been developed to help state- and district-level education leaders create coherent, multi-year curriculum programs that provide students with opportunities to learn both mathematics and science in a connected and cumulative way throughout their schooling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearchers have confirmed that as U.S. students move through the grade levels, they slip further and further behind students of other nations in mathematics and science achievement. Experts now believe that U.S. student performance is hindered by the lack of coherence in the mathematics and science curricula in many American schools. By structuring curriculum programs that capitalize on what students have already learned, the new concepts and processes that they can learn will be richer, more complex, and at a higher level. \u003ci\u003eDesigning Mathematics or Science Curriculum Programs\u003c\/i\u003e outlines: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComponents of effective mathematics and science programs.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCriteria by which these components can be judged.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA process for developing curriculum that is structured, focused, and coherent.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerhaps most important, this book emphasizes the need for designing curricula across the entire 13-year span that our children spend in elementary and secondary school as a way to improve the quality of education. Ultimately, it will help state and district educators use national and state standards to design or re-build mathematics and science curriculum programs that develop new ideas and skills based on earlier ones--from lesson to lesson, unit to unit, year to year.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnyone responsible for designing or influencing mathematics or science curriculum programs will find this guide valuable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc,Board on Science Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309065275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309065276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447623037183,"sku":"9780309065276","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04f07cf3-881c-436c-b8b3-0b5daf0ed3ae.jpg?v=1777233926","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/designing-mathematics-or-science-curriculum-national-research-council-9780309065276","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}