State Science Supervisors Say Well-Designed Curricula Drive Science Literacy

With state and local school officials placing increased emphasis on helping their students improve their performance in science, 11 top state education officials met at a AAAS Project 2061 workshop in an effort to develop new ways to promote broad scientific-literacy.

During a three-day workshop at AAAS headquarters in Washington, D.C., the participants—all members of the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS), an organization of leaders who direct statewide efforts to improve science education—heard from colleagues about the challenges they face on the front lines.

The workshop participants also learned about a battery of Project 2061 resources—some new, and some well-established—to help educators and policy makers design state science standards, evaluate instructional materials and strategies, and develop meaningful assessments of students' progress. It was a key consensus in the workshop: With science and technology exerting greater influence in the workplace, the economy, the wider culture, first-rate science teaching and learning is essential.

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