AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion

News & Events: Public Lecture

AAAS Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Seminar

Saturday, 23 June 2007
The Westin Crown Center
Kansas City, MO
Washington DC

Science, mathematics, and technology education are critical to maintaining our position in the global economy and for producing students who can make informed decisions in an increasingly technological world. Local school boards play a key role in determining how these subjects are taught but until now they have received only limited support from the scientific community. This seminar represents the first comprehensive effort by a scientific society to work directly with school boards on these issues. Staff from AAAS's Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion, Project 2061, and Education and Human Resources joined with representatives from the National School Boards Association, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the International Technology Education Association, and Public Agenda, as well as approximately 80 board members and administrators from Kansas and Missouri, to explore the issues surrounding education in these key disciplines.

Opening Materials

• Agenda

• Opening video presentation:
  "The Challenge: Initiating Efforts to Improve Science, Mathematics and Technology Education"

• Seminar Report

PowerPoint presentations

• Introduction:
  Connie Bertka

• Session 1:
  Joan Abdallah, AAAS
  Rita Barger, UMKC
  Barry Burke, ITEA

• Session 2:
  Jo Ellen Roseman

• Session 3:
  Will Friedman/Alison Kadlec, Public Agenda (Presentation to come)

• Session 4:
  Joe Villani, NSBA

Supplementary Materials

• Seminar hosts

• Seminar speaker information

• Key Works worksheet: Action Planning for High-Quality Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education

• Referenced resources

• Public Agenda reports:

  • Opportunity Knocks: Closing the Gaps between Leaders and the Public on Math, Science, and Technology Education

  • Bridging Gaps and Balancing Acts: The Role of Local School Boards in Math, Science, and Technology Education