Standard 12 Meta-Reflection: Professional Citizenship
Standard 12 Professional citizenship: Willingly engages in dialogue that transcends the individual classroom, taking informed, coherent positions on important matters of educational policy and practice.
A Brief History of Science Curriculum in the United States
My paper on the Brief History of Science Curriculum in the United States was the culminating project in American Education: Past and Present. This project demonstrates my knowledge of this competency because I was able to articulate what I learned in class and my research on science education policy and practice. As a science teacher it is important to know how the ideas for curriculum reform have come about and from whence they came. I have learned that little of what I experience in my classroom today is brand new, but nothing is exactly the same as it was before. The curriculum and the practices I use in my classroom are rooted in a strong history of other science teachers, scientists, and psychologists. The more I can learn about why I do what I do in my classroom, the more effective I can be as a teacher.
