CALIBRATION TASK FORCE
Roberto Benitez, Partnerships for Year Round-Learning,
Office of School Programs and Support Services
Diana Canales, Science Specialist, Queens Multidisciplinary Resource
Center
Ed Denecke, Staff Development Specialist, Queens Multidisciplinary
Resource Center
Clifford Fee, Staff Development Specialist, Queens Multidisciplinary
Resource Center
Gerald A. Haber, Assessment Specialist, Office of Performance
Standards Division of Instructional Support
Regina McCarthy, Coordinator, Gateway Environmental Study
Center
Carl M. Raab, Director of Academic Initiatives and Publications,
Office of School Programs and Support Services
Laura Rodriguez, Assistant Administrative Superintendent
Eliezer De Jesus, Mathematics/Science Resource Specialist
Archangelo Joseph, Mathematics/Science Resource Specialist
Annette Strubbe, Field Instructional Specialist
Michael C. Wang, Chinese Resource Specialist
Merrilee Fiedler, Science Coordinator
John R. Grinins, Science Teacher, P.S. 34
Josie Suarez, Standards Coordinator
Peter Kindfield, Ph.D., Science Staff Development Consultant
GinGee Moy, Science Staff Developer
Howard Berger, Science Coordinator
David Getz, Staff Developer
Mary Anita Harvey, Teacher Consultant, CCNY/Students
at the Center Program
Garo Tekeyan, Smart Process Coordinator
Melissa Cancel, Science Teacher, Northview J.H.S.
Carol Franken, Science Coordinator
Sandra Jenoure, Science Education Consultant
Liza Schneider, Science Teacher, P.S. 50
Charles McWhales, Project Coordinator, Smart Process
Howard Nadler, Science Coordinator
Carmen W. Williamson, Science Facilitator, P.S. 30
John Cafarella, former Science Director
Stacy Douglas, Science Facilitator
Marselle Heywood, Staff Developer
Mark Koesterich, Science Facilitator
Lillian Ramos, Science Staff Developer
Odille Santiago, Science Facilitator
Yvette Sy, Science Staff Developer
Kenneth Harris, Science Teacher, I.S. 184
Anthony J. Viteritti, Director of Mathematics and Science
Carol A. Rosario, Science Coordinator
Eugene K. Smith, Assistant Principal, P.S. 60X
Deborah Disbrow, Science Staff Developer
Michael Kreindler, Science Staff Developer
Judith Abel, Science Staff Developer
Jeffrey Felber, Director of Science
Wilfred Hemans, Assistant Principal, M.S. 143
Katina Lotakis, Assistant Principal,
M.S. 144
Rose Villani, Director of Science
Maria Davis, Science Coordinator
David Lisbon, Science Resource Specialist
Angel Brea, Science Teacher
Bruce Gamsey, Science Teacher/Co-Chair, District Science
Committee
James R. Novara, Science Coordinator/Co-Chair District Science
Committee
Lisa Gioe-Cordi, Teacher, William Alexander Middle School
#51
Judy Zaragoza Maher, Science Staff Developer
Christine Musmanno, Science Coordinator
Sheila Dunston, District Science Coordinator
Shellie Cohen, Science Coordinator
Dan Forbes, Science Teacher Trainer
Gueus Robert, Bilingual Science Teacher, M.S. 391
Barbara Berg, Science Coordinator
Michael E. Checchi, Science Teacher, I.S. 211
Ingrid Thomas-Clark, Science Cluster Teacher, P.S. 235
Lou Goldstein, Science Coordinator
Henry Smith, Science Teacher, P.S. 190K
Trudy Adduci, Director of Mathematics and Science
Madeline P. Castañeda, Spanish Bilingual Teacher/Chair,
Governance Committee, IMS, Ditmas Educational Complex, IS 62
Manette B. Gampel, Science Teacher, Dyker Heights Intermediate
School #201
Peter Chester, Science Coordinator
Catherine Abbazia, Science Staff Developer
Joyce Genovesi, Science Coordinator, Principal of Environmental
Study Center
Maxine Kovner, Science Staff Developer
Cynthia Smith, Staff Developer
Michelle White, Science Teacher, JHS 275
Frank M. Mifsud, Assistant Principal, William Cowper
IS 73
Pamela Wasserman, Science Coordinator
Ronnie Feder, Science Coordinator
Tatiana Gordon, Ed.D., ESL Teacher, P.S. 107Q
Pearl Philindas, Science Specialist, P.S. 184Q
Deborah Winiarski, Health Coordinator
Joanne Halton, Science Teacher, P.S 186Q, Castlewood
School
Judy Intraub, Science Coordinator
Denise Brown, Science Teacher Trainer
Mohamed Khan, Mathematics Staff Developer
Phyllis Phillips, Coordinator of Mathematics and Science
Barbara J. Bellafatto, Science Specialist
Anthony Galitsis, former Science Coordinator
Geraldine Goodstadt, Science Specialist
Audrey Saltsberg, Assistant Principal, JHS 157/Queens
Harriett Diaz, Staff Developer
Diane Ehrlich, Director of Science
Delrosa Marshall, Science Coordinator
Phyllis Mueses, Science Teacher, P.S. 152Q
Luann Martin, Science Cluster Teacher, P.S. 45 John Tyler
School
Mary Beth McCarthy, Science Coordinator
Michele Yennella, Science Teacher, Anning S. Prall IS
27
Michelle G. Cambier, Science Coordinator
Barbara R. Convey, Director of Mathematics, Science &
Technology
Alma Walton, Teacher
Greg Borman, Staff Developer
Derek P. Ramdass, Staff Developer, Citywide Programs
Melissa Cancel, Science Teacher, Northview Junior High
Juan Lantigeau, Science Teacher, Manhatten Comprehenisve
Night & Day School
Shawn Reeves, Science Teacher, Coalition School for Social
Change
Steve Zbaida, Science Staff Developer, Outreach Program
Randy Barbarash, Assistant Principal, Science Department,
Port Richmond High School
Derresa Davis, Science Instructional Specialist
Verona Moncrieffe, Assistant Principal Science, John
Jay High School
Nicholas Almonor, Bilingual Chemistry Teacher
Alan Ascher, Assistant Principal-Supervision Science,
South Shore High School
Marianita Damari, Science Congruence Specialist, Brooklyn
High Schools
Cynthia Edwards, Assistance Principal Science, George
Wingate High School
Mara Ganeles, Assistant Principal Biology, Midwood High
School
David Kiefer, Assistant Principal Physical Science, Midwood
High School
Edmond Nurse, Physics Teacher, East New York Transit
Tech
Veronica Peterson, Science Congruence Specialist
Yves Raymond, Bilingual Coordinator, Erasmus Hall Campus:
High School for Science and Math
Bart Bookman, Assistant Principal Science, A.E. Stevenson
High School
Beatrice G. Werden, Science Congruence Specialist
Mingling Chang, Bilingual Teacher, Seward Park High School
Barbara Poseluzny, Assistant Principal Science, A. Philip
Randolph Campus High School at City College
DeAnna Roberson, Science Congruence Specialist
Jinni Xu, Bilingual Teacher, Seward Park High School
Marion Gaita Zachowski, Science Congruence Specialist
Marc-Eddy Bellabe, Science Teacher, John Harvard School,
P.S. 34
Yvette Bohlman, Chemistry Teacher, Forest Hills High
School
Richard D. D'Auria, Director of Technology
Rick Hallman, Director of Instruction
Hedy Hoffman, Science Congruence Specialist
Svetlana I. Livdan, Bilingual Chemistry Teacher, Newcomers High
School
Michael F. Renna, Assistant Principal Science, Hillcrest High
School
Don Cook, Project Director
Eleanor Miele, Assistant Professor, Science Education
Ellen Goldstein, Director, NASA TRC
Dr. Delores Lowe Friedman, Professor of Early Childhood
Education
Dr. Fernando Espinoza, Assistant Professor, Program Advisor,
Science Education
Marc Lazarus, Professor of Chemistry
Frederick T. Marin, PH.D., Teacher/Science Chair, W. Manhatten
Outreach Center and Lehman College Leadership Group
Dr. June Kasuga Miller, Professor of Science Education,
Department of Secondary Education and YS
Dr. Bonnie Kaiser, Director, Precollege Science Education
Programs
Arlene L. Shapiro, Supervisory Support Program
Rose Cavalluzzo, Teacher Center Staff,
Campus Magnet High School
Robert Kleppel, Teacher Center Staff
Phyllis Walker, Teacher Center Staff, SESP
Dr. Maritza Macdonald, Director of Professional
Development
Karen Jarmon, Teacher Services Manager
Dr. Mary J. Leou, Director of Education
Merle Froschl, Co-Director
Barbara Sprung, Co-Director
Maryann Stimmer, Science Program Associate
Frank Scalzo, Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Elaine Morales-Thomason, Program Officer
Donald C. Lisowy, Manager of Teacher
Enhancement
Ann Borthwick, Director, Standards Development
and Applied Learning, LRDC
Gary Brockman, Consultant, New Standards, University
of California, Office of the President
Gary Eggan, Senior Associate, Learning Research and Development
Center
Georgia Makris, Science Program Assistant, New Standards,
University of California, Office of the President
Annette Seitz, Research Associate, Learning Research
and Development Center
Elizabeth Stage, Director of Science, New Standards,
University of California, Office of the President
Betty D. Burrell, Senior Associate Director, NYC Urban
Systemic Initiative
Stephanie Caporale, Associate Director, NYC Urban Systemic Initiative
Elsie Chan, Director, NYC Urban Systemic Initiative
Dr. Robert J. Kane, Deputy Director, New York City Urban Systemic
InitiativeJonathan Molofsky, Associate Director, NYC Urban
Systemic Initiative
Lawrence J. Pero, Senior Associate Director, NYC Urban Systemic
Initiative
Myrna Rodriguez, Associate Director, NYC Urban Systemic
Initiative
Judy Walsh, Associate Director, NYC Urban Systemic Initiative
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Phyllis Arnette, Director of Government Relations and
Educational Field Markets, Texas Instruments Incorporated
Kathleen Bergin, Program Officer, National Science Foundation
Dr. James V. Bruni, Dean of Education, Lehman College
Michael Cascio, District 14, JHS 50K
Stephen DeMeo, York College
Jay Dubner, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia
University
Dr. Barbara C. Freeouf, Project Director, Streamline
Certification, Brooklyn College
Dr. Alan Friedman, President, New York Hall of Science
Aminda Gentile, Director, United Federation of Teachers
Janet Kaminsky, Director of Professional Development,
Chancellor's District
Jeanette Kim, Program Coordinator, Education Department,
New York Academy of Sciences
Dr. Noel Kriftcher, David Packard Center, Polytechnic
University, Brooklyn
Linda Linton, Director of Public Affairs, Consolidated
Edison of New York, Inc.
Lee Livney, Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park
Dolores Mei, Deputy Executive Director, Division of Assessment
and Accountability, NYC Board of Education
Frank Nappi, Council of Supervisors and Administrators
John W. Nassivera, Teacher Consultant, Institute for
Literacy Studies, Lehman College
Rodney W. Nichols, President and CEO, New York Academy of Sciences
Ann Robinson, Director, Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park
Elizabeth Schnee, Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Council
John Schoener, John Schoener & Associates, Inc.
Frank Signorello, New York Hall of Science
Dr. Samuel Silverstein, College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Columbia University
Dr. Morton Slater, Director of Gateway Schools, Mount
Sinai Hospital
Marian Sloane, Staff Development Specialist, Brooklyn Multidisciplinary
Resource Center
Louise Squitieri, Dean, Research & Grants, New York City
Technical College
Dr. Rosamond Welchman, School of Education, Brooklyn
College
Louisa Wuebbens, Director, Middle School Initiative,
NYC Board of Education
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RESOURCES As indicated in the introduction, the high expectations in these
standards will require adequate resources for teachers and students, in
some cases substantially more than currently in place. The kinds of resources
and the rationale for having them are presented here, quoting the National
Science Education Standards (National Research Council, 1996). A
partial listing of science resources is provided to acquaint educators
with some of the many organizations and programs that are available to
support science education in New York City. Listed geographically and
citywide, their services are offered to all teachers.
The K-12 science program must give students access to appropriate and
sufficient resources, including quality teachers, time, materials and
equipment, adequate and safe space, and the community.
Learning science requires active inquiry into the phenomena of the natural
world. Such inquiry requires rich and varied resources in an adequate
and safe environment. The specific criteria for a science learning environment
will depend on many factors such as the needs of the students and the
characteristics of the science program. A student with rich experience
in a topic might need access to additional resources within or outside
the school; a student with a different language background might need
supporting materials in that language; a student with a physical disability
might need specially designed equipment; and a student with little experience
using computer technology might need a tutor or a tutorial program. District
policy makers and those in charge of budget allocations must provide the
resources, and then school-level administrators and teachers must make
sure that, once allocated, the resources are well used.
The most important resource is professional teachers. Needless to say,
students must have access to skilled, professional teachers. Teachers
must be prepared to teach students with diverse strengths, needs, experiences,
and approaches to learning. Teachers must know the content they will teach,
understand the nature of learning, and use a range of teaching strategies
for science. Hiring practices must ensure that teachers are prepared to
teach science and should include successful teachers of science in the
selection of their new colleagues.
Districts should use professional development standards to provide teachers
with opportunities to develop and enhance the needed capabilities for
effective science teaching. Funding and professional time for such development
is an essential part of district budgets.
The emphasis on the need for professional teachers of science does not
diminish the need for other school personnel who enhance the science program.
In addition to an administrative team and teaching colleagues, other support
personnel might include the resource librarian, a laboratory technician,
or maintenance staff.
Time is a major resource in a science program. Science must be allocated
sufficient time in the school program every day, every week, and every
year. The content standards define scientific literacy; the amount of
time required to achieve scientific literacy for all students depends
on the particular program. The time devoted to science education must
be allocated to meet the needs of an inquiry-based science program. No
matter what the scheduling model, a school schedule needs to provide sufficient
and flexible use of time to accommodate the needs of the students and
what is being learned. In addition to time with students and with colleagues,
teachers of science also spend considerable time preparing materials,
setting up activities, creating the learning environment, and organizing
student experiences. This time must be build into the daily teaching schedule.
Conducting scientific inquiry requires that students have easy, equitable,
and frequent opportunities to use a wide range of equipment, materials,
supplies, and other resources for experimentation and direct investigation
of phenomena. Some equipment is general purpose and should be part of
every school’s science inventory, such as magnifiers or microscopes
of appropriate sophistication, measurement tools, tools for data analysis,
and computers with software for supporting investigations. Other materials
are topic specific, such as a water table for first graders or a reduced
resistance air table for physics investigations. Many materials are consumable
and need to be replenished regularly. Furthermore, policy makers need
to bear in mind that equipment needs to be upgraded frequently and requires
preventive maintenance.
Given that materials appropriate for inquiry-based science teaching are
central to achieving the goals set forth in the Standards, it is critical
that an effective infrastructure for material support be a part of any
science program. School systems need to develop mechanisms to identify
exemplary materials, store and maintain them, and make them accessible
to teachers in a timely fashion. Providing an infrastructure frees teachers’
time for more appropriate tasks and ensures that the necessary materials
are available when needed. Because science inquiry is broader than first-hand
investigation, print, video, and technology sources of information and
simulation are required. These are included in the materials-support infrastructure.
The teaching standards consistently make reference to the responsiveness
and flexibility to student interests that must be evidenced in classrooms
that reflect effective science teaching. The content standard on inquiry
sets the expectation that students will develop the ability to perform
a full inquiry. For such inquiry-based teaching to become a reality, in
addition to what is regularly maintained in the school and district, every
teacher of science needs an easily accessible budget for materials and
equipment as well as for unanticipated expenses that arise as students
and teachers pursue their work.
Collaborative inquiry requires adequate and safe space. There must be
space for students to work together in groups, to engage safely in investigation
with materials, and to display both work in progress and finished work.
There also must be space for the safe and convenient storage of the materials
needed for science. At the lower grade levels, schools do not need separate
rooms for laboratories. In fact, it is an advantage in terms of long-term
studies and making connections between school subject areas to have science
as an integral part of the classroom environment. At the upper grade levels,
laboratories become critical to provide the space, facilities, and equipment
needed for inquiry and to ensure that the teacher and students can conduct
investigations without risk. All spaces where students do inquiry must
meet appropriate safety regulations.
Good science programs require access to the world beyond the classroom.
District and school leaders must allocate financial support to provide
opportunities for students to investigate the world outside the classroom.
This may mean budgeting for trips to nearby points of interest, such as
a river, archaeological site, or nature preserve; it could include contracting
with local science centers, museums, zoos, and horticultural centers for
visits and programs. Relationships should be developed with local businesses
and industry to allow students and teachers access to people and the institutions,
and students must be given access to scientists and other professionals
in higher education and the medical establishment to gain access to their
expertise and the laboratory settings in which they work. Communication
technology has made it possible for anyone to access readily people throughout
the world. This communication technology should be easily accessible to
students.
Much of this standard is acknowledged as critical, even if unavailable,
for students in secondary schools. It must be emphasized, however, that
this standard applies to the entire science program and all students in
all grades. In addition, this standard demands quality resources that
often are lacking and seem unattainable in some schools or districts.
Missing resources must not be an excuse for not teaching science. Many
teachers and schools “make do” or improvise under difficult
circumstances (e.g., crowded classrooms, time borrowed from other subjects,
and materials purchased with personal funds). A science program based
on the National Science Education Standards is a program constantly moving
toward replacing such improvisation with necessary resources.
New York City Board of Education: Division of Instructional Support, responsible
for supporting instruction in all schools in all districts in New York
City, (718) 746-4258; In-Service Courses (718) 935-5753; Multidisciplinary
Resource Centers (MRC), provide professional development in science for
New York City teachers; staff development specialists are familiar with
many aspects of science instruction and have compiled many resources for
teachers of science, 154-60 17th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357, (718) 746-3392;
and 7102 Avenue T, Brooklyn, NY 11234, (718) 763-5492; Division of Management
Information Services, (718) 488-3922; Office of School Programs and Support
Services, (718) 935-5155; Science in the Seamless Day, (718) 574-2800
or (718) 927-5131; School Based Elementary Science Restructuring Program;
(212) 795-8032 x421; SMART process, (212) 678-2918 or (212) 769-7553.
Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP), (212) 650-8854.
Chemistry Teachers Club of New York, c/o Al Delfiner, 207 Lincoln Place,
Eastchester, NY 10707.
City University of New York: All CUNY colleges have specialized programs
which address science education. For further information contact these
colleges:
Baruch College (212) 802-2000,
Borough of Manhattan Community College (212) 346-8100,
Bronx Community College (718) 289-5100,
Brooklyn College (718) 951-5000,
City College of New York (212) 650-7000,
CUNY Law School (718) 575-4200,
CUNY Medical School/Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education (718)
650-5275,
The Graduate School and University Center (212) 642-1600,
Hostos Community College (718) 518-4444,
Hunter College (212) 772-4000,
Hunter College School of Social Work (212) 452-7000,
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (212) 237-8000,
Kingsborough Community College (718) 368-5000,
LaGuardia Community College (718) 482-5000,
Lehman College (718) 960-8000,
Medgar Evers College (718) 270-4900,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (212) 241-6500,
New York City Technical College (City Tech) (718) 260-5000,
Queens College (718) 997-5000,
Queensborough Community College (718) 631-6262,
The College of Staten Island (718) 982-2000,
York College (718) 262-2000.
Consolidated Edison, Inc., (212) 674-5470.
Council of Supervisors and Administrators (CSA), (718) 852-3000.
Educators for Gateway c/o Roberta Wallach, 1106 East 19th Street, Brooklyn,
NY 11230.
EDUNET, (212) 838-0230
Elementary School Science Association (ESSA) c/o Dawn Adams, 1264 Sterling
Place, Flushing, NY 11213.
Greenwall Foundation, (212) 679-7266.
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc.: The TechForce
Partnership for Scientific Learning (212) 279-2626.
New York Academy of Sciences, Education Department: New York City MaSTER
Guide, published by the Academy is a comprehensive listing of professional
development, curriculum materials, student and family programs mostly
in and around the New York City metropolitan area. Their Internet site
has much of the same information. 2 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10021,
(212) 838-0230, www.nyas.org.
New York Biology Teachers Association, Otto Burgdorf Student Science Conference
and Competition (718) 846-7891. P.O. Box 192, Brooklyn, NY 11236, (718)
846-7891 www.nybta.org
New York City Department of Environmental Protection: Guided Facility
Tours, Printed Resource Materials, Staff Development Workshops (718) 595-3506.
New York City Urban Systemic Initiative (NYC USI) (718) 260-4966.
New York Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation (718) 951-3113.
New York Urban League: New York City Project PRISM (Partners for Reform
in Science and Math) (718) 756-3032.
Physics Teachers Club c/o John Augenstein, 269-15 79th Avenue, New Hyde
Park, NY 11040
Science Council of New York City, Science Conference (212) 673-9030.
Teaching Matters, Inc., (212) 870-3505.
United Federation of Teachers (UFT), (212) 777-7500.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine: YES To Science (718) 430-2093.
Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park: Diversity of Lifestyles, Habitat
Ecology Learning Program, Staff Development for Teachers, Grades K-12,(718)
220-6856; Wildlife Adventures for School Classes K-12 (718) 220-5131;
Wildlife Inquiry through Zoo Education (WIZE) (718) 220-5114.
Herbert H. Lehman College: Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development
Program (718) 960-8569.
Hostos Community College: Center for Pre-College Initiatives, TERRA Environmental
Summer Science Camp (718) 518-4189.
Manhattan College: Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program
(718) 862-7416.
New York Botanical Garden: School Programs (718) 817-8748, Teacher Enhancement
Program (718) 817-8175.
Wave Hill: Environmental Science Camp for Girls, Forest Project Collaborative,
School Program (718) 549-3200 x221
Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation: School and Family Programs (718) 265-3453.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Junior Botanist Summer Program, Project GreenReach,
School Workshops and Exploration Tours, Student Internships, Teacher Education
Programs: What Did A Plant Ever Do For You? (718) 622-4433.
Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment: Afterschool Programs and Afterschool
Intern Program, Environmental Education Advisory Council, Environmental
Science Summer Camp, Professional Development Workshops, School Programs
(718) 788-8540.
Brooklyn Children’s Museum: Animals Eat, EVI’DENTS, Plants
and People (718) 735-4440.
Brooklyn College: Center for Educational Change (718) 951-5209, New Frontier
Collaborative for Secondary Mathematics and Science Teachers (718) 951-5214,
Science and Technology Entry Program (718) 951-5741.
Brooklyn Museum (718) 638-5000.
Brooklyn Union: Engineering Explorer Program; (718) 403-2808, Science
in Industry Summer Academy (SISA) (718) 403-2511.
Catholic Science Council, Diocese of Brooklyn: Science Fair (718) 857-2700
x231.
Community School District #23: Summer Science Camp (718) 270-8663.
Environmental Quest: Questing Course (718) 941-9835.
Gateway Environmental Study Center: (718) 252-7307.
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus (718) 488-1010.
Metropolitan New York Forest Ecosystem Council: (718) 965-6590.
National Space Society Education Chapter: NSS Student Competition (212)
724-5919, Space Science Technology Opportunities Education Conference
(718) 531-8375.
New York City Technical College: Projects Room (718) 260-5206.
Polytechnic University: Center for Youth in Engineering and Science, Mathematics,
Science, and Technology Fair (718) 260-3033.
State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn: Genetics
in Medicine (718) 745-0443.
Science Skills Center, Inc.: Summer Science Institute (718) 636-6213.
Wildlife Conservation Center. (718) 220-5131
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science: Dr. Bessie F.
Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (212) 779-2500.
American Museum of Natural History: Biodiversity Counts (212) 769-5938;
College Courses for Teachers, Customized Professional Development, Summer
Institutes (212) 769-5182; Teachers Workshops (212) 769-5141.
Bank Street College: Liberty Environmental Science Academy; (212) 875-4506,
New Perspectives (212) 875-4656, Tiorati Workshop for Environmental Learning
(914) 351-5354.
Central Park Conservancy: School Partnership Program, Student Field Programs,
Teacher Resources, Teacher Workshops (212) 360-2720.
Central Park Wildlife Center/Wildlife Conservation Society: Children’s
Workshops, School Programs (212) 439-6517.
Children’s Museum of Manhattan: High School Internships, In-School
Programs, Museum Visits, Professional Development (212) 721-1223.
City College of New York: Environmental Studies; (212) 650-7953, Middle
School Science Consortium (212) 650-6226, Teachers Restructuring Science
Education (212) 650-7162, The Young Scholars Discovery Program (212) 650-6226,
Young Scholars Program in Molecular Biology and Related Sciences (212)
650-6601, Workshop Center (212) 650-8436.
City Parks Foundation: Family Programs at the Urban Forest Ecology Center
(212) 360-2746, Internships (212) 360-2740, Learning Garden Project (212)
360-2746, New York City Woodlands Teacher Training Institute (212) 360-2745,
New Youth Conservationists (212) 360-2746, ParkLinks (212) 360-2745, School
Programs at the Urban Forest Ecology Center (212) 360-2746, Teacher Resources
(212) 360-2740, Teacher Training (212) 360-2745, Trees, Tales, and Woodland
Trails (212) 360-2745.
City of New York/Parks and Recreation: Internship Program (212) 360-1349,
Urban Park Rangers–Parks Conservation Corps (212) 360-8722.
City University of New York: Graduate School & University Center,
Project STIR (212) 410-1100, Medical School, Bridge to Medicine (212)
650-8183 x 7740, Research Foundation, Summer Science Camp (212) 650-5471.
Classroom, Inc.: Model Site Program (212) 545-8814, System Initiative
(212) 545-8814.
College Board: EQUITY 2000 (212) 713-8000.
Columbia University Double Discovery Center: Talent Search Program, Upward
Bound Program (212) 854-3897.
Columbia University Teachers College: Colloquium Series on Advances in
the Teaching of Math (212) 678-3381; Hollingworth Science Camp, Sunday
Math and Science Enrichment Program (212) 678-3851; The New York Youth
Network and The Center for Urban Youth and Technology (212) 678-3829.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: State Pre-College
Enrichment Program, Summer Minority High School Student/Teacher Initiative
Program (212) 305-4157; Summer Research Program for Secondary School Science
Teachers (212) 305-6899.
Cooper-Hewitt Museum: Summer Design Institute for Educators (212) 860-6977.
Council on the Environment of New York City: The Training Student Organizers
Program (212) 788-7900.
Education Development Center/ Center for Children and Technology: Performance
Assessment Videos for Teachers, Urban Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Leadership Project, Young Scientist Club (212) 807-4200.
Educational Equity Concepts, Inc.: Playtime is Science (212) 725-1803.
Exxon Corporation: The Exxon Energy Cube (212) 685-9290.
Fordham University: Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program.
Gateway Program: The Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (212) 731-5990.
Girls Inc.: Operation SMART (Science, Math, and Relevant Technology) (212)
989-2438.
Horticultural Society of New York: Apple Seed, Library (212) 757-0915
Humane Education Committee: Humane Education in Our Schools, Humane Science
Awards (212) 410-3095.
Hunter College: Biotechnology Workshops (212) 772-5297, In Service Program
to Certify Out-of License Middle School/Junior High School Science Teachers
(212) 642-2910, In Service Science Program for NYC Elementary School Teachers
(212) 772-4287.
International Education and Resource Network (IEARN) (212) 870-2693.
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum: Seaworthy Saturdays, Ships Ahoy! Science-Based
Staff Development, Student Science Workshops, Teacher Familiarization
Tour (212) 957-7050.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice: DDE II2 (212) 237-8923, John Jay
Summer Computer Camp (212) 237-8926.
Marymount Manhattan College: Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development
Program (212) 517-0522.
NAACP New York City ACT-SO (212) 783-0813.
NASA Regional Teacher Resource Center: Plane Talk Science Network (212)
650-6798, Resource Dissemination (212) 650-6993.
Nature Conservancy of New York: Student Internships (212) 997-1880.
New York Academy of Sciences: Junior Academy, Science Education Section,
Science Research Training Program, Scientific Process, Practice, and Presentation:
Applying Resources and Knowledge (SP3ARK) (212) 838-0230.
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation:
Operation Explore (212) 694-372.
New York University: Teacher Opportunity Corps and Dwight D. Eisenhower
Professional Development Program (212) 998-5208.
Ninety Second Street YW-YMCA: Camp Tevah for Science and Nature (212)
415-5613, On the Brink: Breakthroughs In Science (212) 415-5615, Sunday
Science Spectaculars (212) 415-5600.
Pace University: The Pace University DDE Integrated Math-Science-Technology
Partnership Program (212) 346-1816.
Research Corporation: Partners in Science (212) 305-6899.
Rockefeller University: Science Outreach for Students (212) 327-7431.
Salomon Brothers Inc: Salomon-Robeson School Partnership (212) 783-7467.
Salvadori Educational Center on the Built Environment: Salvadori Educational
Materials, Salvadori Middle School Program, Specialist-on-Site (212) 650-5497.
Settlement College Readiness Program: Science and Technology Entry Program;
(212) 410-4444 x519, Big Sister Program (212) 509-9577.
Society of Women Engineers: Higher Education Outreach Program (212) 509-9577.
South Street Seaport Museum: Expeditionary Learning, Internships, Short-Format
Courses, Teacher Training, Urban Archaeology: Digging Into History (212)
748-8590.
The River Project: Field Trips, Internships (212) 431-5787.
Urban Park Rangers: The Parklands Partnership, School Programs, Walks
and Workshops (800) 201-7275.
Ventures in Education (212) 696-5717.
Alley Pond Environmental Center: Class Visits, Junior High and High School
Programs, Outreach (718) 229-4000.
American Museum of the Moving Image: Science and the Moving Image (718)
784-4520.
Association of Computer Education: Computer Workshops (718) 898-7114.
City University of New York, Medical School: Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional
Development Program, Queens Bridge to Medicine (718) 523-0960.
New York Hall of Science: After-School Science Club, Big Science Days,
Family Programs, Junior High School Career Days, Outreach Lesson Modelling,
Science Access Center, Science Career Ladder, Science Kid’s Club
and Young Explorer’s Club, Student Workshops and Science Access
Center Workshops, Teacher Training Workshops and Rental, (718) 699-0005.
Queens Botanical Garden: Adult Tours and Workshops, Children’s Garden
- Outdoor Learning Center, Children’s Tours & Workshops, Student
Work-Study Programs, Teacher Training/Consultation (718) 886-3800.
St. John’s University: Metro New York Junior Science and Humanities
Symposium (718) 969-8000 x6336.
York College: Math, Science, Technology Awards Program, Science Teachers
Enhancement Program in the Physical Sciences, Summer Science Camp (718)
262-2716.
Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve: Gericke Farm Visit, Park Preserve
Walk, Project Wild/Aquatic Wild, The Magic of Maple Sugaring (718) 967-1976.
College of Staten Island: Goals 2000, Net Tech, Project Discovery, Science
and Technology Entry Program, Teaching Internship, Tech-Prep and Discovery
Tech, Honors Research Internship, (718) 982-2325.
New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities:
Neuroscience Exploration Program and Science Apprentice Program (718)
494-5354.
Staten Island Children’s Museum: Micro-Monsters, Science Help Line,
Science Works, Setting the Stage for Science: In School Residency Program,
Summer Mini-Camp (718) 273-2060 x156.
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences: School Programs; (718) 727-1135.
Staten Island Science Teachers Association (SISTA) c/o Lenore Miller,
296 Arlene Street, Staten Island, NY 10314.
Staten Island Zoo: School at the Zoo, Teacher Workshops, Traveling Zoo
Programs (718) 442-3174.
Brookhaven National Laboratory: Science Museum School Programs (516) 344-4495.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - DNA Learning Center: Advanced DNA Science,
DNA Science, Field Trips, Fun with DNA, Introduction to Computer Design,
World of Enzymes (516) 367-7240.
Dowling College: Adventures in Aviation and Transportation, Sky High Day
Camp (516) 244-3320.
Goudreau Museum of Mathematics in Art and Science: Pi Day, Saturday Workshops:
Enrichment Math For Students of Grades 5-8, Saturday Workshops: Graphing
Calculator TI-82 for Beginners (516) 747-0777.
Hofstra University: Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program
(516) 463-5561.
State University of New York, Old Westbury: Annual Long Island Mathematics
Conference (LIMACON), Institute of Creative Problem-Solving for Gifted
and Talented Students (516) 876-3261, Science Educators Enhancement and
Development (SEED) Program; (516) 876-2733.
Health, Safety and Research Alliance of New York State, Inc.: Speakers
Bureau (914) 291-1944.
Hudson River Reserve: Educational Programs (914) 758-5193.
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater: Clearwater’s Classroom of the Waves
(914) 454-7673.
Mercy College (914) 693-7000.
Pace University: Urban Ecology Seminar (914) 773-3789.
Science Teachers Association of New York State–Westchester: Project
Learning Tree Workshop (914) 639-6978.
State University of New York, Purchase: Elementary Science Leadership
Institutes, Summer Earth Science Study for Classroom Teachers, Westchester
Conference on Science, Math, and Technology Education, Woodrow Wilson
Teacher Outreach Programs (914) 251-6675.
Taconic Outdoor Education Center: Environmental Education Programs, Skins
and Skulls (914) 265-3773.
New York State Education Department: Mathematice, Science, and Technology
(518) 473-9471.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: DEC Summer Environmental
Education Program (518) 457-3720.
New York State Marine Education Association (NYSMEA), Box 705, Mineola,
NY 11501
New York State Science Leadership Association, 489 Echo Road, Vestal,
NY 13850.
New York State Science Olympiad (914) 328-4209.
Science Teachers Association of New York State: Brooklyn, Queens, and
Staten Island Section, Harry Kranpool, 31-31 138 St., Apt. 4-D Cheshire,
Linden Hill, NY 11354-2625; Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester and Rockland
Section, Marilyn Reiner, 9 Dalewood Drive, Suffern, NY 10901.
College Gifted Programs: Summer Institute For The Gifted (201) 334-6991.
Liberty Science Center: Birthday Parties, Camp In Program, Courses, Discovery
Trails and Electronic Discovery, Teacher Sabbatical Program, Teacher Workshops
(201) 451-0006.
New Jersey Institute of Technology: Summer Science Camp (201) 596-3550.
Rutgers University–Cook College: Camp Promise (908) 932-9164.
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation: High School Biology Program
(609) 452-7007.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1200 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 326-6400, www.aaas.org/
American Association of Physics Teachers: High School Photo and Physics
Video Contests, Metrologic Physics Bowl Contest, Physics Teaching Resource
Agents, The Physics Teacher, United States Physics Team (301) 209-3300.
American Chemical Society: Journal of Chemical Education, Say YES to
a Youngster’s Future (202) 986-1460, United States National Chemistry
Olympiad (202) 872-6328, www.acs.org.
American Geological Institute: Geotimes, (703) 379-2480.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) (703) 578-9600.
Earthwatch: Teacher Fellowships for Worldwide Field Research (617) 926-8200
x118.
Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth:
Distance Learning Project (410) 456-0277.
Museum of Science: Science-By-Mail (800) 729-3300.
National Academy of Sciences, www.nas.gov; National Research Council;
Smithsonian Institute; National Science Resources Center.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Education Division:
NASA provides many resources for aerospace education, including curriculum
materials, information, resources, and links to many Internet sites. Code
FE, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20546, (202)
358-1110, www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codef/education.
National Association of Biology Teachers, The American Biology Teacher,
(800) 406-0775.
National Earth Science Teachers Association: The Earth Scientist, (800)
966-2481.
National Science Education Leadership Association: Perspectives on Science
Education (703) 524-8646.
National Science Foundation, www.nsf.gov.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA): NSTA is the largest national
organization of science teachers. It publishes journals at each level
of schooling: Science and Children, Science Scope, The Science Teacher,
and Journal of College Science Teaching. It also publishes lists of science
equipment and textbook suppliers, conducts competitions (e.g., Duracell
Scholarship, Toshiba Explora Vision) and its website has information about
science education, a comprehensive book store, and links to many other
sites. 1840 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201-3000 (703) 243-7100, www.nsta.org.
Science Service, Inc.: International Science and Engineering Fair, Westinghouse
Science Talent Search (202) 785-2255.
Student Conservation Association: Resource Assistant Program (603) 543-1700.
United States Department of Education, Office of Educational Research
and Improvement; Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and
Science Education: ENC provides a comprehensive collection of curriculum
resources in many formats (print, audio, multimedia, video, kits, and
games. The Ohio State University, 1929 Kenny Rd, Columbus, OH 43210-1079,
(800) 621-5785, www.enc.org.
Zero Population Growth, Inc.: Population Education Program (202) 332-2200.
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