Teachers have the time and support they need to implement the new science curriculum in the classroom. Specifically, they have adequate time for science learning and teacher preparation . Teachers are empowered to make decisions about implementing the new curriculum in the classroom. Such empowerment promotes decisionmaking, collaboration, professional development, and an improved curriculum . Teachers emphasize authentic instruction and elements that promote high performance and successful learning among students.
Teachers provide meaningful science learning for all students.
Irene Damota, principal at Whittier School in Chicago, talks about challenging all students to reach their educational potential. A text transcript is available. Students display demanding, higher order thinking skills . Students can relate knowledge from one scientific field to another and to other disciplines of knowledge. Mary Budd Rowe, science education professor at Stanford University in Stanford, California, talks about the importance of science in helping students to find connections and see relationships.