Opis: Nanoscience Education Workforce Training and K-12 Resource - Miquel F. Aznar, Judith Light Feather, J Feather

The nanotech revolution waits for no man, woman...or child. To revitalize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) performance, the U.S. educational system requires a practical strategy to better educate students about nanoscale science and engineering research. This is particularly important in grades K-12, the effective gestation point for future ideas and information. Optimize your use of free resources from the National Science Foundation The first book of its kind, Nanoscience Education, Workforce Training, and K-12 Resources promotes nano-awareness in both the public and private sectors, presenting an overview of the current obstacles that must be overcome within the complex U.S. educational system before any reform is possible. It's a race against time-and other countries-and the fear is that U.S. students could lag behind for decades, with ineffective teaching and learning methods handicapping their ability to compete globally. Focusing on the application of new knowledge, this concise and highly readable book explores the transdisciplinary nature of nanoscience and its societal impact, also addressing workforce training and risk management. Illustrating the historical perspective of the complexity of K-12 education communities, it defines nanotechnology and evaluates pertinent global and national landscapes, presenting examples of successful change within them. This book is composed of four sections: Foundations-addresses the national educational matrix, exploring the scientific and social implications associated with the delay in adopting nanoscience education in public schools Teaching Nanotechnology-discusses the critical process of teaching K-12 students the skills to understand and evaluate emerging technologies they will encounter Nanoscience Resources and Programs-provides a wide overview of the resources offered by funded outreach programs from universities with nanoscience centers Framework Applied-analyzes the structure of national government programs and skill level recommendations for nanoeducation from the National Nanotechnology Initiatives This book offers plans of action and links to sustainable (largely free) development tools to help K-12 students acquire the skills to understand and evaluate emerging technologies. Promoting a holistic teaching approach that encompasses all aspects of science, the authors strive to help readers implement change so that decisions about resources and learning are no longer made "from the top down" by policymakers, but rather "from the bottom up" by teachers, parents, and students at the local level. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, one of the contributors to this volume, was recently featured on CNN in a discussion on solar energy. "There's a stack of books on our desk and a cloud of PDFs on our desktop that focus on the social and ethical implications (SEI) of nanotech, but this 2011 collection by Judith Light Feather and Migeul F. Aznar will be among the few "go to" texts for our classes and research in coming years. With critical essays, lively pedagogical ideas and techniques, and a veritable database of resources that more than deliver on the title keyword, the book is a timely tool for growing the best of all plausible nanotechnological futures. ... The sheer variety of perspectives represented here helps the volume avoid the usual monotone voice of jargon that too often haunts such compilations. The result is a fresh and lucid take on the metaphorical roadmap to nanotechnology, with a welcome emphasis on bottom-up approaches to education and workforce training. There is much to like here-an impressive, sometimes dizzying array of resources and approaches for educators and administrators in time to make a difference in today's classroom and hacklab." -- U.S. Journal of Nanophotonics, Vol. 5, 2011Section I: Foundations Introduction to Nanoscience, Technology, and Social Implications Inclusion of Nanoscience Education in Schools Is Important for Students Detailed Roadmap for the Twenty-First Century Understanding the Size in Nanoscience Is a Prerequisite for Teachers Official Definition of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Size Matters in Scientific Disciplines Social Implications Education Is a Complex System: History, Matrix, Politics, Solutions The Complexity of Our Education System Is Not Easily Penetrated Brief History of Our Education Matrix Understanding the Stages of Commercialization for Nanotechnology Students Are Shifting the Paradigm Students Are Making a Difference in the Classrooms and the Workplace How Did We Miss Preparing Management for This Talented Generation? How Do These Young Professionals Fit into Our Establishment Now? So How Do These Generational Changes Fit into a Collaborative Advantage for Education? Teaching Nanotechnology in Grades 1 through 6 in Singapore Was Initiated by an 11-Year-Old Girl Systems Thinking for Solutions in Education Introducing Nanoscience through Art Science, Art, and Writing (SAW): Breaking Down the Barriers between Art and Science Students Are Digital Natives Who Are Now Teaching the Teachers Study Shows Four-Year-Old Preschool Students Think Like Scientists More Nursery School Children Going Online Teaching the Art of Game Design As a Career Path Combines Art and Computer Science First Nanoscience Educational Game for K-12 Developed in the United Kingdom Essential Features, Content, and Pedagogical Strategies in Game Development Role Playing as Experiential Learning Nobel Laureates Are Role Models in Teaching Nanoscience Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) Richard Errett Smalley (1943-2005) Leon M. Lederman, 1922 a Section II: Teaching Nanotechnology What is Nanotechnological Literacy? How Do We Teach Nanotechnology's Identity? What Is Nanotechnology? Why Do We Use Nanotechnology? Where Does Nanotechnology Come From? How Does Nanotechnology Work? How Do We Teach about Change in Nanotechnology? How Does Nanotechnology Change? How Does Nanotechnology Change Us? How Do We Change Nanotechnology? How Do We Teach Evaluation of Nanotechnology? What Are Nanotechnology's Costs and Benefits? How Do We Evaluate Nanotechnology? Section III: Nanoscience Resources and Programs K-12 Outreach Programs Overviews: Nanoscience Education Outreach Programs from U.S. Universities and Nano Centers The Institute for Chemical Education, Madison, Wisconsin Materials World Modules at Northwestern University-Middle and High School NCLT-National Center for Learning and Teaching Nanoscale Science and Engineering-Northwestern University Ohio State University-Center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymeric Biomedical Devices (CANPBD) The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) State University at Albany Columbia University-MRSEC Center for Nanostructured Materials, New York City (NYC) University of Pennsylvania MSREC Lehigh University-Outreach K-12 Arizona State University's Interactive NanoVisualization for Science and Engineering Education (IN-VSEE) Project Initiated in 1997 Georgia Institute of Technology-Nanotechnology Research Center Purdue University-Nano-HUB Harvard University-Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC) Massachusetts Institute of Technology-MIT Open Courseware Projects Cornell University-Nanoscale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) University of California, Santa Barbara, Materials Research Laboratory Rice University-Houston, TX-K-12 Outreach Programs University of Virginia, Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering UVA Virtual Lab K-12 Colorado State University-NSF Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Engineering Research Center (ERC) University of Colorado-Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, Boulder NASA Nanotechnology Education Outreach University of Illinois-Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing (Nano-CEMMS) Stanford University and IBM-Center for Probing the Nanoscale University of California-Berkeley-Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS) Berkeley Nanotechnology Club (BNC) Northeastern University (NEU)-Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) The University of Alabama-Center for Materials and Information Technology University of Maryland (UMD)-Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Molecular Expressions-Exploring the World of Microscopy-Florida State University The NIEHS Kids' Pages Overviews of Nanotechnology Workforce Programs Industry Needs for Nanotechnology Education Pennsylvania State University, Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization, and Nanofabrication Facility The Nanotechnology Workforce Development Initiative (NWDI) Texas Dakota County Technical College (DCTC), Rosemount, Minnesota, Deb Newberry MSc., Contributor The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), State University at Albany Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA-NSF Foothill College Nanotechnician Program, Professor Robert D. Cormia, Contributor Nano-Safety: The One Issue That Is Missing from the Education Equation, Walt Trybula, Ph.D., Contributor Lateral Diffusion of NanoEducation: Developing the New Workforce, Dr. Dominick Fazarro, Contributor Informal Science Resources A Catalog of Programs Cornell University Informal Outreach Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Presents the Molecularium(t) PBS DragonflyTV The Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California-Berkeley Lawrence Berkeley Labs-Nano*High Program ChemSense-Visualizing Chemistry NanoSense-The Basic Sense behind Nanoscience "When Things Get Small"-UCSD TV Understanding Science-University of California, Berkeley Museum of Paleontology NISE Network Videos, Audio, and Podcasts NPR's Science Friday The Exploratorium-San Francisco, CA Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) Boston Museum of Science-Partnership with NSEC Harvard Rice University-Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) What Is Cool Science? Science News for Kids UnderstandingNano Web Site Offers Lesson Plans for Educators Overviews: Global Nanotechnology Initiatives and Resources Growth of Nanotechnology Education and Initiatives Globally Preparation for Nanotechnology in Developing Nations New Courses for Aerospace and Aeronautics Engineering Professionals Creating a Pipeline for Emerging Technologies NASA MMO Game "Moonbase Alpha" Nanotechnology Initiatives and Educational Resources around the World Global Resources for Nanoscience Education Free Software for Simulation Section IV: Framework Applied Assessing the Options for Action and Implementation Where Do We Start? Why Aren't the Teachers Using the Resources? Revised Science Standards Would Support President Obama's Challenges to Educators Stakeholders Gather to Discuss Nanoscience Education President Obama Included Changes to No Child Left Behind in Proposed 2011 Budget Preparing Students for Success in College and the Workforce Raising the Rigor of Academic Standards The Educate to Innovate Program Addresses Science and Technology-STEM Education New Legislation That Addresses Workforce Training of Technicians in Nanotechnology A Conceptual Framework to Develop New Science Education Standards for K-12 The Twenty-First Century Paradigm-Working Together Where Do We Start? Teachers and Students Can Explore the Curriculum and Resources Together What About Physics, Chemistry, or Engineering? New Programs to Support Teachers Rethinking Education-Can We Succeed? Inclusion of Students for Solutions Re-Inventing Schools Coalition Teachers Respected As Stakeholders The First International Collaboration in the United States on K-12 Nanoscience Courses The North Region K-12 Education Center for Nanotechnology K-12 Nanotechnology Education Curriculum Project by Teachers The Mid-North Region K-12 Education Center for Nanotechnology The Mid-South Region K-12 Education Center for Nanotechnology The South Region K-12 Education Center for Nanotechnology East Region Nanotechnology K-12 Education and Development Center Become a "Seed Teacher" and Start the Process in the United States

Szczegóły: Nanoscience Education Workforce Training and K-12 Resource - Miquel F. Aznar, Judith Light Feather, J Feather

Tytuł: Nanoscience Education Workforce Training and K-12 Resource
Autor: Miquel F. Aznar, Judith Light Feather, J Feather
Producent: CRC Press Inc.
ISBN: 9781420053944
Rok produkcji: 2009
Ilość stron: 341
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.48 kg

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