IBSE Final

202 NaTIoNal SCIENCE TEaChERS aSSoCIaTIoN

Index

Thier, Herb, 50, 53, 54, 57

TIMSS (Trends in International

Mathematics and Science Study),

13, 18.24, 26, 28, 38, 105, 153

Tipping Point, The, 155

Trends in International Mathematics and

Science Study (TIMSS), 13, 18, 24,

26, 28, 38, 105, 153

21st-century skills, 127–139, 153–154. See

also Workforce skills in 21st century

U

Understanding by Design, 14, 18, 61

Unsuccessful learners, xv

U.S. Department of Education, 157

V

Values, 123–125

Vision and plan for science education, 149,

152–154, 165–167

leadership and, 165–167

Vocabulary, scientific, 96, 113, 144

W

Wallace, Bruce, 16

Welch, Wayne, 76

Why Schools Matter, 59

Wilson, Edward O., 120–121, 126

Workforce skills in 21st century, 127–139

challenges for science education in

development of, 131–132

classroom development of, 132–137,

153–154

adaptability, 133, 134, 153

complex communications/social

skills, 133, 134, 153

nonroutine problem solving, 133,

134, 153

self-management/self-development,

133, 135, 153

systems thinking, 133, 135, 153

connecting teaching science as inquiry

to, 129–131

new skills needed to obtain a middle-

class position, 130–131

percentage of technical professionals,

129–130

trends in, 127–129

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