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Pacific CRYSTAL Centre for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Literacy: Lessons Learned

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  • Written by experts, Gives a modern approach, Comprehensive in Scope

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Authentic Learning—Informal Environments and Extracurricular Science, Mathematics, and Technology Opportunities: Anchoring and Bridging Real-World, Cultural, and School Experiences

  2. Moving Tested Ideas Into Classrooms

  3. Knowledge Transfer, Systemic Implementation, and Building Leadership Capacity

  4. Closing Remarks and Implications for the Future

About this book

The University of Victoria Pacific Centre for Scientific and Technological Literacy is one of five Centres for Research into Youth, Science Teaching and Learning (CRYSTAL) funded for 5 years (2005–2010) by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada (NSERC). Pacific CRYSTAL intended to promote scientific, mathematical, and technological literacy for responsible citizenship through research partnerships with university and educational communities. Pacific CRYSTAL’s functional structure consisted of 3 research and development nodes connected to a leadership and administrative node, which was charged with facilitating the activities of 19 projects and 42 principal investigators, partners, and research associates. Node 1, an incubation centre, involved extracurricular authentic science, mathematics, and technology experiences; Node 2, a classroom testing environment, field-tested instructional ideas and strategies to develop evidence-based practices; and Node 3, lighthouse schools, involved systemic change and leadership opportunities that adapted, demonstrated, and disseminated tested ideas, resources, and strategies to a much broader education community and attempted to influence public policy. This book provides descriptions of the target goals, research and development projects, and lessons learned.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada

    Larry D. Yore, Eileen Van der Flier-Keller, David W. Blades, Timothy W. Pelton

  • Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada

    David B. Zandvliet

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pacific CRYSTAL Centre for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Literacy: Lessons Learned

  • Editors: Larry D. Yore, Eileen Van der Flier-Keller, David W. Blades, Timothy W. Pelton, David B. Zandvliet

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-506-2

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6091-506-2Published: 25 October 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 267

  • Topics: Science Education

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