Telling Your Story Tools and Resources
You'll find everything you'll need here to hold your own Telling Your Story workshop, or plan your own visit to a classroom. Unless otherwise noted, they are provided as pdf files.
TYS Workshop Facilitation
These materials are for your use in holding a workshop.
- Telling Your Story rack card - Share the benefits of visiting a classroom for scientist, teacher, and students. COSEE New England has limited numbers of these cards printed, to which you can add your own contact information. Contact Pam DiBona at pdibona[at]neaq.org
- Facilitators' Handbook (pdf)
- Sample workshop agenda (MS Word)
- Facilitators' Presentation (MS Powerpoint)
- Workshop evaluation forms (MS Word) for scientists, teachers, and informal educators.
Workshop Handouts
These materials are distributed to workshop participants.
- Planning Sheet (pdf) - A tool to help with the planning process.
- Pre-visit Planning (pdf) - Thorough planning is the most important thing both the scientist and educator can do to help make the visit a success. This document will help guide the conversation.
- Developing a Concept Map (pdf) - We suggest using concept mapping to articulate and organize the connections of the scientist's research or topic to other ideas. Here is an example (jpg) of a concept map to help scientists develop their three stories.
- Follow-up tips (pdf) for educators and scientists.
- Telling Your Story Web Resource Guide (MS Word)
Resources for Scientists and Educators
- Telling Your Story Web Resource Guide (in MS Word)
- Science for All Americans
In 1990 the American Association for the Advancement of Science published this statement outining in detail what Americans should know in order to be scientifically literate.
- AAAS Benchmarks for Science Literacy
Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science has published Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy.
- National Science Education Standards
The National Research Council has published the National Science Education Standards.
- Massachusetts State Frameworks
The Massachusetts Department of Education has published curriculum frameworks for mathematics, science, and other subject areas.
- Connecticut State Science Frameworks
The Connecticut Department of Education has published curriculum frameworks for K-12 science.
- Rhode Island Science Frameworks
The Rhode Island Department of Education has published "Science Literacy for ALL Students: The Rhode Island Science Framework."
- New Hampshire Frameworks
New Hampshire Frameworks and Lesson Plans provided by New Hampshire Educato
- Maine Science and Math Frameworks
Maine's Curriculum Framework for Mathematics and Science
- Vermont Science and Math Frameworks
Vermont's Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities
- The Role of Scientists in the Professional Development of Science Teachers
A report prepared by the Committee on Biology Teacher Inservice Programs for the National Research Council.
- Resources for Involving Scientists in Education
A web site of useful resources maintained by the National Academy of Sciences.