Discusses the issues related to animal dissection and explains the alternative options to dissection like anatomical models or virtual dissections. (YDS)

Discusses the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Laboratory Safety Standards as the major driving force in establishing and maintaining a safe working environment for teachers and students. (Author)

Presents five recommendations for writing winning proposals as suggested by the credo of "honor thy user," proposal reviewers being the honored users. Considers information provided directly from funding agencies such as the National Institutes for Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). (DDR)

Discusses ways of developing proposal-writing skills that include discussing ideas with program officers, serving on review panels, seeking suggestions from people who have received grants, and working through the process of rewriting a rejected proposal. Provides some basic principles of writing winning proposals. (DDR)

Regards leadership as central to the success of the reform movement in science education. Defines leadership and introduces a model of leadership modified from the one developed by Edwin Locke and his associates. Provides an overview of the essential qualities of leadership occurring in science education. Discusses reforming science education and…

Analyzes changes in the science supervisor's role and responsibilities from three National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) sourcebooks for science supervisors. Discusses teacher-supervisor interaction, educational environment, curriculum development as a responsibility of the science supervisor, administrator-supervisor interaction,…

Describes general development of multiculturalism and multicultural education. Emphasizes multicultural education as a valuable resource for science education, which should be acknowledged, respected, and implemented into the existing science curriculum. Suggests implications of multicultural education for science supervisors. (KHR)

Considers the professional teaching portfolio as an authentic assessment tool by which prospective teachers can show evidence of having mastered certain basic competencies. Discusses the merit of the professional teaching portfolio with regard to an individual's content area preparation, teaching competency, professional growth and development,…

Considers alternative assessment techniques as vehicles for improving student learning. Describes a deductive model for teachers to write open-ended questions that are directly linked to their daily science teaching. (KHR)