Jane's outline
Peggy Cowan ( pcowan@educ.state.ak.us )
Tue, 31 Dec 1996 10:02:57 -0900
>Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 07:55:08
>To: teech_leadership@teech.terc.edu
>From: Peggy Cowan <pcowan@educ.state.ak.us>
>Subject: Jane's outline
>
>
>>
>>Jane, and others,
>>I personally resonate with your goal of teaching students " to think
>>scientifically and with heart." Our program does not articulate such a goal.
>>We are trying to align our staff development efforts with state and national
>>standards. We're planning on using them as our guide. Do you think they
>>address your three issues or your goal?
>>Peggy
>>
>>
>>At 08:53 PM 12/29/96 -0800, you wrote:
>>>From: ntlist_manager@TERC.EDU
>>>
>>> teech_general Digest for 29 Dec 1996
>>>
>>>Topics covered in this issue include:
>>>
>>> 1: our motives
>>> by jane.jackson@asu.edu (Jane Jackson)
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>1 Message:0001 1
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>>>To: teech_general@teech.TERC.EDU
>>>From: jane.jackson@asu.edu (Jane Jackson)
>>>Subject: our motives
>>>
>>>As director of the Modeling Workshop Project for high school physics
>>>reform, I talk occasionally with directors of Urban Systemic Initiatives,
>>>other NSF teacher enhancement projects, and other school-related projects
>>>such as service learning.
>>>
>>>I've asked some of these project leaders if they are involved in their
>>>projects for the same reason that I am: namely, I am concerned for the
>>>future of our civilization. When I mention my motivation, I usually find a
>>>similarity of motivation in the other project director. For example,
>>>service learning coordinators have told me that compassion and civic
>>>responsibility are urgently needed. Project directors have said that an
>>>ability to think clearly is greatly needed so that people will see the
>>>relation between cause and effect. Some project directors have said
>>>outright that they are scared for our future.
>>>
>>>I wonder how widespread a motivation this is. If most of us feel this way
>>>- that we are involved in our work for reform because we think that the
>>>health of our civilization is threatened - then we should TALK ABOUT our
>>>motivation, for two reasons: first, to increase our awareness of the
>>>connections between our motivation and our work, and second, so that we can
>>>pool our strengths and unite our various efforts for maximum change.
>>>
>>>>From my perspective, in the next few decades we need to work on these three
>>>issues: societal health, environmental health, and personal health.
>>>Through our projects I see us trying to teach those who will, to think
>>>scientifically and with "heart".
>>>
>>>Some of us are trying to turn the focus of the scientific and technological
>>>communities to addressing these issues.
>>>
>>>We hope that our collective efforts will result in an education of the vast
>>>majority of the people to the facts and the dangers facing civilization. We
>>>hope that the will of the people will be mobilized to work on these issues.
>>>
>>>
>>>Sometimes I wonder how the TEECH listserv can be an effective instrument of
>>>reform; our projects are so different that it is hard to find a common
>>>meeting ground; thus there has been very little communication. Perhaps if
>>>enough of us share the motivation outlined above, that motivation itself
>>>could unite us enough so that we would share what we know in order to
>>>effect a greater change for the better in our society.
>>>
>>>Your turn now. Please take a few minutes and build on this outline if you
>>>think it's important.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>Jane Jackson
>>>
>>>Jane Jackson, Prof. of Physics, Scottsdale Comm.College (on leave)
>>>Box 871504, Dept. of Physics, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ 85287-1504.
>>>phone:(602) 965-8438 fax: 965-7331 e-mail: jane.jackson@asu.edu
>>>Modeling Workshop Project: http://modeling.la.asu.edu/modeling.html
>>>
>>>
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>>Peggy Cowan
>>Division of Teaching and Learning Support
>>Alaska Department of Education
>>801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
>>Juneau, AK 99801-1894
>>(907) 465-2826
>>(907) 465-3396(fax)
>>pcowan@educ.state.ak.us
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Peggy Cowan
Division of Teaching and Learning Support
Alaska Department of Education
801 W. 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801-1894
(907) 465-2826
(907) 465-3396(fax)
pcowan@educ.state.ak.us
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