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The nanotech revolution waits for no man, woman or child. To
revitalize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
performance, the U.S. educational system requires a practical
strategy to better educate students about nanoscale science and
engineering research. This is particularly important in grades K
12, the effective gestation point for future ideas and information.
Optimize your use of free resources from the National Science
Foundation The first book of its kind, Nanoscience Education,
Workforce Training, and K 12 Resources promotes nano-awareness in
both the public and private sectors, presenting an overview of the
current obstacles that must be overcome within the complex U.S.
educational system before any reform is possible. It's a race
against time and other countries and the fear is that U.S. students
could lag behind for decades, with ineffective teaching and
learning methods handicapping their ability to compete globally.
Focusing on the application of new knowledge, this concise and
highly readable book explores the transdisciplinary nature of
nanoscience and its societal impact, also addressing workforce
training and risk management. Illustrating the historical
perspective of the complexity of K 12 education communities, it
defines nanotechnology and evaluates pertinent global and national
landscapes, presenting examples of successful change within them.
This book is composed of four sections: Foundations addresses the
national educational matrix, exploring the scientific and social
implications associated with the delay in adopting nanoscience
education in public schools Teaching Nanotechnology discusses the
critical process of teaching K 12 students the skills to understand
and evaluate emerging technologies they will encounter
The nanotech revolution waits for no man, woman...or child. To
revitalize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
performance, the U.S. educational system requires a practical
strategy to better educate students about nanoscale science and
engineering research. This is particularly important in grades
K-12, the effective gestation point for future ideas and
information. Optimize your use of free resources from the National
Science Foundation The first book of its kind, Nanoscience
Education, Workforce Training, and K-12 Resources promotes
nano-awareness in both the public and private sectors, presenting
an overview of the current obstacles that must be overcome within
the complex U.S. educational system before any reform is possible.
It's a race against time-and other countries-and the fear is that
U.S. students could lag behind for decades, with ineffective
teaching and learning methods handicapping their ability to compete
globally. Focusing on the application of new knowledge, this
concise and highly readable book explores the transdisciplinary
nature of nanoscience and its societal impact, also addressing
workforce training and risk management. Illustrating the historical
perspective of the complexity of K-12 education communities, it
defines nanotechnology and evaluates pertinent global and national
landscapes, presenting examples of successful change within them.
This book is composed of four sections: Foundations-addresses the
national educational matrix, exploring the scientific and social
implications associated with the delay in adopting nanoscience
education in public schools Teaching Nanotechnology-discusses the
critical process of teaching K-12 students the skills to understand
and evaluate emerging technologies they will encounter Nanoscience
Resources and Programs-provides a wide overview of the resources
offered by funded outreach programs from universities with
nanoscience centers Framework Applied-analyzes the structure of
national government programs and skill level recommendations for
nanoeducation from the National Nanotechnology Initiatives This
book offers plans of action and links to sustainable (largely free)
development tools to help K-12 students acquire the skills to
understand and evaluate emerging technologies. Promoting a holistic
teaching approach that encompasses all aspects of science, the
authors strive to help readers implement change so that decisions
about resources and learning are no longer made "from the top down"
by policymakers, but rather "from the bottom up" by teachers,
parents, and students at the local level. Akhlesh Lakhtakia, one of
the contributors to this volume, was recently featured on CNN in a
discussion on solar energy.
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