Analyzing NGSS Scientific Practices in Action.

This poster presentation will present ongoing research on the Science Practices in the Classroom Matrix (SPCM), an analytical tool used for identifying the level of sophistication of scientific practices occurring in classroom lessons and the level of student versus teacher centeredness. The SPCM has been used to analyze video recordings of middle grades teachers who participated in a professional development program on inquiry, the nature of science (NOS), and evolutionary concepts. Pre- and post-tests revealed participant teachers’ knowledge and views of inquiry and NOS. This poster highlights interactions, if any, between implementation of the scientific practices and teacher knowledge and views of inquiry and NOS. Implications for prospective teacher education related to using the SPCM to enhance teacher knowledge and views on the scientific practices will be addressed

CATS: CfAO Treasury Survey of distant galaxies, supernovae, and AGN's

The NSF Science and Technology Center for Adaptive Optics (CfAO) is supporting a major scientific legacy project called the CfAO Treasury Survey (CATS). CATS is obtaining near-infrared AO data in deep HST survey fields, such as GEMS, GOODS-N, & EGS. Besides summarizing the main objectives of CATS, we highlight some recent imaging work on the study of distant field galaxies, AGNs, and a redshift z = 1.32 supernova. CATS plans the first data release to the community in early 2007 (check http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~irlab/cats/index.shtml for more details on CATS and latest updates).Comment: 2 pages. Proceedings of the IAU Symposium 235, "Galaxy Evolution across the Hubble Time", F. Combes & J. Palous (eds.

Psychology and aggression

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68264/2/10.1177_002200275900300301.pd

Self-control interventions for children under age 10 for improving self-control and delinquency and problem behaviors

Self-control improvement programs are intended to serve many purposes, most notably improving self-control. Yet, interventions such as these often aim to reduce delinquency and problem behaviors. However, there is currently no summary statement available regarding whether or not these programs are effective in improving self-control and reducing delinquency and problem behaviors. The main objective of this review is to assess the available research evidence on the effect of self-control improvement programs on self-control and delinquency and problem behaviors. In addition to investigating the overall effect of early selfcontrol improvement programs, this review will examine, to the extent possible, the context in which these programs may be most successful. The studies included in this systematic review indicate that self-control improvement programs are an effective intervention for improving self-control and reducing delinquency and problem behaviors, and that the effect of these programs appears to be rather robust across various weighting procedures, and across context, outcome source, and based on both published and unpublished data

Prospective Science Teachers\u27 Understanding of Science Practices in Classroom Scenarios

The purpose of this study was to explore how to support prospective science teachers in meeting expectations of the Next Generation Science Standards, specifically understanding science practices in the classroom. We investigated if prospective science teachers had sufficient knowledge of science practices to use the NGSS’s framework of inquiry as science practices at the end of the teacher preparation programs. Prospective teachers were asked to accurately recognize and describe the enactment science practices in classrooms using written and video scenarios. While prospective science teachers were confident in their understanding of science practices, participants were unable to consistently recognize science practices or describe the level of depth of science practices in written or video scenarios. Our results highlight the need for additional support in not only understanding what science practices are, but what science practices look like in classrooms and how to enact science practices at various levels of depth

'To Infinity and Beyond': The American Vernacular and Democratic Space

The spatial strategies adopted by the founding fathers of the American Republic and their political roots and consequences. It interrogates in particular the question of why the neo-classical style became prominent, and whether that constituted an appropriate spatial strategy for democratisation. An analysis of how American writing and literature was a forum for the working out of the questions of expansion into, and settlement in, new spac