Many of us can appreciate the theme of this issue. As a science teacher, I often wondered what it would be like to have a substantial budget for science equipment and materials. But as the authors of these articles show, science isn’t just about how much “stuff” students use, but rather how they think using [...]
Our district professional development budget is being drastically reduced next year. Each department has been asked how to provide professional development on a shoestring. Do you have any suggestions for our science department? –Lisa, Montgomery, Alabama There are those who suggest that reduced professional development (PD) budgets in many-if not most-schools districts may not be [...]
Do you have any suggestions for grantwriting? I’ve just been told that the budget may be very lean next year, and I’d like to try to get additional funding for the science department. —Shug, Stillwater, OK External funds can be very helpful in supplementing school district budgets, and competition for these funds is getting more [...]
