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{ GSS Teacher Guide Index } { All GSS Books } The driving force for new interdisciplinary courses came from the science education reform movement that has been gathering momentum in the early 1990s. But until recently, few materials had been published to help teachers break out of the traditional mold. Consequently, many teachers were […]

{ GSS Teacher Guide Index } { All GSS Books } Professional organizations consisting of scientists and teachers, with support from the National Science Foundation and other agencies, are challenging the status quo. Decades ago, several key documents redefined science education in the United States: Next Generation Science Standards completed in April 2013. A Framework for […]

{ GSS Teacher Guide Index } { All GSS Books } Assessment can be thought of as the collection of evidence to show whether or not students are achieving the objectives of the course. In deciding how to collect data it’s useful to think of the different reasons for assessment. One is for diagnostic purposes, […]

{ GSS Teacher Guide Index } { All GSS Books } If the key to effective learning could be summed up in one word, it would probably be “interaction.” Getting your students to discuss the issues, to disagree and challenge each other, to collaborate on laboratory problems, and to help each other in homework activities […]

{ GSS Teacher Guide Index } { All GSS Books } Teachers who have tested the GSS materials have told us that there is a tremendous diversity of students who are interested and capable of studying Global Systems Science.  But each individual and each group of students brings a different set of needs to the […]

{ GSS Teacher Guide Index } { All GSS Books } Summary of What Students Will Learn GSS Students will… 1. Grow to appreciate the unique qualities of Earth’s environment. 2. Increase their knowledge of the total Earth system. 3. Learn how human activites are changing the global environment. 4. See how personal decisions can […]

{ GSS Teacher Guide Index } { All GSS Books } Global Systems Science (GSS) is an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact.  The “big ideas” of science are stressed, such as the concept of an […]

{ GSS Teacher Guide Index } { All GSS Books } The eleven Student Books are shown in the map below in four groups, with the first book, A New World View, introducing the others. It is helpful to keep in mind that A New World View is short, and is intended to take no more than two […]

{ GSS Teacher Guide Index } { All GSS Books } The Global System Science Series  Global Systems Science (GSS) is an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand  problems of global impact. There are many ways to incorporate GSS books with […]

{ To GSS Books } TEACHER GUIDE CONTENTS Introduction 1. Map of the GSS Course 4. How Can I Customize GSS for My Students? 7. How is GSS Related to Science Education Reform? 2. What is Global Systems Science? 5. What Teaching Methods Should I Use? 8. How Was GSS Created? 3. What Will My […]