AAAS - Project 2061

A long-term AAAS initiative to advance literacy in Science, Mathematics, and Technology

What's New

Updated
November 5, 2009

Project 2061 Promotes Climate Literacy

With new grants for developing instructional resources and for organizing a conference of informal science educators, Project 2061 is making climate science literacy a high priority for students and the public.

Read the full story in Project 2061 Connections.

Register Now for a 2010 Atlas Workshop

Looking for a new perspective on science content standards? Project 2061’s popular “Using Atlas of Science Literacy” workshops are back again for 2010 in cities around the country, including Cambridge, Massachusetts; Columbia, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; and Washington, D.C. Learn how you and your school or district can use Atlas strand maps to improve K-12 science curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

For details on registration, Early-Bird discounts, and scholarships, visit Project 2061’s workshop headquarters.

Science for All Americans at 20

On the 20^th anniversary of Science for All Americans, Project 2061’s founder F. James Rutherford and current director Jo Ellen Roseman offer timely insights into the book’s origins and its pioneering definition of what constitutes science literacy.

Read the full story in Project 2061 Connections.

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Founded in 1985, Project 2061 is a long-term initiative of AAAS to help all Americans become literate in science, mathematics, and technology. To achieve that goal, Project 2061 conducts research and develops tools and services—books, CD-ROMS, on-line resources, professional development, and public outreach—that educators, researchers, parents and families, and community leaders can use to make critical and lasting improvements in the nation’s education system.

AAAS Project 2061
1200 New York Avenue
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-326-6666