| United States of North America - Etats Unis d'Amérique |
| Institution Name: | International Clearinghouse for the Advancement of Science Teaching; ICAST. |
| Address: | 7607 McCloud Court, Lorton, VA 22079-1608. - Benjamin Building. University of Maryland. College Park. Maryland |
| Country: | United States of America / Etats Unis d'Amérique. |
| Contact: | Director. |
| Geographical Coverage: | international. |
| Created: | 1962. |
| Staff: | 8. |
| Working Languages: | English. |
| Network system name: | ICASE |
| Activities Undertaken: | biology education; chemistry education; physics education; integrated education; mathematics education; general technical education; training; scientific equipment; school industry relationship; rural areas; teaching guides; audiovisual materials; evaluation; information services. |
| Groups Covered: | primary education; secondary education; post-secondary education; teachers pre-service; teachers in-service; technicians; researchers; education policy planners; science teachers associations |
| Periodicals: | various reports of the International Clearinghouse for Science and Mathematics Curriculum |
| Organization of Meetings: | local; national; international |
| Additional Information: | projects to be developed on the continuation of the international clearinghouse for science and maths curriculum development Continuation of a computerised electronic network as a part of INISTE's establishment of an international Biotechnology Education Information Network (BEIN) |
| Institution Name: | Lawrence Hall of Science; LHS. |
| Address: | Centennial Drive, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720. |
| Country: | United States of America / Etats Unis d'Amérique. |
| Contact: | Director of Public Programs. |
| Geographical Coverage: | international. |
| Created: | 1968. |
| Staff: | 322. |
| Working Languages: | English; Russian |
| Activities Undertaken: | biology education; physics education; chemistry education; integrated education; mathematics education; technical education; computer science education; training; educational materials ; school industry relationship; evaluation; womens education. |
| Groups Covered: | primary education; secondary education; post-secondary education; teachers in-service; researchers; education policy planners; teachers associations |
| Periodicals : | Quarterly, Programs for Schools, Eureka |
| Organization of Meetings: | national; regional; international |
| Institution Name: | Rhode Island Dept of Elementary and Secondary Education; RIDE. |
| Address: | Dept of Eduaction, 22 Hayes Street, Providence RI 02908. |
| Country: | United States of America / Etats Unis d'Amérique. |
| Contact: | Coordinator. |
| Geographical Coverage: | local; national. |
| Created: | 1885. |
| Staff: | 150. |
| Working Languages: | English; French; Spanish. |
| Network system name : | ASCD, NASTS, COUNCIL OF STATE SCIENCE SUPERVISORS. |
| Activities Undertaken: | teaching guides; curriculum; design; evaluation; policy making. |
| Groups Covered: | teachers; administrators and students in primary and secondary schools |
| Publications: | Energy Education Project modules; STS Education Project modules |
| Organization of Meetings: | local ;regional |
| Additional Information: | Rhode Island mathematics and science frameworks project, tech prep programme, director transformations project, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME): national project editor, STS today (National Association for Science Technology and Society) |
| Institution Name: | Inter-American Commission on Mathematical Education; IACME. |
| Address: | Barry University. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. 11300 NE 2nd Ave. Miami Shores. FL 33161. |
| Country: | United States of America. Etats-Unis d'Amérique. |
| Contact: | President. |
| Geographical Coverage: | international. |
| Created: | 1961. |
| Working Languages: | English; Spanish. |
| Network system name: | ICMI. |
| Activities Undertaken: | mathematics education. |
| Groups Covered: | primary education; secondary education; post secondary education; teachers pre-service; teachers in-service; education policy planners |
| Periodicals: | Educación de las matemáticas en las Américas (I-VII) |
| Organization of Meetings: | regional; international |
| Additional Information: | The Organization is affiliated with ICMI it organizes every four years the main regional scientific event on Mathematics Education in the Americas and publishes the Proceedings of these conferences. IACME possesses lists of Mathematics education researchers, professors and universities in the Americas and has representatives in most of the countries in the Americas. |
| Institution Name: | International Council of Scientific Unions - Committee on Teaching of Science; ICSU - CTS. |
| Address: | Department of Geography. Western Michigan University. Kalamazoo. Michigan 49009-3899. Tel: (1-616) 387 3429. Fax: (1-616) 387 0958. |
| Country: | United States of America. Etats-Unis d'Amérique. |
| Contact: | Secretary. |
| Geographical Coverage: | international. |
| Staff: | 2; PROFESSIONALS: 2. |
| Working Languages: | English; French. |
| Activities Undertaken: | biology education; chemistry education; physics education; integrated science education; technology education; health education; biotechnology education; training activities; educational materials ; rural areas; computer biology education; computer integrated science education; curriculum development; teaching guide; evaluation; analysis; research ; training; science olympiads; science clubs. |
| Groups Covered: | primary education; secondary education; post secondary education; teachers pre-service; teachers in-service; researchers; education policy planners; science teachers associations |
| Publications: | Issued of time & project completion |
| Organization of Meetings: | regional; international |
| Institution Name: | International Union of Pure and Applied Physics - International Commission on Physics Education; IUPAP - ICPE. |
| Address: | The Ohio State University. 174 west 18th Avenue. Columbus, OH 4320-1106. Tel: (1-614) 422 5959/5713. |
| Country: | United States of America. Etats-Unis d'Amérique. |
| Contact: | Prof. Chairman. |
| Working Languages: | English. |
| Institution Name: | New York State Education Department - Curriculum Department. |
| Address: | Bureau of Science Education. Rm 232-MEB. Albany, NY 12234. |
| Country: | United States of America. Etats-Unis d'Amérique. |
| Contact: | Coordinator. |
| Geographical Coverage: | national. |
| Staff: | 10; PROFESSIONALS: 8. |
| Working Languages: | English; Russian. |
| Activities Undertaken: | biology education; chemistry education; physics education; integrated science education; mathematics education; technology education; health education; biotechnology education; training ; teaching guide; audiovisual materials; evaluation; curriculum development; science olympiads. |
| Groups Covered: | primary education; secondary education; teachers pre-service; teachers in-service; education policy planners; teachers associations |
| Publications: | Energy Education Project modules; STS Education Project modules |
| Organization of Meetings: | local |
| Additional Information: | Projects to be developed on conferences of science and technology education in society for 1992 (NATO Advanced Research Workshop and Seventh Conference on World Trends in Science and Technology Education). |