Re: Energy site & education

Title: Re: Energy site & education

I went to the site for the group that developed this information. Information about them appears below. The web page is http://www.vcn.bc.ca/apase/plan.txt

Perhaps before we condemn these folks we could just try to influence them by offering to provide better information and links to other sites that may give a more accurate view. After trying to influence them and failing the next step would be to contact those who sponsor them. I doubt that the sponsoring companies are dedicated "anti-nuke groups." You simply can not put one label on groups to say that they are "anti" anything until AFTER you have tried to influence them in a professional manner and have failed. I have seen no reports that indicate that we have even tried. Of course once we have labeled them it is just a lot simpler to say "well what do you expect - they are anti-nukes and will not listen anyway"

Paul Lavely
lavelyp@uclink4.berkeley.edu
UC Berkeley

APASE STRATEGIC PLAN

MISSION APASE's mission is: Inspiring curiosity, innovation and
lifelong learning through science education.

VALUES We share these values: Integrity Leadership Service Innovation
Lifetime Learning Commitment

MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES As members of APASE, we are committed to being:
Collaborative Equity-centred Learner-oriented Excellence-guided
Cost-conscious

STRATEGIC GOALS: At APASE, we strive to: Facilitate partnerships among
schools, universities, governments and businesses.

Research ideas and develop innovative and marketable products that
advance science education.

Stimulate scientific curiosity in elementary students and the adults
who influence them.

Increase public awareness of the importance of science education and
the role of APASE in this field.

Support the evolving demands of our audience and partners with
creative products that meet their needs.

Manage the financial affairs of APASE in a responsible manner and
efficiently administer the functions that support APASE programs.

Involve government and corporations in the support and advancement of
science education.

Uphold an equitable human resource policy that fosters personal and
professional development.

THE APASE TEAM

Catherine Warren, Executive Director Bridget Walshe, Project manager
Susan Simmons, Office Manager Christine Houston, Interactive
Television Coordinator Michele Charbonnier, Production & Translation
Services Coordinator Heather Ingram, BC Hydro partner

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Barbara Moon, APASE President, U.C. Fraser Valley Margaret Begg, James
Whiteside School Robert Carlisle, UBC Conrad Guelke, BC Hydro Barbara
Holley, IBM Jolie Mayer-Smith, UBC Bruce Rozenhart, Robertson
Rozenhart Marvin Wideen, SFU

APASE The Association for the Promotion and Advancement of Science
Education Suite 305 - 1140 Homer Street Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 2X6

Tel (604) 687-8712 Fax (604)687-8715 Email cwarren@cln.etc.bc.ca

I believe the problem goes deeper. The people who put this site together
know exactly what they are doing and saying -- the anti-nuke groups put out
a great deal under the rubric of "curriculum" and "education." We can send
them lots of stuff and they won't put it up (we have been having this
discussion in microcosm in New Mexico). The point has to be made to
teachers, colleges of education, and school systems: don't use these
private group sites as references unless they represent college or
university-accredited courses or societies that publish peer reviewed
journals. I answer questions for a site called "Mad Scientist" run by
Washington Univ., and the administrators demand references! If a site
provides information without citing a peer-reviewed journal or publication,
teachers shouldn't use it as a resource (nor should anyone). This makes
putting information on the web cumbersome, but something should be done to
counteract the disinformation that is so easy to put up.

Ruth Weiner
ruth_weiner@msn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: PBarring@kdhe.state.ks.us <PBarring@kdhe.state.ks.us>

To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2000 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Energy site & education

>
>Bjorn,
>I think the most disturbing part of this site is that it is the teachers'
>tool for teaching K-7 students. I followed the teacher's links to see if
>they led to a bit more advanced material ... nope, they led right back to
>the same page. Either this is a VERY little used resource or the teachers
>have better references (I hope). Ruth's letter may provide a wake up or it
>may just annoy them. Maybe we (RADSAFE) could put together an educational
>package to distribute to sites like this. Hey, there's a whole new topic
>for discussion!! Any takers?
>
>Philip Barringer
>KDHE
>785-296-6342
>"My opinions, not the State's"
>
>
>
>
>FYI: Ran across the following site by a chance:
>http://www.swifty.com/apase/charlotte/nuclear.html#RISKS
>It is at "Association for the Promotion and Advancement of Science
>Education, APASE". Nuclear risks are summarized as:
>
>"To understand the risks of nuclear energy, we need to know that uranium is
>radioactive, which means that it constantly gives off energy in the form of
>radiation. When plants, animals, or people are exposed to too much
>radiation, they can be burned, become sick, or even die. When uranium is
>mined, the leftover bits of uranium at the mine are harmful to plants and
>animals in the area, and pollute the soil and water."
>
>
>
>
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