| Description |
1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Professional Development for Learning and Change -- Uses for becoming a Better Science Teacher -- Overview of Chapters -- Using an I.D.E.A. Approach to Metacognition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Changing Perspectives and New Approaches -- About the Author -- Part I -- Creating a Vision for Successful Science -- Chapter 1 -- On the Shoulders of Giants -- Defining the Goal: Scientific Literacy -- Understanding Science and How Scientists Work -- Scientific Discoveries -- Scientists as Problem Solvers |
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The Scientific EnterpriseChapter 2 -- Defining High Quality Science Teaching -- Examining Beliefs and Practices -- Defining High Quality Curriculum and Instruction: What Research Says -- Indicators of High Quality Teaching -- Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Success -- A Framework for Instructional Materials -- Action Plans -- PART II -- Giant Steps to High Quality Teaching -- Chapter 3 -- The Role of Science Standards -- Understanding Standards -- Identifying and Unpacking Power Standards -- Concepts, Skills, and Dispositions in a Science Framework |
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Concepts and PrinciplesStandards Inform Instruction -- A Planning Guide for Instruction -- Interdisciplinary Units -- Designing an Interdisciplinary Unit -- Process Skills and Dispositions -- Chapter 4 -- Creating a Context for Meaningful Learning -- An Introduction to Context -- Context as a Function of Interest and Awareness of Purpose -- Context and Intellectual Diversity -- Context Embracing Brain-Based Learning -- Emotional Intelligence and Learning -- Context and Cultural Diversity -- Science in Multicultural Contexts |
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Chapter 5 -- Methods, Strategies, and Best Practices for High Quality InstructionThe Role of Methods in Unit Development -- Teacher�s Role in Inquiry -- Direct Instruction Versus Inquiry-Based Instruction -- High Quality Lesson Planning -- Strategies for Student Engagement -- Strategies to Enhance Inquiry -- Creative Engagement, Involvement, and Assessment -- Varying Strategies for Diverse Learners -- Best Practices in Science Education -- Chapter 6 -- Tools for Thinking and Meaning -- Questions -- Graphic Organizers -- Science, Technology, and Society |
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NotebooksChapter 7 -- Assessments to Guide Instruction -- Assessments as Tools for Learning -- Designing Assessments -- Task and Performance Assessments -- Summative Performance Assessments -- Chapter 8 -- Safe, Supportive, and Challenging Environments for Learning -- Considerations for Learning Environments -- Classroom Safety -- Resources -- Internet Resources -- Classroom Management -- Management in Informal Settings -- Creative Classrooms -- Chapter 9 -- Eight Steps to High Quality Instruction and Student Achievement |
| Summary |
The author provides teacher-friendly tools, insights, sample lessons, and strategies for delivering quality, standards-based science curriculum and instruction that ensures student achievement |
| Notes |
""Example 1: Applying the Eight Steps to a Unit on Plants"" |
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Print version record |
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Science -- Study and teaching.
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Curriculum planning.
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Standards
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Science teachers -- Training of
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Curriculum planning
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Standards
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Science -- Study and teaching
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Science teachers -- Training of
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781483364124 |
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1483364127 |
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