Becoming a Better Science Teacher: 8 Steps to High Quality Instruction and Student AchievementCorwin Press, 23 juin 2006 - 190 pages With this simple guide, teachers can analyze their existing curriculum and instruction against a rubric of indicators of critical characteristics, related standards, concept development, and teaching strategies to develop students' scientific literacy at the highest levels. Every chapter includes charts, sample lesson ideas, reflection and discussion prompts, and more, to help teachers expand their capacity for success. --From publisher's description. |
Table des matières
Chapter 1 On the Shoulders of Giants | 3 |
Understanding Science and How Scientists Work | 7 |
Scientific Discoveries | 8 |
Scientists as Problem Solvers | 12 |
The Scientific Enterprise | 18 |
Chapter 2 Defining High Quality Science Teaching | 27 |
What Research Says | 30 |
Indicators of High Quality Teaching | 32 |
Teachers Role in Inquiry | 79 |
High Quality Lesson Planning | 81 |
Strategies for Student Engagement | 84 |
Creative Engagement Involvement and Assessment | 87 |
Varying Strategies for Diverse Learners | 91 |
Chapter 6 Tools for Thinking and Meaning | 115 |
Questions | 116 |
Graphic Organizers | 119 |
Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Success | 33 |
Action Plans | 36 |
PART II Giant Steps to High Quality Teaching | 39 |
Chapter 3 The Role of Science Standards | 41 |
Understanding Standards | 42 |
Identifying and Unpacking Power Standards | 43 |
Concepts Skills and Dispositions in a Science Framework | 45 |
Concepts and Principles | 49 |
A Planning Guide for Instruction | 52 |
Interdisciplinary Units | 55 |
Chapter 4 Creating a Context for Meaningful Learning | 59 |
Context as a Function of Interest and Awareness of Purpose | 60 |
Context and Intellectual Diversity | 61 |
Context Embracing BrainBased Learning | 65 |
Emotional Intelligence and Learning | 66 |
Context and Cultural Diversity | 68 |
Science in Multicultural Contexts | 69 |
Chapter 5 Methods Strategies and Best Practices for High Quality Instruction | 75 |
The Role of Methods in Unit Development | 76 |
Science Technology and Society | 122 |
Notebooks | 123 |
Chapter 7 Assessments to Guide Instruction | 127 |
Designing Assessments | 129 |
Task and Performance Assessments | 132 |
Summative Performance Assessments | 135 |
Chapter 8 Safe Supportive and Challenging Environments for Learning | 139 |
Considerations for Learning Environments | 140 |
Classroom Safety | 143 |
Internet Resources | 144 |
Classroom Management | 145 |
Management in Informal Settings | 148 |
Creative Classrooms | 151 |
Chapter 9 Eight Steps to High Quality Instruction and Student Achievement | 153 |
Applying the Eight Steps to a Unit on Plants | 154 |
Applying the Eight Steps to a Unit on Rocks and Minerals | 167 |
References | 181 |
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