Science Teaching as a Profession: Why It Isn't. How It Could Be.
Author: Anne Baffert
Publisher: NSTA Press
Published: 2010-06-10
Total Pages: 169
ISBN-13: 1936137763
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Science Denial
Author: Gale M. Sinatra
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2021
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 0190944684
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Science doubt, resistance, and denial are not new. Galileo challenged the prevailing geocentric view of our solar system and was dismissed as a heretic. What is the history of science denial, what's different now, and why does it seem worse? In this opening chapter, What is the Problem and Why Does it Matter? Sinatra and Hofer chart the development of this problem, examine how doubt has also been manufactured, and explain how media attempts at "balance" can become a form of bias. While acknowledging the limits and fallibility of science, they argue that if the US is to be a leader in sustainable economic and social progress, a greater percentage of Americans need to value, understand, and accept scientific methods and findings. When so many US citizens deny science, the health and wellbeing of Americans and our hopes for a sustainable future are put in peril."--
Science Teaching as a Profession
Author: Research Corporation
Publisher:
Published: 2009-04-20
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780963350480
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile high-quality science education is an essential component of America%u2019s long-term prosperity and security, the men and women who teach science in our nation%u2019s high schools are facing daunting challenges. Diminishing autonomy in the classroom; ill-informed administrative policies; inflexible, government-mandated testing; lack of adequate support staff and other factors conspire to discourage and defeat even the most dedicated science teachers. In this book, education writer Sheila Tobias and high-school science chair Anne Baffert analyze the problems and suggest ways to correct this deteriorating situation before it%u2019s too late.
The Art of Teaching Science
Author: Jack Hassard
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-07-04
Total Pages: 577
ISBN-13: 1135890005
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Art of Teaching Science emphasizes a humanistic, experiential, and constructivist approach to teaching and learning, and integrates a wide variety of pedagogical tools. Becoming a science teacher is a creative process, and this innovative textbook encourages students to construct ideas about science teaching through their interactions with peers, mentors, and instructors, and through hands-on, minds-on activities designed to foster a collaborative, thoughtful learning environment. This second edition retains key features such as inquiry-based activities and case studies throughout, while simultaneously adding new material on the impact of standardized testing on inquiry-based science, and explicit links to science teaching standards. Also included are expanded resources like a comprehensive website, a streamlined format and updated content, making the experiential tools in the book even more useful for both pre- and in-service science teachers. Special Features: Each chapter is organized into two sections: one that focuses on content and theme; and one that contains a variety of strategies for extending chapter concepts outside the classroom Case studies open each chapter to highlight real-world scenarios and to connect theory to teaching practice Contains 33 Inquiry Activities that provide opportunities to explore the dimensions of science teaching and increase professional expertise Problems and Extensions, On the Web Resources and Readings guide students to further critical investigation of important concepts and topics. An extensive companion website includes even more student and instructor resources, such as interviews with practicing science teachers, articles from the literature, chapter PowerPoint slides, syllabus helpers, additional case studies, activities, and more. Visit http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415965286 to access this additional material.
Shaping Future Schools with Digital Technology
Author: Shengquan Yu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2019-08-24
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9811394393
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents an overview of education technology and its use in schools, with a primary emphasis on best practices of technology enhanced learning; how new technologies such as mobile, augmented and wearable technologies affect instructional design strategies; and the content curriculum development process. Providing insights into the future of education and the upcoming pedagogies that will be applied in schools, it helps educators and other stakeholders make innovations for the new generations of learners in the 21st century. The use of emerging technologies such as mobile and ubiquitous technologies, context-aware technology, augment-reality, and virtual reality is contributing to making education adaptive and smarter. With the ever-changing technologies, how to equip teachers with these digital skills and transform their teaching style is also important to ensure that school education is more individualised and customised for students. Offering a global perspective with integrated practical cases, this timely book is of interest to educators, teachers, and education policymakers. And although most of the authors are from the academia, it provides non-experts with a novel view of what future schools will be like with the help of technology.
The Teaching Brain
Author: Vanessa Rodriguez
Publisher: New Press, The
Published: 2011-05-10
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 1620970228
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A significant contribution to understanding the interaction among teachers, students, the environment, and the content of learning” (Herbert Kohl, education advocate and author). What is at work in the mind of a five-year-old explaining the game of tag to a new friend? What is going on in the head of a thirty-five-year-old parent showing a first-grader how to button a coat? And what exactly is happening in the brain of a sixty-five-year-old professor discussing statistics with a room full of graduate students? While research about the nature and science of learning abounds, shockingly few insights into how and why humans teach have emerged—until now. Countering the dated yet widely held presumption that teaching is simply the transfer of knowledge from one person to another, The Teaching Brain weaves together scientific research and real-life examples to show that teaching is a dynamic interaction and an evolutionary cognitive skill that develops from birth to adulthood. With engaging, accessible prose, Harvard researcher Vanessa Rodriguez reveals what it actually takes to become an expert teacher. At a time when all sides of the teaching debate tirelessly seek to define good teaching—or even how to build a better teacher—The Teaching Brain upends the misguided premises for how we measure the success of teachers. “A thoughtful analysis of current educational paradigms . . . Rodriguez’s case for altering pedagogy to match the fluctuating dynamic forces in the classroom is both convincing and steeped in common sense.” —Publishers Weekly
The Art and Science of Teaching
Author: Robert J. Marzano
Publisher: ASCD
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1416606580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a model for ensuring quality teaching that balances the necessity of research-based data with the equally vital need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of individual students.
Practical Perspectives on Science Education
Author: Marvin Druger
Publisher: ASA-CSSA-SSSA
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780891181743
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScience educators will enjoy reading the 20+ essays that provide many no-nonsense teaching tips and insights about science education. They represent Druger's personal reflections, based upon his experience in teaching more than 40,000 students during his career. Teachers will be moved and motivated after reading this inspirational book. 'Meeting former students everywhere I go; receiving letters and articles from former students; seeing the 'light bulbs' turned on in the minds of my students; sensing the excitement of a thoughtful insight; hearing critical questions being asked, and sometimes hearing creative answers; experiencing the good humor of youth and laughing with students; sharing a quest to live the good life to its fullest-that's what teaching is all about. Would I choose this career if I had the choice to make over again? You bet '-Marvin Druger The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America are prominent international scientific societies headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. The Societies specialize in peer-reviewed, high-quality science titles for a wide variety of audiences.Some of the many areas we publish in include: -Soils Methods and Management -Crop Development and Improvement -Agrosystem Management and the Global Food Crisis -Environmental Conservation and Climatology
Learning Science Teaching: Developing A Professional Knowledge Base
Author: Bishop, Keith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Published: 2007-11-01
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0335222358
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book argues that highly accomplished science teachers are also continually learning science teachers. It stresses the importance of learning through others, by participation in communities of science practitioners, as well as individual learning through classroom research.
Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science
Author: National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1998-05-06
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 0309063647
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday many school students are shielded from one of the most important concepts in modern science: evolution. In engaging and conversational style, Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science provides a well-structured framework for understanding and teaching evolution. Written for teachers, parents, and community officials as well as scientists and educators, this book describes how evolution reveals both the great diversity and similarity among the Earth's organisms; it explores how scientists approach the question of evolution; and it illustrates the nature of science as a way of knowing about the natural world. In addition, the book provides answers to frequently asked questions to help readers understand many of the issues and misconceptions about evolution. The book includes sample activities for teaching about evolution and the nature of science. For example, the book includes activities that investigate fossil footprints and population growth that teachers of science can use to introduce principles of evolution. Background information, materials, and step-by-step presentations are provided for each activity. In addition, this volume: Presents the evidence for evolution, including how evolution can be observed today. Explains the nature of science through a variety of examples. Describes how science differs from other human endeavors and why evolution is one of the best avenues for helping students understand this distinction. Answers frequently asked questions about evolution. Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science builds on the 1996 National Science Education Standards released by the National Research Councilâ€"and offers detailed guidance on how to evaluate and choose instructional materials that support the standards. Comprehensive and practical, this book brings one of today's educational challenges into focus in a balanced and reasoned discussion. It will be of special interest to teachers of science, school administrators, and interested members of the community.
