Becoming a secondary school science teacher
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Becoming a secondary school science teacher
Merrill, c1999
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-498) and indexes
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Description
Appropriate for graduate or undergraduate courses in middle and secondary science methods, this text fully employs a constructivist, inquiry-based approach. It includes profiles and cases of pre-service science teachers, national standards and activities for the reader.
Table of Contents
I. DEVELOPING A PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY.
1. Windows into Science Education.
2. Science and Scientific Inquiry for Understanding.
3. Conceptions and Models of Teaching and Learning.
4. Developing Learners' Multiple Intelligences.
II. STRATEGIES FOR SCIENCE DISCOURSE.
5. Strategies for Scientific Inquiry.
6. Journal Writing and Research Reporting.
7. Novel Teaching and Learning Ideas.
8. Explanation, Evidence, Relevance.
III. SCIENCE CURRICULAR CONTENT, ISSUES, AND TRENDS.
9. Contextual Science from a Historical Perspective.
10. Interactive Learning with Computer Technology.
11. The Science-Technology-Society-Environment Connection.
12. Science for All Students.
13. Authentic-Assessment Practices in Science.
IV. Planning for Teaching Science.
14. Interactive Phases of Teaching and Learning.
15. Multiple Voices in Unit Planning.
Parting Message: Teacher Transformation.
Appendix A: Some Ideas for Your Teaching Portfolio.
Appendix B: Your Professional Portfolio.
Appendix C: Suggested PEOE Activities.
Appendix D: Practicing Science Safety.
References.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
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