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Koumara, Anna; Plakitsi, Katerina; Lederman, Norman – Science Teacher, 2022
How do scientists make inferences for something they cannot directly observe? The Black Box approach seems ideal to help students understand how scientists work. Black Boxes are sealed units; their interior is not accessible. The effort to determine their possible content (internal structure) demands successive modifications in hypothesis,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Electronic Equipment, Scientific Principles
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Danaia, Lena; McKinnon, David; Parker, Quentin; Fitzgerald, Michael; Stenning, Paul – Astronomy Education Review, 2012
Space to Grow is an Australian Research Council Grant that engages high school students in real science and supports their teachers in implementing inquiry-based approaches using astronomy as the focus. Currently, Grade 9-12 students and their science teachers from three educational jurisdictions in one Australian state are acquiring, and making…
Descriptors: Investigations, Science Teachers, Grade 9, Astronomy
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Sterrett, William L.; Haas, Matthew – Educational Leadership, 2009
Although professional learning communities have gained wide acceptance as a way for teachers to support one another's learning, there is less attention paid to the need for principals to meet together to enhance learning and leadership. Three years ago Sterrett (an elementary school principal) and Haas (a high school principal in the same…
Descriptors: Principals, School Districts, Instructional Leadership, Educational Change