ERIC Number: ED529051
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 320
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: ISBN-978-1-4129-7522-3
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Your Science Classroom: Becoming an Elementary/Middle School Science Teacher
Goldston, M. Jenice; Downey, Laura
SAGE Publications (CA)
Designed around a practical "practice-what-you-teach" approach to methods instruction, "Your Science Classroom: Becoming an Elementary/Middle School Science Teacher" is based on current constructivist philosophy, organized around 5E inquiry, and guided by the National Science Education Teaching Standards. Written in a reader-friendly style, the book prepares instructors to teach science in ways that foster positive attitudes, engagement, and meaningful science learning for themselves and their students. Appended are: (1) How Do I Write an Instructional Objective?; (2) Safety in Your Science Classroom; and (3) Science Inquiry Learning Centers.
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Programs, Teaching Methods, Safety, Inquiry, Teacher Competencies, Scientific Concepts, Questioning Techniques, Science Process Skills, Evaluation Methods, Cognitive Style, Student Diversity, Interdisciplinary Approach, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: order@sagepub.com; Web site: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2819
Publication Type: Books; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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