Best Practices for Teaching Science: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1632205459 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each of the teachers' stories in this volume provides a look into their classrooms. "Wonderful things are going on in classrooms all around the country. You will find ideas that can be used or modified in your work." (NSTA Recommends 2007-07-02)
Let Randi Stone and her award-winning teachers demonstrate tried-and-tested best practices for teaching science in diverse elementary, middle, and high school classrooms.Linked to companion volumes for teaching writing and mathematics, this resource for new and veteran educators helps build student confidence and success through innovative approaches for raising student achievement in science, such as: Expeditionary learning, technology and music, and independent research study Model lessons in environmental studies and real-world science Inquiry-based strategies using robotics, rockets, straw-bale greenhouses, "Project Dracula," "Making Microbes Fun," and more!With engaging activities weaving through science fact and fiction to lead learners on intriguing journeys of discovery, this guide is sure to fascinate and inspire both you and your students!
doctoral student said Not worth the money. I have taught middle school science for 1Not worth the money I have taught middle school science for 13 years. If you have any teaching experience at all this book is not worth the money. It is comprised of anecdotes from teachers who have won grants from Toyota Tapestry and the like. For example: use hands on activities, involve students, have good classroom managemen. years. If you have any teaching experience at all this book is not worth the money. It is comprised of anecdotes from teachers who have won grants from Toyota Tapestry and the like. For example: use hands on activities, involve students, have good classroom managemen
Stone lives with her teenage daughter, Blair, in Keene, New Hampshire. Randi Stoneis a graduate of Clark University, Boston University, and Salem State College. She is the author of eleven books, including Best Practices for Teaching Social Studies: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do and Best Practices for Teaching Writing: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do. She completed