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Secrets to Success for Science Teachers
Edited by:
- Ellen Kottler - California State University, Fullerton, USA
- Victoria Brookhart Costa - California State University, Fullerton, USA
March 2009 | 296 pages | Corwin
"This book isn't just for new teachers! Even after years as a science teacher, this book gave me suggestions to use right away in my classroom."
—Regina Brinker, Science Teacher
Christensen Middle School, Livermore, CA
Create a science classroom that fosters a creative learning community and leads to success!
From successfully setting up a classroom to achieving meaningful instruction, science teachers face a variety of challenges unique to their practice every day. This easy-to-read guide provides new and seasoned teachers with practical ideas, strategies, and insights to help address essential topics in effective science teaching, including emphasizing inquiry, building literacy, implementing technology, using a wide variety of science resources, and maintaining student safety.
Aligned with current science standards, this guide helps teachers streamline their efforts, organize their work, and set the stage for outstanding instruction and enthusiastic student participation. Other features include:
- Practical examples, snapshots of moments in the history of science, and Web references
- A compilation of professional development activities
- Checklists to rate curricula and textbooks
- Guidance on networking with colleagues and establishing relationships with families
By leveraging this book's rich resources, science teachers will discover how to turn their classrooms into thriving environments for learning.
History of Science Topics
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Design Your Classroom to Create Communities of Learners
2. Understand Standards to Develop Your Curriculum
3. Emphasize Inquiry Science to Deepen Understanding
4. Know Your Students to Support Science Achievement
5. Design Assessments to Align With Objectives
6. Connect the Learning to Reach Students' Lives
7. Develop Literacy to Build Science Skills
8. Plan With Students in Mind to Prepare Your Teaching
9. Incorporate Resources to Make Science Real
10. Integrate Technology to Enrich Learning
11. Seek Powerful Activities to Engage Learners
12. Collaborate With Colleagues to Expand Opportunities
13. Reflect on Your Practice to Fortify Your Future
Resources
Readings and References
Index
“This book is a phenomenal text for a preservice teacher. It has so many ideas that, as one gains experience, there might be others to explore as time goes on.”
Meramec Elementary School, Clayton, MO
“This book is a valuable tool for the science teacher or administrator with the serious task of integrating all the forces required to provide solid science curriculum and teaching. The authors leave no stone unturned in the quest to provide a working map for science teachers of all levels.”
Chenoweth Elementary School, Louisville, KY
“This book isn’t just for new teachers! Even after years as a science teacher, this book gave me suggestions to use right away in my classroom and to keep on track with teaching and inspiring my students.”
Christensen Middle School, Livermore, CA
Sample Materials & Chapters
Kottler_Secrets_Science_Introduction.pdf
Kottler_Secrets_Science_Chapter_1.pdf
