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What Principals Need to Know About Teaching and Learning Science
This accessible resource offers practical strategies for increasing student achievement in science and fostering a school environment that supports the science curriculum. Assess your own science programs, and find tools to evaluate teachers' preparedness for science instruction. With checklists, assessments, and reproducibles that you can share with teachers, parents, and other stakeholders, discover how to improve science instruction and sustain a strong science program.
Benefits
- Gain comprehensive science knowledge related to inquiry, curricula, program evaluation, inquiry-based learning, assessment, and professional development.
- Learn practical strategies to ensure student achievement in science.
- Understand how to foster a school environment that supports the science curriculum.
- Get tools to evaluate school and teacher preparedness for science instruction.
- Create and sustain a meaningful professional development program with successful teacher teams.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: Leading Change
Chapter 1: Scientific Inquiry
Chapter 2: Science Curricula
Chapter 3: Science Program Evaluation
Chapter 4: Inquiry-Based Learning
Chapter 5: Assessment
Chapter 6: Professional Development
Appendix A: Reproducibles
Appendix B: Resources for Learning More
Appendix C: State Professional Science Teacher Associations
Appendix D: Science Content Standards for Inquiry
Appendix E: Sample K–2 Science Activity: The Mystery Box
PRINTABLE REPRODUCIBLES
- Assessment Checklist
- Direct Observation Inventory
- Evaluating Science Curricular Materials
- Experimental Design Diagram
- Indicators of Ineffective Science Instruction
- Observation Guidelines for K–8 Science Classroom Learning Climate
- Observation Guidelines for K–8 Science Teachers
- Observation Guidelines for K–8 Science Students
- Observation Guidelines for K–8 Science Classroom Environment
- Observation Guidelines for K–8 Schoolwide Science Climate
- Planning to Teach for Understanding I
- Planning to Teach for Understanding II
- Reflective Discussion Guidelines
- Science Program Self-Assessment Survey
- Survey for Assessment and Evaluation
- Tracking the Impact of Professional Development
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Elementary School Resources
- Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science
- Full Option Science System
- Great Explorations in Math and Science
- Learning and Teaching Science
- Science and Technology Concepts Program™
Middle School Resources
- Curriculum Materials
- Full Option Science System
- Middle School Teaching Resources
- Science Fusion
Technology Resources: Probeware
Technology Resources: Simulations
Educational Resources
- The Access Center
- All Things PLC
- American Association for the Advancement of Science Project 2061
- The Association for Science Education
- The Association for Science Teacher Education
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Birmingham Grid for Learning
- Blogger
- Bubbl.us
- Case Studies in Science Education
- Dropbox
- The Educator's PLN
- Education Week
- Elementary Interactive Smartboard Sites
- getSTEM
- goENC
- Google Earth
- Google Mars
- Google Talk
- Federal Registry for Educational Excellence
- International Society for Technology in Education
- Middle School Science
- NASA Education
- NASA Interactive Mars Data Maps
- National Association for Research in Science Teaching
- National Science Teachers Association
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- PBS LearningMedia
- Promethean Planet
- Science Education Journals
- Science Internet Resource Links
- Science News
- Science News for Students
- Skype
- SMART Exchange
- STEM Education Coalition
- Teacher Learning Community
- Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge
- Topmarks Educational Search Engine: Key Stage 1
- Topmarks Educational Search Engine: Key Stage 2
- Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Science Organizations
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- American Chemical Society
- American Geosciences Institute
- Department of Energy
- Environmental Protection Agency
- The Geological Society of America
- International Council of Associations for Science Education
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- National Association of Biology Teachers
- The National Association of Geoscience Teachers
- National Earth Science Teachers Association
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Marine Educators Association
- National Middle Level Science Teachers Association
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Science Foundation
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- School Science and Mathematics Association
- U.S. Geological Survey
State Professional Science Teacher Associations
- Alabama Science Teachers Association
- Alaska Science Teachers Association
- Arizona Science Teachers Association
- Arkansas Science Teachers Association
- California Science Teachers Association
- Colorado Association of Science Teachers
- Connecticut Science Teachers Association
- Delaware Teachers of Science
- Florida Association of Science Teachers
- Georgia Science Teachers Association
- Hawaii Science Teachers Association
- Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc.
- Idaho Science Teachers Association
- Illinois Science Teachers Association
- Iowa Academy of Science
- Kansas Association of Teachers of Science
- Kentucky Science Teachers Association
- Louisiana Science Teachers Association
- Maine Science Teachers Association
- Maryland Association of Science Teachers
- Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers
- Michigan Science Teachers Association
- Minnesota Science Teachers Association
- Mississippi Science Teacher's Association
- Montana Science Teachers Association
- National Science Teachers Association
- Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science
- Nevada State Science Teacher Association
- New Hampshire Science Teachers Association
- New Jersey Science Teachers Association
- New Mexico Science Teachers' Association
- North Carolina Science Teachers Association
- North Dakota Science Teachers Association
- Oklahoma Science Teachers Association
- Oregon Science Teachers Association
- Pennsylvania Science Teachers Association
- RI Science Teachers
- Science Teachers Association of New York State
- Science Teachers Association of Texas
- Science Teachers of Missouri
- Science Education Council of Ohio
- South Carolina Science Council
- South Dakota Science Teachers' Association
- Tennessee Science Teachers Association
- Utah Science Teachers Association
- Vermont Science Teachers Association
- Virginia Association of Science Teachers
- Washington Science Teachers Association
- West Virginia Science Teachers Association
- Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers
- Wyoming Science Teachers Association
