The Science Teacher's Toolbox

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Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students

By Tara C. Dale and Mandi S. White

Series: The Teacher's Toolbox Series

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The Science Teacher's Toolbox offers an innovative, research-based collection of hundreds of practical, accessible lessons and strategies tailored for science teachers working with upper elementary, middle, and high school students. Emphasising a hands-on approach, this resource guides educators through setting up labs, conducting experiments, analysing data, using technology, and more, all aligned with Next Generation Science Standards. Written by experienced educators, it supports culturally responsive teaching and aims to engage students of all abilities with easy-to-implement, low-preparation activities that invigorate science instruction.
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This book is ideal for science teachers instructing upper elementary, middle, and high school students, as well as teacher educators and staff development professionals seeking practical, research-based teaching tools that can be applied immediately in varied classroom settings.

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A winning educational formula of engaging lessons and powerful strategies for science teachers in numerous classroom settings

The Teacher’s Toolbox series is an innovative, research-based resource providing teachers with instructional strategies for students of all levels and abilities. Each book in the collection focuses on a specific content area. Clear, concise guidance enables teachers to quickly integrate low-prep, high-value lessons and strategies in their middle school and high school classrooms. Every strategy follows a practical, how-to format established by the series editors.

The Science Teacher's Toolbox is a classroom-tested resource offering hundreds of accessible, student-friendly lessons and strategies that can be implemented in a variety of educational settings. Concise chapters fully explain the research basis, necessary technology, Next Generation Science Standards correlation, and implementation of each lesson and strategy.

Favouring a hands-on approach, this book provides step-by-step instructions that help teachers to apply their new skills and knowledge in their classrooms immediately. Lessons cover topics such as setting up labs, conducting experiments, using graphs, analysing data, writing lab reports, incorporating technology, assessing student learning, teaching all-ability students, and much more. This book enables science teachers to:

Understand how each strategy works in the classroom and avoid common mistakes
Promote culturally responsive classrooms
Activate and enhance prior knowledge
Bring fresh and engaging activities into the classroom and the science lab

Written by respected authors and educators, The Science Teacher's Toolbox: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students is an invaluable aid for upper elementary, middle school, and high school science educators as well as those in teacher education programmes and staff development professionals.

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Praised by educators such as Dr Amanda McAdams and Robin Norwich, this book is recognised as a valuable, organised resource for both novice and veteran science teachers. Reviewers highlight its engaging, student-centred approach that brings science to life and commend its comprehensive collection of ready-to-use strategies that effectively support diverse classrooms in accordance with recognised standards.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119570103

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 July 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.

Contributors:

Series edited by Larry Ferlazzo
Series edited by Katie Hull Sypnieski

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 213.0mm

Height: 272.0mm

Weight: 1406g

Pages: 592

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Education & Reference Mandi S. White Non-Fiction Series: The Teacher's Toolbox Series Tara C. Dale

About the Author

TARA C. DALE is a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT), currently teaching high school science and working as an instructional coach. She has taught middle school Science and Social Studies as well as Biology, Ecology, Earth Science, AP Psychology, and AP Environmental Science. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Arizona NBCT Network and is on the Superintendent Teacher Advisor Team for Maricopa County, Arizona. Tara has facilitated professional development classes and presented at conferences throughout the United States.

MANDI S. WHITE is currently an academic and behavior specialist at Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School in Chandler, Arizona. She has worked as a middle school special education resource teacher and has taught English, Social Studies, and Math. She holds Master's Degrees in Special Education and Educational Leadership, as well as a graduate certificate in Positive Behavior Support. Also, she has helped facilitate professional development for educators in Arizona.

LARRY FERLAZZO teaches English, Social Studies, and International Baccalaureate classes to English language learners and others at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California. He is the author and co-author of nine books, including The ELL Teacher's Toolbox, and writes a weekly teacher advice column for Education Week Teacher. He is the recipient of the Ford Foundation's Leadership for a Changing World Award and winner of the International Reading Association Award for Technology and Reading.

KATIE HULL SYPNIESKI has taught English language learners and others at the secondary level for over twenty years. She teaches middle school English Language Arts and Social Studies at Fern Bacon Middle School in Sacramento, California, and leads professional development for educators as a consultant with the Area 3 Writing Project at the University of California, Davis. She is co-author of several books, including The ELL Teacher's Toolbox.