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The Science Teacher's Toolbox
Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students
Series: The Teacher's Toolbox Series
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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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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
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.
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