Description: "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
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
- Maintaining student safety
- And more!
From successfully setting up a classroom to achieving meaningful instruction, science teachers face a variety of challenges unique to their practice every day. Aligned with current science standards, this guide helps teachers streamline their efforts, organize their work, and set.
Brief description: Ellen Kottler, Ed.S., has been a teacher for more than thirty years in public and private schools, alternative schools, adult education programs, and universities. She was a curriculum specialist in charge of secondary social studies and law-related education for one of the country's largest school districts. She teaches secondary education and supervises intern teachers at California State University, Fullerton.