Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Need for Responsive Teaching
• The Need for Responsive Teaching, Part I
• The Need for Responsive Teaching, Part II
• Educating the Responsive Teacher
• The Book’s Purpose and Organization
Chapter 2: The Refinement of Everyday Thinking
Chapter 2, Part A: Everyday Knowledge and Everyday Reasoning
• Everyday Knowledge
• Everyday Reasoning
Chapter 2, Part B: Refinement Toward Science
• What Kind of Situation is Science Class?
• Progress toward Science
• The Role of Responsive Teaching in the Refinement of Student Thinking
• On to the Cases
Chapter 3: Using the Case Studies
• Overview of the Set
• Suggestions for Using the Case Studies
Chapter 4: The Owls and the Snakes (1)
• Suggestions for Reading and Viewing
• The Case Study: A Mystery Relationship
• Facilitator’s Notes
Chapter 5: The Owls and the Snakes (2)
• Suggestions for Reading and Viewing
• The Case Study: Using “The Owls and Snakes” to Teaching the “Well-Designed Investigation”
• Facilitator’s Notes
Chapter 6: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• Suggestions for Reading and Viewing
• The Case Study: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• Facilitator’s Notes
Chapter 7: Free-Falling Bodies (1)
• Suggestions for Reading and Viewing
• The Case Study: Free-Falling Bodies (1)
• Facilitator’s Notes
Chapter 8: Free-Falling Bodies (2)
• Suggestions for Reading and Viewing
• The Case Study: Free-Falling Bodies (2)
• Facilitator’s Notes
Chapter 9: Moving Forward
• Review
• Ideas for Teaching
• Ideas for Teacher Education, Professional Development, and Supervision and Mentoring
Appendix: Notes
Index
Online Materials
Figures
• Chapter 4: Figure 1: Handout on the Owls and Snakes
• Chapter 7: Figure 1: The Free-Falling Bodies Question Set
Transcripts
• Chapter 4: The Owls and the Snakes (1)
• Chapter 5: The Owls and the Snakes (2)
• Chapter 6: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• Chapter 8: Free-Falling Bodies (2)
Student Work
• Chapter 8: Free-Falling Bodies (1)
Class Discussion Videos
• Chapter 4: The Owls and the Snakes (1)
• Chapter 5: The Owls and the Snakes (2)
• Chapter 6: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner