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The Case for STEM Education: Challenges and Opportunities

If you’re an education leader concerned with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives, this book will help you both understand and implement STEM action plans. The book starts by putting STEM in context, as the early cha...

By Rodger W. Bybee

Postsecondary Elementary High School Middle School STEM Instructional Materials Teaching Strategies Advocacy Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Diagnosis for Classroom Success, Teacher Edition: Making Anatomy and Physiology Come Alive

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Diagnosis for Classroom Success, Teacher Edition: Making Anatomy and Physiology Come Alive

“When I entered the teaching profession, I was stunned by the lack of interest my high school students had in science education. The traditional model of teaching science, often referred to as ‘chalk-and-talk’ with the occasional laboratory mix...

By Nicole H. Maller

High School General Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Teacher Preparation

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Including Students With Disabilities in Advanced Science Classes

Are you an experienced science teacher who needs a foundation in special education basics when students with disabilities are placed in your advanced classes? Then this book is the resource for you. Both practical and readable, this book will help yo...

By Lori A. Howard, Elizabeth A. Potts

High School General Science Curriculum Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Inclusion Teacher Preparation

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Science Fair Warm-Up, Teachers Guide: Learning the Practice of Scientists

Even science fair enthusiasts may dread grappling with these two questions: 1. How can you organize many students doing many different projects at the same time? 2. How can you help students while giving them the freedom of choice and independenc...

By John Haysom

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Instructional Materials Inquiry Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Scientific Argumentation in Biology: 30 Classroom Activities

“Individuals who are proficient in science should be able to understand the language of science and participate in scientific practices, such as inquiry and argumentation. Empirical research, however, indicates that many students do not develop thi...

By Victor Sampson, Sharon Schleigh

Elementary High School Middle School Biology Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Pedagogy Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

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Becoming a Responsive Science Teacher: Focusing on Student Thinking in Secondary Science

“No one would find it strange to see a geologist poring at length over a single rock, or an entomologist over a moth, or botanist over a leaf. Examining a specimen closely can help scientists develop new understandings. That’s just what we hope t...

By Daniel Levin, David Hammer, Andrew Elby, Janet Coffey

Middle School Elementary High School General Science New Science Teachers NGSS Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Science Fair Warm-Up, Grades 7–10: Learning the Practice of Scientists

To the teacher: Although this book is intended as a guide for your students, NSTA has you covered as well! Science Fair Warm-Up, Teachers Guide: Learning the Practice of Scientists provides all of the information you need to guide your students t...

By John Haysom

High School Middle School General Science Curriculum Teaching Strategies Safety Teacher Preparation

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Science Fair Warm-Up, Grades 8–12: Learning the Practice of Scientists

To the teacher: Although this book is intended as a guide for your students, NSTA has you covered as well! Science Fair Warm-Up, Teachers Guide: Learning the Practice of Scientists provides all of the information you need to guide your students t...

By John Haysom

High School Middle School General Science Disciplinary Core Ideas Teaching Strategies Safety Teacher Preparation

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