Description

Scientific literacy for all students requires a deep understanding of the three dimensions of science education: disciplinary content, scientific and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. If you actively engage students in using and applying these three dimensions within curricular topics, they will develop a scientifically-based and coherent view of the natural and designed world.

The latest edition of this best-seller, newly mapped to the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and updated with new standards and research-based resources, will help science educators make the shifts needed to reflect current practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The methodical study process described in this book will help readers intertwine content, practices, and crosscutting concepts. The book includes:

• An increased emphasis on STEM, including topics in science, technology, and engineering
• 103 separate curriculum topic study guides, arranged in six categories
• Connections to content knowledge, curricular and instructional implications, concepts and specific ideas, research on student learning, K-12 articulation, and assessment.

Teachers and those who support teachers will appreciate how Curriculum Topic Study helps them reliably analyze and interpret their standards and translate them into classroom practice, thus ensuring that students achieve a deeper understanding of the natural and designed world.

Key features
The book contains 147 separate curriculum topic study guides in arranged in eleven categories that represent the major domains of science. Each curriculum topic study guide identifies and examines:

• Adult content knowledge
• Instructional implications
• Concepts and specific ideas
• Research on student learning
• Coherency and articulation
• Standards and curriculum

New to This Edition: The new book will map to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (http://www.nextgenscience.org/). The NGSS will be similar to the CCSS in math and language arts and are based on the Framework for K-12 Science Education. They will be rich in content and practice and arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. In addition, there will be an increased emphasis on STEM, particularly engineering.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements About the Authors Dedication Chapter 1 Introduction to Curriculum Topic Study (CTS) • What is Curriculum Topic Study (CTS)? • Why Study a Curriculum Topic? • Why Focus on Topics? • CTS Impacts Beliefs About Teaching and Learning Chapter 2 The Curriculum Topic Study Guide and its Components • The CTS Study Guide • Sections and Outcomes Column on the Left of Each Guide • Selected Readings Column on the Right of Each Guide • Adding Your Own Supplementary Material • CTS Web Site • Collective Resources Used in the CTS Guides • Building a Professional Collection: Experts at Your Fingertips 24/7! • Descriptions of the Common Resources Used in CTS Chapter 3 Using Curriculum Topic Study • Guiding the CTS Process • Deciding Which Resources to Use • Accessing the Resources that are Free Online • Gathering and Managing CTS Resources • Managing Resources When Working with a Group • Selecting a Guide, Defining Your Purpose, and Choosing Your Outcomes • Descriptions of the 103 CTS Guides • Getting Started • Reading the CTS Sections • Guiding Questions for Getting Started with CTS Chapter 4 Using and Applying Curriculum Topic Study • What CTS Is Not • Individual Use of CTS • Group Use of CTS • Utilizing Curriculum Topic Study for Different Purposes • Using CTS to Enhance Content Knowledge • Using CTS to Inform Curriculum • Using CTS to Inform Instruction • Using CTS to Inform Classroom Assessment Chapter 5 The Curriculum Topic Study Guides • Organization of the Guides • Category A: Life Science Guides o Biological Structure and Processes o Ecosystems and Ecological Relationships o Life’s Continuity, Change, and Diversity • Category B: Physical Science Guides o Matter o Force, Motion, and Energy • Category C: Earth and Space Science Guides o Earth Structure, Materials, and Systems o Earth History and Processes that Change the Earth o Earth in Space, Solar System, and the Universe • Category D: Scientific and Engineering Practices Guides • Category E: Crosscutting Concepts Guides • Category F: STEM Connections Guides o Engineering, Science, and Technology o Nature of Science References Index