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Partnerships Achieve Creative Connections Between Coding, Music, and Science
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Aristotle took the ideas of those who had come before him and melded them into a grand theory that attempted to explain and classify everything know. It was an enormous accomplishment, and it set a base for science that…
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Daniel and the Old Lion Hunter
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Daniel Bernoulli wanted to be the Newton of the eighteenth century; he thought he could do it by studying fluids (by that he meant liquid and gases). His thoughts and his principle will percolate in other heads and help…
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A Boy with Something on His Mind
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Fifteen-year-old Albert Einstein is miserable. He is trying to finish high school in Germany, but he hates the school; it’s a strict, rigid place. To make things worse, his parents have moved to Italy. They think he…
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Modern Science and the Book of Genesis
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Many religious people, including scientists, hold that God created the universe and the various processes driving physical and biological evolution and that these processes then resulted in the creation of galaxies, our…
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Before middle grades, a student’s experience with objects, motion, and energy centers on exploring one thing at a time. Understanding energy, distinguishing between different kinds of energy, and learning about the…
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For decades, many of the nation’s life science classrooms have been anything but lively. Biology has been criticized for being content heavy, overloaded with vocabulary, and tested by rote. Six to seven hundred pages of…
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Standards have become a part of the educational landscape. In this chapter, we survey the origins of national standards; reflect on their power, in particular those in science education; and examine the role…
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The Role of the Science Leader in Implementing Standards-Based Science Programs
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Although most of the literature of reform and systemic change focuses on policy, programs, and practices that the leaders should be responsible for producing, this chapter will emphasize what is known about how leaders…
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Turnover and Shortages among Science and Mathematics Teachers in the United States
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After establishing how many teachers depart from their teaching jobs and how these rates compare with other occupations, this chapter presents statistics on the reasons why teachers move from or leave their teaching…
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Collaborative Efforts to Retain New Teachers: A University-School District Partnership
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This chapter describes the Teacher to Teacher Program—a collaborative effort between Furman University and two local school districts. The program provides an avenue for improved teacher retention and mentoring. The…
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ASIST: An Induction Program for Science Teachers
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Quality induction programs are needed for science teachers. This chapter describes one program—Alternative Support for Induction Science Teachers (ASIST)—developed specifically for beginning science teachers based upon…
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Honoring Adult Learners: Adult Learning Theories and Implications for Professional Development
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Designers of adult learning must consider carefully the research on adult learning and change and factor this into learning designs. In this chapter, the author reviews a classic adult learning model and two…
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The Model Science Laboratory Project: Lessons Learned about Teacher Retention
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This chapter presents the Model Science Laboratory Project in the Rice University/Houston Independent School District. The project provided support, training, and time for teachers to refine their instruction of science…
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Beginning Teacher Mentoring Programs: The Principal's Role
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Successful teacher mentoring programs require strong leadership. School principals must be prepared to provide this leadership by planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating a mentoring program that is based on…
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