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Needs Assessment for Beginning Teacher Assistance Programs
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This chapter makes several general suggestions to teams charged with developing beginning teacher assistance programs (BTAPs), then describes four specific types of needs assessment carried out in effective BTPAs—…
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A Systematic Approach to Support Teacher Retention and Renewal
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Teacher retention and renewal are critical issues facing school districts across the United States, with the need for teacher retention at a time when school districts are also facing a need for teacher renewal. It is…
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Mentoring and Coaching for Teachers of Science: Enhancing Professional Culture
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Mentor programs provide an opportunity to foster a professional culture that focuses on improving the teaching, learning, and assessing of science as well as a means to retain highly qualified new and experienced…
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Personal Histories Supporting Retention of Beginning Science Teachers
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Beginning science teachers enter the classroom with an early professional role identity formed from life experiences in science, education, and volunteer/work settings. These experiences, along with teachers' values and…
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The Reemerging Cycle of Teacher Supply and Demand: North Carolina Takes Action
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This chapter presents a brief history of teacher shortages, particularly in the fields of science and mathematics. It describes numerous efforts by North Carolina, not only in recruiting individuals into the teaching…
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This section uses protozoa to help students either review already acquired lab skills or learn entirely new ones. As students are led through the investigations in this section, they are encouraged to observe and…
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This section enables students to model the fundamental life processes of many organisms, including humans, by using microorganisms. The section also explores some of the operating principles of cellular physiology and…
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Interacting with other Organisms
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Life on Earth forms a complex web. Each organism depends on others for its health and well being. This section explores how such relationships are essential for maintaining balanced ecosystems. Students conduct…
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All species of organisms live in communities and occupy ecological niches. Protozoa, by contrast, live in a wide variety of habitats, including soils, water, and inside other organisms. This section explores the varied…
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Life thrives or perishes depending upon its ability to adapt to changes in the environment. Over time, living organisms develop adaptive strategies that enable them to meet the demands precipitated by those changes. In…
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Advocacy and the Planning Process
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Science educators believe that students construct their knowledge of the natural world best in safe, secure, and stimulating learning environments. In order to achieve these goals, teachers, researchers, and planners…
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Current Trends and Future Directions in Science Education: Breaking Down the Walls
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The simplest educational concept—and perhaps the most significant—to consider in designing tomorrow’s science programs is inquiry. In keeping with the Standards’ strong emphasis on inquiry-based programs, students…
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In order for students to inquire confidently, we must create safe classroom environments. Safety is not just a set of rules but a state of mind, and perhaps, most importantly, it is an attitude and a set of skills that…
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Designing Facilities for the Middle School (6-8)
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A high-quality middle school science program requires science classrooms with safe, well-designed laboratory space, and school designers must consider the distance students will have to travel to these classes. Trying…
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Designing Facilities for the High School (9-12)
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When we participate in a school building program, we create learning environments that will last for many decades. So a major principle of good science facilities planning is to avoid building for a single curricular…
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