Science Stories: A Science Methods Book for Elementary School Teachers - Softcover

Koch, Janice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618122818 ISBN 13: 9780618122813

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div, 2001

Synopsis

Using narratives about science in the classroom as a tool for teaching and learning, this text helps prepare teachers to build their own science knowledge and learn from students' experiences. Each science story illustrates key concepts by showing children and teachers doing science together, thus demonstrating content, learning, and strategies in action.

The "Expanding Meanings" sections which follow each story provide key pedagogy by offering the "Teaching Ideas Behind the Story, " the "Science Ideas Behind the Story," and the "Science Standards Behind the Story." In addition, "Questions and Resources for Further Exploration" challenge readers to explore on their own.

• Useful Internet resources and an overall emphasis on technology as a connection to science learning are included throughout the text, and in Chapter 13 in particular.

About this title

About the Author

Janice Koch is Professor Emeritus of Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Hofstra University, Long Island, New York. She developed and taught science education courses to elementary, middle, and secondary pre-and in-service teachers. Additionally, she taught courses addressing: Introduction to Education, Action Research, Qualitative Research, and Gender Issues in the classroom. Dr. Koch shares her passion for teaching and learning through presentations as well as through her introduction to education text TEACH, 3rd Edition (2016, Cengage Learning). Her acclaimed textbook SCIENCE STORIES has been used by thousands of pre-service and in-service educators interested in creating meaningful science experiences for their students. She and her husband currently reside in Central Maryland, where she consults on education projects across the country and internationally and evaluates grant funded science education initiatives. She presented her work at Oxford University in 2014.

Review

It is very readable for students. Koch writes in a non-threatening and non-condescending manner. There are many great ideas and activities for methods students to consider using in the future in the stories that are included. -- Review

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618122818
• ISBN 13: 9780618122813
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 439