Building the Science Department : Stories of Success

Wayne Melville

ISBN 10: 1681402742 / ISBN 13: 9781681402741

Published by National Science Teachers Association Apr 2018, 2018

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Neuware - How can your science department become a site for developing science teachers' professional learning Building the Science Department answers that question through stories from teachers who walk the sometimes rocky path of reforming science teaching and learning. Written by the authors of Reimagining the Science Department, this resource features vignettes from teachers at different career stages. Drawing from these stories, it highlights the common themes in their professional learning and the ways their learning needs have changed over time. The stories are illuminating for teachers as well as for school administrators and other education leaders.The book is divided into two parts. The first part deals with scientific activity as represented in A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards and its role in making the science department a place for building professional learning. The second part uses teacher vignettes to work through the components of a professional learning framework-context, content, activities, and processes. After each vignette is a commentary on the teachers' key points and their implications. Also included are questions to challenge teachers to improve their instructional practices and align them with current reform initiatives.As the authors write, 'Our book gives teachers at different points in their careers a voice in describing their professional learning needs. By combining these voices with theory, we can make use of the department as a place to support all teachers in their reform efforts.'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Building the Science Department : Stories of Success
• Publisher: National Science Teachers Association Apr 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1681402742
• ISBN 13: 9781681402741
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 0D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 540 grams

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Synopsis

How can your science department become a site for developing science teachers’ professional learning? Building the Science Department answers that question through stories from teachers who walk the sometimes rocky path of reforming science teaching and learning. Written by the authors of Reimagining the Science Department, this resource features vignettes from teachers at different career stages. Drawing from these stories, it highlights the common themes in their professional learning and the ways their learning needs have changed over time. The stories are illuminating for teachers as well as for school administrators and other education leaders. The book is divided into two parts. The first part deals with scientific activity as represented in A Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards and its role in making the science department a place for building professional learning. The second part uses teacher vignettes to work through the components of a professional learning framework―context, content, activities, and processes. After each vignette is a commentary on the teachers’ key points and their implications. Also included are questions to challenge teachers to improve their instructional practices and align them with current reform initiatives. As the authors write, “Our book gives teachers at different points in their careers a voice in describing their professional learning needs. By combining these voices with theory, we can make use of the department as a place to support all teachers in their reform efforts.”

About the Author

I am the Department Head of Curriculum and Instruction and a Professor of Science Education in the Neag School of Education. My research focuses on cultivating imaginative and equitable representations of STEM activity. I am the former Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Science Teacher Education and active in national and state-level systemic STEM improvement efforts.