Science Stories: Science Methods for Elementary and Middle School Teachers - Softcover

Koch, Janice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111833435 ISBN 13: 9781111833435

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2012

Synopsis

SCIENCE STORIES helps teachers build their own instructional knowledge through the use of narratives about science in real-world classrooms that demonstrate important content, learning, and strategies in action. Expanding Meanings sections following the stories highlight the applicable Teaching Ideas, Science Ideas, and Science Standards. Author Janice Koch's constructivist approach guides teachers in the discovery and exploration of their "scientific selves" so that they can learn from students' experiences and become effective scientific explorers in their own classrooms.

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:

"SCIENCE STORIES by Janice Koch is different from any other science methods textbook on the market because it provides an unrivaled user-friendly format."

"The text is perfect for teaching the essentials of what makes good science education."

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1111833435
• ISBN 13: 9781111833435
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 432