Author: Clyde Freeman Herreid
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
Keywords: college, science, teaching, method, story, case, start
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2006-09-01
List price: $35.95
ISBN-10: 1933531061
ISBN-13: 9781933531069

Author: Joel J. Mintzes
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
Keywords: pb205x, teaching, science, college, handbook
Number of Pages: 416
Published: 2006-12-05
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0873552601
ISBN-13: 9780873552608

Are you still using 20th century techniques to teach science to 21st century students? Update your practices as you learn about current theory and research with the authoritative new Handbook of College Science Teaching. The Handbook offers models of teaching and learning that go beyond the typical lecture-laboratory format and provides rationales for new practices in the college classroom. The 38 chapters each written by experienced, award-winning science faculty are organized into eight sections: Attitudes and motivations (including research on science anxiety) Active learning Factor

Authors:Janet Coffey, Janet Coffey, Rowena Douglas, Carole St
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
Keywords: research, practice, perspectives, learning, science, assessing
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2008-04-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1933531401
ISBN-13: 9781933531403

The National Science Foundation-funded research projects described here show the strong link between assessment and improved student learning; the essays invite science teachers to reflect on their practices and priorities and to consider a variety of productive assessment strategies and frameworks. The central ideas around which the chapters are based and which provide compelling data to fuel conversations about assessment purposes and opportunities include the: Roles of assessment in teaching and learning Characteristics of meaningful assessment items Need for research to validate assessment

Author: William C. Robertson
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
Keywords: science, teach, pb169x7, understanding, finally, stop, faking, math
Number of Pages: 190
Published: 2006-01-30
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0873552407
ISBN-13: 9780873552400

Flummoxed by formulas? Queasy about equations? Perturbed by pi? Now you can stop cursing over calculus and start cackling over Math, the newest volume in Bill RobertsonÂ’s accurate and amusing Stop Faking It! books. Like the other six titles in this award-winning NSTA Press series, Math is meant for homework-helping parents, math-averse science teachers, and homeschoolers. ItÂ’s written for everyone who lacks the background to teach with confidence and is sick of relying on avoidance strategies. As Robertson sees it, too many people view mathematics as a set of rules to be followed, proc

Author: National Science Teachers Association
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
Keywords: middle, school, teachers, modules, teaching, environmental, literacy, five, resources
Number of Pages: 187
Published: 2008-05-16
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 1933531150
ISBN-13: 9781933531151

Resources for Environmental Literacy offers a fresh way to enhance your classroom productivity. The environmental context it provides can improve your students science learning even as learning the science improves their ability to deal with five real-world topics: Biodiversity Genetically modified crops Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis Global climate change Radioactive waste But this resource doesn t encourage students to take a particular stand on these subjects. Instead, it builds skills in critical thinking and analytical reasoning about complex issues. For eas

Author: William C. Robertson
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
Keywords: stop, faking, william, robertson, science, teach, understanding, finally, weather, water, air, amp
Number of Pages: 134
Published: 2005-04-30
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0873552385
ISBN-13: 9780873552387

Authors:Terry Kwan, Juliana Texley,
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
Keywords: school, teachers, middle, guide, safely, inquiring
Number of Pages: 183
Published: 2002-12
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0873552016
ISBN-13: 9780873552011