The essentials of science, grades 7-12 : effective curriculum, instruction, and assessment / Rick Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Rick, 1959-

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Priorities in practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Secondary).

Science.

Science--Study and teaching (Middle school).

Physical Description:

ix, 141 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, [2007]

Summary:

Complete your review of where science education in the U.S. is heading with this wide-ranging look at secondary-level science curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Through lively examples of classroom practice, interviews with award-winning science teachers and science education experts, and a thorough review of the research, discover how science classes are going beyond lectures, textbooks, rote memorization, and lab demonstrations to focus on * Educating students for a deeper conceptual understanding of science * Engaging students in scientific inquiry in the classroom * Addressing problems with achievement, equity, and resources in science * Using backward design to bring greater coherence to science curriculum * Helping teachers reexamine and improve their practice

Contents:

Trends in secondary science

Planning a curriculum of essentials

Bringing the curriculum to life in the classroom

Fresh approaches to teaching urban and minority students

Assessment for learning

Implications for professional development.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781416605720

141660572X

OCLC:

154677686