
Science Teaching in Secondary Schools
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Science Teaching in Secondary Schools
About this book
This book is your essential guide to secondary science teacher training and the early career years giving smart, practical advice on developing your classroom skills and deepening your knowledge of science education.
Covering all major aspects of science teaching, including: planning and assessment, the power of subject knowledge, teaching tricky topics and health and safety in class and lab work, it will encourage you to develop an informed approach to allow you to shine as an early career teacher of science.
Key features:
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Real life examples of how important teaching principles work in practice
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā What to look for when observing others teaching
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Reflective questions challenging you to engage with key ideas
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Chapters linked to the Core Content Framework and Early Career Framework
Leigh HoathĀ is a Senior Professional Practice Fellow at Leeds Trinity University.
Matthew LiveseyĀ is a teacher of biology at Bradford Grammar School.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Publisher Note
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors
- Table of abbreviations
- Foreword
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Expectations for your training year
- 3 The importance of subject knowledge
- 4 What we can learn from primary school science
- 5 Planning for teaching science
- 6 Effective assessment in science
- 7 Health and safety in science
- 8 Practical work in science
- 9 Teaching tricky topics and abstract concepts
- 10 Teaching pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- 11 Putting science into context for pupils
- 12 Challenging the curriculum
- 13 From student to early career teacher
- Appendix 1 Planning Proforma
- Index