Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School
eBook - ePub

Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School

A Companion to School Experience

  1. 346 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School

A Companion to School Experience

About this book

Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School is an indispensable guide to the process, practice, and reality of learning to teach science in a busy secondary school. Written by experienced teachers and expert academics, it explores core debates and topics in science education, providing practical and insightful advice with research and theory to support your development as a teacher.

This fully updated fifth edition focuses on the knowledge and skills you will need to develop your science teaching including key approaches to teaching physics, chemistry, and biology, lesson and curriculum planning, and assessment. There are also new chapters on:

  • Safety in science teaching
  • The science of learning for teaching science
  • Mathematics and learning science
  • Science for social justice
  • Inclusive and adaptive science teaching
  • Making use of research: practical guidance for science teachers

Written with university and school-based initial teacher education in mind and including learning objectives, lists of useful resources, and specially designed tasks in every chapter Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School offers all student and early career teachers accessible and comprehensive guidance to support the journey of becoming an effective science teacher.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9780367626686
eBook ISBN
9781040033081
Edition
5

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Half Title
  4. Series
  5. Title
  6. Copyright
  7. Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. List of Tables
  10. List of Boxes
  11. List of Tasks
  12. List of Contributors
  13. Acknowledgements
  14. Introduction
  15. 1 Becoming a science teacher
  16. 2 Using reflection, evaluation, and metacognition in learning to teach science
  17. 3 Safety in science teaching
  18. 4 The nature of science
  19. 5 Teaching biology
  20. 6 Teaching chemistry
  21. 7 Teaching physics
  22. 8 Planning for progression in science
  23. 9 The science of learning
  24. 10 Constructivist approaches to learning and teaching science
  25. 11 Models and modelling in science teaching
  26. 12 Using digital technologies to support learning and teaching science
  27. 13 Practical work
  28. 14 Language and learning science
  29. 15 Mathematics in the science curriculum
  30. 16 Formative assessment in science
  31. 17 Summative assessment in science
  32. 18 Inclusive and adaptive science teaching
  33. 19 Teaching science for social and environmental justice
  34. 20 Is education research valuable for teachers of science?
  35. 21 Putting research into practice
  36. References
  37. Index