ART OF TEACHING SCIENCE

"THE ART OF TEACHING SCIENCE" EMPHASIZES A HUMANISTIC, EXPERIENTIAL, AND CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING, AND INTEGRATES A WIDE VARIETY OF PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS. BECOMING A SCIENCE TEACHER IS A CREATIVE PROCESS, AND THIS INNOVATIVE TEXTBOOK ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO CONSTRUCT IDEAS ABOUT SCIENCE TEACHING THROUGH THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH PEERS, MENTORS, AND INSTRUCTORS, AND THROUGH HANDS-ON, MINDS-ON ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO FOSTER A COLLABORATIVE, THOUGHTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THIS SECOND EDITION RETAINS KEY FEATURES SUCH AS INQUIRY-BASED ACTIVITIES AND CASE STUDIES THROUGHOUT, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ADDING NEW MATERIAL ON THE IMPACT OF STANDARDIZED TESTING ON INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE, AND EXPLICIT LINKS TO SCIENCE TEACHING STANDARDS.ALSO INCLUDED ARE EXPANDED RESOURCES LIKE A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, A STREAMLINED FORMAT AND UPDATED CONTENT, MAKING THE EXPERIENTIAL TOOLS IN THE BOOK EVEN MORE USEFUL FOR BOTH PRE- AND IN-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS. EACH CHAPTER IS ORGANIZED INTO TWO S