Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience

by Lindsay Hetherington (Editor), Luke Graham (Editor), Darren Moore (Editor)

Overview

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 academic experts and experienced practitioners, 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 Unit, Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School offers all training and early career teachers accessible and comprehensive guidance to support the journey of becoming an effective science teacher.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367626662
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/27/2024
Series:	Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School Series
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	346
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lindsay Hetherington is an Associate Professor of Science Education at the University of Exeter, UK.

Luke Graham is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Exeter, UK.

Darren Moore is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Exeter, UK.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

1          BECOMING A SCIENCE TEACHER

2          USING REFLECTION, EVALUATION AND METACOGNITION IN LEARNING TO TEACH SCIENCE

3          SAFETY IN SCIENCE TEACHING

4          THE NATURE OF SCIENCE

5          TEACHING BIOLOGY

6          TEACHING CHEMISTRY

7          TEACHING PHYSICS

8          PLANNING FOR PROGRESSION IN SCIENCE

9          THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING

10        CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACHES TO LEARNING AND TEACHING SCIENCE

11        MODELS AND MODELLING IN SCIENCE TEACHING

12        USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT LEARNING AND TEACHING IN SCIENCE

13        PRACTICAL WORK

14        LANGUAGE AND LEARNING SCIENCE

15        MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM

16        FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE

17        SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE

18        INCLUSIVE AND ADAPTIVE SCIENCE TEACHING

19        TEACHING SCIENCE FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

20        IS EDUCATION RESEARCH VALUABLE FOR TEACHERS OF SCIENCE?

21        PUTTING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE

References

 

Editorial Reviews

"Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School (5th Edition) is a useful guide providing invaluable advice for trainees and early career Science teachers alike. The new chapters on using research equip teachers for the research informed landscape that is shaping modern Science education. A superb addition to any trainee Science teacher’s reading list." – Holly Kirkbride, Director of Science, Ted Wragg Trust

“an authoritative guide, written by experts, which will be important reading for all those involved in science education” – Mark Winterbottom, Professor of Science Education, University of Cambridge.

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