Teaching Secondary School Science: Strategies for Developing Scientific Literacy

 Solidly grounded in current
recommendations of the National Science Education Standards, this
text offers teaching guidance and strategies for physical,
biological, and earth science courses for middle school, junior
high, and high school. The authors' extensive curriculum
development experience imbues the text with a practical focus.
Their collective knowledge of the field balances coverage of the
theory and research behind the strategies they present. Also,
inherent in the text is a description of the role of constructivism
in science teaching and the connection between science and society
including how technological development is driven by societal
needs.  KEY TOPICS: A seven-part organization
includes an introduction, historical perspectives and contemporary
trends, goals and objectives, curriculum perspectives, planning for
instruction and assessment, understanding and working with
students, and induction and professional development.
MARKET: For middle through secondary school science
teachers.