Pedagogy
Using Bloom's
Taxonomy to Support Student Learning
Cooperative
Learning Strategies: a quick list of a dozen ideas are summarized here.
EEEPS
(Exciting Examples of Everyday Phenomena), constructivism meets discrepent
events.
The Inquiry
Page is a dynamic virtual community where inquiry-based education can
be discussed, resources
and experiences shared,
and innovative approaches explored in a collaborative environment.
Minds
on Science On-Line: A Web Course on the Art of Teaching Science by
Jack Hassard, GSU, Atlanta.
Promote engagement
during lecture by presenting
science interactively.
Professional Organizations
Association
for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS) "Promoting leadership in,
and support for those
involved in, the professional
development of teachers of science"
The National
Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and head quartered
in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed
to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning
for all. NSTA's current membership of more than 53,000 includes science
teachers science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and
industry representatives, and others involved in science education.
National
Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) was founded in
1928. The purpose of NARST is
to promote research
in science education at all levels and to disseminate research findings
in such ways as to
improve science teaching.
Science
Education MEGALIST!!! Extensive list of organizations developed by
ERIC clearinghouse.
Science Standards
AAAS
Project 2061 Benchmarks specifies how students should progress toward
science literacy, recommending what they should know and be able to do
by
the time they reach certain grade levels.
The National
Science Education Standards present a vision of a scientifically literate
populace & outlines what students need to know, understand, and be
able to do to be scientifically literate at different grade levels.
Georgia
Learning Connections: the Georgia Department of Education's curriculum
Web site integrating the Quality Core Curriculum standards, lesson plans,
Web resources, assessments, plus thousands more resources for Georgia teachers.
Support for New Teachers
Support
for Beginning Teachers: How administrators, Teachers and Policymakers
Can Help New Teachers Succeed --from the Northwest Regional Educational
Laboratory.
What
to Expect Your First Year of Teaching By Amy DePaul U.S. Department
of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Web-Based Science Projects
Population
Genetics: An Online Project about Inherited Traits. Your classroom can join
and add data.
Project
Ozone: An environmental action research project for middle and high school
students
Project
River Keepers: investigate the quality of the water in a main
river near your community
Web 101: Science
Internet-Based Lessons Using the Web as an Effective Science Teaching Tool
Science
and the Media: Science Fact and Science Fiction for your students