This easy-to-read guide provides new and seasoned teachers with practical ideas, strategies, and insights to help address essential topics in effective science teaching, including emphasizing inquiry, building literacy, implementing technology, using a wide variety of science resources, and maintaining student safety.

"Kottler and Gallavan provide a wealth of valuable material, practical ideas, and wonderful hints for beginning social studies teachers to get started, get involved, and continue their own learning." —Stephen Armstrong, Board of Directors National Council for the Social Studies "A very nice contribution to the social studies field, with a wide reach among both K–12 and preservice teachers. The authors do an excellent job in areas that are often overlooked, focusing on meaningful instruction, powerful teaching and learning, and NCSS standards." —John K. Lee, Associate Professor North Carolina State University Practical guidelines for successful social studies instruction! Using their proven formula for guiding novice, preservice, and experienced teachers, the authors synthesize real-world insights and the most practical elements of pedagogy to provide a ready-to-use resource of best classroom practices. Based on the authors′ experience as teacher educators and skilled social studies teachers, this text helps practitioners: Make instruction meaningful Develop literacy to build social studies skills Incorporate district expectations and state standards Create a community of learners Collaborate with colleagues The authors provide easy-to-follow lists, tips, and sample forms and letters to help teachers organize their daily work and reduce stress.

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Invaluable for new elementary teachers, this guide covers classroom rules and routines, instruction/assessment techniques, navigating policies and procedures, and communicating effectively with parents and colleagues.

How can your science department become a site for developing science teachers' professional learning? Building the Science Department answers that question through stories from teachers who walk the sometimes rocky path of reforming science teaching and learning. Written by the authors of Reimagining the Science Department, this resource features vignettes from teachers at different career stages. Drawing from these stories, it highlights the common themes in their professional learning and the ways their learning needs have changed over time. The stories are illuminating for teachers as well as for school administrators and other education leaders. The book is divided into two parts. The first part deals with scientific activity as represented in A Framework for K- 12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards and its role in making the science department a place for building professional learning. The second part uses teacher vignettes to work through the components of a professional learning framework-- context, content, activities, and processes. After each vignette is a commentary on the teachers' key points and their implications. Also included are questions to challenge teachers to improve their instructional practices and align them with current reform initiatives. As the authors write, " Our book gives teachers at different points in their careers a voice in describing their professional learning needs. By combining these voices with theory, we can make use of the department as a place to support all teachers in their reform efforts."

In this updated version of the bestseller, you will learn tangible ways to supercharge your teaching skills while avoiding the pitfalls common to beginning teachers.

This easy-to-use guide features 75 research-based strategies for teachers of students in Grades K–12. Engage your students' creativity and build their science literacy.