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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 experienced teachers and expert academics, 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 chapter Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School offers all student and early career teachers accessible and comprehensive guidance to support the journey of becoming an effective science teacher.

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Author:   Lindsay Hetherington ,  Luke Graham ,  Darren Moore
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   5th edition
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367626686

ISBN 10:   0367626683
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   27 June 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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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

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"""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."

Author Information

Lindsay Hetherington is Associate Professor of Science Education at the University of Exeter, UK. Luke Graham is Lecturer in Education at the University of Exeter, UK. Darren Moore is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Exeter, UK.

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