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Science Curriculum Topic Study: Bridging the Gap Between Standards and Practice




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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 507.1273
EAN: 9781412908924
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1412908922
Label: Corwin Press
Manufacturer: Corwin Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: February 23, 2005
Publisher: Corwin Press
Studio: Corwin Press



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“It is by far the best thing I have seen on how to effectively use the standards.”
From the Foreword by Harold Pratt, Former President
National Science Teachers Association (2001-2002)

"Without question, this book will be of great value to the profession of science teaching. Given today’s educational landscape of standards and high-stakes testing, curriculum topic study is an essential piece of the puzzle."
Cary Sneider, Vice President for Educator Programs
Museum of Science, Boston

Discover the "missing link" between science standards, teacher practice, and improved student achievement!

Becoming an accomplished science teacher not only requires a thorough understanding of science content, but also a familiarity with science standards and research on student learning. However, a comprehensive strategy for translating standards and research into instructional, practice has been lacking since the advent of standards-based education reform.

Science Curriculum Topic Study provides a systematic professional development strategy that links science standards and research to curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Developed by author Page Keeley of the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, the NSF-funded Curriculum Topic Study (CTS), process can help educators align curriculum, instruction, and assessment with the specific, research-based ideas and skills required in local, state, and national standards.

The CTS process will help teachers:

  • Improve their understanding of science content
  • Clarify a hierarchy of content and skills in a learning goal from state or local standards
  • Define formative and summative assessment goals and strategies
  • Learn to recognize and address learning difficulties
  • Increase opportunities for students of all backgrounds to achieve science literacy
  • Design or utilize instructional materials effectively
Containing 147 separate curriculum topic study guides arranged in eleven categories that represent the major domains of science, this book provides the tools to both positively impact student learning and develop the knowledge and skills that distinguish expert science teachers from novices. (20070411)










 






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