| Doing Science: Innovative Curriculum for the Life Sciences Contributor(s): Glasgow, Neal A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803964773 ISBN-13: 9780803964778 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology - Science | Life Sciences - Biology |
| Dewey: 574.071 |
| LCCN: 96025243 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Problem-based, student-centred learning is the key to implementation of the national standards for science education in the United States. Students learn science best by doing′ science, by identifying real-world problems and designing projects that lead to possible solutions. Based on extensive experience in an award-winning US high school science programme, this book provides a step-by-step guide for designing problem-based learning in the life sciences. |
Contributor Bio(s): Glasgow, Neal A.: - Neal A. Glasgow's experience includes serving as a secondary school science and art teacher both in California and New York, as a university biotechnology teaching laboratory director and laboratory technician, and as an educational consultant and frequent speaker on many educational topics. He is the author or coauthor of ten books on educational topics: What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families: Fifty Research-Based Strategies for Teachers and Administrators (2008), What Successful Literacy Teachers Do: 70 Research-Based Strategies for Teachers, Reading Coaches, and Instructional Planners (2007), What Successful Teachers Do in Diverse Classrooms: 71 Research-Based Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers (2006); What Successful Teachers Do in Inclusive Classrooms: 60 Research-Based Strategies That Help Special Learners (2005); What Successful Mentors Do: 81 Researched-Based Strategies for New Teacher Induction, Training, and Support (2004); What Successful Teachers Do: 91 Research-Based Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers (2003); Tips for Science Teachers: Research-Based Strategies to Help Students Learn (2001); New Curriculum for New Times: A Guide to Student-Centered, Problem-Based Learning (1997); Doing Science: Innovative Curriculum Beyond the Textbook for the Life Sciences (1997); and Taking the Classroom to the Community: A Guidebook (1996).
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