An Inquiry into Science Education, Where the Rubber Meets the Road / / Richard N. Steinberg.

• VerfasserIn: Steinberg, Richard N.,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, Netherlands : : Sense Publishers,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (140 p.)

An inquiry into science education is an exploration into education in a context that is grounded and signi cant. It is written by a college professor of Physics and Science Education who spent sabbatical year as a full time science teacher in a neighborhood high school in a poor area of New York City. His varied experiences highlight the contrast of what science education is and what it can be. The framework through which the book is written is that science education should be an active, purposeful process which promotes functional understanding and critical thinking. Science learners should be given the opportunity to build an understanding of benchmark principals of science based on their own observations and reasoning. In much the same way, this book explores benchmark principals of science education through real classroom experiences. Standard approaches of teaching and assessment are presented and alternative opportunities are described. Theories and strategies of science education emerge from analysis of classroom observations. Although the focus is on the teaching and learning of science, the subtext is implications of a failing educational system and what can be done about it.The primary intended audience is educators of all capacities, but particularly science teachers. An inquiry into science education integrates critical topics of science education in a contextualized, accessible, and easy to read narrative. The secondary intended audience is non- ction readers. This book examines educational issues relevant to a general audience from the perspective of a scientist with a focus on inquiry and reasoning. Critical issues are addressed through case histories, some with touches of humor, but all with insight into children and learning.

Table of Contents

An Inquiry into Science Education, Where the Rubber Meets the Road -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- HOW LAKEETA CALCULATES THE VELOCITY OF A CAR MOVING WITH VELOCITY 9.5 M/S -- DIARY OF A SABBATICAL -- PERSPECTIVE -- MATTHEW, RUSSELL, MAKENZIE, AND LILY -- FORMAT OF BOOK -- ALTERNATIVE BOOK TITLES THAT I CONSIDERED -- GRATITUDE -- PART I SETTING THE STAGE: A motivating summer experience -- CHAPTER 1: JULY: THE SUN GOES AROUND THE EARTH: Goals of science education1 -- JULY 31: TEACHING IN THE SUMMER SCHOLARS PROGRAM A^€œPROVIDE A COMPLETE SCIENTIFIC ARGUMENTa^€?INSTRUCTION -- a^€œPROVIDE A COMPLETE SCIENTIFIC ARGUMENTa^€? TAKE 2 -- a^€œPROVIDE A COMPLETE SCIENTIFIC ARGUMENTa^€? TAKE 3 -- WHO CARES ABOUT ASTRONOMY? -- REFLECTIONS ON UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE AND GOALS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION -- JOHN DEWEY -- RATING STUDENT REASONING ON THE EARTH-SUN QUESTION -- CHAPTER 2: AUGUST: AWAY FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Inquiry -- AUGUST 15: A CHANGE IN CONTEXT -- MOTIVATION 1: WORK WITH COLLEGE PHYSICS STUDENTS -- MOTIVATION 2: WORK WITH SCIENCE TEACHERS -- INQUIRY INTO INQUIRY REFLECTIONS ON GOING TO UHSSTRATEGIES THAT WORK: INQUIRY -- YOGI BERRA -- PART II TEACHING AT UHS: Science education where the rubber meets the road -- CHAPTER 3: SEPTEMBER: A DISTANCE OF 24 SECONDS: Epistemology -- SEPTEMBER 4: MY FIRST DAY TEACHING -- REGENTS PHYSICS AND ME -- THE CAR TRAVELS A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 24 SECONDS -- BECAUSE IT SAYS SO ON THE REFERENCE TABLE -- MORE THAN REFERENCE TABLES -- MR. LOWREY -- REFLECTIONS ON EPISTEMOLOGY, LAKEETA. TOMMY, AND MR. LOWREY -- STRATEGIES THAT WORK: EPISTEMOLOGY An interactive demonstration on Newtona^€?s First LawA kinesthetic laboratory activity on Newtona^€?s Second Law -- GALILEO GALILEI -- CHAPTER 4: OCTOBER: F?%ING BALL: Classroom management -- OCTOBER 9: WHAT DID SHE SAY? -- BUMMER -- TWO TEACHERS WHO DID NOT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT (AND NEITHER OF THEM WERE ME) -- PLANETS BY INQUIRY? -- GARRY, MARLON, AND ROBINSON -- THE RULES NEED TO CHANGE -- A STICKY SOLUTION -- REFLECTIONS ON INQUIRY SCIENCE, CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, AND RESPONSIBILITY -- STRATEGIES THAT WORK: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Group test question on colorimetryElectric field hockey simulation -- PLATO -- CHAPTER 5: NOVEMBER: THE AVERAGE OF 36 AND 38 IS 57: Math literacy -- NOVEMBER 18: APPLIED MATH? -- HELP! -- COULOMBa^€?S LAW OR COULOMBa^€?S LAWS? -- MOTION SENSORS -- NO WAY! -- RATIO ABUSE -- OF BASIC MATH AND TAU NEUTRINOS -- REFLECTIONS ON STUDENT LEARNING OF MATH -- STRATEGIES THAT WORK: MATHEMATICS -- Estimation problems -- Motion graphing problem -- WINSTON CHURCHILL -- CHAPTER 6: DECEMBER: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO IF YOU DONa^€?T TELL ME?: Independent learning.