Creating Scientists Teaching and Assessing Science Practice for the NGSS
Creating Scientists Teaching and Assessing Science Practice for the NGSS by Christopher Moore, published by Routledge on November 15, 2017, is a practical guide designed for educators navigating the new Next Generation Science Standards. This 184-page book emphasizes a shift from traditional science content teaching to a hands-on, inquiry-based approach, providing a clear framework for developing lessons that enhance students’ scientific process and practice abilities.
Readers will find tools and handouts that can be immediately implemented in the classroom to assess student learning in alignment with the NGSS or any similar standards framework. The book focuses on integrating science practice with content, enabling educators to foster a community of practice where students engage in authentic science experiences. This resource aims to cultivate a love for learning and understanding the world through effective teaching strategies in science and technology education.
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Learn how to shift from teaching science content to teaching a more hands-on, inquiry-based approach, as required by the new Next Generation Science Standards. This practical book provides a clear, research verified framework for building lessons that teach scientific process and practice abilities, such as gathering and making sense of data, constructing explanations, designing experiments, and communicating information. Creating Scientists features reproducible, immediately deployable tools and handouts that you can use in the classroom to assess your students’ learning within the domains for the NGSS or any standards framework with focus on the integration of science practice with content. This book is an invaluable resource for educators seeking to build a “community of practice,” where students discover ideas through well-taught, hands-on, authentic science experiences that foster an innate love for learning how the world works.
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