Rethinking the Way We Teach Science: The Interplay of Content, Pedagogy, and the Nature of Science

by Rosenblatt; Louis

• ISBN13: 9780415877336
• ISBN10: 0415877334
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-07-10
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The premise of Rethinking the Way We Teach Science is this: If teachers work at having things make sense, students will join them in that work. But this is complicated: Teachers will find themselves in the intersection of three conversations: the interplay of science content, the teaching of science, and the nature of science. Teachers will also need to consider their students, who are often alienated and uncertain of their place in school or society. As the book address these issues, its focus is on how teachers should think about the material so as to most effectively engage students in substantive discussions and activities. Above all, this book about choosing to have things make sense, about the placing the authority of reason over that of right answers.Features:Deeply anchored in the classroomInteractive - in keeping with the pedagogical argument at the core of the text about the value of talk and dialogueRelevant across grade levels and subject matter - shows how teachers might teach a wide range of science topics from elementary school through high schoolWith its sense of humor and of pathos, and with its passion for the promise of good schools, this book will inspire teachers to be more effective and to make their classes more engaging and substantive.

Table of Contents

Preface: Statement of Intent	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. viii
On Wonder	p. 1
Interlude: A Note on City Schools	p. 14
On the Shift from Answers to Arguments	p. 17
Interlude: On the Differences Between "What?" and "So What?"	p. 36
On the Logic of the Classroom	p. 44
Interlude: The History of Greece	p. 69
Inquiry as Reconstruction	p. 72
Interlude: Peter Rabbit and Plato	p. 83
What Do We Teach When We Don't Teach the Answer?	p. 86
Interlude: Uncovering the Gods	p. 100
On Story	p. 106
Interlude: Why It's a Good Idea to Smack Your Lips When the Lord of the Manor is Around	p. 127
STEM-A Promethean Program	p. 133
Interlude: Taking Measure of Things	p. 147
On the Politics of Learning	p. 152
Last Interlude: Let the Kids Have the Last Word	p. 164
References	p. 168
Index	p. 173
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