Table Of Contents:

• Foreword by Page Keeley
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Introduction
• 1. General Science Instruction
• Encourage Students to Become More Involved and Interested in Science
• Guide Students to Engage in Science-Appropriate Discourse
• Utilize Graphic Organizers in Your Classroom
• Increase Depth of Coverage to Improve Student Learning
• Foster Self-Efficacy and Motivation in Your Students
• Challenge Your Students With Different Levels of Questioning
• Try Using the 5E Instructional Model
• Support Your Students to Engage Effectively in Disciplinary Argumentation
• Utilize Mind Mapping to Improve Student Achievement
• Test Students' Ideas to Facilitate Reasoning Skills
• Create an Emotionally Positive Science Classroom Environment
• Engage Students Who Have a History of Poor School Achievement
• Include Students With Special Needs in Student-Centered Instruction
• 2. Scientific Inquiry and Laboratory Experience
• Engage Your Students in Inquiry-Based Science
• Teach Model-Based Inquiry Over the Scientific Method
• Use Problem-Based Learning to Introduce Students to Inquiry-Based Science
• Implement Inquiry-Based Instruction in Low-Track Classes
• Attain Educational Goals Through Laboratory Experiences
• Convert Traditional Labs to Inquiry-Based Activities
• Align the Goals of Dissection to the Curriculum
• 3. Collaborative Teaching and Learning
• Fine-Tune Collaborative Student Relationships With the Socratic Seminar
• Teach Your Students Collaborative Strategies and Skills
• Utilize Formal Cooperative Learning Methods in the Classroom
• Introduce Students to Constructive, Cooperative, and Academic Controversy
• Communicate Beyond the Classroom by Using Electronic Pen Pals
• 4. Utilizing Technology for the Classroom and Professional Development
• Add Technological Tools to Your Students' Learning
• Put Your Students' Internet Skills to Use in the Classroom
• Use Technology to Accommodate Students' Different Learning Styles
• Give Students Opportunities to Use Media Production for Classwork
• Incorporate Mobile Technology into Student Assignments
• Model Inquiry With Students Using Limited Resources
• Update Your Approach to Literacy-Related Content Activities
• Foster Literacy Development Through Visual Texts and Media
• Utilize Portable Media Players to Bring Exemplary Resources Into Teaching
• Find Opportunities to Record Yourself Teaching to Share With Peers
• 5. Science Assessment
• Look at Formative Assessment in a Coherent and Cohesive Way
• Use Standards-Based Inquiry to Prepare Students for Standards-Based Tests
• Align Instruction and Assessment Tools to State Curriculum Standards
• Utilize Formative Assessment to Better Engage Students in Content and Instruction
• Add a Classroom Response System for Instant Formative Assessment
• Design Formative Assessment for Data to Inform Instruction
• Encourage Assigned Textbook Reading by Giving Open-Book Tests
• Focus on Students' Writing Strengths
• 6. Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning
• Avoid Culturally Stereotyping Science Students
• Make Academic Success Your First Priority for All Students
• Reach Out to Students From Unfamiliar Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds
• Structure Homework for Success for Students From Nondominant Backgrounds
• Develop Science Standards With a Multicultural Perspective
• Broaden Discourse Opportunities to Invite a Diverse Range of Contributions
• Provide Diverse Learning Opportunities for Student Discourse
• Manage and Change Your Students' Misconceptions
• Guide Students to Choose Authentic Problems to Solve
• Utilize Meaningful Cues With Your English Language Learners
• Provide ELLs With Opportunities for Extended Interactions in Group Work
• 7. The Complex Nature of the Gender Gap in Science
• Examine the Evolving Nature of Gender Issues in Science Classrooms
• Change the Opportunities and Experiences of Girls in the Science Classroom
• Represent Science in Ways That Encourage Girls to Stay Interested
• Improve Attitudes Toward Science Through STS Approaches
• 8. Science and Literacy
• Address the Three Key Elements of Reading Fluency in Science Instruction
• Use Scaffolding to Improve Science Reading Comprehension
• Consider Reading as Inquiry With Primary Literature
• Focus on Developing Scientific Literacy and Student Reasoning
• Use Paraphrasing to Promote Reading Comprehension in Science Textbooks
• Utilize Think-Alouds to Reveal Students' Thought Processes While Reading
• Select Commercial Reading Programs That Can Improve Scientific Literacy
• Use a Variety of Print Materials to Inspire Student Reading and Writing
• Expand Vocabulary Instruction to Improve Comprehension and Motivation
• Use Students' Native Languages in Science Literacy Instruction
• 9. Families and Science Instruction
• Avoid the "Blame Game" Mindset
• Involve Low-Income Parents in Their Children's Academic Learning
• Understand How Homework Can Present Problems for Students and Families
• Change Parents' Attitudes Toward Science to Change Students' Attitudes
• Involve Community Members in Learning to Explore Home-Based Discourse
• Recognize the Diverse Needs of Language-Minority Students and Families
• Consider Parental Responses to a Child's Learning Disability
• Index