Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School A Companion to School Experience 5th Edition by Lindsay Hetherington 0367626667 9780367626662

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ISBN 10: 0367626667

ISBN 13: 9780367626662

Author: Lindsay Hetherington

Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School is an indispensable guide to the process, practice, and reality of learning to teach science in a busy secondary school. Written by experienced teachers and expert academics, it explores core debates and topics in science education, providing practical and insightful advice with research and theory to support your development as a teacher. This fully updated fifth edition focuses on the knowledge and skills you will need to develop your science teaching including key approaches to teaching physics, chemistry, and biology, lesson and curriculum planning, and assessment. There are also new chapters on: Safety in science teaching The science of learning for teaching science Mathematics and learning science Science for social justice Inclusive and adaptive science teaching Making use of research: practical guidance for science teachers Written with university and school-based initial teacher education in mind and including learning objectives, lists of useful resources, and specially designed tasks in every chapter Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School offers all student and early career teachers accessible and comprehensive guidance to support the journey of becoming an effective science teacher.

Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School A Companion to School Experience 5th Table of contents:

1 Becoming a science teacher

Introduction

Objectives

Knowledge, skills, and understanding

Working as part of a science team

Being a student teacher in a professional setting

Summary and key points

2 Using reflection, evaluation, and metacognition in learning to teach science

Introduction

Objectives of this chapter

Reflective practice

Planning, monitoring, and evaluating your teaching

Reflective conversations

Reflective journals

The role of metacognition in reflection

Evaluating practice

Reflection as a key vehicle for professional development

Summary and key points

3 Safety in science teaching

Introduction

Objectives

Summary and key points

4 The nature of science

Introduction

Objectives

What do we mean by how science works and the nature of science?

What do scientists study?

How is science done?

‘Real science’ compared to school science

Pupils’ views of the nature of science

Summary and key points

5 Teaching biology

Introduction

Objectives

Overview of the biology curriculum

Cell biology

Transport systems

Summary and key points

6 Teaching chemistry

Introduction

Objectives

Overview of the chemistry curriculum

Models in the chemistry curriculum

Summary and key points

7 Teaching physics

Introduction to the chapter

Objectives

Becoming a teacher of physics

Progression in the physics curriculum

Broader issues in physics education

Summary and key points

8 Planning for progression in science

Introduction

Objectives of the chapter

Lesson planning in science

Summary and key points

9 The science of learning

Introduction

Objectives

A simple model of memory

Implications for the classroom

Consolidating learning

Summary and key points

10 Constructivist approaches to learning and teaching science

Introduction

Objectives

What is constructivism?

Constructivism in science education

Summary and key points

11 Models and modelling in science teaching

Introduction

Objectives

What is a model?

Model-based and modelling-based teaching

Summary and key points

12 Using digital technologies to support learning and teaching science

Introduction

Objectives

The nature of digital technologies

Theoretical approaches to digital technology integration

SAMR

TPACK

Overcoming barriers to effective use

Pedagogical applications of digital technologies within science education

Future thoughts

Summary and key points

13 Practical work

Introduction

Objectives

What is practical?

The purpose of practical work

The type of practical work

Planning practical work

Assessment of practical work

Summary and key points

14 Language and learning science

Introduction

Objectives

The importance of language in learning science

The nature of language in science

Challenges experienced by pupils learning science

Supporting pupils’ reading in science

Supporting pupils’ talking in science

Supporting pupils’ writing in science

Summary and key points

15 Mathematics in the science curriculum

Introduction

Objectives

Mathematics in science: some challenges

Graphs and graphing

Summary and key points

16 Formative assessment in science

Introduction

Objectives

Planning for formative assessment

Developing the capacity of pupils as learners

Summary and key points

17 Summative assessment in science

Introduction

Objectives

Summative assessment

Assessment of practical skills

Asking more challenging questions

Preparing students for summative assessment

Broader aims of science education

Using summative assessment data

Summary and key points

18 Inclusive and adaptive science teaching

Introduction

Objectives

Defining inclusive teaching

Adaptive teaching and differentiation

Teaching science to learners with special educational needs and disability

SEND teaching strategies in science

Key issues for inclusive science teaching

Summary and key points

19 Teaching science for social and environmental justice

Introduction

Objectives

Science education can be a powerful force for social and environmental justice

Science teachers can be agents of change

Science education for climate and environmental crisis

Science teachers can get support

Summary and key points

20 Is education research valuable for teachers of science?

Introduction

Objectives

What works?

Summaries of education research

Findings

Classroom myths

Limitations

Summary and key points

21 Putting research into practice

Introduction

Objectives

What does evidence-based or evidence-informed practice mean?

Approaches used to gather research data in education

The Best Evidence Science Teaching (BEST) project

Summary and key points

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