Teaching Secondary School Science: Strategies for Developing Scientific Literacy

TLDR: In this article, the authors present a set of guidelines for teaching science in the classroom, including: 1. Becoming a Science Teacher, 2. Beginning Instructional Theory, 3. History of Science Education, 4. National Standards and Scientific Literacy, 5. The Goals of Science Teaching, 6. CURRICULUM PERSPECTIVES.

Abstract: I. INTRODUCTION. 1. Becoming a Science Teacher. 2. Beginning Your Instructional Theory. II. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND CONTEMPORARY TRENDS. 3. Historical Perspectives on Science Education. 4. National Standards and Scientific Literacy. III. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. 5. The Goals of Science Teaching. 6. The Objectives of Science Teaching. IV. CURRICULUM PERSPECTIVES. 7. Designing School Science Curriculum. 8. The Middle School Science Curriculum. 9. The High School Science Curriculum. 10. Science and Other Disciplines: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Curriculum. V. INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES. 11. Inquiry and Conceptual Change. 12. Questions and Discussion. 13. Investigation and Problem Solving. 14. Demonstration and Laboratory Work. 15. Models for Effective Science Teaching. 16. Planning for Effective Science Teaching. 17. Controversy in the Classroom. VI. ASSESSMENT. 18. Assessing Student Learning. 19. New Models for Assessment. VII. UNDERSTANDING AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS. 20. The Psychological Basis for Effective Science Teaching. 21. Individual Differences in Science Classrooms. 22. Teaching Science for Cultural and Gender Differences. 23. Classroom Management and Conflict Resolution. VIII. TEACHER RESOURCES. 24. Incorporating Educational Technology into the Science Classroom. 25. Materials for Science Teaching. IX. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 26. Student Teaching and Professional Growth. 27. Being a Science Teacher. Appendixes. Appendix A. Interesting Web Sites for Science Educators. Appendix B. Teaching Science Activities. Appendix C. Daily Lesson Plans.