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Direct linkHarvey, Jenna; Gunshenan, Clare; Inouye, Martha – Science and Children, 2022
This article describes one participating teacher's reflections on the generalizable strategies and structures from the professional development (PD) sessions that enabled her sensemaking, and how she translated these generalizations into her own second-grade classroom. Readers will be able to make their own useful generalizations from these…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 2, Science Instruction
Grueber, David; Whitin, Phyllis – Science and Children, 2012
In a climate of high-stakes testing that emphasizes content, it can be challenging to teach science from an inquiry perspective. In addition there is a widespread call for a new approach to science education that includes science practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas (NRC 2011). However, it is not imperative for teachers to implement…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Inquiry
van Garderen, Delinda; Hanuscin, Deborah; Lee, Eun; Kohn, Pat – Psychology in the Schools, 2012
Teaching science to diverse learners can be a demanding and challenging task. Teachers may be underprepared and thus unsure of how to best address the needs of their students in their classroom. One approach to helping teachers is through professional development. Yet, programs that focus mainly on science or special education can fail to fully…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Special Education, Professional Development, Learning Theories
Download full textSackes, Mesut; Trundle, Kathy Cabe; Krissek, Lawrence A. – Science Educator, 2011
This study investigated inservice PreK to Grade two teachers' knowledge of some earth and space science concepts before and after a short-term teacher institute. A one-group pre-test-post-test design was used in the current study. Earth science concepts targeted during the professional development included properties of rocks and soils, and the…
Descriptors: Space Sciences, Earth Science, Astronomy, Test Construction
Madden, Lauren – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study is to understand how teacher identity influences elementary teachers' science practices from multiple perspective---the teacher's self-reported identity, the researcher's perspective, and the students' perspectives. Two frameworks on identity were synthesized and used in this research. The first, developed by Gee…
Descriptors: Expertise, Grade 2, Instructional Effectiveness, Researchers
