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Direct linkGreenstein, George – Astronomy Education Review, 2013
I discuss a pedagogical strategy in which we ask students to write about science. Such writing is to be done regularly and often, in class and out of class, in the format of brief "letters to a friend" and longer essays. The goal of this technique is not to teach students how to write; it is to use their writing to help them learn the science.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Content Area Writing, Astronomy, Science Instruction
Rogers, Michael; Pfaff, Tom; Hamilton, Jason; Erkan, Ali – Physics Teacher, 2013
As educators we are facing an unprecedented challenge to prepare our students not only for traditional careers but also for future careers that don't exist today. Many of these careers will require a firm grounding in disciplines such as physics, along with multidisciplinary, Global, and systems thinking skill sets. Our Multidisciplinary…
Descriptors: Physics, Sustainability, Problem Solving, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedBeiersdorfer, Raymond Emil; Haynes, Jared – Journal of Geological Education, 1991
Describes a method of teaching geology and scientific writing to nonscience students that combines active integration of lecture, reading, and laboratory materials with field observations into a writing assignment on a real scientific problem. The writing assignment is completed in stages: a prospectus, a detailed report outline, a bibliography, a…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Field Trips, Geology, Higher Education
Moss, Barbara, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
Even the youngest readers and writers in today's classrooms can benefit enormously from engagement with a wide range of traditional and nontraditional texts. This teacher-friendly handbook is packed with creative strategies for introducing K-3 students to fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling;…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Visual Aids, Biographies
Connolly, Paul, Ed.; Vilardi, Teresa, Ed. – 1989
The emphasis on writing in the teaching of mathematics and science can empower teachers to reach all sectors of the pupil population. The use of ordinary language can help break the cultural barriers that have prevented minorities and women from achieving well in proportionate numbers in these fields. This volume focuses on pedagogical issues of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Mathematics, College Science, Content Area Writing
Download full textHamill, Lee B.; Geer, Cindy H. – 2000
Six instructional modules for middle childhood subject area methods courses are designed to target students in preservice middle childhood general education programs. The modules have been developed for each of the content area methods courses to ensure all preservice teachers have ample exposure to the school-to-work (STW) philosophy and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Diversity (Student)
