1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783701303321

Titolo

Elementary science teacher education : international perspectives on contemporary issues and practice / / edited by Ken Appleton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge : , : Association for Science Teacher Education, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-46417-0

0-8058-4292-6

1-315-04544-3

1-135-46410-3

1-4106-1322-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AppletonKen

Disciplina

372.3/5

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Science teachers - Training of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2006 by Lawrence Erlbaum.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Original Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Framing Issues of Elementary Science Teacher Education: Critical Conversations; I CONCEPTUALIZING ELEMENTARY SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION; 2 Being an Elementary Science Teacher Educator; 3 Science Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Elementary School Teachers; 4 Teaching by Distance; 5 Challenges and Opportunities for Field Experiences in Elementary Science Teacher Preparation; 6 Relating Learning Theories to Pedagogy for Preservice Elementary Science Education

7 ""Meaning-Making Science"": Exploring the Sociocultural Dimensions of Early Childhood Teacher EducationII INTERSECTIONS OF CONTENT, PEDAGOGY, AND PRACTICE; 8 Considering Curriculum for Elementary Science Methods Courses; 9 Language, Learning, and Science Literacy; 10 A Standards-Infused Approach to Curriculum: A Promising Interdisciplinary Inquiry; 11 The Role and Place of Technological Literacy in Elementary Science Teacher Education; 12 Assessment and Elementary Science Teacher Education; III CONTEXTUALIZED PRACTICE



AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

13 Teaching ""Science Teaching"" Through Inquiry14 The Elementary Science Teacher as Researcher; 15 Cultural Considerations; 16 Employing Case-Based Pedagogy Within a Reflection Orientation to Elementary Science Teacher Preparation; 17 Models of Elementary Science Instruction: Roles of Science Specialist Teachers; 18 Future Directions in Elementary Science Teacher Education: Conclusion; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Co-Published with the Association For Science Teacher Education.Reflecting recent policy and standards initiatives, emerging research agendas, and key innovations, this volume provides a contemporary overview of important developments and issues that have that have in recent years shaped elementary science education pre-service courses and professional development, and practices that are shaping future directions in the field. Contributors from several countries who are actively engaged in research and design in elementary science education address:*Conceptual issues which imping