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In this invaluable text for science teachers, Elizabeth Hammerman focuses on helping teachers texpand their understanding of the interconnected elements of high quality curriculum and instruction, and tbuild those qualities inttheir own teaching Readers will be able tanalyze their existing curriculum and instruction against indicators related tstandards, concept development, materials, strategies, teaching models, all of the necessary elements tbring about in success on standardized measures The author identifies ten indicators of high quality science teaching, providing how-tos for applying each in your own classroom and a completed sample unit illustrating the incorporation of all ten essentials Modelling the inquiry process, each chapter begins with an essential question, provides learning experiences, incorporates pauses in the text for thought and discussion, and closes with a return tthe initial question Throughout the process, the reader gains experience with all the needed components for delivering high quality instruction
