Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School

Lindsay Hetherington is Associate Professor of Science Education at the University of Exeter, UK.Luke Graham is Lecturer in Education at the University of Exeter, UK.Darren Moore is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Exeter, UK.

"Learning to Teach Science in the Secondary School (5th Edition) is a useful guide providing invaluable advice for trainees and early career Science teachers alike. The new chapters on using research equip teachers for the research informed landscape that is shaping modern Science education. A superb addition to any trainee Science teacher’s reading list." – Holly Kirkbride, Director of Science, Ted Wragg Trust“an authoritative guide, written by experts, which will be important reading for all those involved in science education” – Mark Winterbottom, Professor of Science Education, University of Cambridge.

• INTRODUCTION1 BECOMING A SCIENCE TEACHER2 USING REFLECTION, EVALUATION, AND METACOGNITION IN LEARNING TO TEACH SCIENCE3 SAFETY IN SCIENCE TEACHING4 THE NATURE OF SCIENCE5 TEACHING BIOLOGY6 TEACHING CHEMISTRY7 TEACHING PHYSICS8 PLANNING FOR PROGRESSION IN SCIENCE9 THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING10 CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACHES TO LEARNING AND TEACHING SCIENCE11 MODELS AND MODELLING IN SCIENCE TEACHING12 USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT LEARNING AND TEACHING IN SCIENCE13 PRACTICAL WORK14 LANGUAGE AND LEARNING SCIENCE15 MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCE CURRICULUM16 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE17 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE18 INCLUSIVE AND ADAPTIVE SCIENCE TEACHING19 TEACHING SCIENCE FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE20 IS EDUCATION RESEARCH VALUABLE FOR TEACHERS OF SCIENCE?21 PUTTING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICEReferences