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| History of Science Topics | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Design Your Classroom to Create Communities of Learners | |
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| Explore Your School and Classroom | |
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| Meet Your Department and Team | |
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| Investigate Your School's and Community's History and Customs | |
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| Access Textbooks and Equipment | |
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| Plan for Exploration and Experimentation | |
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| Collect Materials and Resources | |
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| Investigate Laboratory Space and Equipment | |
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| Safely Use and Store Supplies and Equipment | |
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| Establish Your Policies and Procedures | |
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| Create a Shared Learning Environment | |
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| Ensure Equity and Fairness | |
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| Use Appropriate and Neutral Language | |
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| Involve Parents and Families | |
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| Begin Each Day Anew | |
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| Establish a Sense of Place... | |
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| Understand Standards to Develop Your Curriculum | |
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| Consider the History of Science Education | |
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| Understand the Nature of Science | |
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| Accomplish Project 2061 Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy | |
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| Address National Science Education Standards for Students | |
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| Meet National Science Education Teaching Standards for Teachers | |
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| Draw From the Academic Disciplines | |
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| Teach Skills in Experimentation and Investigation | |
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| Reference Your State Standards | |
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| Incorporate Your District's Expectations | |
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| Feature Your School's Organization and Mission | |
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| Link References to Develop Curriculum | |
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| Plan Your Year With a Curriculum Blueprint | |
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| Connect Science With Your Students... | |
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| Emphasize Inquiry Science to Deepen Understanding | |
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| Use the Inquiry Continuum | |
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| Involve Students in Doing Science | |
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| Engage in Hypothesis Testing | |
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| Promote the Use of the Scientific Method | |
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| Integrate Scientific Process Skills Into All Activities | |
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| Weave Inquiry-Based Laboratory Investigations Into Every Lesson | |
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| Head for the Outdoors | |
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| Support Scientific Investigations With Resources | |
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| Use Demonstrations to Promote Learning | |
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| Teach Through Discrepant Events | |
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| Teach Safety to Students | |
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| Equip Your Students to Understand Their World... | |
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| Know Your Students to Support Science Achievement | |
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| Begin From the Perspective of the Learners | |
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| See Students as Individuals | |
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| Understand Changes in Today's Students | |
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| Consider the Contexts of Students' Families and Peers | |
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| Showcase Powerful Teaching and Learning | |
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| Feature Actions and Verbs From Bloom's Taxonomy | |
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| Form Habits of Minds | |
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| Capitalize Upon the Multiple Intelligences | |
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| Differentiate Instruction | |
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| Support All Students | |
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| Incorporate Instruction That Works | |
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| Let Your Students Teach One Another... | |
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| Design Assessments to Align With Objectives | |
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| Set Goals, Objectives, and Expectations | |
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| Start With the End in Mind | |
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| Feature All Three Types of Assessment | |
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| Determine the Functions and Purposes | |
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| Vary the Structures and Formats | |
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| Use Selected Responses | |
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| Include Constructed Essays | |
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| Highlight Demonstrated Performances and Laboratory Skills | |
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| Remember Personal Communications | |
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| Offer Authentic and Alternative Assessments | |
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| Incorporate Portfolios | |
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| Prepare Rubrics and Scoring Guides | |
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| Understand the Results of Standardized Testing | |
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| Develop an Assessment Blueprint | |
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| Make Sure the Process Makes Sense for Everyone... | |
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| Connect the Learning to Reach Students' Lives | |
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| Create Constructivist Classrooms | |
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| Clarify Misconceptions | |
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| Select Questions Effectively | |
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| Consider Various Approaches to Asking Questions | |
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| Analyze Current Events to Prepare Informed Citizens | |
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| Address Controversial Issues | |
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| Draw on the Essential Questions of Science | |
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| Make Linkages Among Science, Technology, and Society | |
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| Advance Your Classroom Discussions | |
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| Conduct a Benefit/Risk Analysis | |
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| Involve Students in Project-Based Learning | |
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| Integrate Twenty-First-Century Learning Skills | |
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| Look for More Ideas | |
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| Reinforce How Science Impacts Society and Our Personal Lives... | |
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| Develop Literacy to Build Science Skills | |
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| Introduce Literacy Processes and Outcomes | |
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| Develop Vocabulary and Concepts | |
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| Develop Characteristics of Expert Readers | |
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| Use the Textbook as a Tool | |
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| Start With Reading Anticipation Activities | |
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| Assign Reading | |
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| Facilitate Reading Response Strategies | |
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| Include All Kinds of Text | |
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| Support Struggling Readers and English Language Learners | |
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| Integrate Various Types of Writing | |
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| Grant Your Students Writing P.O.W.E.R. | |
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| Try the DRAFT Writing Process | |
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| Develop Observation Skills | |
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| Reference Current and Historical Events | |
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| Equip Your Students to Communicate Science... | |
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| Plan With Students in Mind to Prepare Your Teaching | |
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| Select Your Units of Learning | |
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| Highlight Concepts | |
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| Emphasize Significant Themes of Science | |
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| Teach Societal Issues | |
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| Envision Your Planning Schema | |
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| Follow a Consistent Lesson Plan Format | |
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| Understand Attention Span | |
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| Captivate Students as You Open Lessons | |
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| Begin the Learning Experience | |
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| Start With Some Direct Teaching | |
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| Feature Indirect Teaching | |
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| Reinforce Learning During Closure | |
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| Assign Homework | |
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| Use Block Scheduling Wisely | |
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| Make the Most of Your Time.... | |
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| Incorporate Resources to Make Science Real | |
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| Set the Stage | |
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| Introduce Models and Specimens | |
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| Bring in Plants and Animals | |
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| Teach With Toys | |
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| Feature Science Literature, Poetry, and Humor | |
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| Draw From Science Fiction to Teach Science Facts | |
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| Explore the Rich History of Science | |
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| Incorporate Multimedia Selections | |
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| Take Field Trips | |
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| Follow Guidelines for Taking Field Trips | |
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| Consider Virtual Field Trips | |
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| Conduct Virtual Dissections and Experiments | |
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| Become a Role Model of Resourcefulness... | |
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| Integrate Technology to Enrich Learning | |
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| Take a Technology Inventory | |
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| Plan for Computer Use | |
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| Organize Your Resources | |
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| Improve Administrativia | |
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| Improve Teaching With Technology Tools | |
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| Have Students Communicate Electronically | |
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| Calculate and Probe Hands-On Science | |
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| Position Your Students for Learning | |
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| Investigate Critical Thinking Interactives | |
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| Utilize Teacher Utilities | |
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| Tap the Audience With a Response System | |
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| Consider a Few More Web Resources | |
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| Demonstrate the Cutting Edge of Science... | |
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| Seek Powerful Activities to Engage Learners | |
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| Participate in Competitions and Programs | |
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| Showcase Science Fair Projects | |
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| Encourage Individual Competitions | |
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| Team Up for Collaborative Competitions | |
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| Connect to Careers | |
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| Invite Guest Speakers | |
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| Prepare Students to Be a Receptive Audience | |
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| Develop Science Activities in Your School | |
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| Celebrate Learning Through Science | |
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| Offer Service-Learning Opportunities | |
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| Sponsor a Club | |
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| Check out Community Resources | |
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| Start a School Resource Bank | |
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| Have Fun With Science... | |
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| Collaborate With Colleagues to Expand Opportunities | |
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| Contemplate the Collaborative Nature of Scientific Discovery | |
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| Examine Collaborative Concepts and Practices | |
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| Adopt the Secrets of Successful Collaborators | |
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| Consider Various Teaming Configurations | |
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| Weigh Pros and Cons of Team Teaching Carefully | |
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| Understand School Organizational Patterns | |
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| Make the Most of Departmentalization | |
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| Integrate Science Across the Curriculum | |
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| Talk to Technology Specialists | |
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| Team Up With Instructional Aides to Support Students | |
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| Contact Other Employees in the District | |
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| See Science in Society and the World | |
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| Integrate Science Naturally... | |
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| Reflect on Your Practice to Fortify Your Future | |
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| Look Back to Look Ahead | |
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| Reflect on Learning With Purpose | |
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| Evaluate Your Curriculum | |
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| Make a Difference at the School or District Level | |
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| Join Professional Organizations | |
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| Attend a Science Education Conference | |
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| Find a Mentor | |
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| Earn a Graduate Degree or Additional Credential | |
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| Look at Science Literature | |
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| Apply the Findings of Research in Science Education | |
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| Engage in Scientific Research | |
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| Consider National Board Certification | |
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| Keep an Open and Active Mind | |
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| Become the Teacher You Always Wanted to Be... | |
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| Resources | |
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| Science Safety Checklist | |
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| Science Textbook Evaluation Tool | |
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| Detailed Lesson Plan Guide | |
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| Abbreviated Lesson Plan Guide | |
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| Curriculum Evaluation Guide for Science | |
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| Readings and References | |
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| Index | |