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Comprehensive, thought-provoking, and indispensable, PISA Science
2006, provides educators with a top-down view of where we stand
today in science education and what this means for students and
educators.
In response to “these unconventional and uncertain years,”
veteran educator Rodger W. Bybee has written a book that’s as
thought-provoking as it is constructive. Now more than ever, he
writes, America needs reminders of both the themes that made it
great in the first place and STEM’s contributions to its
citizens.” Science educators must address STEM issues at local,
national, and global levels. And teachers should help students
tackle today’s problems with new approaches to STEM learning that
complement traditional single-discipline programs. STEM Education
Now More Than Ever addresses these themes through four wide-ranging
sections. Parts of the book are what you might expect from a
longtime thought leader in science education. In light of the 2016
election and recent assaults on science’s validity, Bybee
strongly asserts the need for a new case for STEM education. Other
parts may not seem typical for a book on STEM. He writes about the
Enlightenment, the U.S. Constitution, democracy, and citizenship as
reminders of the effects of STEM disciplines on America’s
foundational ideas and values. In the end, Bybee ties it all
together with positive, practical recommendations. A major one
involves newer, faster ways to help teachers develop STEM units
that address contemporary challenges in their classes. Another
involves the importance of strong leadership from teachers and the
STEM education community—leadership Bybee believes we need now
more than ever.
With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS),
you need a resource to help you answer pressing questions about how
the standards fit with your curriculum, instruction, and
assessments. Rodger W. Bybee has written Translating the NGSS for
Classroom Instruction to provide essential guidance for everyone
from teachers to school administrators to district and state
science coordinators. As practical as it is timely, this book
includes an introduction to NGSS; examples of the standards
translated to classroom instruction in elementary, middle, and high
school; and assistance in adapting current units of instruction to
align with the standards. Bybee notes that the success of the new
standards depends greatly on teachers' ability to give students
opportunities to learn the science and engineering practices,
crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas of the NGSS.
Reading this book is an important first step toward addressing
educators' questions and concerns about how to provide those
opportunities and implement the standards.
Science education's two-fold challenge is clear: Schools need to
(1) align their curricula with contemporary state standards and (2)
meet the growing demand for STEM education. What's not as clear:
how to meet the challenge if your school doesn't have the right
instructional materials. STEM, Standards, and Strategies for
High-Quality Units is designed to address both these needs. Thought
leader and curriculum expert Rodger W. Bybee has assembled a guide
to creating coherent, high-quality classroom materials that support
the standards and STEM. The book provides practical background
information and activities that can be adapted by individual
teachers, professional learning communities, and professional
developers.
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