Science for Primary School Teachers

Informationen zum Autor Helena Gillespie BA (Hons)! PGCE! PGCHEP! MA is lecturer in Education in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning at the University of East Anglia. Before joining the University in 2002! she was a senior manager in a primary school! and has 10 years teaching experience at Foundation Stage! Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. She also worked as a consultant teacher for ICT for Norfolk County Council. Helena teaches Science on the primary PGCE and on masters level courses! and her research interests are in the field of ICT! the pedagogy of teacher education and science! having been funded for research in this area for the past 2 years by the TTA. She has written for books and journals on learning technology and science. Rob Gillespie BSc (Hons)! PGCE! is a teacher of science at Wymondham High School! Norfolk! where he is currently coordinator of Key Stage Three Science. He has 11 years teaching experience at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 and also at Advanced Level Chemistry (his degree specialism) and Physics. A member of the Association for Science Education for 12 years! he also moderates Science Coursework for GCSE. As a practising teacher he has taught pupils of all ages and abilities at secondary level and lead reviews of curriculum development for science teaching within the school and through liaison with feeder primary schools. He has also been involved with Initial Teacher Training and Induction programmes for Newly Qualified Teachers. Klappentext What do I need to know about science to teach children in primary school? How can I make my science teaching successful? How do children learn to investigate scientifically? What are the dos and don'ts of science teaching? Written to support teachers who need to boost their science knowledge! this book covers science knowledge in sufficient breadth and depth to enable you to teach science effectively up to the end of Key Stage 2! as well as the core teaching and learning issues involved in the investigative process. Whether you are a student or a fully qualified teacher! the book is designed to help you find what you need quickly. The introduction provides a guide to how to use the book! including a table which cross references the subject knowledge against the National Curriculum! the QCA Scheme of Work and Primary Science Topics. This enables you to use the book in different ways! depending on your individual requirements. To ensure that teachers will be able to teach and respond to questions appropriately! the authors take science knowledge beyond what is required for Key Stage 2. This is important! as it helps to avoid over-simplifying concepts which can then cause misconceptions at Key Stage 3 and beyond. It also helps to broaden and develop the primary teacher's own knowledge. Science for Primary School Teachers is a core text for teachers in training! and in professional development into the induction year and beyond. Zusammenfassung Written to support teachers who need to boost their science knowledge! this book covers science knowledge in sufficient breadth and depth to enable you to teach science effectively up to the end of Key Stage 2! as well as the core teaching and learning issues involved in the investigative process. Inhaltsverzeichnis How to use this book Acknowledgements Section 1 - Learning and teaching science: the investigative process 1.How children learn about science 2. Planning for teaching and learning: the process of scientific enquiry 3. Finding help with teaching and learning in science on the internet Section 2 - Subject knowledge for primary school teachers Key concepts in science 2: Life processes and living things 4.Life processes 5.Humans and other animals 6.Green plants 7.Variation and classification 8.Living things and their environment Key concepts in science 3: Materials and thei...

Product details

• Authors: Helena Gillespie, Helena Gillespie Gillespie, Rob Gillespie, Rob Gillespie Gillespie
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2007
• EAN: 9780335220151
• ISBN: 978-0-335-22015-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Education OUP
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system