(Last updated 4/07/2009)
Unit A: So, you want to be a teacher!
Unit B: Scientific Literacy
- Scientific literacy
- Science teaching standards
Unit C: Scientific knowledge and the nature of science
Unit D: Scientific inquiry
Unit E: Student learning
- Conceptual and procedural knowledge
- Teaching critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Student learning difficulties in physics (diagnoser.com)
- Alternative conceptions in science
Unit F: Teaching and learning
Unit G: Curriculum development and instructional planning
- Curriculum development
- Instructional planning
Unit H: Instructional delivery
- Instructional practices for the high school physics classroom and laboratory
- Implementing inquiry-based instruction in the science classroom
- A generic model for inquiry-oriented labs
- A framework for teaching the nature of science
Unit I: Metacognition and student self-regulation
- Metacognitive practices for student self-regulation
- SAAMEE: A model of academic success for students
Unit J: Assessments - Authentic and Multiple
- Assessing content knowledge as a component of scientific literacy
- Assessing inquiry skills as a component of scientific literacy
- Addressing nature of science as a component of scientific literacy
Unit K: Effective classroom atmospheres
- Minimizing resistance to inquiry-oriented science instruction: The importance of climate setting
- The four centers
- Class management
Unit L: Classroom conversation
- Discussion leadership and questioning strategies
- Engaging students in classroom dialogues
- Whiteboarding and Socratic dialogues
Unit M: The relevance of science
- Teaching in context
- Including social issues
Unit N: Legal, safety, and ethical concerns of science teaching
- Legal, safety, and ethical considerations
- Diversity, gender equity, and the gifted
Unit 0: Professional development
- The teaching philosophy
- Student teaching
- Being a new teacher
- Professional growth
- Recruiting the next generation of physics teachers