Scientific literacy for all students requires a deep understanding of the three dimensions of science education: disciplinary content, scientific and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. If you actively engage students in using and applying these three dimensions within curricular topics, they will develop a scientifically-based and coherent view of the natural and designed world.The latest edition of this best-seller, newly mapped to the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and updated with new standards and research-based resources, will help science educators make the shifts needed to reflect current practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The methodical study process described in this book will help readers intertwine content, practices, and crosscutting concepts. The book includes:• An increased emphasis on STEM, including topics in science, technology, and engineering• 103 separate curriculum topic study guides, arranged in six categories• Connections to content knowledge, curricular and instructional implications, concepts and specific ideas, research on student learning, K-12 articulation, and assessment.Teachers and those who support teachers will appreciate how Curriculum Topic Study helps them reliably analyze and interpret their standards and translate them into classroom practice, thus ensuring that students achieve a deeper understanding of the natural and designed world.Key featuresThe book contains 147 separate curriculum topic study guides in arranged in eleven categories that represent the major domains of science. Each curriculum topic study guide identifies and examines:•Adult content knowledge•Instructional implications•Concepts and specific ideas•Research on student learning•Coherency and articulation•Standards and curriculumNew to This Edition: The new book will map to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) (http://www.nextgenscience.org/). The NGSS will be similar to the CCSS in math and language arts and are based on the Framework for K-12 Science Education. They will be rich in content and practice and arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. In addition, there will be an increased emphasis on STEM, particularly engineering.
Industry Reviews
"CTS is well-suited for all K-12 teachers, especially those who are less familiar with science concepts or who trust textbooks for their science content. The book will also benefit preservice elementary school science teachers as they plan and design lessons and units of study. Curriculum planners will find this unique approach applicable to vertical teaming projects as well as aligning standards and curricula topics."--NSTA Recommends, November 2005 It is by far the best thing I have seen on how to effectively use the standards. --From the Foreword by Harold Pratt, Former President "Science Curriculum Topic Studyis a powerful companion to the widely used professional development and national standards publications. It is destined to become an essential tool for all science teachers, leadership teams, professional developers, and teacher educators."--Joyce Tugel, Science Professional Development Specialist "Without question, this book will be of great value to the profession of science teaching. Given today s educational landscape of standards and high-stakes testing, curriculum topic study is an essential piece of the puzzle."--Cary Sneider, Vice President for Educator Programs
