Ambitious Science Teaching by Mark Windschitl

Transform your science classroom with research-proven teaching practices that engage every student and drive deep learning. Winner of Choice's 2018 Outstanding Academic Title, Ambitious Science Teaching delivers a comprehensive framework that empowers K-12 science educators to create rigorous, equitable instruction for students from all backgrounds. This practical guide bridges the gap between educational research and classroom reality, offering proven strategies currently transforming science education in schools nationwide. Whether you're a new teacher seeking foundational practices or a veteran educator looking to revitalize your approach, this book provides the concrete tools and techniques needed to elevate student engagement, thinking, and achievement across all science subjects and grade levels. Key Features and Benefits: Four Core Teaching Practices Framework – Master planning for big ideas, eliciting student thinking, supporting conceptual change, and building evidence-based explanations with step-by-step guidance and real classroom examples Equity-Focused "Opportunity to Learn" Strategies – Implement research-backed scaffolding techniques that ensure all students, regardless of background, can access and succeed in rigorous science content Read more

From the Publisher Science in the City: Culturally Relevant STEM Education (Race and Education) Students, Schools, and Our Climate Moment: Acting Now to Secure Our Future Transformative Science Teaching: A Catalyst for Justice and Sustainability Growing and Sustaining Student-Centered Science Classrooms Science Education Through Multiple Literacies: Project-Based Learning in Elem... Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Customer Reviews 128 11 6 3 2 Price $24 07 $37 00 $34 00 $37 00 $33 00 Science & Technology Recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Book Award from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Science in the City examines how language and culture matter for effective science teaching. Case studies of climate efforts in schools across the US illustrate how educators and institutions can take action. This bestselling Harvard Education Press book is a call to action championing equity and social justice in K–12 science curriculum. Winner of the AACTE 2024 Gloria J. Ladson-Billings Outstanding Book Award. A wealth of practical tools and guidance for rooting out injustice and creating safe science learning spaces. Explores how the use of project-based learning in elementary science education fosters a lifelong scientific mindset in students