Lab-Aids Kits / SEPUP Issue-Oriented Science

Bibliography

This bibliography is highly selective. It was designed to be useful for teachers who are beginning to take more leadership roles in their local areas. We have tried to emphasize practical works dealing with professional development and school change. Hope you find it useful.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (1993). Benchmarks for Science Literacy. New York: Oxford University Press.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (1993). Blueprints for Reform. New York: Oxford University Press.

Berns, B., et.al. (2000). Guiding Curriculum Decisions for Middle Grade Science. Newton, MA: Education Development Center.

Donovan, S., et. al. eds. (1999). How People Learn. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press

Fullan, M. (1991). The New Meaning of Educational Change. New York: Teachers College Press.

Lambert, L. (1998). Building Leadership Capacity in Schools. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Loucks-Horsley, S, et. al. (1998). Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Madfes,T., and Shulman, J. (2000). Dilemmas in Professional Development. San Francisco: West Ed Press.

Mitman, A and Lambert, V. (1992). Instructional Challege: A Casebook for Middle Grade Educators. San Francisco: Far West Laboratories.

Mundry, S., et. al. (2000). Designing Successful Professional Meetings and Conferences in Education. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

National Academy of Sciences. (1998). Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, D,C.: National Academy Press.

National Research Council (1996). National Science Education Standards. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

National Research Council (1999). Selecting Instructional Materials. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

National Research Council (2000). Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

National Science Teachers Association (1994). Handbook of Research on Science Teaching and Learning, D. Gabel, ed. New York: Macmillan. (A great summary of research until 1994, it is a great place to start.)

Osborne, R., and Freyberg, P. (1985). Learning in Science. Auckland: Heinemann.

Rhoton, J., and Bowers, P., eds. (1996). Issues in Science Education. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.

Rhoton, J., and Bowers, P., eds. (2001). Professional Development: Planning and Design. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.

Rhoton, J., and Bowers, P., eds. (2001). Professional Development Leadership and the Diverse Learner. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press.

Shulman, J and Colbert, J. (1987). The Mentor Teacher Casebook. San Francisco: West Ed Press.

West Ed (2000). Final Report on the Evaluation of the National Science Foundation’s Instructional Materials Development Program. Washington, D.C.: National Science Foundation.

Wilson, K. and Daviss, B. (1994). Redesigning Education. New York: Henry Holt.

Yin, R. (1989). Case Study Research: Design and Methods. Newbury Park: Sage.

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Renee Carson is the Middle Level Science Specialist for the Little Rock School District. She has taught middle and junior high school for the past 30 years. She received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching in 1998. Renee has given workshop for SALI and IEY at Regional and National Conferences. She will be working with the teachers in South Carolina this summer. Rene' has trained teachers in her district in both SALI and IEY courses. Renee is leading the way in Arkansas to making the changes towards standards-based, hands-on science for the middle school student. SEPUP and Labs-Aids are making the difference for our students.

She has attended two SEPUP Leadership Conference; one in Berkeley and one in Ronkonkoma, NY. Her first opportunity to be introduced to the SEPUP material was in 1999 at Berkeley, CA.. What a dramatic change took place in her ideas about standards-based science materials!! She also began to plan how she wanted the middle school science program to take shape. Through this introduction to the material produced at the Lawrence Hall of Science, Renee began to actively pursue the best science program she could find for the middle schools in Little Rock.

The Science and Life Issue course was begun in Little Rock in the Fall, 2000. This has been an overwhelmingly successful program for all seventh grade students in Little Rock this year. The teachers were introduced to the program in August and began to implement the program when school started. Renee has continued to work with her teachers throughout the year. The students have been the beneficiaries of a great program.

In the Fall, 2001, the eighth grade students will begin Issues, Evidence, and You. Renee has worked with the eighth grades teachers throughout this school year and implementation will begin in August. The students will be prepared to continue the philosophy in the SEPUP materials, and the teachers should benefit from the preparation the students received in the seventh grade program.

Have I been pleased with the program? A most definite, "Yes!". Parents have told me that their students have discussed science at home and have pointed out things that were never taught during their science careers. Renee will continue to work with teachers in her district as well as teachers across the country.

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