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Thompson, Jessica; Kramer, Anna; Carlson, Lindsay; Holladay, Lindsay; Sjoberg, Bethany – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2014
To meet the immense challenges society faces in areas such as energy, health, and environmental protection, science teachers and teacher educators need to invest in the creation of classroom cultures that turn the intellectual heavy lifting over to the students while developing students' identities as competent learners. The vision is that…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Beginning Teachers, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Processes
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Guarino, Jody; Sykes, Marie; Santagata, Rossella – Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research, 2013
The authors believe teaching for understanding begins with the development of a few essential orientations. Teachers must have an appreciation for student centered mathematics teaching, valuing an approach that builds on student thinking. In addition, teachers must appreciate the complexity of students' mathematical thinking and ideas. Once these…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic, Cognitive Processes