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Convert Science Classrooms Into Student Communities With NSTA's New Title 'Whole-Class Inquiry'

Posted on: Thursday, 2 April 2009, 09:00 CDT

ARLINGTON, Va., April 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Whole-Class Inquiry: Creating Student-Centered Science Communities is the perfect multimedia vehicle for preservice and inservice science educators who want to transform typical classrooms into student-led scientific communities. Appropriate for middle and high school, this proven approach allows students to take ownership of their learning and mimic real-world exploration.

Science teachers, administrators, and science education researchers read one teacher's observations and introspective analysis as she skillfully moves her chemistry class toward the goal of whole-class inquiry. Then they watch the process actually unfold on the two accompanying DVDs as the students complete three projects onscreen.

This is a must-have package for science professionals looking to explore, analyze, and experience the subtle details involved in implementing and assessing this rewarding method of instruction.

About the Authors

Dennis W. Smithenry is an assistant professor of education at Santa Clara University who teaches methods courses for new science teachers and conducts science education research.

Joan A. Gallagher-Bolos teaches chemistry at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois, and has taught high school science for eighteen years.

You can browse sample pages of this new book free at the NSTA Science Store website at www.nsta.org/store.

For additional information or to purchase Whole-Class Inquiry: Creating Student-Centered Science Communities and other books from NSTA Press, visit the NSTA Science Store at www.nsta.org/store. To order by phone, call 800-277-5300 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET weekdays. Outside the United States and Canada, call 301-638-0200. The 202-page book is priced at $28.95 and discount-priced for NSTA members at $23.16. (Stock # PB235X, ISBN # 978-1-93353-134-2)

The Arlington, Va.-based National Science Teachers Association is the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's current membership includes more than 60,000 science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in science education.

NSTA Press produces 15-25 new books each year. Focused on the PreK-college market and specifically aimed at teachers of science, NSTA Press titles offer a unique blend of accurate scientific content and sound teaching strategies.

SOURCE National Science Teachers Association

Source: PR Newswire

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