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Proven Programs in Education is a series of books that draws on the best of Better: Evidence-Based Education, a unique magazine that provides leadership teams in education with the information they need. The series includes four titles: Proven Programs in Literacy; Proven Programs in STEM; Proven Programs in Social Emotional Development; Proven Programs in Classroom Management and Assessment
The Proven Programs in Education series is about research-proven strategies and programs that can be applied in practice. The authors distill their work and research into succinct, easily-digestible articles highlighting the practical implications that teachers, principals, and administrators can use. Each article includes links to further reading and resources that allow readers to delve more deeply into particular issues.
Linking Textbooks to Science Learning
Linking Textbooks to Science Learning
Science textbooks are a major source of information in science classrooms, but the quality of this instructional support is often poor. Jo Ellen Roseman examines the evidence.
Current efforts to improve K–12 science education are based on the premise that high school graduates need an understanding of the natural world that is richly interconnected. Rather than knowing isolated pieces of information, students should appreciate how the most important ideas fit together and how to apply them in a variety of contexts. The way in which these ideas are presented in textbooks is crucial. In many classrooms, textbooks are the principal source of science content, so what they cover is what gets taught. If there are gaps ...
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