{"id":2918,"date":"2020-09-08T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2020-09-08T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T19:14:59","slug":"a-closer-look-at-teaching-science-in-an-exemplary-manner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2020\/09\/a-closer-look-at-teaching-science-in-an-exemplary-manner\/","title":{"rendered":"A Closer Look at Teaching Science in an Exemplary Manner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“They allow their students to have wonderful ideas, to make connections for themselves, to build their repertoire of understanding, and to discover solutions to their own questions.”<\/p>(The Voices of Exemplary Science Teachers, p. 38).<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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To be an exemplary science teacher can mean a number of things. It can mean that you provide an inviting place for students to experience science. It can mean you model curiosity and inquiry. It can mean you “seize the teachable moment”. It can mean you strive to keep your students excited about the endless possibilities. Or, it can mean all these things and much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my opinion, one way to become an exemplary science teacher is to make your class memorable. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Twenty years from now, your students will likely struggle to recall what the chemical symbol for Plutonium is if they only ever learned from traditional textbook and worksheet style instruction. In fact, they may not even be able to remember it for the test next week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Textbooks and worksheets are “curiosity crushing” means of instruction…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Instead of having your students attempt to learn the art and nature of science via reading a likely outdated textbook, dive into learning science with<\/em> your students by providing a place where they can ask questions, become energized, and want to pursue the endeavor of learning science. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are some ways to inspire!<\/p>\n\n\n\n