PRIVATE UNIVERSE TEACHER WORKSHOP VIDEOS

AIRES 2000 Jeff Hoyer

(Hoyerjs3m@aol.com)

Internet, Video, and Text Resources

PRIVATE UNIVERSE TEACHER WORKSHOP VIDEOS

Nine 90-minute programs on nine VHS cassettes

http://www.learner.org/catalog/science/puptw/putwdes.html

Abstract: This innovative teacher workshop series expands on the concepts presented in the original A Private Universe, which documents that even after years of “the best education that money can buy,” many students have inaccurate and inconsistent ideas about basic science. The series explores the reasons why teaching science is so difficult and gives practical advice about how to make teaching more effective ... and to help students really learn.

Annenberg/CPB

Learner.org

Education Issues series

http://www.learner.org/catalog/educiss/

Abstract: Abstract: Catalog of Annenberg/CPB offerings for teachers on the subject of education in general

Annenberg/CPB

Learner.org

Looking at Learning…Again

http://www.learner.org/catalog/educiss/lala/lalades.html

Abstract: Understanding how children learn best is an important step toward improving mathematics and science teaching. This series features seven leading educators who share their ideas on how children really learn. Eleanor Duckworth, Joseph Novak, Hubert Dyasi, Constance Kamii, Howard Gardner, Mitchel Resnick and William Schmidt present their ideas. Workshop participants have the opportunity to discuss, critique, and use the ideas and strategies present

Annenberg/CPB

Learner.org

Science series

http://www.learner.org/catalog/science/

Abstract: Catalog of Annenberg/CPB offerings for science teachers

Annenberg/CPB

Learner.org

Cycle of life

http://www.learner.org/catalog/science/clseries/clprograms.html

Abstract: Cycles of Life provides a comprehensive overview of the living world, from the simplest single-celled organisms to the vast web of Earth's ecosystems. Through original microvideography, 3-D animations, video field trips inside laboratories, and footage shot around the world, these programs present the processes that energize nature and the interrelationships that sustain life. Beyond describing the latest discoveries in the field, the series examines the scientific method, showing how biology is a dynamic process of inquiry.

Annenberg/CPB

Learner.org

Minds of our own

http://www.learner.org/catalog/science/mooo/

Abstract: This important series on learning picks up on the questions asked by the A Private Universe video and explores further how children learn. Based on new research, Minds of Our Own shows that many of the things we assume about how children learn are simply not true, and that the educational system we have built is based largely on a series of myths. Three documentary programs take a hard look at how human beings learn new ideas and show why educators are leading a charge to change the way we run our nation’s schools.

Science hobbyist

Links and quotations to popular misconceptions in science

"Science Myths" in K-6 Textbooks and Popular culture

http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/miscon/miscon.html

Abstract: The complex and abstract nature of Science makes the subject difficult to understand. But complexity is not the only barrier to our understanding Science. The subject is made much more difficult by the presence of numerous misleading "Science Myths" which circulate in the popular culture, which are handed down from parents to children, and which have become so common and widespread that they even appear in science textbooks and are taught as facts in elementary school.

Biology Education Review

Misconceptions Research Bibliography

http://biology.uoregon.edu/biology_www/workshop_biol/newsletters/misconception_bib.html

Abstract: Bibliography of articles on popular science misconceptions

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)

Clearinghouse For Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education

Abstract: The Clearinghouse is a component of the Educational Resources Information Center, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Our goal is to provide access to the best information available for teaching and learning about science, mathematics, and the environment.

http://www.ericse.org/

ERIC

Lesson Plans for science: biological and life sciences

Abstract: Alphabetical List of Biology Lessons

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Science/Biological/index.html

American Statistical Association

Abstract: Home page

http://www.amstat.org/index.html

American Statistical Association

Quantitative Literacy (QL) Series

Abstract: Material for k-12 statistics education. In and on-going effort to increase the statistical literacy of our youth, ASA has established educational workshops and written materials to help elementary and secondary schools teachers make statistics more accessible to students. This document contains descriptions of material and publications available for use in workshops for teachers and in classrooms. All published materials are available through Dale Semour Publications (http://www.cuisenaire-dsp.com/)

http://www.amstat.org/education/k12material.html

Text: Biology is Outdoors, a Comprehensive Resource for Studying School Environments

Author: Judith M. Hancock

Publisher: J. Weston Walch (Portland, Maine)

ISBN: 0-8251-1797-6

Synopsis: This is an excellent lab manual for students to study their school yard environment

Text: Environmental Science Activities Kit, Ready to use lessons, Labs and Worksheets for Grades 7-12

Author: Michael L. Roa

Publisher: The Center for Applied Research in Education (West Nyack, NY)

ISBN: 0-87628-304-0

Synopsis: This is book full of simple activities on almost every topic of environmental science

Text: Invitations to Science Inquiry

Author: Tik L. Liem

Publisher: Science Inquiry Enterprises (Chino Hills, CA)

ISBN: 1-878106-21-X

Synopsis: This book has hundreds of simple demonstrations to engage students and begin the inquiry process

Text: Learning for All Seasons

Author: William J. Klein

Publisher: MB Learning Systems (Sioux City, IA)

Phone: (712) 255-8636

Synopsis: This is a great lab manual for outdoor labs using commonly found organisms

Text: Achieving Scientific Literacy, from Purposes to Practices

Author: Rodger W. Bybee

Publisher: Heinemann (Portsmouth, NH)

ISBN: 0-435-07134-3

Synopsis: This book does a great job of explaining the purpose of the national science standards, and offers simple and effective methods for incorporating the standards into your curriculum

Text: Developing Biological Literacy

Author: Biological Science Curriculum Study

Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company (Dubuque, IA)

ISBN: 0-7872-0193-6

Synopsis: This book details the goals of biological education across different grade levels

Text: Studying for Biology

Author: Anton E. Lawson & Brenda D. Smith

Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman, under Benjamin/Cummings Imprints

ISBN: 0-06-500650-X

Synopsis: This is an review of biology topics, presenting topics as theories in the ongoing process of discovery, rather than absolute facts. This approach fosters more critical thinking skills among students, rather than memorization.

Text: Net Lessons: Web-Based Projects for Your Classroom

Author: Laura Parker Roerden

Publisher: Songline Studios, Inc. and O’Reilly & Associates, Inc. (Sebastopol, CA)

ISBN: 1-56592-291-3

Synopsis: This is an excellent text, explaining the who, what, when, and where, of web-based activities. Loaded with lots of helpful hints, and example lesson plans for all disciplines.

Text: The Private Eye, Looking/Thinking by Analogy

Author: Kerry Ruef

Publisher: The Private Eye Project (Seattle, WA)(http://www.the-private-eye.com/ruef/)

ISBN: 0-9605434-1-4

Synopsis: This method uses hand lenses and analogies to build critical thinking skills. Tons of activities and interdisciplinary connections for all disciplines.

Text: Biology A Critical-Thinking Approach

Author: Anton E. Lawson

Publisher: Addison-Wesley (Menlo Park, CA)

ISBN: 0-201-46729-1

Synopsis: This is a great biology lab manual for high school biology classes. Strong emphasis on creative and critical thinking skills.

Text: Dr. Art’s Guide to Planet Earth for Earthlings Ages 12-120

Author: Art Sussman

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company. (White River Junction, VT)

ISBN: 1-890132-73-X

Synopsis: This is a great book which takes a systems based approach to environmental science. Excellent as a lower level text or as a framework for more advanced work

Text: Environmental Science in Action

Author: Robert J Wolf, Calvin B. DeWitt, Karen Jankowski, and Gerrit VanDyke

Publisher: Saunders College Publishing (Fortworth, TX)

ISBN: 0-03-075883-1

Synopsis: This is a community based environmental science lab manual. Many open ended assignments design to get students to learn how they themselves fit into their local environment.

Text: Nature Journaling, Learning to Observe and Connect with the World Around you

Author: Clare Walker Leslie, & Charles E. Roth

Publisher: Storey Books (Pownal, VT)

ISBN: 0-58017-088-9

Synopsis: This is an excellent text for beginning nature journal. With lots of good activities and advise for learning and teaching nature journaling.

Text: Science Fair Projects, the Environment

Author: Bob Bonnet and Dan Keen

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co (New York, NY)

ISBN: 0-8069-0542-5

Synopsis: This is good text for environmental science projects for middle school students.

Text: The Leopold Education Project, Lessons in a Land Ethic,Teacher’s Guide

Author: Leopold Education Project

Publisher: Leopold Education Project (St. Paul, MN)

(651) 773-8000 (www.lep.org)

Synopsis: This is an excellent set of activities that combine literature, (Sand County Almanac) personal experiences, (nature journaling) and community development, culminating in a new found respect and responsibility for nature (The Land Ethic).

Text: A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There

Author: Aldo Leopold

Publisher: Oxford University Press (New York, NY)

ISBN: 0-19-505928-X

Synopsis: This book is truly one of the great works in environmental science. Leopold took simple observations and careful scientific measurements and turned them into philosophy.

Text: Ishmael, and Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

Author: Daniel Quinn

Publisher: A Bantam/Turner Book (New York, NY)

ISBN: 0-553-37540-7

Synopsis: This is a very captivating book which draws the reader in and forces you to reevaluate the basic premises upon which modern society rests and to ask if such a society is sustainable. I highly recommend this text to open students minds to alternative livestyles and social tradeoffs.

Text: Stokes Natue Guides, A Guide to Observing Insect Lives

Author: Donald Stokes

Publisher: Little Brown and Company. (Boston, MA)

ISBN: 0-316-81727-9

Synopsis: This is a great text for describing the natural histories of common insects, and organized by seasons of the year.

Text: Tom Brown’s Field Guide, The Forgotten Wilderness

Author: Tom Brown, Jr.

Publisher: A Berkley Book, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. (New York, NY)

ISBN: 0-425-09715-3

Synopsis: This is great text for describing the natural history of wild areas typically overlooked in developed areas, suburban, urban, and country