Design your classroom to create communities of learners
Understand standards to develop your curriculum
Emphasize inquiry science to deepen understanding
Know your students to support science achievement
Design assessments to align with objectives
Connect the learning to reach students' lives
Develop literacy to build science skills
Plan with students in mind to prepare your teaching
Include resources to make science real
Integrate technology to enrich learning
Seek powerful activities to engage learners
Collaborate with colleagues to expand opportunities
Reflect on your practice to fortify your future.
Secrets to success for science teachers by Ellen Kottler. ISBN 9781412966269. Published by Corwin Press in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.