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Journal Article
This burglary mystery captures students' interest as they analyze how the mass-to-volume ratio of a liquid determines its density. As they observe the...
Journal Article
Tried and True: Wind and pressure
The wind is part of our daily lives, but not everyone can explain what causes this phenomenon. To demonstrate how differences in pressure systems cau...
Book Chapter
Turnover and Shortages among Science and Mathematics Teachers in the United States
After establishing how many teachers depart from their teaching jobs and how these rates compare with other occupations, this chapter presents statist...
Book Chapter
Collaborative Efforts to Retain New Teachers: A University-School District Partnership
This chapter describes the Teacher to Teacher Program—a collaborative effort between Furman University and two local school districts. The program p...
Book Chapter
ASIST: An Induction Program for Science Teachers
Quality induction programs are needed for science teachers. This chapter describes one program—Alternative Support for Induction Science Teachers (A...
Book Chapter
Honoring Adult Learners: Adult Learning Theories and Implications for Professional Development
Designers of adult learning must consider carefully the research on adult learning and change and factor this into learning designs. In this chapter, ...
Book Chapter
The Model Science Laboratory Project: Lessons Learned about Teacher Retention
This chapter presents the Model Science Laboratory Project in the Rice University/Houston Independent School District. The project provided support, t...
Book Chapter
Beginning Teacher Mentoring Programs: The Principal's Role
Successful teacher mentoring programs require strong leadership. School principals must be prepared to provide this leadership by planning, organizing...
Book Chapter
New science teachers may be retained using a multifaceted approach. First, school districts may use an on-site training program to induct new science ...
Book Chapter
Mentoring for Professional Renewal: The Kentucky Experience
This chapter offers an overall perspective on the value of mentoring for new and experienced teachers. It also identifies characteristics of effective...
Book Chapter
Recruitment and Retention of Secondary Teachers in New York State
The chapter examines how one urban school district in New York State recruits and retains secondary science teachers. The main finding is that the rec...
Book Chapter
Comprehensive Teacher Induction in Five Countries: Implications for Supporting U.S. Science Teachers
This chapter presents a National Science Foundation-funded study of beginning science and mathematics teachers in five countries. The study looks at t...
Book Chapter
A number of studies concerning the mentoring of beginning teachers and their induction process are found in recent educational publications. A review ...
Book Chapter
Induction Programs for Science Teachers: What the Research Says
Induction programs play a critical role in the development of professional educators. These programs support beginning teachers as their preservice id...
Book Chapter
Needs Assessment for Beginning Teacher Assistance Programs
This chapter makes several general suggestions to teams charged with developing beginning teacher assistance programs (BTAPs), then describes four spe...