Improving Urban Science Education: New Roles for Teachers, Students, and Researc

The Nile on eBay   Improving Urban Science Education by Kenneth Tobin, Rowhea Elmesky, Gale Seiler, Jennifer Beers, Lacie Butler, Cristobal Carambo, Sarah-Kate LaVan, Linda Loman, Catherine Milne, Sonya Martin

Many would argue that the state of urban science education has been static for the past several decades and that there is little to learn from it. Rather than accepting this deficit perspective, Improving Urban Science Education strives to recognize and understand the successe...

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Many would argue that the state of urban science education has been static for the past several decades and that there is little to learn from it. Rather than accepting this deficit perspective, Improving Urban Science Education strives to recognize and understand the successes that exist there by systematically documenting seven years of research into issues salient to teaching and learning in urban high school science classes. Grounded in the post structuralism of William Sewell_and brought to life through the experiences of different students, teachers, and school settings in Philadelphia_this book shows how teachers and students can work together to enact meaningful science education when social and cultural differences as well as inappropriate curricula often make the challenges seem insurmountable. Chapters contain rich images of urban youth and each strives to offer insights into problems and suggestions for resolving them. Most significant, in spite of the challenges, the research offers hope and shows that fresh approaches to teaching and learning can lead students_some who have already been pronounced academic, even societal, failures_to becoming avid and deep learners of science.

Author Biography

Kenneth Tobin is Presidential Professor in The Graduate Center at The City University of New York. Rowhea Elmesky is associate professor at Washington University. Gale Seiler is associate professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Who, What, Where, and How of Our Urban Ethnographic Research Chapter 2 Urban Science as a Culturally and Socially Adaptive Practice Chapter 3 Painting the Landscape: Urban Schools and Urban Classrooms Chapter 4 Organizational Mediation of Urban Science Chapter 5 Playin on the Streets—Solidarity in the Classroom: Weak Cultural Boundaries and the Implications for Urban Science Education Chapter 6 All My Life I Been Po': Oral Fluency as a Resource for Science Teaching and Learning Chapter 7 Becoming an Urban Science Teacher: The First Three Years Chapter 8 The Role of Cogenerative Dialogue in Learning to Teach and Transforming Learning Environments Chapter 9 Learning Science and the Centrality of Student Participation Chapter 10 Female Sexuality as Agency and Oppression in Urban Science Classrooms Chapter 11 Meeting the Needs and Adapting to the Capital of a Queen Mother and an Ol' Head: Gender Equity in Urban High School Science Chapter 12 Paperclips + Polymers —> Problems: Learning to Use Levels of Representation in a High School Chemistry Classroom Chapter 13 An Autobiographical Approach to Becoming a Science Teacher in an Urban High School Chapter 14 Beyond Either-Or: Reconsidering Resources in Terms of Structures Chapter 15 My Cultural Awakening in the Classroom Chapter 16 Social and Cultural Capital in Science Teaching: Relating Practice and Reflection Chapter 17 Transforming the Future while Learning from the Past

Review

Tobin (NSF Distinguished Teaching Scholar) and colleagues have created lively and personable accounts of how researchers, teachers, and students can work together to identify patterns and contradictions through cogenerative dialogue. This process produces collective agreements intended to improve the urban science-learning environment. These fresh insights offer hope and the notion that successful teaching revolves around positive emotional energy. Highly recommended. * CHOICE *A colorful and detailed mural of ideas and perspectives for transforming urban science education. * Science Education *This collection of 17 articles describes how science is integral to urban students, with contributions from academics, science teachers, and the students themselves. * Scitech Book News *

Long Description

Many would argue that the state of urban science education has been static for the past several decades and that there is little to learn from it. Rather than accepting this deficit perspective, Improving Urban Science Education strives to recognize and understand the successes that exist there by systematically documenting seven years of research into issues salient to teaching and learning in urban high school science classes. Grounded in the post structuralism of William Sewell_and brought to life through the experiences of different students, teachers, and school settings in Philadelphia_this book shows how teachers and students can work together to enact meaningful science education when social and cultural differences as well as inappropriate curricula often make the challenges seem insurmountable. Chapters contain rich images of urban youth and each strives to offer insights into problems and suggestions for resolving them. Most significant, in spite of the challenges, the research offers hope and shows that fresh approaches to teaching and learning can lead students_some who have already been pronounced academic, even societal, failures_to becoming avid and deep learners of science.

Review Quote

Tobin (NSF Distinguished Teaching Scholar) and colleagues have created lively and personable accounts of how researchers, teachers, and students can work together to identify patterns and contradictions through cogenerative dialogue. This process produces collective agreements intended to improve the urban science-learning environment. These fresh insights offer hope and the notion that successful teaching revolves around positive emotional energy. Highly recommended.

Details ISBN0742537056 Short Title IMPROVING URBAN SCIENCE EDUCAT Series Reverberations: Contemporary Curriculum and Pedagogy Language English ISBN-10 0742537056 ISBN-13 9780742537057 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2005 Publication Date 2005-03-31 Author Sonya Martin Subtitle New Roles for Teachers, Students, and Researchers Country of Publication United States Edited by Rowhea Elmesky Birth 1952 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Place of Publication Lanham, MD Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780742537057 AU Release Date 2005-03-31 NZ Release Date 2005-03-31 US Release Date 2005-03-31 UK Release Date 2005-03-31 Pages 376 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Alternative 9780742537040 DEWEY 507.121732 Audience General We've got this

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