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Inquiry Bibliography: Professional Development Design Seminar Guide to Articles and Readings Section 1: Teaching and Learning Teaching for Understanding David Perkins American Federation of Teachers, Fall 1993 p. 28-34 Putting Understanding Up Front David Perkins and Tina Blythe Educational Leadership, February 1994 p. 4-7 How Teaching for Understanding Changes the Rules in the Classroom Martha Stone Wiske Educational Leadership, February 1994 p. 19-11 On Teaching for Understanding: A Conversation with Harold Gardner Ron Brandt Educational Leadership, April 1993 p. 5-7 On Thinking about Teaching: A Conversation with Eleanor Duckworth Anne Meek Educational Leadership, March 1991 p. 30-34 Teacher's Guide 1: Nuffield Jr. Science William Collins Sons & Co., Inc., London 1967 chapter 1 Teachers and Students: Constructivists Forging New Connections Jaqueline Grennon Brooks Educational Leadership, February 1990 p. 68-71 Constructing Science Knowledge in the Classroom Rosalind Driver, et al. Educational Researcher, October 1994 p. 5-12 The Constructivist Perspective: Implications and Teaching Strategies for Science Walter L. Saunders School Science and Mathematics, March 1992 Vol. 92, No, 3 p. 136-141 Beginning Without a Conclusion Richard Frazier The Science Teacher, May 1988 p. 39-40 Learning with Breadth and Depth Eleanor Duckworth The Genetic Epistemologist, July/October 1978 Vol. VII, Nos. 3-4 p. 4-15 Section 2: Inquiry Teaching Science as Inquiry Steven J. Rakow Phi Kappa Delta Educational Foundation, Fastback #246 p. 7-32 Relevant Inquiry Abour Cherif The Science Teacher, December 1993 p. 26-17 Teaching for Conceptual Change: Confronting Children's Experience Bruce Watson and Richard Konicek Phi Delta Kappan, May 1990 p. 680-685 The Art of Questioning Dennis Palmer Wolf Academic Connections, Winter 1987 p. 1-7 How to Engage Students in Learning Vito Perrone Educational Leadership, February 1994 p. 11-13 The Importance of Play as the Starting Point for Inquiry Gregg Humphrey Vermont Elementary Science Project Teaching Science through Inquiry David L. Haury March 1993 ERIC Document # ED359048 (7 pages) Progressive Education for the 1990's Kathe Jervis and Carol Montag Teachers College Press p. 101-110 Chapter 8: Assessing "Imperfect" Conceptions Hubert Dyasi Messing About in Science David Hawkins From The Informed Vison p. 63-75, Agathon Press, 1974 Mirrors: Finding out About Light Bernard Zubrowski Beech Tree Books p. 18-19 and 33-37, 1992 Section 3: Science Things Your Teacher Never Told you About Science K.C. Cole Newsday, March 1986 p. 21-18 Teaching Science by Posing Problems Jos Elstgeest Prospects, 1970 Vol. VIII, No. 1 p. 66-72 The Teaching of Science Wynne Harlen David Fulton Publishers, London 1992 p. 1-18 Children's Learning in Science Section 4: Aesthetics An Interview with Frank Oppenheimer California Confederation of the Arts Newsletter August 1994 p. 3-6 An Aesthetic Approach to the Teaching of Science Bernard Zubrowski Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Vol. 19 No. 5 p. 411-416 (1982) At the Exploratorium: Teaching Art and Science Ann Chamberlain Journal of the College of Education, 1987 p. 3-16 Aesthetics and the 'Right Answer' Frank Oppenheimer California Confederation of the Arts Newsletter, fall 1985 p. 8 Section 5: Equity Celebrating Diversity, Building Community Ernest Boyer Restructuring Brief, issue #7 July 1994 p. 1-8 How Culture is Like an Iceberg IRI, May 1989 Equity, Excellence, and 'Just Plain Good Teaching' April L. Gardner, et al. The American Biology Teacher, February 1989 p. 72-77 Embracing Diversity Inside the Classroom: Creating a Climate Supportive of Diversity The Building Blocks of New Teaching Approaches Rx for Racism: Imperatives for America's Schools Gerald J. Pine and Asa G. Hilliard III Phi Delta Kappan, April 1990 p. 593-599 Teachers and Cultural Styles in a Pluralistic Society Asa G. Hilliard III National Education Association, January 1989 p. 65-69 Chechee Konnen: Scientific Sense-Making in Bilingual Education Ann S. Rosebery, et al. HANDS ON!, Spring 1992 p. 1 and 16-19 Section 6: Assessment The Right Test for Hands-on Learning George Hein Science and Children, October 1987 p. 8-12 Inquiry Based Science: What does it look like? Vermont Elementary Science Project Connect, Mar-Apr 1995 p. 13 Self Assessment in the Primary School Lee Towler and Patricia Broadfoot Educational Review, 1992 Vol. 44 No. 2 p. 137-151 The Horse Before the Cart: Assessing for Understanding Rebecca Simmons Educational Leadership, February 1994 p. 22-13 The African Primary Science Program Eleanor Duckworth North Dakota Study Group Appendix 1: What You Can Look For Appendix 2: How Do You Know It's Working Evaluation Guidelines Continuous Assessment Gregg Humphrey Vermont Elementary Science Project Section 7: Reflective Practice What Teachers Say About Reflection Christine Canning Educational Leadership, March 1991 p. 18-11 The Promise of Reflective Practice Bud Wellington Educational Leadership, March 1991 p. 4-5 Reflecting on Practice Sylvia Weir and Tim Barclay HANDS ON!, Spring 1994 p. 14-17 Section 8: Staff Development A New Perspective on Professional Development Inverness Research Associates (1991) Teacher Leaders as Staff Developers Maggie Carter and Debbie Powell Journal of Staff Development Winter 1992 Vol. 13 No. 1 p 8-12 Five Models of Staff Development for Teachers Dennis Sparks and Susan Loucks-Horsley Journal of Staff Develoment Fall 1989 Vol. 10 No. 4 p. 40-57 Section 9: Science Education Reform Science for All Americans American Association for the Advancement of Science Chapter 13: Effective Learning and Teaching National Science Education Standard Excerpts from Changing Emphasis Charts Science Standards: Promises and Dangers Robert F. 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