Resource Library

The collection below includes some of the Institute for Inquiry’s favorite resources about inquiry-based learning, teacher education, science and English language development, and related subjects.

Inquiry and the Classroom

Inquiry at the Window: Pursuing the Wonders of Learners
Phyllis Whitin and David J. Whitin
Heinemann (1997)
ISBN: 0435071319

Nurturing Inquiry: Real Science for the Elementary Classroom
Charles R. Pearce
Heinemann (1999)
ISBN: 0325001359

Primary Science: Taking the Plunge
Second Edition
Wynne Harlen
Heinemann (2001)
ISBN: 0325003866

Science Workshop: Reading, Writing, and Thinking Like a Scientist
Second Edition
Wendy Saul, Jeanne Reardon, Charles R. Pearce, Donna Dieckman, and Donna Neutze
Heinemann (2002)
ISBN: 0325005109

Talking Their Way Into Science: Hearing Children’s Questions and Theories, Responding with Curricula
Karen Gallas
Teachers College Press (1995)
ISBN: 0807134365

The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools
Third Edition
Wynne Harlen
David Fulton Publishers (2000)
ISBN: 185346564X

Worms, Shadows, and Whirlpools: Science in the Early Childhood Classroom
Sharon Grollman and Karen Worth
Heinemann (2003)
ISBN: 0325005737

The Inquiry Project | Seeing the World through a Scientist’s Eyes
TERC
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Foundations of Inquiry Learning

Children’s Ideas In Science
Edited by Rosalind Driver with Edith Guesne and Andrée Tiberghien
Open University Press (1992)
ISBN: 0335150403

Foundations: Inquiry—Thoughts, Views, and Strategies for the K–5 Classroom
Institute for Inquiry Staff and Colleagues
Foundations Series
National Science Foundation (1999)
monograph

“The Having of Wonderful Ideas” and Other Essays on Teaching and Learning
Second Edition
Eleanor Duckworth
Teachers College Press (1996)
ISBN: 0807735132

How People Learn: Brain Mind Experience and School
Edited by John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking
National Academy Press (2000)
ISBN: 0309070368

How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom
M. Suzanne Donovan and John D. Bransford, editors
National Research Council (2005)
ISBN: 0309548055

The Informed Vision: Essays on Learning and Human Nature
Reissue Edition
David Hawkins
Algora Publishing (2002)
ISBN: 0875861776

Inquiring into Inquiry Learning and Teaching Science
Edited by James A. Minstrell and Emily H. van Zee
American Association for the Advancement of Science (2000)
ISBN: 0871686414

Inquiry and Learning: Realizing Science Standards in the Classroom
John W. Layman, with George Ochoa and Henry Heikkinen
College Entrance Examination Board (1996)
ISBN: 0874475473

Young People’s Images of Science
Rosalind Driver, John Leach, Robin Millar, and Phil Scott
Open University Press (1996)
ISBN: 0335193811

Science and English Language Development

Language Demands and Opportunities in Relation to the NGSS for ELLs: What Teachers Need to Know
Okhee Lee, Helen Quinn and Guadalupe Valdés
Understanding Language, Stanford University
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NSTA Position Statement: Science for English Language Learners
Adopted by the NSTA Board of Directors, December 2009
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Teaching Science to English Language Learners: Building on Students’ Strengths
Ann S. Rosebery and Beth Warren, Editors
NSTA (2008)
ISBN: 1933531258

Science Talk

Accountable Talk
Sarah Michaels, Mary Catherine O’ Conner, Meghan Williams Hall and Lauren B. Resnick
University of Pittsburg (2010)
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The Essentials of Science and Literacy: A Guide for Teachers
Karen Worth, Jeff Winokur, Sally Crissman, and Martha Heller-Winokur, and Martha Davis
Heinemann (2009)
0325027110

The Inquiry Project | Seeing the World through a Scientist’s Eyes
Talk Science Professional Development
TERC
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Science and Literacy, a Natural Fit: A Guide for Professional Development Leaders
Karen Worth, Jeff Winokur, Sally Crissman, and Martha Heller-Winokur, and Martha Davis
Heinemann (2009)
0325021279

Seeing the Science in Children’s Thinking
David Hammer and Emily van Zee
Heinemann (2006)
0325009481

Talk Science Primer
Sarah Michaels and Cathy O’ Conner
TERC (2012)
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Talking Their Way into Science: Hearing Children's Questions and Theories, Responding With Curricula
Karen Gallas
Teachers College Press (1995)
0807734357

Science Writing

The Essentials of Science and Literacy: A Guide for Teachers
Karen Worth, Jeff Winokur, Sally Crissman, and Martha Heller-Winokur, and Martha Davis
Heinemann (2009)
ISBN: 0325027110

Writing in Science
Betsy Fulwiler
Heinemann (2007)
ISBN: 0325010706

Writing in Science in Action
Betsy Fulwiler
Heinemann (2011)
ISBN: 032504211X

English Language Development

English Learners, Academic Literacy and Thinking:
Learning in the Challenge Zone
Pauline Gibbons
Heinemann (2009)
ISBN: 0325012032

Language and the Common Core State Standards
Leo van Lier and Aída Walqui
Understanding Language, Stanford University
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Putting scaffolding to work: The contribution of scaffolding in articulating ESL education
Jenny Hammond and Pauline Gibbons
Prospect Vol.20 (2005)
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Scaffolding the Academic Success of Adolescent English Language Learners: A Pedagogy of Promise
Aída Walqui and Leo van Lier
WestEd (2010)
ISBN: 0914409751

Scaffolding Language, Scaffolding Learning
Teaching Second Language Learners in the Mainstream Classroom
Pauline Gibbons
Heinemann (2002)
ISBN: 0325003661

Understanding Language | Language, Literacy, and Learning in the Content Areas
Stanford University, Graduate School of Education
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Assessment

Active Assessment for Active Science: A Guide for Elementary School Teachers
George Hein and Sabra L. Price
Heinemann (1994)
ISBN: 0435083619

Assessment for Learning: Putting It into Practice
Paul Black, Chris Harrison, Clare Lee, Bethan Marshall, and Dylan Wiliam
Open University Press (2003)
ISBN: 0335212972

Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom
Edited by J. Myron Atkin and Janet E. Coffey
National Science Teachers Association Press (2003)
ISBN: 0873552172

“Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment”
Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam
Phi Delta Kappa International
Phi Delta Kappan; vol. 80, n.2
October 1998

Teaching, Learning, and Assessing Science 5–12
Fourth Edition
Wynne Harlen
Sage Publications Ltd. (2005)
ISBN: 9781412908726

Weaving Science Inquiry and Continuous Assessment: Using Formative Assessment to Improve Learning
Maura O’Brien, Gregg E. Humphrey, and Karen S. Reinardt
Corwin Press, Inc. (2003)
ISBN: 0761945903

Working Inside the Black Box: Assessment for Learning in the Classroom
Paul Black Christine Harrison, Clare Lee, Bethan Marshall and Dylan Wiliam
King’s College London (2002)
monograph
ISBN: 1871984394

Professional Development

Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics
Second Edition
Susan Loukes Horsley, Nancy Love, Katherine E. Stiles, Susan Mundry, Peter Hewson
Corwin Press (2003)
ISBN: 0761946853

Learning Science Through Inquiry: An Eight-Part Professional Development Workshop for K–8 Science Teachers
Education Development Center, Inc.
Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting (2000)
ISBN: 1576803929

Science K–6: Investigating Classrooms
WGBH Boston Video (1999)
Video series and facilitator guide

Teachers as Learners: A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development in Science and Mathematics
WestEd with WGBH
Corwin Press (2003)
Multimedia series and facilitator’s guide

Windows on the Classroom Series: Growing Science Inquiry
National Gardening Association (1998)
Video series and facilitator guide

Institute for Inquiry