Science Education Through Multiple Literacies: Project-Based Learning in Elementary School - Softcover

Joseph Krajcik (editor) & Barbara Schneider (editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1682536629 ISBN 13: 9781682536629

Publisher: Harvard Education Press, 2021

Synopsis

Science Education Through Multiple Literacies explores how the use of project-based learning in elementary science education fosters a lifelong scientific mindset in students. The book provides educators with the teaching practices to help students develop an overall science literacy that aligns with Next Generation Science Standards.

Editors Joseph Krajcik and Barbara Schneider and the book’s contributors offer a comprehensive overview of the Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning (ML-PBL) approach to science learning, which interweaves scientific ideas and practices, language literacy, and mathematical thinking. ML-PBL supports the teaching of science by paralleling what scientists do: it engages students and their teachers in investigating real-world questions, constructing models, and using evidence to evaluate claims.

The book presents compelling case studies of ML-PBL, how teachers use them, and how the teachers’ enactment transforms the classroom into an environment that builds and supports academic and student SEL. Representing both urban and suburban schools, the case studies include classroom observations, student and teacher interviews, and student artifacts to illustrate how to make science relevant in students’ lives.

Krajcik and Schneider note that classroom enactment of ML-PBL requires intentional instructional practices and new ways of thinking about what it means to learn. Easing this challenge, they equip elementary science teachers with curricular resources including high-quality instructional materials, professional-learning exercises, and formative assessments.

Science Education Through Multiple Literacies provides the necessary elements to transform science teaching and learning so that students learn the skills to navigate with confidence through our complex world.

About this title

About the Author

Joseph Krajcik serves as director of the CREATE for STEM Institute and is the Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science Education at Michigan State University. Barbara Schneider is the John A. Hannah University Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University.

From the Back Cover

Science Education Through Multiple Literacies explores how the use of project-based learning in elementary science education fosters a lifelong scientific mindset in students. The book provides educators with the teaching practices to help students develop an overall science literacy that aligns with Next Generation Science Standards.

The book presents compelling case studies of Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning, demonstrating how teachers use these practices and how teachers' enactment transforms the classroom into an environment that builds and supports students' academic and social emotional learning. Representing both urban and suburban schools, the case studies include classroom observations, student and teacher interviews, and student artifacts to illustrate how to make science relevant in students' lives.

Science Education Through Multiple Literacies provides the necessary elements to transform science teaching and learning so that students develop the skills to navigate with confidence through our complex world.

"This volume makes a major contribution to addressing the long neglected topic of elementary science education. The cases, based on real classrooms, vividly illustrate how project-based learning can bring science alive for young children. This book will be an invaluable resource for science educators engaged in the messy work of transforming elementary science across the country."
--Heidi Schweingruber, director, Board on Science Education, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

"Science Education Through Multiple Literacies is a much-needed book that shows how elementary educators can launch and sustain quality project-based science learning that is inclusive, accessible, and social. It's a valuable guide for those looking to enable elementary students of all grades and backgrounds to feel included, empowered, and interested to learn science."
--Christopher J. Harris, senior director, Science and Engineering Education Research, WestEd

Joseph Krajcik serves as director of the CREATE for STEM Institute and is the Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science Education at Michigan State University. Barbara Schneider is the John A. Hannah University Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. Andreas Schleicher is the director for Education and Skills and special advisor on education policy to the secretary-general at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, France.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard Education Press
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1682536629
• ISBN 13: 9781682536629
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256