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Monday, September 17, 2012

Response: A Nobel Laureate Writes About Becoming A "Science Coach" - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Response: A Nobel Laureate Writes About Becoming A "Science Coach" - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher:

Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo


Response: A Nobel Laureate Writes About Becoming A "Science Coach"

(Note: This is the first post in a several-part series on teaching science)
Last week's question was:
What is the best advice you would give to help an educator become better at teaching science?
I'll be posting a number of guest responses over the next two weeks, and invite readers to share their comments, too. I'll publish ideas from readers in the final post in this series.
Today, Dr. Carl Wieman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001 and well-known for his advocacy of cooperative and engaging methods for teaching science, has agreed to share his thoughts, and they are certainly applicable to subjects beyond science.
After reading his contribution, you might be interested in exploring the resources I've collected