Transformative Science Education Kevin J. Pugh

Transformative Science Education by Kevin J. Pugh

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Presents the Teaching for Transformative Experiences in Science instructional model to help teachers craft practices that will encourage students to apply science concepts beyond defined school boundaries. This practical resource includes detailed vignettes, classroom examples, and guidance for trying out strategies.

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Transformative Science Education: Change How Your Students Experience the World by Kevin J. Pugh

Use this book to move science learning out of the classroom and into everyday life. Science has a profound capacity to transform how we experience the world, but it can be challenging to foster transformative experiences. When it comes to the science classroom, too often the Las Vegas slogan applies: What happens here stays here. Based on over 20 years of research, this guide presents the Teaching for Transformative Experiences in Science instructional model to help teachers craft practices that will encourage students to apply science concepts beyond defined school boundaries. This practical resource includes detailed vignettes, classroom examples, guidance for trying out strategies, and materials for assessing transformative experiences.

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Introduction to transformative experience theory.
A model of teaching based on empirical classroom research.
Vignettes and classroom examples that illustrate application of the model strategies.
Try It Out guides.
Assessment materials.

Contents
Foreword vii
Gale M. Sinatra
Acknowledgments ix
Preface xi
1. Transformative Experience Theory 1
Newton's Laws and a Child in Motion 1
Transformative Experience Theory 2
Three Characteristics of Transformative Experience 4
Practical Benefits of Fostering Transformative Experience 7
Why We Need to Teach for Transformative Experience 8
The Teaching for Transformative Experiences in Science (TTES) Model 10
What to Expect and How to Succeed 14
Reflection 15
PART I: ARTISTIC SELECTION AND CRAFTING OF CONTENT 17
2. Select Content Worth Teaching 19
Selecting Content Worth Teaching in Action 20
Select Big Ideas 23
Select Ideas with Powerful Affordances 24
Select Ideas in the Deweyan Sense of the Term 26
Summary 29
Try It Out 29
3. Craft Content as Ideas 31
Crafting Content as Ideas in Action 31
Use Anticipation and Experiential Value Statements 33
Emphasize Having the Journey 36
Present Compelling Metaphors 36
Restore Concepts to the Experience in Which They Had Their Origin and Significance 38
Evoke a Sense of Wonder, Suspense, and the Sublime 40
Summary 42
Try It Out 43
PART II: EXPERIENTIAL APPRENTICESHIP 47
4. Model Transformative Engagement 49
Modeling Transformative Engagement in Action 49
Share Your Own Transformative Experiences 51
Express Enthusiasm and Passion for the Content 52
Expose Students to Other Effective Models 53
Summary 54
Try It Out 55
5. Scaffold Student Experience 57
Scaffolding Experience in Action 57
Prompt Scientific Thinking, Perceiving, and Valuing Inside and Outside of School 61
Hold Use-Change-Value (UCV) Conversations 65
Make Use of Boundary-Crossing Objects 66
Summary 72
Try It Out 75
6. Scaffold Re-Seeing 77
Scaffolding Re-Seeing in Action 77
Identify Re-Seeing Opportunities 78
Share Re-Seeing Experiences 81
Utilize Real-World Updates 83
Experientially Anchored Instruction 86
Summary 89
Try It Out 92
PART III: DOING AND UNDERGOING 95
7. Put Students in the Role of Explorers 97
Students as Explorers in Action 98
Engage Students in Inquiry 101
Have Students Create 106
Try Out Service Learning or Expeditionary Learning 109
Summary 111
Try It Out 112
8. Create a Culture in Which Students Feel Safe to Surrender 114
Supportive Culture in Action 115
Teach and Foster Mindfulness 119
Establish a Mastery Goal Environment 122
Support Autonomous Motivation 127
Summary 134
Try It Out 135
Conclusion 139
Appendix A: The Teaching for Transformative Experiences in Science Model 141
Appendix B: Materials for Assessing Transformative Experience 145
References 149
Index 157
About the Author 164

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