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This podcast accompanies the book "Teaching Science in Diverse Classrooms: Real Science for Real Students" by Douglas B. Larkin, published by Routledge.

As a distinctive voice in science education writing, Douglas Larkin provides a fresh perspective for science teachers who work to make real science accessible to all K-12 students. Through compelling anecdotes and vignettes, this book draws deeply on research to present a vision of successful and inspiring science teaching that builds upon the prior knowledge, experiences, and interests of students.

Cover art by Steve Spatucci

Teaching Science in Diverse Classrooms: Real Science for Real students Douglas Larkin

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This podcast accompanies the book "Teaching Science in Diverse Classrooms: Real Science for Real Students" by Douglas B. Larkin, published by Routledge.

As a distinctive voice in science education writing, Douglas Larkin provides a fresh perspective for science teachers who work to make real science accessible to all K-12 students. Through compelling anecdotes and vignettes, this book draws deeply on research to present a vision of successful and inspiring science teaching that builds upon the prior knowledge, experiences, and interests of students.

Cover art by Steve Spatucci

    Afterword: Good Reasons for Becoming a Science Teacher

    Afterword: Good Reasons for Becoming a Science Teacher

    An appeal for more people to consider science teaching as a career. (An earlier version of this essay was published on the op-ed page of the Newark Star-Ledger.)

    • 5 min
    Chapter 15: Playing School vs. Doing Science

    Chapter 15: Playing School vs. Doing Science

    Providing all students with access to the means of knowledge generation.

    • 14 min
    Chapter 14: Teaching at the Boundaries of Our Knowledge

    Chapter 14: Teaching at the Boundaries of Our Knowledge

    Being knowledgable enough about what we teach to not feel like a fraud.

    • 17 min
    Chapter 13: The Black Belt Science Teacher

    Chapter 13: The Black Belt Science Teacher

    Differentiation and a speculative learning progression for science teachers. 

    • 19 min
    Chapter 12: Mentoring New Science Teachers

    Chapter 12: Mentoring New Science Teachers

    Novices get better when we support them with good feedback.

    An earlier version of this essay appeared as "10 Things to Know About Mentoring Student Teachers" in the April 2013 edition of  Phi Delta Kappan magazine

    • 18 min
    Chapter 11: Observing Candles and Classrooms

    Chapter 11: Observing Candles and Classrooms

    Learning from other teachers by withholding judgment

    • 19 min

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