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Document Type

Article

Abstract

Science teaching that mentally engages students and promotes all the goals we have for students, including a deep understanding of science content and the nature of science, is extremely difficult. That sort of teaching deviates significantly from the time-honored approaches that have permeated our schools for as long as any of us can remember. Because of that, many institutional constraints exist that make implementing effective science teaching even more difficult. This article addresses the principal's crucial role as an educational leader, the principal's responsibility to encourage and support effective science teaching practices, and efforts made in one building toward these two ends. This article promotes Iowa Teaching Standards 1, 3, 4, 5, and 8.

Publication Date

Winter 2006

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

33

Issue

1

First Page

23

Last Page

28

Copyright

© Copyright 2006 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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