Reimagining the science department

Wayne Melville, Doug Jones, Todd Campbell
2015 | 118 pp | $29.95 (£19.81)
ISBN 9781938946325
http://amzn.to/1XtefIu

Reimagining the science department is a book written to help secondary science heads of department institute and lead a significant change in how science is taught in their schools. It is chiefly aimed at teachers in the US who are trying to adapt to teaching the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This change in teaching emphasis can be characterised as a move away from traditional, academic teaching of canonical science to a more progressive curriculum with a greater emphasis on evaluating scientific evidence, investigative and problem-solving skills.

Neil Goalby reviews Reimagining the science department and discusses its relevance for UK teachers and heads of science