Lesson study for accessible science: Building expertise to improve practice in inclusive science classrooms

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1012-1034

  Mutch Jones, Karen ^a   Puttick, Gillian ^a   Minner, Daphne ^b  

^a TERC   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

science education; special education; teacher education practicing teachers

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE WORK; COMPARISON GROUP; INSTRUCTIONAL CONTEXT; INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS; LEARNING DISABILITIES; MIDDLE SCHOOL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE CLASSROOM; SCIENCE EDUCATION; SCIENCE LEARNING; SPECIAL EDUCATION; TEACHER EDUCATION-PRACTICING TEACHERS;

STUDENTS;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

EID: 84866288082     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21034     Document Type: Article

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