Byron's Book

Available In Paperback: This Book Contains Research-Proven Methods for Improving Learning by  Using Relevant and Real World Contexts. The challenge to all of us in  education is to find ways to make learning visible by connecting school  work and real life for the students we serve. One of the ways to do that  is to call on "the hand in the back of the room" and answer "why" with  real world relevancy. Students' understanding, mastery of basic science  curriculum, and ability to use science concepts have been shown to  improve when the science concepts were taught in the relevant and real  world context of agriculture. Teachers many times fail to provide a  context through observations, inferences, and actions appropriate for  students to make the connection to the real world. These connections  help the students to understand higher-level science concepts. Through  his research, Byron Ernest investigated low student achievement in  science and the social change impact of real world application through a  study of agricultural science. Other current research on teaching  science in a relevant context and the opportunities for cross-curricular  collaboration are also discussed. Ernest examined using transformative  educational strategies to help students move from memorizing facts and  content to constructing knowledge in meaningful and useful ways. With  collaboration and shared knowledge creation, through the learning  organization, teachers begin to understand how to break down the walls  of isolationism. When the teachers realize what each department or  subject area does impacts the other, and more importantly their  students, then the science, agriculture, and other departments can work  together to share best practices. The ultimate goal of education is to  improve student achievement and performance, and the contents of this  book reveal that teaching science in a relevant context could positively  impact this achievement and performance.

Available on Kindle: This Book Contains Research-Proven Methods for Improving Learning by  Using Relevant and Real World Contexts. The challenge to all of us in  education is to find ways to make learning visible by connecting school  work and real life for the students we serve. One of the ways to do that  is to call on "the hand in the back of the room" and answer "why" with  real world relevancy. Students' understanding, mastery of basic science  curriculum, and ability to use science concepts have been shown to  improve when the science concepts were taught in the relevant and real  world context of agriculture. Teachers many times fail to provide a  context through observations, inferences, and actions appropriate for  students to make the connection to the real world. These connections  help the students to understand higher-level science concepts. Through  his research, Byron Ernest investigated low student achievement in  science and the social change impact of real world application through a  study of agricultural science. Other current research on teaching  science in a relevant context and the opportunities for cross-curricular  collaboration are also discussed. Ernest examined using transformative  educational strategies to help students move from memorizing facts and  content to constructing knowledge in meaningful and useful ways. With  collaboration and shared knowledge creation, through the learning  organization, teachers begin to understand how to break down the walls  of isolationism. When the teachers realize what each department or  subject area does impacts the other, and more importantly their  students, then the science, agriculture, and other departments can work  together to share best practices. The ultimate goal of education is to  improve student achievement and performance, and the contents of this  book reveal that teaching science in a relevant context could positively  impact this achievement and performance.