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The biology teacher’s handbook
The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) was established in 1958 with
the mission to improve the quality of biology education at all levels. Not long
after the inception of the organization, our mission was expanded to include the
improvement of science education, not just biology education. In 2000, we further
articulated this mission to describe the work we would do in curriculum development,
professional development, and research and evaluation.
In this book—a handbook for biology teachers—you will be exposed to some of
our tradition and some of our future. The tradition comes from focusing on the quality
of biology education. The future comes from approaching the quality of biology
education from multiple perspectives—instructional materials, teacher development,
student learning, controversial issues, classroom management, and inquiry teaching.
The Biology Teacher’s Handbook was first released in 1960 as an experimental volume.
The first through third editions were released between 1963 and 1978. In the
mideighties, the book was taken out of print. We are grateful to the National Science
Teachers Association (NSTA) for having the foresight to understand the value of a
handbook for practicing teachers. Because of NSTA, we are able to launch the next
generation of this publication.
The world of the classroom is more complex than in 1958, when BSCS began its
work. More than ever before, teachers have to attend to a greater range of discipline
challenges, multiple native languages, an exploding volume of new content, and highstakes
testing. In this handbook, we have done our best to acknowledge the challenging
environment in which you work, while providing the scaffolding to help you be the
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