Teaching science

At no time in history has improving science education been more important than it is today. Extensive rethinking of how teachers are prepared before they begin teaching and as they continue teaching- and as science changes is critical to improving science education in our primary and secondary schools in Ghana.

Science is both a body of knowledge and evidence-based, model- building enterprise that continually extends, refines and revises knowledge. Professional development is the key to supporting effective science instruction. Teachers need opportunities to deepen their knowledge of the science content of the primary and secondary curriculum. They also need opportunities to learn how students learn science and how to teach it. they need to know how children's understanding of core ideas in science builds across primary and secondary levels. They need to learn about the conceptual ideas that students have in the earliest grades and their ideas about science itself. They need to learn how to assess children's developing ideas overtime and how to interpret and respond to the results of assessment.