New Educational Resource Set to Help Teachers Develop Budding Scientists

Shell Education adds Teaching Science Today to the popular series, Professional Development for Successful Classrooms.

Huntington Beach, CA, June 25, 2008 - Shell Education is proud to announce its newest addition to an increasingly popular series of professional development books geared towards new teachers, or anyone seeking current research-based strategies for classroom instruction. Teaching Science Today, part of the Professional Development for Successful Classroom series, provides teachers with proven, sound educational strategies and best practices specifically for science instruction.

The challenges of teaching science are numerous and go far beyond fulfilling requirements and objectives. Motivating all students in today's science classrooms requires dispelling common misconceptions about how to teach science concepts, and making science relevant to students' everyday lives. Science teachers everywhere will appreciate Teaching Science Today as a handy and easy-to-implement guide packed with approaches based on current educational theory designed to help educators develop society's future scientists.

Packed with extensive background information and strategies within a teacher-friendly format, Teaching Science Today provides interactive elements and thorough understanding of teaching science. As John Elmer, Instructional Specialist for Science at Pasadena Independent School District in Texas confirms, "Teaching Science Today provides classroom teachers with a wealth of ideas and strategies designed to meet the needs of an ever-changing student population. The easy-to-read format free of educational jargon is based upon the latest research as to how children learn science. Both first year and experienced teachers will find this to be a useful tool for their science classroom."

For additional information on Teaching Science Today or the Professional Development for Successful Classroom series contact 877-777-3450 or visit www.shelleducation.com.

Shell Education develops supplemental educational resources that are research based and meet the standards of all 50 states. By working closely with teachers to develop top quality resources, Shell provides practical, classroom-tested ideas and professional-development resources to administrators and educators internationally.