With this book, you can stop wishing you could engage your students more fully and start engaging. Magic moments no longer have to be random. The BSCS 5E Instructional Model can help you create more teachable moments in your classroom.

Created in the late 1980s by a team led by author Rodger Bybee, the popular BSCS 5E Instructional Model includes five phases: engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. Bybee wrote this book to be just as well organized and practical as the model itself. Much of it is devoted to an in-depth explanation of how to put the model to work in the classroom, but the book also
• explores the historical idea of what can be considered instructional models and education research that supports such models;

• explains how to connect the model to the Next Generation Science Standards, STEM education, 21st-century skills, and implementation in your classroom; and

• weaves a narrative that encompasses education research, the psychology of learning, and the reality of classroom practice.

Firmly rooted in research but brought to life in a conversational tone, The BSCS 5E Instructional Model addresses every teacher's concern: how to become more effective in the classroom?and enjoy more of those teachable moments.

Rodger Bybee served as executive director of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) from 1999-2007. He also served as both chair of the science forum and chair of the science expert group for PISA 2006. In addition, he worked on the TIMSS 1999 science lesson video study. His major areas of work have included scientific literacy, scientific inquiry, design and development of school science curricula, the role of policy in science education, and work on international assessments, in particular PISA. He recently retired from BSCS but continues consulting and publishing on policies, programs, and practices for science education at local, national, and international levels. Dr. Bybee serves on a number of advisory boards and committees including those for The National Academies, The U.S. Department of Education, The National Science Foundation, and The American Institute of Biological Sciences. He currently chairs the National Forum for the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development for the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment in Science. In addition he is an advisor to the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study video projects. Dr. Bybee received his Ph.D. from New York University and his M.A. and B.A. degrees from the University of Northern Colorado.