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This study explores how activities developed by science experts in partnership with middle school teachers were employed and
interpreted. The goals of this partnership were to (a) help the science teacher meet earth science content standards in new
ways, (b) expose students to ‘real world’ experiences outside their school setting, and (c) positively impact teacher practice
by providing a program to be used as a catalyst for future learning. Over 300 sixth graders mostly underrepresented science
students attended activities at an aquarium serving an urban West Coast urban context. Science teachers, non-science teachers,
scientists, and volunteers were all engaged in pre-trip instruction, professional development opportunities, and follow-up
activities as this partnership effort explored ways to enhance local literacy initiatives across the curriculum. Results suggest
that teacher beliefs about informal education impacted their view and participation in the program and the level of submersion
of teachers in collaboration strongly affects the ability to serve underrepresented students on informal excursions. Implications
for teacher education and outreach are discussed. 相似文献
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Tracy J. Posnanski 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2010,21(5):589-621
Establishing literacy in science is often linked to building knowledge about the Nature of Science (NOS). This paper describes
and evaluates an inservice program designed to build elementary teachers’ understanding of NOS and an awareness of how NOS
impacts science classroom instruction. Data sources consisted of surveys, action research plan documentation and classroom
observations. Program participants tended to demonstrate some gains in understanding more about NOS and they linked positive
experiences in the program to the explicit and activity-based NOS instruction provided. Yet, participation in the professional
development project might not have been equally beneficial for all teachers. The understanding of NOS may have been restricted
to certain NOS aspects, and the demonstration of the participants’ understanding of NOS may have been short-lived with a somewhat
limited impact on sustainable, long-term NOS-based classroom instruction. Implications for designing NOS related professional
development programs and suggestions for improvements to further develop teacher understanding of NOS are discussed. 相似文献
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Nicole A. Shea Chrystalla Mouza Andrea Drewes 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2016,27(3):235-258
In this work, we present the design, implementation, and initial outcomes of the Climate Academy, a hybrid professional development program delivered through a combination of face-to-face and online interactions, intended to prepare formal and informal science teachers (grades 5–16) in teaching about climate change. The Climate Academy was designed around core elements of successful environmental professional development programs and aligned with practices advocated in benchmarked science standards. Data were collected from multiple sources including observations of professional development events, participants’ reflections on their learning, and collection of instructional units designed during the Academy. Data were also collected from a focal case study teacher in a middle school setting. Case study data included classroom observations, teacher interviews, and student beliefs toward climate change. Results indicated that the Climate Academy fostered increased learning among participants of both climate science content and pedagogical strategies for teaching about climate change. Additionally, results indicated that participants applied their new learning in the design of climate change instructional units. Finally, results from the case study indicated positive impacts on student beliefs and greater awareness about climate change. Results have implications for the design of professional development programs on climate change, a topic included for the first time in national standards. 相似文献
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The advent of computer technology in the classroom raised the issue of its appropriate use by teachers and their students
alike. It has been recommended that teacher education programs provide more opportunities for teacher candidates’ use of technology
including teaching their own technology-enhanced lessons. With a goal of integrating scholarship into student teaching, a
teacher candidate enrolled in a graduate program in childhood education carried out a technology-enhanced research project
within a professional development school. Examining the impact of the project on the teacher candidate, this article describes
how one’s pedagogical content knowledge and technological competence can be developed through a research-oriented teaching
experience. The article also demonstrates the emergence of a community of practice that shares the goal of providing learning
spaces for the teacher candidate and young children in the context of mathematics enrichment with computers. 相似文献
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Despite the frequent criticisms directed toward them, in-service teacher training (INSET) programmes remain one of the most
commonly used approaches for enhancing teachers’ professional development. This article reports on a study that examined the
effects of a part-time masters of education INSET programme based in Central China. The main source of data was reflective
papers written by 38 teacher participants; classroom observations and informal interviews also helped reveal the teachers’
perspectives on the programme. Whilst the programme was very popular, and had a variety of positive impacts on the teachers’
professional development, the programme paradigm involved several drawbacks. The results suggest that part-time INSET programmes
for rural teachers should be supplemented by various other forms of teacher development activities to meet the dual goals
of developing such programmes and providing professional development for teachers. 相似文献
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Phyllis Katz J. Randy McGinnis Emily Hestness Kelly Riedinger Gili Marbach‐Ad Amy Dai 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(9):1169-1197
This study investigated the professional identity development of teacher candidates participating in an informal afterschool science internship in a formal science teacher preparation programme. We used a qualitative research methodology. Data were collected from the teacher candidates, their informal internship mentors, and the researchers. The data were analysed through an identity development theoretical framework, informed by participants’ mental models of science teaching and learning. We learned that the experience in an afterschool informal internship encouraged the teacher candidates to see themselves, and to be seen by others, as enacting key recommendations by science education standards documents, including exhibiting: positive attitudes, sensitivity to diversity, and increasing confidence in facilitating hands‐on science participation, inquiry, and collaborative work. Our study provided evidence that the infusion of an informal science education internship in a formal science teacher education programme influenced positively participants’ professional identity development as science teachers. 相似文献
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Undergraduate college “science partners” provided content knowledge and a supportive atmosphere for K–5 teachers in a university–school professional development partnership program in science instruction. The Elementary Science Education Partners program, a Local Systemic Change initiative supported by the National Science Foundation, was composed of four major elements: 1) a cadre of mentor teachers trained to provide district-wide teacher professional development; 2) a recruitment and training effort to place college students in classrooms as science partners in semester-long partnerships with teachers; 3) a teacher empowerment effort termed “participatory reform”; and 4) an inquiry-based curriculum with a kit distribution and refurbishment center. The main goals of the program were to provide college science students with an intensive teaching experience and to enhance teachers'' skills in inquiry-based science instruction. Here, we describe some of the program''s successes and challenges, focusing primarily on the impact on the classroom teachers and their science partners. Qualitative analyses of data collected from participants indicate that 1) teachers expressed greater self-confidence about teaching science than before the program and they spent more class time on the subject; and 2) the college students modified deficit-model negative assumptions about the children''s science learning abilities to express more mature, positive views. 相似文献
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The ENVISION professional development model uses active teacher involvement in inquiry and inquiry‐based teaching to enhance teachers' understandings about inquiry‐based study of local environmental problems and teaching science using inquiry. Teachers also design and implement professional development for their school‐based colleagues about teaching environmental science through inquiry. Therefore, professional development is conducted at two levels. ENVISION staff train teachers directly (called Level I participants) and these Level I participants in turn train their school colleagues (called Level II participants). The study reported here was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of this dual‐level professional development strategy. Results based on the first two years of the program revealed that: Level I participants enhanced their understanding of inquiry and inquiry teaching, with 25 out 30 (83%) changing their classroom practice; and that 21 out of 31 (68%) of Level II participants changed their classroom practice as a result of participating in Level I peer training. Peer training that involved modeling and practicing techniques and activities was particularly effective in producing change in practice for Level II teachers. 相似文献
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In this study, the authors examine the impact of an English as a second language (ESL) professional development offering designed to meet this challenge: the Modular Design for English Language Learners (MODELL) instruction program. The authors were part of a team of faculty that designed and developed this hybrid professional development program to support classroom teachers challenged with assessing and addressing the educational needs of limited English proficient (LEP) students. The authors theorize that observing and describing the trajectory and complexities of the professional development process might offer significant insights for teacher educators regarding ways to prepare teachers for working in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. What was discovered through this study was that the teachers learned a lot about themselves and what they were capable of doing in the classroom; they learned that their peers struggled with similar issues and that out of this camaraderie, a solid support network could be established; and they learned that the multicultural classroom environment could be an asset to teaching and learning. 相似文献
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MS Yvonne Zeegers 《Research in Science Education》1994,24(1):358-365
Research into teacher inservice in primary science generally focuses on evaluating the objectives of each program in terms
of the immediate outcomes. Little research appears to have been conducted into the long term effects of interactive inservice
programs on the classroom practice of the participants. During 1993 the long term effects of participation in the Primary
Science/Technology Project (Sci-Tec), as perceived by the teacher participants, were investigated. Focus teachers who had
participated in Sci-Tec between 1988–1991 were asked to provide information about their current science teaching practice,
and about the influence that Sci-Tec had had on their current practice. Six of these teachers were then interviewed to determine
which specific aspects of the project they believed had most influenced the development of their current classroom practice
in teaching science.
Specializations: inservice and preservice in primary science and technology. 相似文献
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Phyllis Katz J. Randy McGinnis Kelly Riedinger Gili Marbach-Ad Amy Dai 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2013,24(8):1357-1379
In case studies of two first-year elementary classroom teachers, we explored the influence of informal science education (ISE) they experienced in their teacher education program. Our theoretical lens was identity development, delimited to classroom science teaching. We used complementary data collection methods and analysis, including interviews, electronic communications, and drawing prompts. We found that our two participants referenced as important the ISE experiences in their development of classroom science identities that included resilience, excitement and engagement in science teaching and learning–qualities that are emphasized in ISE contexts. The data support our conclusion that the ISE experiences proved especially memorable to teacher education interns during the implementation of the No Child Left Behind policy which concentrated on school-tested subjects other than science. 相似文献
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Carla C. Johnson 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2007,18(4):629-661
The experiences of middle school science teachers at two schools in the southeastern US who participated in collaborative,
sustained, whole-school professional development and their implementation of standards-based instructional practices are the
focus of this study. Participants were involved in their second year of the professional development experience. The research
question that was explored was “How are science teachers implementing standards-based instruction while participating in effective
professional development experiences?” Data collected in the form of teacher interviews and classroom observations using an
observation protocol. Findings indicate that even with effective professional development, teachers implement standards-based
instructional practices at varying levels. The reasons for these differences are discussed and the role of teacher beliefs
and the impact of beliefs, experience and support from administrators on professional development efforts are discussed. Implications
for future science education reform stakeholders and professional development efforts are revealed. 相似文献
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Hsu Ying-Shao Yen Miao-Hsuan Chang Wen-Hua Wang Chia-Yu Chen Sufen 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2014,12(1):1-23
In this study, we investigated the impact of teaming school-based instructional coaches with science or mathematics middle school teachers to build a community of practice around inquiry instruction. This professional development model began with a 2-week summer institute and continued with four follow-up sessions during the academic school year for the teacher and instructional coach participants. The teachers’ participation in this professional development program with (1) content instruction through inquiry lessons, (2) practice teaching to middle school students, and (3) coach-led reflection improved their understanding of inquiry-based practices and the quality of their classroom inquiry implementation. Professional development experiences that prepare teachers and coaches simultaneously in inquiry and content may help build a shared language for reform and accelerate inquiry instructional changes. 相似文献
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Literacy in the Science Classroom Project was a three-year professional development (PD) program supporting minority-language secondary teachers’ use of effective language-based instructional strategies for teaching science. Our primary objective was to determine how teacher beliefs and practices changed over time and how these were enacted in different classrooms. We also wanted to identify the challenges and enablers to implementing these literacy strategies and practices at the classroom, school, and district levels. Data collection involved both qualitative and quantitative methodologies: student questionnaires; interviews with teachers, principals, and mentor; and focus groups with students. The findings suggest that the program had an impact on beliefs and practices commensurate with the workshop participation of individual teachers. These language-enhanced teacher practices also had a positive impact on the use of talking, reading and writing by students in the science classroom. Finally, continuing PD support may be needed in certain jurisdictions for strengthening minority-language programs given the high teacher mobility in content-area classrooms evident in this study. 相似文献
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Geeta Verma 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2009,20(4):313-332
The study explored the influence of university-based teacher education courses on pre-service middle and high school teachers’
experiences with multicultural themes in a secondary science alternative certification program. Eight participants (N = 8), six women and two men, volunteered to be a part of the study that took place over a period of four semesters. Qualitative
data was collected, coded and analyzed to make meaning of the participants’ experiences. Data comprised of participants’ reflective
journals, personal and group interviews, and classroom observations done in middle school practicum and high school student
teaching placements. The findings indicated that while the participants became more familiar with the themes of multicultural
education, many did not demonstrate fluency with these themes and struggled with balancing their responsibilities as a science
teacher and a culturally competent teacher. 相似文献
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By Walter C. Allan Jeryl L. Erickson Phil Brookhouse and Judith L. Johnson 《TechTrends》2010,54(6):36-43
Maine’s one-to-one laptop program provides an ideal opportunity to explore conditions that optimize teacher integration of
technology-focused curriculum into the classroom. EcoScienceWorks (ESW) is an ecology curriculum that includes targeted simulations
and a code block programming challenge developed through an NSF-ITEST grant. The project was designed as a collaboration that
included simulation software developers; middle school science teachers; the Maine laptop program; environmental educators;
an external evaluator; and a lead organization experienced in teacher guided curriculum development. Thus, each of the elements
of TPACK (technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge) worked together to produce the final ecology simulation-centered curriculum.
In 2008–2009, the ESW curriculum became available statewide through the Maine laptop program. Partner teachers have transitioned
their classrooms to more learning-centered environments through the use of technology and have become teacher leaders. The
collaborative approach to technology focused curriculum development used in this project is a model for TPACK professional
development. 相似文献
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HyunJu Park Peter W. Hewson John Lemberger Robin D. Marion 《Research in Science Education》2010,40(5):717-741
One strategy for implementing learner-centered teaching is through the preparation of teachers and their induction into the
profession. This article presents case studies of three secondary science teachers that follow them from their science teacher
education program that advocated teaching for conceptual change as one approach to learner-centered teaching into their first
years of teaching. The article’s purpose is to describe the teachers’ initial conceptions of teaching science carried over
from their teacher preparation program, and how they integrated those conceptions with the environmental influences of their
classrooms and schools to produce praxis. Data were collected from the participants in several different ways during the participants’
pre-service year and during their first year or two of teaching: Observation of the participants’ teaching; related interviews
with participants; and their action research journals. As they approached the end of their first or second year of teaching,
all three teachers demonstrated increased levels of confidence in their teaching competence, both in their classroom performance
and their places in their departments and schools. None of them had, however, fully implemented conceptual change teaching
approach that was the specific goal of their teacher preparation program. 相似文献
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Teacher learning through professional development is a complex process and is not yet well understood. Some features of professional
development programs are known to be important, such as a focus on learner needs, design of and reflection on classroom artefacts,
and the creation and sustaining of communities of support for teacher professional learning. In this paper, we describe the
workings of such communities in a teacher professional development program, which focused on learner errors in a well-researched
mathematical topic—the equal sign. Drawing on data from program sessions where teachers discussed their lesson designs and
reflections on their teaching with each other, we develop the notions of challenge and solidarity as important in developing
accountability conversations among teachers. We show how our program supported teachers to challenge each other and to build
solidarity with each other and in so doing to develop accountability to each other and the profession, for their practices
and their learning. 相似文献
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This study assessed the influence of a 3‐year professional development program on elementary teachers' views of nature of science (NOS), instructional practice to promote students' appropriate NOS views, and the influence of participants' instruction on elementary student NOS views. Using the VNOS‐B and associated interviews the researchers tracked the changes in NOS views of teacher participants throughout the professional development program. The teachers participated in explicit–reflective activities, embedded in a program that emphasized scientific inquiry and inquiry‐based instruction, to help them improve their own elementary students' views of NOS. Elementary students were interviewed using the VNOS‐D to track changes in their NOS views, using classroom observations to note teacher influences on student ideas. Analysis of the VNOS‐B and VNOS‐D showed that teachers and most grades of elementary students showed positive changes in their views of NOS. The teachers also improved in their science pedagogy, as evidenced by analysis of their teaching. Implications for teacher professional development programs are made. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 44: 653–680, 2007 相似文献
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Research points to particular problems in the experiences of White teachers teaching students of color (Cochran-Smith et al.,
2004). Despite good intentions, teaching students of diverse backgrounds and experiences can be challenging for teachers who are
unfamiliar with their students’ backgrounds and communities. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of notions
about “good urban teaching” for three women in a preservice teacher preparation program. Reporting on two years of data, we
show how the three women negotiated their beliefs and identities in light of program demands and classroom realities. The
lack of synchronicity within the women’s experiences highlights that the traditional (white, female, middle class) students
in preservice teacher education programs are not homogeneous. The significance of this difference is highlighted through the
concept of heterogeneity. We define heterogeneity as the differences that exist among traditional students in preservice teacher
preparation programs. Our research suggests that heterogeneity is complicit in the progress or lack of progress of preservice
teachers developing professional identities.
This paper was originally presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association April 7–11, 2006 San Francisco, CA
An erratum to this article can be found at 相似文献