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Concept Mapping as a Mechanism for Assessing Science Teachers' Cross-Disciplinary Field-Based Learning
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Garner, Joanna K.; Kaplan, Avi; Hathcock, Stephanie; Bergey, Bradley – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2020
Two common goals of science teacher professional development (PD) are increased content knowledge (CK) and improved readiness to teach through inquiry. However, PD assessment challenges arise when the context is structured around inquiry-based, participant-driven learning, and when the content crosses scientific disciplines. This study extended…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Science Teachers, Scientific Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Beyond the Professional Development Academy: Teachers' Retention of Discipline-Specific Science Content Knowledge throughout a 3-Year Mathematics and Science Partnership
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Clary, Renee M.; Elder, Anastasia; Dunne, James; Saebo, Svein; Beard, Debbie; Wax, Charles; Tucker, Deborah L. – School Science and Mathematics, 2018
The Teacher Academy in the Natural Sciences (TANS) provided middle school (U.S. Grades 6-8) teachers (N = 81) with intensive professional development (PD) in chemistry, geosciences, and physics, with teachers enrolled in one scientific discipline per year. Because some teachers were retained and rotated into different disciplines, the TANS program…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Retention (Psychology), Faculty Development
STEMulate Engineering Academy: Engaging Students and Teachers in Engineering Practices
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Dailey, Debbie; Jackson, Nykela; Cotabish, Alicia; Trumble, Jason – Roeper Review, 2018
Informal science opportunities provide authentic experiences to stimulate students' interests in science and engineering and foster their curiosity through problem-based investigations. STEMulate Engineering Academy was designed to provide children (Grades 3-5) engineering opportunities and offer teachers a unique professional development…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Engineering Education, Learner Engagement, Science Interests
Enrichment Programs and Professional Development in the Geosciences: Best Practices and Models (OEDG Research Report, Stony Brook University)
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Gafney, Leo – Online Submission, 2017
This report is based on several evaluations of NSF-funded geoscience projects at Stony Brook University on Long Island, NY. The report reviews the status of K-12 geoscience education, identifying challenges posed by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the experiences of university faculty engaged in teacher preparation, state…
Descriptors: Science Education, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation