ERIC Number: EJ957469
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Publication Date: 2008
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Functional Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System: Professional Development for PreK-3 Teachers Using a "Train and Equip" Method Results in Learning Opportunities for Students
Burns, E. Robert
Anatomical Sciences Education, v1 n3 p119-125 May-Jun 2008
Preadolescent students are interested in learning the structure and function of the human body. However, their teachers are not trained in this content. The purpose of this project was to expand a successful outreach effort in the health sciences for grade 7-12 teachers to include PreK-3 teachers. A "Healthy Hearts" workshop was offered to train the teachers in relevant content and also to give them a resource kit of supplies and equipment to facilitate the transference of the training into educational opportunities for their students. The workshop included many role-playing activities and use of all items in the resource kit. A total of 25 workshops were conducted in 14 different community locations with 716 PreK-3 teachers attending from 169 communities representing 59 (79%) of the state's 75 counties. African American (AA) teacher participation was 35%, twice the state AA population rate and 3.5x the AA public school teacher rate. Pre to Posttest scores increased an average of 15%. The results of the evaluation measures regarding the workshop and the transference of the training and use of resource kit items into learning opportunities for students were excellent. Universities have the capability, perhaps the responsibility, to provide the much-needed professional development training to PreK-12 teachers. Anatomists in medical and nonmedical school settings are well positioned to participate in this process and help close the gap between the interest young children have in learning about the human body and the lack of teacher training in this content. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Teacher Participation, Anatomy, Human Body, Educational Opportunities, Professional Development, Teacher Workshops, Teacher Education Programs, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Competencies, Inservice Teacher Education, Science Course Improvement Projects, Teacher Effectiveness, Pretests Posttests, Achievement Gains, Learning Modules, Technology Transfer, Teaching Methods, Participant Satisfaction, Metabolism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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