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Direct linkVarma, Keisha; Husic, Freda; Linn, Marcia C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
Designing effective professional development experiences for technology-enhanced inquiry instruction is the goal of the Technology Enhanced Learning in Science (TELS) NSF funded Center for Learning and Teaching. In order to provide this type of support to a large number of teachers, we devised a "targeted professional development approach."…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
Yoon, Susan A.; Klopfer, Eric – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006
This paper reports on the efficacy of a professional development framework premised on four complex systems design principles: Feedback, Adaptation, Network Growth and Self-organization (FANS). The framework is applied to the design and delivery of the first 2 years of a 3-year study aimed at improving teacher and student understanding of…
Descriptors: Feedback, Professional Development, Social Capital, Goal Orientation
Networking for Leadership, Inquiry, and Systemic Thinking: A New Approach to Inquiry-Based Learning.
Peer reviewedByers, Al; Fitzgerald, Mary Ann – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2002
Points out difficulties with a change from traditional teaching methods to a more inquiry-centered approach. Presents theoretical and empirical foundations for the Networking for Leadership, Inquiry, and Systemic Thinking (NLIST) initiative sponsored by the Council of State Science Supervisors (CSSS) and NASA, describes its progress, and outlines…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Inquiry, Instructional Materials, Leadership
Bagno, Esther; Levy, Semadar; Eylon, Bat-Sheva – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006
Misconceptions among students studying physics have been widely reported in the research literature. Many teachers are not acquainted with this literature. Moreover, many of them claim that only weak students have misconceptions. This paper reports on an online activity focusing on misconceptions of students regarding Newton's 3rd Law, that is…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Physics, Science Teachers, Professional Development
Peer reviewedChung, C. M.; And Others – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1995
Reports on a refresher training program that introduces experienced physics teachers to a reflective lesson-planning model and a more constructivist approach to physics teaching. Three instructional strategies developed by participants in the program and the corresponding suggestions made by their peers are presented and analyzed. (29 references)…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Lesson Plans, Physics, Professional Development
Nemirovsky, Ricardo; Galvis, Alvaro – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
The use of interactive video cases for teacher professional development is an emergent medium inspired by case study methods used extensively in law, management, and medicine, and by the advent of multimedia technology available to support online discussions. This paper focuses on Web-based "grounded" discussions--in which the participants base…
Descriptors: Interactive Video, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Educational Technology, Professional Development
