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Goodson-Espy, Tracy; Lynch-Davis, Kathleen; Schram, Pamela; Quickenton, Art – SRATE Journal, 2010
This paper describes the genesis and purpose of our geometry methods course, focusing on a geometry-teaching technology we created using NVIDIA[R] Chameleon demonstration. This article presents examples from a sequence of lessons centered about a 3D computer graphics demonstration of the chameleon and its geometry. In addition, we present data…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Methods Courses, Teacher Education Curriculum, Computer Graphics
Ponder, Jennifer; Vander Veldt, Michelle; Lewis-Ferrell, Genell – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2011
This article explores how 12 classroom teachers, enrolled in one of the author's graduate social studies methods course, used service-learning as an instructional tool to help students practice active participation in their community and beyond, while also recognizing the relevance of academic coursework as they applied their knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Methods Courses, Community Needs, Teacher Education Curriculum
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Bencze, J. Lawrence; Bowen, G. Michael – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
School science systems tend to emphasize teaching and learning about achievements of science (such as laws and theories) at the expense of providing students with opportunities to develop realistic conceptions about science and science inquiry and expertise they could use to conduct their own science inquiry projects. Among reasons for such an…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Methods Courses, Science Projects, Teacher Education Curriculum