high school science teacher inquiry and technology professional development program
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High School Science Teacher Inquiry and Technology Professional Development Program. University of South Carolina and the SC Commission for Higher Education Dr. Christine Lotter Nassim Lewis, Maria Rajan, Heather Nix, Maria Damian, Carter Morford, Charlyn McNeill,. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
High School Science Teacher Inquiry and Technology Professional Development Program
University of South Carolina and the SC Commission for Higher Education
Dr. Christine Lotter
Nassim Lewis, Maria Rajan, Heather Nix,
Maria Damian, Carter Morford, Charlyn McNeill,
Chemistry Practice Teaching Session
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Program Goals
Improve your science content knowledge
Help you integrate technology into your lessons
Gain new inquiry-based lessons that will motivate your students to learn
Improve your high school students understanding of science
Professional Development
2-week Summer Workshop
(July 23-August 3) Morning inquiry pedagogy component
Teachers participate in inquiry/technology lessons as “students”
Afternoon content component Concentrated content training through participation in
inquiry activities and content discussions in content teams (USC science and education faculty and ~6 teachers)
Format of Professional Development
Practice Teaching with high school students Practice new methods in a stress free
environment before enacting them in their classroom
Reflection Analysis of videotaped instruction during the
workshop Strengths, missed opportunities, and student
learning issues
Academic Year Support
9 monthly workshops Saturdays (9am to 12pm) starting in August Workshop Events
Teachers participate in additional inquiry/technology model lessons
Work with USC science faculty in new content groups to develop additional content knowledge
Develop a second inquiry/technology lesson to enact in classroom
Eligible for USC graduate science credit through course SMED 729
In-classroom coaching
What’s in it for you???
Improved teaching and increased student knowledge!!!
Money ($1000 + mileage, more $$ for enactment of lessons and academic year workshops)
Possibility for 3 graduate level science credits