Enhancing Understanding Of Teaching And The Profession Through School Innovation Rounds,
2014
Australian Catholic University
Enhancing Understanding Of Teaching And The Profession Through School Innovation Rounds, Wendy Moran
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Currently, Australian teacher education programs include professional experiences as a means of enhancing preservice teacher understanding about teaching and the profession. The challenge the programs face is the lack of places available in schools and, at times, the unpredictable quality of the placements as some teachers are time-poor, are not good models of effective teaching practice, and/or lack the skills of articulating their practice. This paper briefly explores features of past models of professional experience before describing a new model that, as an inclusion in a range of field-based placements, addresses many of the challenges in teacher education today. Results …
Health And Physical Education And The Online Tertiary Environment At Two Universities: Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceived ‘Readiness’ To Teach Hpe,
2014
University of Tasmania
Health And Physical Education And The Online Tertiary Environment At Two Universities: Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceived ‘Readiness’ To Teach Hpe, Jennifer A. Mcmahon, Maree Dinan Thompson
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
In recent years in tertiary institutions in Australia, there has been a large increase of enrolments in Education courses delivered via an online/external mode. This has raised a number of concerns around the nexus of theory and practice and whether pre-service teachers feel ready to teach after completing Education study online. The purpose of this study is to examine pre-service teachers’ perceived readiness to teach Health and Physical Education (HPE) after engaging with the subject fully in an online tertiary environment. 26 pre-service teachers studying education online from two separate were involved in this study. Upon completion of the University …
Pre-Service Teachers’ Motivation In Using Digital Technology,
2014
University of Western Sydney, Australia and National Institute of Education, Singapore
Pre-Service Teachers’ Motivation In Using Digital Technology, Alexander S. Yeung, Eng Guan Tay, Chenri Hui, Jane Huiling Lin, Ee-Ling Low
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
Digital technology (DT) has a significant role to play in modern education. This study examined motivational goals of student teachers in initial teacher education in Singapore and the influences of goals on their use of DT personally and in the classroom. The participants (N=312) responded to a survey about their motivational goals (learning vs. performance) and DT application (personal vs. classroom application). Results showed that personal use of DT, especially for younger teachers, was clearly more than classroom application. Females were found to have higher performance goal. Structural equation modelling found that learning goals were positively related to …
The Sound Of Steam,
2014
Old Kings Elementary/University of Central Florida Doctoral Student
The Sound Of Steam, Rodney Harshbarger, Denise Harshbarger
The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal
This field note describes how teachers and students developed an integrated STEAM unit around sound. The project involved dynamic interactions between concepts in math, science, and music.
Musings From A Year Of Ste[A]M...How It Looks Walking Down The Path,
2014
Educational Consultant
Musings From A Year Of Ste[A]M...How It Looks Walking Down The Path, Ruth Catchen
The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal
This is a follow up article to one in the inaugural issue which describes the beginnings of implementing a STE[a]M curriculum in a school with a high at-risk student population. This article discusses the outcomes and the future after a year of STE[a]M.
Session E-4: Teach Students Robotics!,
2014
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session E-4: Teach Students Robotics!, Pat Patankar
Professional Learning Day
In this session, we will discuss how to introduce your students to Robotics. We will talk about the programing environment, the hardware that is required, and the resources you'll need to get your program up and running. We will discuss how to acquire them. A number of them are free - and others can be obtained by the students themselves (in fact they may already have what they'll need!).
Session E-5: Scrumptious Science,
2014
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session E-5: Scrumptious Science, Nicole Ross, Renee Anderson
Professional Learning Day
Have fun learning ways to explore science concepts through the use of food. Quick, easy "kitchen science" experiments will be utilized to highlight chemistry and biology concepts in school curricula. A focus on inquiry techniques, the active use of the scientific method, and experimental design will also be included.
Session D-1: Teaching The Indigenous Populations: Prejudice, Stereotyping And Popular Culture,
2014
Benedictine U; Demetra Makris
Session D-1: Teaching The Indigenous Populations: Prejudice, Stereotyping And Popular Culture, Phyllis M. Henry
Professional Learning Day
This session is a nuts and bolts overview on how Native-Americans are portrayed in Hollywood, advertising and mascots on sports teams. Resources packets with primary sources and reading selections will be provided to all attendees as well as strategies to address the issues of cultural contributions, ethics, stereotypes and prejudice. Handouts will also include tribes indigenous to Illinois and how to incorporate into the Common Core Standards. There will be a free raffle of Native-American resource materials for teachers for their classroom use.
Session D-2: Reconstructing The West,
2014
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session D-2: Reconstructing The West, Jean Kadel
Professional Learning Day
Why is the West left out of the Reconsruction unit? There are good reasons to include it. During the Civil War, the West was organized for statehood. The "Indian Question" became the "Indian Problem." Beginning with the First Ft. Laramie Treaty of 1851 and accelerating after Red Cloud's War in 1868, the "unceded" area of the northern plains previously set aside for traditional tribal life was replaced by new policies of well-meaning but forcible capitulation and assimilation. To facilitate the process, the West was organized into military districts or "departments". Although the US Army did not govern these directly, it …
Session D-1: Speed!,
2014
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session D-1: Speed!, Elizabeth Martinez
Professional Learning Day
Varrrrooooooommmmmm!! This hour long session will be over before you know it as we explore the concept of average speed to investigate the use of inquiry to engage student interest and involve them in scientific practices. Attendees participate in an activity that offers a glimpse into the award-winning IMSA FUSION program, and develop ideas to apply the strategies in their own classrooms. Valid driver’s license required. (Just kidding!)
Session D-4: Teaching Quantum Mechanics,
2014
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session D-4: Teaching Quantum Mechanics, Peter Dong
Professional Learning Day
Quantum mechanics is a part of modern life, playing a major role in chemistry, computing, nanotechnology, cryptography, and even biology. Many students are fascinated by the principles of quantum mechanics - and wave-particle duality is now in the Next Generation Science Standards. This course will present a basic introduction to quantum mechanics, accessible to middle or high school students, that will give students a taste of how strange and wonderful the universe really is (while also meeting the new standard). Teachers will be given slides and materials so they can teach the lesson themselves.
Session F-2: Statistics And Probability For Middle-School Math Teachers: Addressing The Common Core,
2014
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session F-2: Statistics And Probability For Middle-School Math Teachers: Addressing The Common Core, Karen Togliatti
Professional Learning Day
This presentation will focus on the Statistics and Probability Domain of the Common Core Mathematics Content Standards for grades 6 – 8. Discussion of the language of the standards and how this language translates into learning activities for students will be explored. Session participants will be coached on three inquiry-based lessons utilizing interdisciplinary topics for data collection. Additional take-home lessons will be provided as well at each grade level. Connections to the Math Practice Standards, ELA Standards for Science and Technical Subjects, and Next Generation Science Practice Standards will also be investigated.
Session F-3: Using Problem-Based Learning To Integrate Instruction In The Common Core In Math, Science, And Ela,
2014
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session F-3: Using Problem-Based Learning To Integrate Instruction In The Common Core In Math, Science, And Ela, Kathy Schmidt
Professional Learning Day
Problem-based learning (PBL) engages students in deep understanding through relevant, authentic problems. As students progress through the PBL process, they develop 21st Century knowledge, skills and dispositions in self-directed learning, critical thinking, problem-solving, innovative thinking, and collaboration while also meeting the 8 Mathematical Practices and 7 ELA College and Career Readiness descriptions from the Common Core Standards and the 8 Science and Engineering Practices from the NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education. In this presentation, we will introduce participants to PBL and discuss how the PBL process integrates Common Core Standards and the Science and Engineering Practices in classroom instruction.
Session F-4: Modeling An Earthquake In Your Classroom,
2014
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session F-4: Modeling An Earthquake In Your Classroom, Brian Grublesky
Professional Learning Day
Teachers will model earthquakes using both technology and hands-on inquiry activities. Teachers will have a chance to engineer an “earthquake proof” building and use the engineering process to test and redesign their buildings before being tested on a shake table. We will also discuss how these activities connect not only to the Next Generation Science Standards, but the Common Core State Standards as well.
Keynote Address: New Frontiers In History Education,
2014
North Central College
Keynote Address: New Frontiers In History Education, Ann Durkin
Professional Learning Day
Dr. Keating will bring Chicago history to life as she discusses her latest book “Rising up from Indian Country: The Battle of Fort Dearborn and the Birth of Chicago,” which was released last August to coincide with the bicentennial of the Battle of Fort Dearborn. She recounts the Battle of Fort Dearborn while situating it within the context of several wider histories that span the decades between the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, in which Native Americans gave up a square mile at the mouth of the Chicago River, and the 1833 Treaty of Chicago.
Session C-2: The Middle East In Transition: Questions For U.S. Policy,
2014
William Fremd High School
Session C-2: The Middle East In Transition: Questions For U.S. Policy, Steven Buenning
Professional Learning Day
Students explore alternatives for U.S. policy in the region through a newly-revised teaching unit (August 2013) developed by the Choices Program at Brown University. Students acquire knowledge and skills while engaging in a role-play involving four policy options.
Session C-3: From Ink Well To Digital: Innovative Technology In The Classroom,
2014
UC
Session C-3: From Ink Well To Digital: Innovative Technology In The Classroom, Eugene Tesdahl
Professional Learning Day
What do the National Archives of Canada, the Library of Congress, and the Illinois Council on History Education have in common? That’s right. They all offer rich primary documents just an I-pad tap away. Locating on-line primary documents is only the beginning. In “From ink Well to Digital,” Dr. Tesdahl will not only show attendees where to find useful digital resources online but will offer participants innovative activities to get their students using them.
Session B-3: So What More Is There For My Talented Stem Students?,
2014
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session B-3: So What More Is There For My Talented Stem Students?, Britta Mckenna
Professional Learning Day
Take a tour through IMSA STEM offerings for your talented students. Learn about the IMSA Kids Institute school year FunShops and summer camps, IMSA FUSION after-school program (grades 4-8), IMSA online offerings and new RISE course, Mentor Matching Engine, CoolHub STEM collaboration platform, and IMSA TALENT STEM entrepreneurship program for middle and high school students.
Session B-2: Build Student Engagement, Mental Math, And Reasoning With "Math Talks",
2014
University of Illinois at Chicago
Session B-2: Build Student Engagement, Mental Math, And Reasoning With "Math Talks", Sendhil Revuluri
Professional Learning Day
"Math talks" are quick routines that you can implement in your classroom within days. They can raise engagement, build efficient, accurate, and flexible mental math strategies, and help students construct arguments and critique reasoning. We will engage in math talks, analyzing how they can be enacted in the classroom and designed for specific goals or respond to specific misconceptions. Participants will learn about math talks that support understanding of number, algebra, and other domains.
Session B-1: Geometry In Art & Architecture,
2014
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Session B-1: Geometry In Art & Architecture, Julie Dowling
Professional Learning Day
Math is all around us! Discover how to implement geometry lessons using art and architecture that the students see around them every day.
