An Examination of Science Teachers' Learning

ISBN-13: 9783639161595 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 232 str.

Melissa Kiehl

Opis

Professional development generally refers to thecollection of activities that systematically increaseteachers knowledge of academic subjects and advanceteachers understanding of instructional strategies.Given the complexity of the reform initiatives forscience education in the United States of America asset forth by the American Association for theAdvancement of Science (AAAS), and the NationalScience Education Standards (NRC, 1996), professionaldevelopment might provide a bridge for aligningteacher practice with national standards(Loucks-Horsley, 1995). However, the current modelof professional growth, focused largely on expandinga repertoire of skills, is not adequate (Little,1993). Understanding teacher learning theory andutilizing research on pedagogical content knowledge(PCK) could be the differentiating factor for scienceteacher professional development; if utilized indesign and evaluation, they may promote both knowingscience in context and knowing how to tailor sciencelearning to the needs of students (Shulman, 1987).

O autorze

Melissa Kiehl currently works for the Howard County Public School
System in Maryland, where she instructs two college-level
research-based courses for Gifted and Talented high school
students. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland with her husband Brian
and daughter Layla.