Teacher Professional Development Through a Collaborative Curriculum Project – an Example of TPACK in Maine
| Autor: | Judith L. Johnson, Walter C. Allan, Phil Brookhouse, Jeryl L. Erickson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
business.industry Instructional design Professional development Educational technology Computer Science Applications Education Environmental education ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Technology integration Mathematics education Curriculum development Teacher leadership business Curriculum |
| Zdroj: | TechTrends. 54:36-43 |
| ISSN: | 1559-7075 8756-3894 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11528-010-0452-x |
| Popis: | Maine’s one-to-one laptop program provides an ideal opportunity to explore conditions that optimize teacher integration of technology-focused curriculum into the classroom. EcoScienceWorks (ESW) is an ecology curriculum that includes targeted simulations and a code block programming challenge developed through an NSF-ITEST grant. The project was designed as a collaboration that included simulation software developers; middle school science teachers; the Maine laptop program; environmental educators; an external evaluator; and a lead organization experienced in teacher guided curriculum development. Thus, each of the elements of TPACK (technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge) worked together to produce the final ecology simulation-centered curriculum. In 2008–2009, the ESW curriculum became available statewide through the Maine laptop program. Partner teachers have transitioned their classrooms to more learning-centered environments through the use of technology and have become teacher leaders. The collaborative approach to technology focused curriculum development used in this project is a model for TPACK professional development. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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