Using Videoconferencing for Elementary/Secondary Teacher Professional Development
| Autor: | Cindy Roberts-Gray, S. Preston, M. Rood, M. Wetzel, Mary Kay Hemenway |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 5:763-766 |
| ISSN: | 1743-9221 1743-9213 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s1743921311003152 |
| Popis: | McDonald Observatory, University of Texas1 University Station C1402 Austin, TX 78712, USAemail: sandi@astro.as.utexas.eduAbstract.Working within a large geographic area, McDonald Observatory lacks the resourcesto send staff to present professional development workshops to teachers – and only limited num-bers of teachers have the resources to attend workshops at our observatory. Our solution isthe development of a new program to bring the workshop to teachers in their own communi-ties through videoconferencing. Each workshop location has a co-facilitator who prepared forhis/her duties through an orientation/training session held at McDonald Observatory. At theobservatory, they experienced a variety of activities and selected the ones most suitable for thegrade-levels of the teachers in their region; they recruit the teachers for the local workshop.Each videoconference session includes pre/post assessment of the participants, an interactivevideoconference with an expert presenter, and assistance from the co-facilitator who managesthe materials and assists with the activities. Through use of this technology, we expect to reach500 teachers. An independent evaluator is preparing formative and summative evaluation forthe project.Keywords.evaluation, professional development, videoconference |
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