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High School Science Teacher Inquiry and Technology Professional Development Program

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,.

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High School Science Teacher Inquiry and Technology Professional Development Program

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  1. 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,

  2. Chemistry Practice Teaching Session • Predict • Observe • Explain

  3. 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

  4. 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)

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. www.ed.sc.edu/ipdLessons and application Christine Lotter USCInquiryWorkshop@gmail.com

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