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Project iSAT ( I mproving S cience A chievement with T echnology). Kent Crippen, Curriculum & Instruction, UNLV MaryKay Orgill, Chemistry, UNLV. Need. Bridger Middle School Monaco Middle School Robison Middle School. Themes. Site-Based Professional Development
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Project iSAT(Improving Science Achievement with Technology) Kent Crippen, Curriculum & Instruction, UNLV MaryKay Orgill, Chemistry, UNLV
Need Bridger Middle School Monaco Middle School Robison Middle School
Themes • Site-Based Professional Development • Create Professional Learning Community • Fully Utilize Existing Resources • Improve Teacher Content Knowledge • Implement Technology as a Learning Scaffold • Emphasize Integrated Science • Promote Inquiry Teaching and Learning
Fall 2006 Workshops • Using the Web to Investigate Forms and Uses of Energy (WISE) • Simulating Geological Processes (Applets) • Representing Ecosystems (Concept Mapping) • Investigating Energy and Its Interaction with Matter (Probeware)
Outcomes • Improved Student Performance • Highly Qualified Teachers • Professional Learning Community • Technology Infused Curriculum Activities • Reformed Pedagogy
Evaluation • Quasi-Experimental • Mixed Methodology • Observations and Interviews • Teacher Assessments • Standard Instruments • Science Content Inventories • Levels of Use • Stages of Concern