This professional development segment was designed for a teacher to work through at his/her own pace. I do encourage you to do this as part of a larger teacher work day, so that you can consider the material with other science teachers in your district; but you can examine this module on your own.
The purpose of this module is to assist fellow science teachers in incorporating technology into the classroom. We all know there are many wonderful resources out there, but it is sometimes hard to see how to use it for our specific subject. More than that, how to incorporate it into a lesson plan - without hours and hours of planning. As science teachers, we tend to be pressed more to incorporate technology, given less resources to work with, and have less suggestions available to us. This can result in feelings of frustration, being out of date with current trends, and a general loss of joy in teaching. It is my hope that my sharing my idea for one enhancement, others will do the same, and we can all benefit.
With this module, you should be able to take the information and quickly tailor it to your teaching style and classroom dynamics. This is not a full lesson plan, merely an enhancement of a section of a larger lesson.
The module is laid out in four broad sections.
* Objectives of the module
* Justifications (so that you can support your request for resources)
* Activities
* Personal Assessment and Reflection
The purpose of this module is to assist fellow science teachers in incorporating technology into the classroom. We all know there are many wonderful resources out there, but it is sometimes hard to see how to use it for our specific subject. More than that, how to incorporate it into a lesson plan - without hours and hours of planning. As science teachers, we tend to be pressed more to incorporate technology, given less resources to work with, and have less suggestions available to us. This can result in feelings of frustration, being out of date with current trends, and a general loss of joy in teaching. It is my hope that my sharing my idea for one enhancement, others will do the same, and we can all benefit.
With this module, you should be able to take the information and quickly tailor it to your teaching style and classroom dynamics. This is not a full lesson plan, merely an enhancement of a section of a larger lesson.
The module is laid out in four broad sections.
* Objectives of the module
* Justifications (so that you can support your request for resources)
* Activities
* Personal Assessment and Reflection