| Activity Timeline |
Projected Training or Activity |
Participants projected/actual |
Focus of activity |
Date of Activity |
Accomplishments to Date |
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Summer 1996 Work-shops
NSF D06
D07a
D07b
D08
D09
D10
|
Projected: 4 advanced professional
development workshops
Actual: 6 workshops for experienced
teachers at their grade level
|
Projected: 4 groups of 15 teachers
Actual: 6 groups with a total of 117
teachers
|
- Constructivist teaching
- Background content
- Science as a process
- Managing hands-on materials
- Modeling of lessons
- Development of constructivist lessons
- Emphasis upon classroom problem-solving
All workshops for specific grade levels.
|
Projected: 6 hours/day for 5 days
Actual: 3 hours/day for 5 days
June 24-28, 1996
|
These workshops were highly successful
item. Participants rated the modeling of hands-on activities
and management of materials as being most beneficial.
Students from all six courses provided
an overall average rating for their course of 4.75 on
a 5-point rating scale (ranging from "poor"
to "excellent").
|
|
Summer 1996 Work-shops
NSF
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15
|
Projected: 4 advanced professional
development workshops
Actual: 5 workshops for reassigned
and new to a grade level
|
Projected: 4 groups of 15 teachers
Actual: 5 groups with a total of 49
teachers
|
- Constructivist teaching
- Background content
- Science as a process
- Managing hands-on materials
- Modeling of lessons
- The science curriculum
D11-D15 reassigned or new to grade
level
All workshops for specific grade levels.
|
Projected: 6 hours/day for 5 days
Actual: 3 hours/day for 5 days
June 24-28, 1996
|
These workshops were highly successful.
Participants rated the modeling of hands-on activities
and management of materials as being most beneficial.
When asked to list activities that were least beneficial,
fifteen participants failed to list any activities or
indicated that all activities were beneficial.
Students from all five courses provided
an overall average rating for their course of 4.75 on
a 5- point rating scale (ranging from "poor"
to "excellent").
|
|
Fall 1996 Work-shops
Y1
Y2
Y3
Y4
Y5
|
Projected: 3 grade level mini-workshops
during school day with substitute teachers
Actual: 5 grade level workshops during
school days with substitute teachers
|
Projected: experienced users not previously
trained
Actual: 57 experienced users not previously
trained
|
- Constructivist teaching for experienced
teachers
- Background content
- Science as a process
- Managing hands-on materials
- Modeling of lessons
- Problem-solving of daily classroom
concerns
|
Projected: one full day each month
for four months
Actual: 4 full days during fall semester
|
We had anticipated this series of workshops
to be our most difficult as these participants had chosen
to not participate in any prior NSF workshop activities.
We were surprised to find these teachers to be highly
receptive and appreciative of the training.
Students from all five courses provided
an overall average rating for their course of 4.61 on
a 5-point rating scale item (ranging from "poor"
to "excellent").
|
|
Project-ed: fall, 96
Actual: spring, 97
Work-shops
X1
X2
X3
X4
X5
|
Projected: six grade level mini-training
workshops for new users
Actual 5 grade level workshops for
new users
|
Projected: 36-90 teachers identified
as new users
Actual: 89 teachers identified as new
users
|
- Hands-on experience with each activity
emphasizing the constructivist approach
- Management of materials and students
- Development of constructivist lessons
|
Projected: 2 full days with substitute
teachers provided
Actual: 4 full days with substitute
teachers provided spring, 97
|
These workshops were highly successful.
Participants rated the modeling of hands-on activities
as being most beneficial.
Students from all five courses provided
an overall average rating for their course of 4.56 on
a 5-point rating scale (ranging from "poor"
to "excellent").
|
| Dec. 8, 1997 |
Projected: not projected
Actual: NSF workshop for facilitators
and leaders
|
31 leaders and 7 facilitators |
All day workshop:
- AM - culturing of organism
- PM - experimental design
|
Dec. 6, 1997 |
PI’s conducted all day training
for all science leaders and facilitators.
|
| Fall, 1996 |
Projected and Actual: presentation
of project research findings
|
Projected: all facilitators, some leaders
and constructivist users
Actual: all facilitators
|
All facilitators participated in a
3 hour block presentation on "Maintaining an Exemplary
Science Program" at the Maryland Association of
Science Teachers Fall Conference.
|
Oct. 25, 1996 |
High quality presentations were made
by facilitators. Attendance was very low due to the
scheduling of the presentation at the end of the conference
on Saturday morning.
|
| Spring 1997 |
Projected: three grade level mini-workshops
Grade 1, 2, 3
|
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Spring 1997
E6
E7
E8
E9
E10
E13
|
Projected: not projected
Actual: six special topics courses
for previously trained teachers
|
92 teachers who had received prior NSF
training. |
- Special topics included:
- th
grade geology
- astronomy
- experimental design
- field biology (primary)
- field biology (secondary)
- constructivism
|
5 three hour sessions during the evening,
Spring 1997
|
These courses provided additional depth
of knowledge to teachers who had participated in previous
NSF workshops. Overall ratings for each course are provided
below and are based on a 5- point rating scale (ranging
from "poor" to "excellent").
Astronomy 4.83
Experimental Design 5.00
Field Biology (primary) 4.58
Field Biology (secondary) 4.63
Constructivism 4.66
|
| Spring 1997 |
Projected and Actual: compilation and
dissemination of materials developed through grant activities
|
9 facilitators |
Research reports have been developed
on each of the research topics. These reports will be
combined with other data and further analysis by the
PI’s and distributed at the national level.
|
|
|
| Spring 1997 |
Projected and Actual: presentations
of project research findings
|
Projected: all facilitators, some leaders
and constructivist users
Actual: all facilitators and science
supervisor
|
The following presentations were made
at the NSTA National Convention, April 4-5, 1997:
- Determining the Extent and Usage
of Hands-on Materials in the Elementary Classroom
- Observing and Measuring Constructivist
Teaching Behavior: A Tool for Inservice Training
- Affecting Teacher Attitudes: Twenty
Years of an Exemplary Science Program
|
April 4-5, 1997 |
These were highly effective and successful
presentations. All sessions on April 4 were filled to
capacity. Members of the audience were enthusiastic
and participated in the discussion both during and after
the presentations.
|
|
Summer 1997
E24
E26
E27
E28
E29
E30
|
Projected: not projected
Actual: six special topics courses
for previously trained teachers
|
Teachers who had received prior NSF
training |
Special topics included:
- th Grade
Topics of reassigned teachers
- Field Biology
- Science Fair projects
- Elementary Science
- Experiments
- Discovery Activities
|
5 three hour sessions
June 16-20, 1997
(post-year three)
|
These courses provided additional depth
of knowledge to teachers who had participated in previous
NSF workshops. Overall ratings for each course are provided
below and are based on a 5- point rating scale (ranging
from "poor" to "excellent").
th
grade Topics 5.00
Oceanography 4.63
Field Biology (primary) 4.90
Field Biology (secondary) 4.63
Science Fair projects 4.70
Designing Experiments 4.91
Discovery Activities 4.90
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