Teaching Science and Investigating Environmental Issues with Geospatial Technology Designing Effective Professional Development for Teachers
Of particular interest are explanations of how programs were tailored to meet the varied needs of participating teachers and their students. I encourage educators who work with pre-service or in-service science, environmental science, social studies, or geography teachers to build their efforts base...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2014, 2014
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014 |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Participatory Professional Development: Geospatially Enhanced Urban Ecological Field Studies
- Field-based Research Partnerships: Teachers, Students, and Scientists Investigate the Geologic History of Eastern Montana Using Geospatial Technologies
- The GIT Ahead Project: Meeting Teachers Where They Are and Helping Them Achieve Their Geospatial Goals
- Spatial Sci: Forwarding Geospatial Technology Innovations In the Classroom
- Eyes in the Sky: Facilitating Classroom Research Using Geospatial Technology
- Coastlines: Commitment, Comfort, Competence, Empowerment, and Relevance in Professional Development
- The Inquiring with GIS (iGIS) Project: Helping Teachers Create and Lead Local GIS-Based Investigations
- Communities for Rural Education, Stewardship and Technology Program (CREST): A Rural Model of Teacher Professional Development
- Curriculum Aligned Professional Development for Geospatial Education
- The Nature of Teacher Knowledge Necessary for the Effective Use of Geospatial Technologies to Teach Science
- Impact of Science Teacher Professional Development through Geospatial Technologies: A 5-Step Program of Support
- The Data Sets and Inquiry in Geoscience Education Project: A Model Curricula for Teacher Capacity Building in Scientific Inquiry Tasks With Geospatial Data
- Designing Google Earth Activities for Learning Earth and Environmental Science
- Designing Geospatial Exploration Activities to Build Environmental Awareness in Middle School Students
- The Lonely Trailblazers: Examining the Early Implementation of Geospatial Technologies in Science Classrooms
- Understanding the Use of Geospatial Technologies to Teach Science: TPACK as a Lens for Effective Teaching
- Moving Out of Flatland: Toward Effective Practice in Geospatial Inquiry
- What Happens After Professional Development: Case Studies on Implementing GIS in the Classroom
- The Nature and Design of Professional Development for Using Geospatial Technologies to Teach Science