A Curriculum-Linked Professional Development Approach to Support Teachers' Adoption of Web GIS Tectonics Investigations

Autor/inn/en	Bodzin, Alec; Anastasio, David; Sahagian, Dork; Henry, Jill Burrows
Titel	A Curriculum-Linked Professional Development Approach to Support Teachers' Adoption of Web GIS Tectonics Investigations
Quelle	In: Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 16 (2016) 3 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1528-5804
Schlagwörter	Investigations; Faculty Development; Plate Tectonics; Adoption (Ideas); Geographic Information Systems; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Science Teachers; Web Based Instruction; Curriculum Design; Curriculum Implementation; Instructional Materials; Material Development; Program Effectiveness; Middle School Teachers; Surveys; Focus Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Untersuchung; Plattentektonik; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Web Based Training; Lehrplangestaltung; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	A curriculum-linked professional development approach designed to support middle level science teachers' understandings about tectonics and geospatial pedagogical content knowledge was developed. This approach takes into account limited face-to-face professional development time and instead provides pedagogical support within the design of a Web-based curriculum with extensive teacher support materials. This paper illustrates how curriculum design can provide teachers with supports for content (e.g., tectonics) and geospatial instruction with Web GIS. The effectiveness of the approach is presented with a focus on how the curriculum implementation of the Web GIS tectonics investigations and the curriculum support materials provided teachers with the professional growth required for successful curriculum implementation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01