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5 Supporting Science and Engineering Teachers Through Professional Development
5 Supporting Science and Engineering Teachers Through Professional Development
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Defining "3D Learning" Penuel began by talking about one of today's challenges in professional development research -- preparing teachers to support three-dimensional science and engineering learning as presented in A Framework for K-12 Science Education ("the Framework) ,1 a consensus report that informed the Next Generation Science Standards.
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Professional development is also an important system component to align, he said, because the Framework makes significant learning demands on teachers. Penuel said that it is known from the first generation of science standards implementation that professional development of an extended duration that is focused on content and that is close to practice is necessary to change classroom practice.
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External providers can design these tools, introduce them to teachers, and periodically bring back leaders of professional communities together to discuss their use of the tools, both to gain support from colleagues and acquire new ideas to try out in their schools. One of the strategies Penuel and his colleagues have employed to support this work is to ask teachers in small groups to read parts of the Framework -- either a single practice, crosscutting concept, or disciplinary idea, or the components of a performance expectation in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
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Strategy 2: Co-Design Curriculum with Teachers Penuel said that engaging teachers in the design and adaptation of curriculum materials is a form of "active learning" in which teachers can effectively explore the materials through practice, investigation, problem solving, and discussion.3 Developing materials provides a way for teachers to match instructional materials to student needs.4 Engaging teachers in design and adaptation of materials provides a way for them to learn about theories from research they can apply to practice.5 He said that teachers who begin with strong models of curriculum materials provide students with higher-quality opportunities to learn.6 Professional development that provides models for adapting materials and teaching effectively with them can produce greater student learning gains. 7 In Denver, Penuel is working with a team of teachers to co-design a curriculum in biology for ninth grade.
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It holds promise as a way to identify diversity in the classroom in science that can be used to help students productively engage in science practices.12 Professional Learning Framework Penuel concluded by describing an effort of a committee of the Council of State Science Supervisors that he and another researcher, Richard Audet, are supporting. This is an effort to develop a new set of professional learning standards for science education, aligned to the Framework, which also updates the professional development standards outlined in the National Science Education Standards.
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Penuel said that he sees NASA as one of a number of providers of professional development with the potential to contribute as a partner to efforts to build a more coherent science education system. Panel Discussion Sheri Klug-Boonstra, director of Mars Education at Arizona State University; Mariel Milano, director of digital curriculum and instructional design for Orange County Public Schools in Florida; and Annette DeCharon, senior marine education scientist at the University of Maine, joined Penuel and Byers for the panel discussion.
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She explained that having people who have been in the classroom help to design the professional development results in trust from teachers. Milano explained that Orange County Public Schools focuses a lot on developing evidence statements with teachers because the district in which she works is used as a basis for proficiency determination.
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She stated that in her position, one of her roles is to curate digital learning objects. She suggested developing professional development programs around how to use digital learning objects from NASA, assisting schools districts with reviewing their own curriculum, and moving training to a blended format or using online courses because the face-to-face delivery model is often not cost-effective.
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38 SHARING THE ADVENTURE WITH THE STUDENT FIGURE 5.1 New Horizons' flyby of Pluto in 2015 is an example of an event that can be used in science classrooms. SOURCE: Courtesy of NASA/JHU-APL/SwRI/Steve Gribben.
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