Outcomes of a three-year in-service secondary teacher training program in engineering design

We have developed and implemented a comprehensive, three-year professional development program for in-service secondary teachers to prepare them to teach engineering design and problem solving, and to use design-based teaching approaches in their science curriculum. The program used a constructionis...

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Published in2013 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) pp. 1591 - 1596
Main Authors Young, James F., Jensen, Deborah L.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2013
Subjects
Atmospheric measurements
Blogs
Buildings
Conferences
Engineering Design
Heating
Particle measurements
Teacher Professional Development
Teacher Training
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Summary:We have developed and implemented a comprehensive, three-year professional development program for in-service secondary teachers to prepare them to teach engineering design and problem solving, and to use design-based teaching approaches in their science curriculum. The program used a constructionist, immersion pedagogy and a three-phase learning cycle. The program consisted of intensive summer workshops followed by monthly one-day workshops, school visits, and support activities during the academic year. This paper describes the program philosophy and activities, and presents outcome results using both qualitative and quantitative data. Pre- and post-test results indicate the workshop pedagogy and program structure were successful in meeting the goals and desired outcomes of the program.
ISSN:0190-5848
2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE.2013.6685107