Biology

Measuring Pedagogy and the Integration of Engineering Design in STEM Classrooms

Biology
Professional Development

The present study examined changes in high school biology and technology education pedagogy during the first year of a three-year professional development (PD) program using the INSPIRES educative curriculum. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) calls for the integration of science and engineering through inquiry-based pedagogy that shifts the burden of thinking from the teacher to the student. This call is especially challenging for teachers untrained in inquiry teaching and engineering or science concepts.

Access Link: 
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10956-018-9756-y
Lead Organization(s): 
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Year: 
2018
Short Description: 
The present study examined changes in high school biology and technology education pedagogy during the first year of a three-year professional development (PD) program using the INSPIRES educative curriculum.

National Association of Biology Teachers 2019 Professional Development Conference; Chicago, IL

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Event Date: 
Thu, 11/14/2019 (All day) to Sun, 11/17/2019 (All day)
Sponsoring Organization: 
National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)
Associated Dates and Deadlines: 

To learn more, visit https://nabt.org/Events-Future-Conferences.

Event Type: 
Conference
Discipline / Topic: 
Biology

Graphing Research on Inquiry with Data in Science (GRIDS) Curricular Units

Biology
Earth Science
Environmental Science
Science
Technology
Assessment
Curriculum
Educational Technology
Three middle school science curricular units on the topics of genetics, ocean biodiversity & discourse, and solar ovens & design critiques:
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Year: 
2017
Short Description: 
Three middle school science curricular units on the topics of genetics, ocean biodiversity & discourse, and solar ovens & design critiques.
Resource(s): 
PDF icon WISE GRIDS units.pdf

National Association of Biology Teachers 2017 Professional Development Conference; St. Louis, MO

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Event Date: 
Thu, 11/09/2017 (All day) to Sun, 11/12/2017 (All day)
Sponsoring Organization: 
National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)

To learn more, visit http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=12.

Event Type: 
Conference
Discipline / Topic: 
Biology

Leveraging Open Source Tools across NSF-funded Projects: Partnerships, Integration Models, and Developer Communities

21st Century Skills
Biology
Earth Science
Educational Technology
Physics
Statistics
Other
Middle School
High School
Post-secondary
Curriculum
Software
STEM Categorization: 
Science
Technology
Engineering
Math
Day: 
Fri

Discuss the potential utility of CODAP and other open source tools in your work, effective cross-project partnerships, and supporting developer communities around open source materials.

Date/Time: 
9:15 am to 10:45 am
Presenters: 
Amy Busey
Daniel Damelin
William Finzer
Natalya St. Clair
Location: 
Jefferson
Session Materials: 
PDF icon Slides

Goal: Participants will explore the spectrum of “working together” from collaboration to community. Alongside participant examples, CODAP will be used as a model to explore the range of possibilities.

Objectives: That participants

Session Types: 
Concurrent Session

Infusing Engineering into Secondary-level Classes

Assessment
Biology
Classroom Practice
Curriculum
Physics
Pedagogy
Professional Development
High School
Activity
Curriculum
Instrument
STEM Categorization: 
Science
Technology
Engineering
Day: 
Fri

Participants learn about approaches to infusing or integrating engineering concepts into secondary-level science classrooms and engage in an analysis of two projects’ products and outcomes.

Date/Time: 
9:15 am to 10:45 am
Presenters: 
Rodney Custer
Jenny Daugherty
Jonathan Singer
Location: 
Taylor
Session Materials: 
PDF icon Slides

The session will feature the experiences, outcomes, and materials from two engineering-oriented DR K-12 projects. The two projects, INFUSE and INSPIRES, use different approaches to teacher professional development with the goal of preparing science teachers to infuse or integrate engineering into their classrooms. They have both developed a unique set of materials designed to impact science and technology outcomes (working on a combination of curriculum development, professional development, and research).

Session Types: 
Concurrent Session

Scientific Modeling across the K–12 Continuum: Alignment between Theoretical Foundations and Classroom Interventions

Assessment
Biology
Classroom Practice
Chemistry
Cognitive Science
Curriculum
Earth Science
Environmental Science
Measurement
Learning Progression
Other
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
Digital Media
Curriculum
Instrument
Learning Progression
Software
STEM Categorization: 
Science
Day: 
Thu

Explore methods and challenges associated with supporting and evaluating scientific modeling in K–12 classrooms in this structured poster session.

Date/Time: 
2:15 pm to 3:45 pm
Presenters: 
Daniel Damelin
Cory Forbes
Joseph Krajcik
Christina Schwarz
Nanette Marcum-Dietrich
Cynthia Passmore
Location: 
Madison A&B
Session Materials: 
PDF icon Slides
Virtual Poster Hall

In this interactive panel symposium, presenters will draw from a set of active DR K-12 projects to explore a diverse array of resources, models, and tools (RMTs) designed to operationalize varying perspectives on scientific modeling in elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms across disciplinary domains.

Session Types: 
Concurrent Session

Why a Digital Teacher Guide?

Biology
Classroom Practice
Curriculum
Educational Technology
Science
Technology
Teacher Practice

Inquiry-based educative curricula and teachers who use these curricula as intended are major factors in achieving successful student learning outcomes in science. Educative curricula can also bring about significant change in teacher practice. Educative curricula are generally accompanied by carefully designed print teacher guides that facilitate the implementation of curricula, encourage new instructional strategies, and accommodate curriculum modifications while retaining fidelity to the developers’ content sequencing and pedagogy.

Lead Organization(s): 
Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
Year: 
2016
Short Description: 
An electronic teacher guide (eTG) was developed to determine whether a digital guide could better support teachers in implementing an inquiry-based curriculum and in enhancing their practice. Developed as a proof-of-concept exemplar, features of the eTG support high school teachers in planning, implementing, and modifying innovative instructional materials and in developing more ambitious teaching practices.
Resource(s): 
PDF icon WhyDigital.pdf

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