Session Format
Poster Session (60 minutes)
Location
Nessmith-Lane Conference Center Lobby
Abstract for the conference program
Do your students or teachers suffer from “nature deficit disorder”? Engage and interest students and teachers in the study of ecology and other content through the use of place-based resources to teach national and state standards. This presentation shares preliminary data and engaging strategies from professional development activities which engage secondary teachers in the investigation of local natural resources and encourage the development of ecology lessons and activities using local resources.
Proposal Track
Research Project
Start Date
3-8-2013 9:00 AM
End Date
3-8-2013 9:20 AM
Recommended Citation
Bennett, Missy M. and Scott, Heather, "Teacher Professional Development: Using Local Resources to Engage Teachers and Students in Learning" (2013). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 10.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2013/2013/10
Included in
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons, Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
Teacher Professional Development: Using Local Resources to Engage Teachers and Students in Learning
Nessmith-Lane Conference Center Lobby
Do your students or teachers suffer from “nature deficit disorder”? Engage and interest students and teachers in the study of ecology and other content through the use of place-based resources to teach national and state standards. This presentation shares preliminary data and engaging strategies from professional development activities which engage secondary teachers in the investigation of local natural resources and encourage the development of ecology lessons and activities using local resources.