Professional Development: Teacher Quality Grant Workshops
Session Format
Presentation Session (20 minutes)
Location
Room 2905
Abstract for the conference program
For over ten years, ASU staff have partnered with schools to provide hands-on professional development in social studies, science, and math content knowledge to teachers by providing content knowledge from professors and in-field professionals. Teachers discuss not only the challenges involved in trying to cover all required content but also the problems that arise in science and social studies when many districts do not focus on these subjects. Yet, both disciplines are part of Georgia Standards, and components can be included within interdisciplinary lessons.
The purpose of this session is to introduce the workshops to K-12 educators as a resource with emphasis in STEM fields. The workshops are sought after by teachers to develop content knowledge of state standards. Staff also provide modeling of best practices in literacy, math, and technology in content areas. Primary sources, expertise of experts in the field, photographs, videos, and artifacts are gathered by teachers to immediately be used in classrooms.
Proposal Track
Non-research Project
Start Date
3-4-2016 11:30 AM
End Date
3-4-2016 11:50 AM
Recommended Citation
Smith, Janel Dr., "Professional Development: Teacher Quality Grant Workshops" (2016). Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019). 47.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/stem/2016/2016/47
Professional Development: Teacher Quality Grant Workshops
Room 2905
For over ten years, ASU staff have partnered with schools to provide hands-on professional development in social studies, science, and math content knowledge to teachers by providing content knowledge from professors and in-field professionals. Teachers discuss not only the challenges involved in trying to cover all required content but also the problems that arise in science and social studies when many districts do not focus on these subjects. Yet, both disciplines are part of Georgia Standards, and components can be included within interdisciplinary lessons.
The purpose of this session is to introduce the workshops to K-12 educators as a resource with emphasis in STEM fields. The workshops are sought after by teachers to develop content knowledge of state standards. Staff also provide modeling of best practices in literacy, math, and technology in content areas. Primary sources, expertise of experts in the field, photographs, videos, and artifacts are gathered by teachers to immediately be used in classrooms.
