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Teachers' Domain Professional Development courses
give teachers methods and strategies to develop
effective and innovative instruction.
Inquiry and exploration drive the pedagogy of these
courses. Teachers learn through inquiry, which they
can use with their students after experiencing its
impact on their own learning.
Each research-based course uses a constructivist approach
to enhance learning. The courses include:
- Active involvement in the
learning process
- Surfacing prior knowledge before
learning new subject matter
- Making and testing predictions
- Collecting, organizing, and analyzing
evidence to support a hypothesis
- Describing, drawing, charting,
and concept mapping to effectively communicate
- Building communities of learners
through online discussions
- Monitoring progress through
instructor/facilitator and peer feedback
- Making generalizations from knowledge
gained and applying what's been learned
to new instances
- Applying new content, pedagogy,
and knowledge in the classroom
Through each course, videos
— filmed live in actual classrooms — show
teachers and students exploring science concepts together. These videos
correlate to specific teaching methodologies and illustrate a variety of
strategies and activities. Watching the videos helps participants
integrate what they've learned into their own teaching, to create
meaningful learning experiences for their students.
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