Teaching Science and Investigating Environmental Issues with Geospatial Technology Designing Effective Professional Development for Teachers /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: MaKinster, James (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Trautmann, Nancy (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Barnett, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Education.; Geographical information systems.; Educational technology.; Science education.; Teaching.; Science Education.; Educational Technology.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Teaching and Teacher Education.

This book provides research-grounded and practically-minded insights into teacher professional development in support of integrating GIS and other geospatial technologies into K-12 science teaching. In this volume 50 designers, educators and researchers share their experiences, knowledge, and lesson...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Participatory Professional Development: Geospatially Enhanced Urban Ecological Field Studies
• Field-based Research Partnerships: Teachers, Students, and Scientists Investigate the Geologic History of Eastern Montana Using Geospatial Technologies
• The GIT Ahead Project: Meeting Teachers Where They Are and Helping Them Achieve Their Geospatial Goals
• Spatial Sci: Forwarding Geospatial Technology Innovations In the Classroom
• Eyes in the Sky: Facilitating Classroom Research Using Geospatial Technology
• Coastlines: Commitment, Comfort, Competence, Empowerment, and Relevance in Professional Development
• The Inquiring with GIS (iGIS) Project: Helping Teachers Create and Lead Local GIS-Based Investigations
• Communities for Rural Education, Stewardship and Technology Program (CREST): A Rural Model of Teacher Professional Development
• Curriculum Aligned Professional Development for Geospatial Education
• Impact of Science Teacher Professional Development through Geospatial Technologies: A 5-Step Program of Support
• The Data Sets and Inquiry in Geoscience Education Project: A Model Curricula for Teacher Capacity Building in Scientific Inquiry Tasks With Geospatial Data
• Designing Google Earth Activities for Learning Earth and Environmental Science
• Designing Geospatial Exploration Activities to Build Environmental Awareness in Middle School Students
• The Lonely Trailblazers: Examining the Early Implementation of Geospatial Technologies in Science Classrooms
• Understanding the Use of Geospatial Technologies to Teach Science: TPACK as a Lens for Effective Teaching
• Moving Out of Flatland: Toward Effective Practice in Geospatial Inquiry
• What Happens After Professional Development: Case Studies on Implementing GIS in the Classroom
• The Nature and Design of Professional Development for Using Geospatial Technologies to Teach Science
• The Nature of Teacher Knowledge Necessary for the Effective Use of Geospatial Technologies to Teach Science.