The Teacher
Academy at OSU
Mansfield was designed as a model for science workshops for elementary
teachers. There were several unique features:
- teachers were
enrolled as teams
from each participating school
- two science
professors (chemistry
and plant biology) teamed with two education professors (science
methods
and educational technology) to design and teach the curriculum
- science
technology
was broadly
defined to include microscopes, balances, flexcams, even plant presses
as well as computers
- after the
courses
were completed,
faculty visited the schools to assist in implementing the
teacher-designed
science units
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