2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University
2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University
2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University
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• more intellectual engagement of the participants<br />
• more connections to other disciplines and real world contexts<br />
• more information in a “classroom ready” format<br />
• increase intellectual rigor<br />
• use more constructive criticism<br />
• more challenging of participants’ ideas<br />
The observers in the classrooms also noted some areas in which the NWO participants can<br />
improve by participating in the NWO Center professional development. The observed teachers<br />
appeared to need more tips and training in how to:<br />
• provide adequate time for sense-making and wrap-up<br />
• pay attention to students’ prior experience, preparedness and learning styles<br />
• use instructional strategies and activities that reflect attention to issues of access, equity<br />
and diversity<br />
• use more investigative tasks and strategies<br />
• encourage collaborative learning and draw all students into the discussion<br />
• develop greater collegiality among students<br />
• encourage participation of all students<br />
• increase participation of females<br />
• adjust instruction for students’ needs when appropriate<br />
• using higher order, open-ended questioning,<br />
• give students more time to explore misconceptions<br />
• making more real world connections and connections to other disciplines<br />
• avoid/recognize science and math inaccuracies<br />
Suggestions from high school students for improving the OJSHS:<br />
• more poster judges to avoid having them in pairs<br />
• a better judging procedure (e.g., judging only the work that the students actually did<br />
independently on the project)<br />
• more diversity in judges’ backgrounds<br />
• opportunity to tour science research labs at the university<br />
Suggestions from faculty for improving the Research Community:<br />
• more directed discussions<br />
• better, more generalizable, more current and relevant selection of examples of research<br />
on teaching and learning in sciences<br />
• better use of time in the Learning Community meetings (hoping for a research project or grant proposal to<br />
emerge from the meetings)<br />
• less focus on theoretical points of view and more on practical applications<br />
• scheduling time for individual members to share their projects, struggles and<br />
accomplishments<br />
• more structured protocol for evaluating research articles<br />
• reading and discussing classic papers/books in STEM education in order to develop an<br />
understanding of how STEM education has evolved over time.<br />
Suggestions for survey data collection: