| Improving Iowa High School Biology Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge |
This exploratory project is to support Iowa high school
science teachers to improve their pedagogical content
knowledge (PCK) through two avenues: a) providing
systematic professional development (PD) programs and b)
using a web-based video analysis tool (VAT). The PDs focus
on two major aspects of PCK: a) understanding of student
misconceptions and learning difficulties in learning a
particular science concept and b) understanding of teaching
strategies to address those misconceptions and difficulties
during instruction. Also, the VAT is used to stimulate self-
reflection of and collaborative reflection between teachers
since reflection is a critical vehicle for PCK
development.
Project Status: Current |
Iowa Mathematics and Science Education Partnership |
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Soonhye Park
Assistant professor
University of Iowa
319-335-5592
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