Using Inquiry to Improve Pedagogy through K-12/University Partnerships

Autor/inn/en	Huziak-Clark, Tracy; Van Hook, Stephen J.; Nurnberger-Haag, Julie; Ballone-Duran, Lena
Titel	Using Inquiry to Improve Pedagogy through K-12/University Partnerships
Quelle	In: School Science and Mathematics, 107 (2007) 8, S.311-324 (1 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6803
Schlagwörter	Program Design; Elementary Secondary Education; Observation; Program Effectiveness; Communication Skills; Cooperation; Professional Development; Teaching Methods; Inquiry; Graduate Students; Teacher Educators; Partnerships in Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Beobachtung; Kommunikationsstil; Co-operation; Kooperation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Teacher education; Education; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Hochschulpartnerschaft
Abstract	This article focuses on the impact a collaborative project between university graduate fellows and K-12 classroom teachers had on improved pedagogy in the classroom and in the future at the university. Nine teams participated in a yearlong professional development project to improve pedagogy and communication skills of the participants. This study shows that the participants, the fellows and the K-12 teacher partners, made changes in planning, implementation, and even motivation for using inquiry-based methods in their classroom. External observations of the teams further support the individuals' claims of improved pedagogy using inquiry and impact on student conceptual understanding. The Horizon Classroom Observation instrument was used for these observations. The teams showed an overall increase in scores, as well as overall effective and exemplary implementation of their planning. The program design, the implementation, and the results of this three-year study will be elaborated in this article. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10