Inquiry-based lesson plans: A workshop for middle-school science teachers

CHED 137

William J Donovan, wdonovan@uakron.edu1, Kim Calvo1, Stephen Horvath2, Donna Turner3, and Diana Williams4. (1) Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Knight Chemical Laboratory, Akron, OH 44325-3601, (2) Aurora High School, 109 W. Pioneer Trl, Aurora, OH 44202, (3) Normandy High School, 2500 West Pleasant Valley Rd., Parma, OH 44134, (4) Firestone High School, 333 Rampart Ave, Akron, OH 44313
The Northeast Ohio Center of Excellence (NEOCEx) in Mathematics and Science Teacher Education encourages collaboration among faculty and administrators at regional higher education and K-12 institutions to promote the effective teaching and learning of mathematics and science. Inquiry-based lesson plans are developed by university faculty and high school teachers, and piloted in introductory college chemistry courses. The content of each lesson is aligned with specific national and state content standards and outcomes. Middle-school science teachers attend workshops (facilitated by the high school teachers) where they run the tested lessons as students. The teachers take the lessons back to their schools for continued implementation. The lesson plans are also shared online through the Ohio Resource Center. We will discuss the results of the 2006 chemistry workshop including results of the pre- and post-test Chemical Concepts Inventory and teacher attitudes.
 

General Posters
7:30 PM-9:30 PM, Sunday, March 25, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Poster

Sci-Mix
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Sci-Mix

Division of Chemical Education

The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007