Share Paper: A Curriculum-linked Professional Development Approach to Support Teachers' Adoption of Socio-Environmental Science Investigation

  1. Alec Bodzin, Lehigh University, United States
  2. Thomas Hammond, Lehigh University, United States
  3. Kate Popejoy, Popejoy STEM LLC, United States
  4. William Farina, Lehigh University, United States
  5. David Anastasio, Lehigh University, United States
  6. Breena Holland, Lehigh University, United States
  7. James Carrigan, Lehigh University, United States
  8. Scott Rutzmoser, Lehigh University, United States
  9. Dork Sahagian, Lehigh University, United States
Thursday, March 29 10:15-10:45 AM Edison A

Abstract: Many teachers have not had professional development experiences that foster sufficient geospatial pedagogical content knowledge to implement science curriculum using geospatial technologies that promote science learning and the development of geospatial thinking skills. To address this, we have developed and implemented an approach to promote teachers’ professional growth with curriculum-linked professional development to support the adoption of novel socio-environmental science investigations (SESI) using a geospatial curriculum approach. SESI are based on the pedagogical frameworks of place-based education, socioscientific issues-based instruction, and citizen science. Our curriculum development follows a design partnership model and focuses on collaborative design and implementation of curriculum ...