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Month: March 2016

  • STEM K12 Research Initiatives and Teacher Preparation Programs

      As STEM education gaps continue, US STEM occupations have increased four times the rate of total employment (Batts & Lesko, 2011). According to the 2010 President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, funding and research targeted to address challenges include a two-pronged approach, to prepare all students to have a rich foundation in STEM and to inspire and motivate students to learn about STEM subjects in hopes more choose to enter a STEM career field (Raju & Clayson, 2010). The purpose of this paper is to explore K12 research and curriculum approaches to improving teacher preparation, which will assist in creating positive student perceptions and interest towards STEM and STEM career pathways using an online MOOC platform.

    The following full academic paper presentation explores current literature and research exploring face to face and MOOC STEM teacher training programs.

     

     

  • Teacher Feature: Kindergarten Explores Star Wars

  • Promises to My Learners as a Maker Educator

    Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D.'s avatarUser Generated Education

    I used to teach a graduate course in professional ethics for the educator. One of the assignments I did is have these inservice educators develop a list of promises to their students. I asked them to make it poster size so they can post these promises in their classrooms. Here is an example: 10 Amazing Teacher Promises for the Beginning of School.

    As I prepared to teach a summer school/camp on maker education (see http://www.makereducation.com/summer-camp-schedule.html), I decided compose a list of promises to my learners as a maker educator.

    1. I promise to make the making environment positive, joyful and physically and emotionally safe so you feel safe enough to take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, and test things out.
    2. I promise you to provide you with resources and materials to help you create, make, innovate.
    3. I promise that I will respect and support your own unique ways of…

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