A. Learning Science
The workshop design shows evidence that the workshop activities
* Work towards two or three clearly stated goals or outcomes
* Build on participants' current knowledge, (cognizant of the fact that
they will be different kinds of learners and at different knowledge and
skill levels)
* Involve participants in hands-on, authentic, scientific investigation
* Address local and / or national issues
* Introduce participants to the current literature in different media,
including the Internet and WWW
* Use the Internet, the web, and other tools for data analysis
* Provide time and direction for participants to reflect on how
what-and-how they are learning relates to their classrooms and their own
learning style and preferences
B. Learning to Teach Science
The workshop design shows evidence that the activities
* Encourage and support collaboration among the participants
* Model the inquiry approach
* Connect science with science teaching through guided practice
* Allow enough ambiguity so teachers can struggle with real situations
but provide safety nets for those who need more guidance and structure
* Integrate assessment rather than showing it as a separate activity
C. WWNFF
The workshop
* condenses the 1998 CORE Institute imaginatively but with integrity
towards the spirit and standards-based content of the institute
* integrates WWNFF and local site telecommunications resources
Mary "Meddie" Apodaca, PhD
Director, Woodrow Wilson Leadership Program for Teachers
CN 5281, 5 Vaughn Drive
Princeton NJ 08543
apodaca@woodrow.org; apodaca@www.woodrow.org
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