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Track 4: Teaching and learning Session : Teaching the Teacher By Irčne Butor, 22 July 1998 Marianne McCarthy < marianne.mccarthy@dfrc.nasa.gov
> from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (USA) talked about Web-Based
Instruction and Learning. In 94, when she was principle of a High School, she meet someone
from NASA with a proposition that sounded wonderful. It involved a collaboration between
NASA and Pennsylvania State University (Barbara Grabowski < bgrabowski@psu.edu >, Tiffany Koszalka < tak10@psu.edu >). School curricula are studied and
existing NASA web-based materials are used. Administrative infrastructure have a
considerable impact on the successful use of the technology in the classroom. Factors
concerning teachers include technical skills, attitude and motivation, perception of
skills, perception of administrative support, assignment, subject area, time teaching.
Curricula need to take into account guidance, support and resources. Web-based instruction
shouldn't add to teachers current workload, should develop strategies for classroom, and
must be acknowledged by administration. On the question : NASA's goal is usually military,
what does it do with instructional material ? Marianne McCarthy answered : " NASA
works on earth system sciences, from space and with airplanes, aeronautics flight, solar
energy, storing the energy to flight in the night (pathfinder), without polluting the air.
Using real example, you can teach children, talk about ecology (for example
deforestation), teach the children based on real pictures. Give them the example of real,
applied science, and they will be more motivated ". Andy Gray < andy.gray@qed.qld.gov.au
> from Education Queensland (Australia) discussed a model of professional development
for teachers in schools in Queensland. There are 1'200 schools in Queensland. It involves
training and development, long term access to laptop, internet access, technical and
curriculum support. Expert teachers are helping teachers developing their skills. Teaching
practices, attitudes and motivation, teachers role in class, teachers role at
school were discussed. Teachers will accept computer and other technologies as a useful
tool in class. On the question: is this model helping teachers to make programs or for
doing classroom work? Andy Gray answered : " It is for the classroom. It helps
teachers do what they want, like training will. We have 600 teachers in an email list. 6
groups of 100 connecting teachers (CT1 to CT6). CT1 is helping CT5 and CT6. We teach them
and they do it ". Mary Fran Yafchak < maryfran@nysernet.org
> from NYSERNet, Inc. (USA) presented her model " Train-the-Trainer " ( http://nysernet.org/projects/nynex-k12
). The project is being carried out by Bell Atlantic. The goals of "
Train-the-Trainer " are to make training more affordable, increase local control and
relevance, and help ensure that training happens. She proposes three days of hands-on
instruction, with materials and support in the field. The topics for this workshop are
centred on Internet tools (for example email), techniques and strategies (for example
search engines). It is a successful pilot program with 350 teachers having received
training. " Train-the-Trainer " is a workable model for cost-effective and
learning-effective K-12 teacher training. Increased modularization would improve the
training structure used in the project. The project will be extended by putting computers
in the classroom, doing curriculum integration, and Web development by/for K-12.
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