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November 15, 2016 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Informal/Formal Connections
The Exploratorium Teacher Institute (TI) is a teacher professional development center that offers comprehensive, multiyear professional learning institutes; classroom coaching and mentoring; and teaching tools to middle and high school science teachers. The TI staff is composed of a team of PhD scientists and veteran secondary science educators who work in concert to provide teachers with resources and experiences that develop the content knowledge and pedagogical skills necessary for teaching authentic science content through student-centered activities (McDermott and DeWater 2000). All of this is situated within the Exploratorium’s historical tradition of open-ended, constructivist learning, which provides a level of comfort coupled with minimally defined expectations that can increase teacher confidence with using inquiry-oriented practices (Astor‐Jack, Balcerzak, and McCallie 2006).

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    Exploratorium
  • Sara Heredia
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    University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Citation

    ISSN : 2475-8779
    Publication Name: Connected Science Learning
    Volume: 2

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: DISCOVERY RESEARCH K-12
    Award Number: 1503153
    NIH
    Funding Program: SEPA
    Award Number: R25OD016525
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Education and learning science | General STEM
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals | Scientists
    Environment Type: Public Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Informal/Formal Connections | K-12 Programs

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