Center for
Innovation in Engineering
Innovation
& Science Education
Ihor Charischak
Mathematics Project
Manager
Joshua Koen
Internet Science Education &
Latin American Program
Specialist
Meg Turner
Manager of
District Outreach
Programs
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Technology Showcase Day!
Real-time
data
Projects!
Telecollaborative
Projects!
Hands-on
Math!
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Agenda
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome
9:15 – 10:30
Unique and Compelling Internet
Applications in Science (SCT)
10:30 – 10:45
Break
10:45–11:45
Unique and Compelling Internet
Applications in Math (TIME)
11:45-12:00
Wrap-up
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
www.ciese.org
The Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Using the Internet Effectively
in the K-12 Classroom
Joshua Koen
Internet Science Education Specialist
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Stevens Institute of Technology
Teaching with Technology Showcase Day
March 10, 2004
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
The Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Using the Internet Effectively in the K-12 Classroom
How are educators
using the Internet as
an educational tool?
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Internet-based Applications
Publishing
Student Work
Online
Finding Lesson
Plans
e-Pal Exchanges,
Tele-collaborative
projects
Publishing Student
Stories to the Web
Simulations
Using
Online
Quizzes
March 2004
WebQuests
Historical
Diaries
Online
Textbook
Virtual Labs
(Interactive Frog
Dissection)
Weather
Satellite images
Real-time data
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Internet-based Applications
Real-time Data
21st
Century Workforce Skills
E-Pal /
Telecollaborative
Student
Web Page
Web Quests
Historical
Diary
Virtual
Labs
Simulations
Online
Quizzes
Online
Textbook
Lesson
Plans
Partially Proficient
Proficient
Skill Level on State Proficiency Tests
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Advanced Proficient
The Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Using the Internet Effectively in the K-12 Classroom
Session Outcomes
 Define “Unique and Compelling”
Internet applications
 Explore subject-specific examples
 Review Savvy Cyber Teacher® program
 Look at Research & Evaluation Findings
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’
Internet Applications
Internet applications can provide a revolutionary
new instructional tool that can create opportunities
for students to engage in more authentic learning.
Unique
Compelling
Cannot be done without
Internet technology
Provides students with real
world learning experiences
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’
Internet Applications
 Telecollaborative Projects
 Real-Time Data
 Web Publishing
 Primary Source Materials
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
The Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Using the Internet Effectively in the K-12 Classroom
Session Outcomes
 Define “Unique and Compelling”
Internet applications
 Explore subject-specific examples
 Review Savvy Cyber Teacher® program
 Look at Research & Evaluation Findings
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’
Internet Applications
Use the Internet as a…
Communication Tool
to connect with experts & other
students from around the world:
• Ask-An-Expert
• TeleCollaborative Projects
• Telementoring
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’:
The Human Genetics Project
• Attached Earlobes
• Curved Thumb
• White Forelock
• Bent Pinky
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’:
The Human Genetics Project
free vs.
attached
March 2004
straight vs.
curved
straight vs.
bent
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
with vs.
without
‘Unique and Compelling’:
The Human Genetics Project
• In a given population, is the
dominant trait the most
frequently occurring?
•
Was your hypothesis correct?
•
Will you remember this better as a result?
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’
Internet Applications
Use the Internet to…
Access Real Time Data
to problem-solve and
think critically:
•
•
•
Weather Satellite Images
Remote Sensing Data
Government Databases
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’:
The Stowaway Adventure
Goal: Compare 2 approaches to teaching
authentic problem solving using Real World
information
Objectives covered: Scientific inquiry,
data analysis, position & motion, weather,
geography
Methodology: “Textbook” vs. Unique &
Compelling Resources
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’:
The Stowaway Adventure
The “Text book” Problem
A ship travels from point A to point B in 24
hours as shown on the attached map. Using
the map, determine:
1. Where you are going; &
2. When you will arrive.
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’:
The Stowaway Adventure
The Internet Enhanced Problem:
Imagine you are a stowaway on a cargo boat.
Cautiously looking over the edge of the vessel,
you see nothing but ocean on all sides, and you
decide that you want to get back home without
alerting the ship's crew to your presence.
You know only the ship's identification code,
lucky for you; you remembered to pack your
laptop, cellular phone and modem.
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’:
The Stowaway Adventure
Today’s
classroom
Tomorrow’s
classroom
Ship A leaves Port B
at 12:45 PM headed for
Port C which is 1250
miles away….if Ship A
is going 23 mph when
will it arrive?
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’
Internet Applications
Use the Internet to…
Publish Student Work
Students can engage real
audiences about what
they are learning and
doing.
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’
Internet Applications
Use the Internet to…
Access Primary Source Materials
Historical documents from the
Library of Congress and
National Archives
• Diaries
• Historical Photographs
• Multidisciplinary Lessons
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
‘Unique and Compelling’
Internet Applications
Was it Unique?
• Cannot be done without
Internet technology
Was it Compelling?
• Provides students with
real world learning
experiences
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
The Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Using the Internet Effectively in the K-12 Classroom
Session Outcomes
 Define “Unique and Compelling”
Internet applications
 Explore subject-specific examples
 Review Savvy Cyber Teacher®
program
 Look at Research & Evaluation Findings
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
The Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Using the Internet Effectively in the K-12 Classroom
Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Using the Internet Effectively in the K-12 Classroom
Developed by
Stevens Institute of Technology
Funded by
U.S. Department of Education
The Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Using the Internet Effectively in the K-12 Classroom
Savvy Cyber Teacher®
 $9.3 million U.S. DOE grant
 Partnerships w/Miami Dade
College, Cuyahoga & Maricopa CC
 Use of authentic, internet-based
resources
 In-district professional
development program
 30-hour, ten-session course
 Elementary, Middle, and High
School versions
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
The Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Using the Internet Effectively in the K-12 Classroom
Course Overview: Weeks 1 - 5
 Week One: Introduction to the Internet in Education
 Week Two: Use of the Internet as a Communication
Tool: Using E-mail in the Classroom
 Week Three: Enriching the Curriculum Through
Telecollaborative Projects
 Week Four: Real Time Adventures on the Internet
 Week Five: Primary Sources and Multidisciplinary
Connections
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
The Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Using the Internet Effectively in the K-12 Classroom
Course Overview: Weeks 6 - 10
 Week Six: Internet Searching Strategies: Finding
Educational Web Sites on the Internet
 Week Seven: Classroom Implementation: Project
Management Plans
 Week Eight: Project Management Plans II and
Developing Implementation Web Pages
 Week Nine: Developing Implementation Web Pages
(Continued)
 Week Ten: Presentations and Cyber-Poster Sessions
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
The Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Infusing technology into Community College Courses
Session Outcomes
 Define “Unique and Compelling”
Internet applications
 Explore subject-specific examples
 Review Savvy Cyber professor program
 Look at Research & Evaluation
Findings
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Harcourt Education Measurement
Savvy Cyber–trained educators report:
 Better at teaching problem-solving skills
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Spend less time lecturing
Teach complex concepts
Conduct small group learning activities
Implement cooperative learning
Manage diverse learning styles
SOURCE: Harcourt Educational Measurement
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Savvy Cyber Teacher®
Harcourt Education Measurement
 Conducted in Spring 2002 in Cleveland, Miami, & Phoenix
 35 teachers, 4 computer specialists, 1389 students in
grades 2-11
 Measured student pre- & post-test scores during
implementation of unique & compelling project
 Student Impact Study Results:
 86% of students showed noteworthy gains in science
and mathematics learning objectives
SOURCE: Harcourt Educational Measurement
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Research & Evaluation Findings
National Assessment of Educational Progress Data
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
“Eighth-graders whose teachers had students use computers for simulations and models or for
data analysis scored higher, on average, than eighth-graders whose teachers did not.”
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Research & Evaluation Findings
National Assessment of Educational Progress Data
“Twelfth-grade students who reported using computers to collect data, download data, or
analyze data had higher average scores than students who reported never doing so.”
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
Follow-Up…
Meg Turner
mturner@stevens.edu
201. 216. 5655
March 2004
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education