A Road Less Traveled: Industrial Physicist to High School Teacher Table 1. My beliefs of good physics teaching and learning before and after the BSC alternative.

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A Road Less Traveled: Industrial Physicist to High School Teacher Table 1. My beliefs of good physics teaching and learning before and after the BSC alternative teacher certification program for high school physics teachers. This project was supported in part by NSF DUE and partially satisfied requirements for PHY690: Masters Project WHAT I BELIEVED THENWHAT I BELIEVE NOW 1. Goal/subject of instruction A. Subject of Science Scientific literacy: FactsScientific literacy: Processes B. Encouragement of Thinking Frustration in students should be minimized by the teacher by clear explanations and appropriate problems and demos Students should encounter frustration regularly as they learn: Intellectual dissonance / discomfort are essential The teacher should provide a smooth path for learning to students Teachers should challenge and engage students’ intellects to develop critical thinking skills The teacher should answer questions immediately to address student misconceptions Teachers should not answer questions right away: Let the students stew Why should students think?Students don’t like to think 2. Student Thinking A. Progression of Knowledge Beginning with abstract concepts gives the students a framework from which to interpret further demos and examples Concepts and topics should be introduced with concrete examples and demos first, and gradually abstracted to physical concepts If students do not understand a concept, reliance on the equations can help generate that understanding Students should learn the general concepts first, then learn (or determine) equations to represent these concepts B. Construction of Knowledge Knowledge is a given: The students just need to learn it Students (like people) make their own knowledge as they learn (needs to be consistent with physical reality to be useful) Some knowledge cannot be connected to the student’s existing knowledge, so the teacher sometimes has to start in the wilderness Knowledge must be connected to what the students already know (even if it’s wrong) 3. Student Engagement and Activities A. Engagement of Student Attention Showing a demonstration is more important than getting the students to think about what’s going to happen beforehand. The important point is that they remember what happened afterwards Asking the students to predict the outcome of demonstrations and exercises draws them into learning about what they see, hear, and experience Students should learn from the most appropriate activities (whether fun or not) Fun activities will help motivate students to learn B. Different Types of Knowledge Really, audio and visual input are the keys: the teacher speaking, and the students listening Using multiple representations (and, having student use multiple representations) helps more students, even those that are already academically strong (Arons, 1997) Demonstrations are cute and interesting, but really do not advance the understanding of the students (Sokoloff, D.R. & Thornton, R.K., 1997) Kinesthetic learning experiences (and other sensory experiences) give students a good basis for new knowledge in an entirely different way (Arons, 1997) C. Student Verbalization & Explanations Clarity of teacher’s explanation(s) should make material clear for students Student verbalizations / explanations / descriptions are essential to developing student understanding Most useful discourse in a classroom flows from the teacher’s mouth to the students’ ears When students are engaged in the intellectual dance of science, they are frequently noisy and talk quickly to one another. This should be encouraged Since the teacher is the person who knows the subject best, the teacher should ensure that correct explanations are held by the students Kids should explore what interests them, and come up with their own explanations of phenomena Student-to-student discourse can be, but is usually not, useful Student discourse is (in)valuable Student explanations are frequently in error: teacher-given explanations are much preferable Having students explain their reasoning is valuable to them and their classmates WHAT I BELIEVED THENWHAT I BELIEVE NOW 4. Elements of Learning A. Process of Science / Learning At this level, students should do most of their learning on their own: They’ll have to learn to work on their own eventually anyway Science is done frequently in groups. Therefore, many activities should be done in groups, as a demonstration of “real science” B. Important Elements to Learning Common knowledge:  Questions indicate non-comprehension  One explanation (the correct one) is enough  One representation is enough, too Uncommon knowledge:  Open questions  Developing multiple explanations  Using multiple representations All these are associated with better understanding (Thornton, 2003) Aha’s, teachable moments and bursts of insight, are important, but cannot be predicted or encouraged Aha’s are important and can be encouraged:  Discourse  Doing things  Necessity of incomplete knowledge 5. Examples and Labs A. Realistic Examples Activities and demos should be thoroughly worked out and practiced beforehand, minimizing any chance of discrepancies The physics and examples teachers present do not have to be too perfect. In fact, imperfections may lead to more discussion (which is good) Sweep some things under the rug, so the students don’t get too confused Teachers should be correct, if not perfect: They should not sugar-coat phenomena B. Lab Activities Laboratory exercises should have a clear procedure, to minimize the students chance of making mistakes and errors Most laboratory exercises should be open- ended unstructured activities, with broad clear goals calling on student creativity and thoughtfulness 6. Technology of Teaching A. Introduction of Technology Computers and software are good to have, but are not essential to developing a good physical understanding Computers and peripherals (motion sensors, force probes, graphing software) can provide immediate feedback to increase student learning B. Process of Science / Content Most modern science should not be addressed – too esoteric! Some equipment (e.g., cloud chambers) can show that there are some phenomena that are not easily observable 7. Good Processes and Practices Science as subject-matter:  Science as memorization of facts and rules  Comforting for really good students Good learning:  Hands-on  Open-ended questions  Creativity and enthusiasm  Cognitive dissonance  Reflections  Good wait time Compartmentalized topics:  Set of process skills / thinking  Application to disparate subjects Spiral curriculum (Bruner, J., 1966):  Builds up new knowledge and old  Reinforces old  Good environment  Student input  Labs first, then worksheets Portrays grand coherent themes of physics Traditional lectures:  Info from lectures  Problem sets for reinforcement  Labs demonstrate principles from lectures Interactive engagement (Hake, 1998)  Peer-to-peer communication  Immediate feedback  Multimodal exposure  Science is doing  Lecture info and working knowledge Table 2. The effect of program elements on my changed beliefs about good physics teaching. Overview In this poster and paper, I describe changes to my ideas of good teaching as a result of my participation in an alternate teacher certification program for high school physics teachers at the State University of New York (SUNY) - Buffalo State College (BSC). My perspective is that of a career-changing industrial Ph.D. physicist with 20 years in the telecommunications industry. My initial ideas of good teaching were fairly traditional and based on my own experiences as a student, however my ideas of good teaching and learning changed radically due to my participation in the alternative certification program. Key elements of my new ideas of good physics teaching are to provide different kinds of knowledge about a topic to students (e.g., kinesthetic, visual, mathematical, etc.), to encourage students to verbalize their thinking, and to employ open-ended and unstructured laboratory activities. The heart of the BSC program is a summer academy suite of modeling courses and has additional components of an introduction to physics education research, educational courses, and field work. Significant changes to my conceptions can be traced to the themes of the program, particularly student-mode experiences, strong promotion of student discourse and white boarding, and related guided reflections on learning and teaching during the program’s summer academy courses. Other elements important to me included extensive exposure to pedagogical content knowledge and a marked student- centric emphasis. Changed Belief Topic Program Elements Showcase Courses PERPER Education Courses Field Work / Substitute Teaching Student Mode PCKPCK Reflec- tion RTOPRTOP Student Discourse / White Boards 1A Subject of Science ET 1B Encouragement of Thinking TVEVVSVE 2A Progression of Knowledge VEEVVTV 2B Construction of Knowledge TEEVVVES 3A Engagement of Student Attention TEEVEEVE 3B Different Types of Knowledge TEEVVE 3C Student Verbalizations and Explanations EEEETVVV 4A Process of Science / Learning TEEEVV 4B Important Elements to Learning TEEVVEVV 5A Realistic Examples TES 5B Laboratory Activities TEVSV 6A Introduction of Technology TEVVV 6B Process of Science / Content ET 7 Good Practices & Processes TEEEEEE References Abd-El-Khalick, F. (2003). Alternative pathways to teaching: Quality teachers versus warm bodies in classrooms. Unpublished article available from the author. Arons, A. B. (1997). Teaching introductory physics (8th ed.). New York. John Wiley & Sons. Bruner, J. (1966). 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