Building Awareness Needs, Opportunities, and Best Practices in Pre-Service Teacher Education Rick Pomeroy University of California, Davis

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Student Teacher Conversation Insert joke here

Education is a Black Box

Input Output

Garbage in Garbage out

Carbon Charcoal Coal Graphite Diamonds

Education Prior Experiences Informed populace Scientists Teachers Instruction

Education Prior Experiences Trained Workforce Instruction ?

Education Learning

Building Awareness Needs, Opportunities, and Best Practices in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Guiding Questions Are there different approaches necessary for elementary and secondary science teachers? How can we mitigate science phobia among elementary teachers? What are the key areas of space science content knowledge for pre- service teachers?

Needs 17-28% of Science Teachers lack full certification –Greater numbers of elementary teachers lack science certification or understanding Anticipated shortfall of science teachers –Programs to increase science teachers include loan forgiveness, bonuses, second and third career applicants

Overview of Pre-Service Education Who is teaching science? What does it take to become a certified teacher? How long do science teachers stay in the profession? How can we address science phobia? How can the EPO community participate in Pre-Service TE?

Opportunities K-12 To promote engagement To increase career interest To promote engagement To increase career interest To take the opportunity to focus on learning

Opportunities-Undergraduate To increase interest To promote career potential To increase interest To promote career potential Take the opportunity to improve teaching and learning

Opportunities Pre-Service Promote activity based science instruction Improve teacher content knowledge Promote activity based science instruction Improve teacher content knowledge Collaborate to improve student learning through theoretically sound pedagogy

Best Practices ?

What can we put into the box? Specifically, how can the EPO Community work with Pre-Service Education to make diamonds instead of charcoal?

What can we do? Start with what “students” know Engage “students” (at all levels) in challenging, pedagogically sound instructional techniques. Promote authentic Inquiry Use formative assessment to guide instruction Carefully determine what “students” have learned

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And why do you think they are very smart? They do well. What do you mean by they do well? Why do you think that? Why? You said that they participate. So if I participate would that make you think I am doing well? They have more confidence. It sounds like doing well is related to having some sort of interaction with you.

How do we know??? Which students are doing well? Ahh, Nico, Ryan, and ahhh Jason are doing well, I get a lot of participation from them So because they participate they are doing well? No, But for some reason those stand out, Alexis and Kelly are very smart too.

How do we know??? Which students are doing well? Ahh, Nico, Ryan, and ahhh Jason are doing well, I get a lot of participation from them So because they participate they are doing well? No, But for some reason those stand out, Alexis and Kelly are very smart too.

And why do you think they are very smart? They do well. What do you mean by they do well? Why do you think that? Why? You said that they participate. So if I participate would that make you think I am doing well? They have more confidence. It sounds like doing well is related to having some sort of interaction with you.

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