Museum-Based Teacher Professional Development: Peabody Fellows in Earth Science

Pickering, J. E. Latton; Ague, Jay J.; Rath, Kenneth; Heiser, David Mangold; Sirch, James N.

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“…In the relevant literature, it is observed that there are different approaches to educating teachers and teacher candidates in museums. In this context, teachers and pre-service teachers were provided with the museum and the education faculty (Clark, Ensminger, Incandela, & Moisan, 2016;Hamilton & Margot, 2020;Zinicola & Devun-Scherer, 2001) and the school and museum (Chin, 2004;Lau & Sikorksi, 2018;Pickering, Ague, Rath, Heiser, and Sirch, 2012), it is seen that there is an effort to gain knowledge and skills about museum education. In addition, expert museum educators who implement their own curriculum of museums train teachers and teacher candidates (Morentin & Guisasola, 2015), education of teacher candidates in museum school practices (Stetson & Stroud, 2014), in the context of museum education, integrating museum education into undergraduate teaching methods practices such as training (Chin, 2004) also stand out.…”

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“…It has been observed that there are studies on the museum education course in the relevant literature. In these studies, it was found that teacher candidates had positive opinions about museum education (Ata, 2002;Demirci, 2009;Spencer & Maynard, 2014;Taş Mentiş, 2012Bret, 2014;Grenier, 2010;Incebacak, 2015;Jung and Tonso, 2006;Lemon and Garvis, 2014;Pickering, Ague, Rath, Heiser and Sirch, 2012;Saxman, Gupta, & Steinberg, 2010;Seligmann, 2014 ;Stetson & Straud, 2014;Tutkun & Acer, 2015). This study investigates the effects of the elective museum education course on prospective elementary school teachers' perspectives of museums, museum education and visits to museums, and the contributions the course makes to the prospective teachers in terms of knowledge, conception, skills and awareness.…”

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“…Teacher candidates participating in the study state that these activities improve their instructional skills. It is seen in some research that the instructional skills of teachers (Lau & Sikorski, 2018;Pickering, Ague, Rath, Heiser, & Sirch, 2012) and teacher candidates were developed using museums and exhibitions (Chin, 2004;Çıldır, 2007;Jung & Tonso, 2006;Marcus , 2015;Stetson & Stroud, 2014). It is of great importance that teachers' pre-service instructional skills are also sufficient.…”

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How do prospective elementary school teachers evaluate practices in the elective museum education course?: A case study

Şekerci̇¹,

Yılmaz²

2022

Istraživanja u pedagogiji

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Museum education course has been made available as a course of professional knowledge in faculties of education since 2018 so that prospective teachers can use museums as learning environments and so that they can plan and do learning activities in those places. This paper aims to analyse prospective elementary school teachers' views on the elective museum education course. The study was designed as a case study one of the qualitative research designs. The study group was formed in convenience sampling method. 27 prospective elementary school teachers were included in the study. The research data were collected through the participants' diaries, open-ended survey questions and focal group interviews; and the data were analysed in the descriptive analysis technique. The research results demonstrated that the prospective teachers developed positive perspectives on museums after taking the museum education course. They thought that the course had inculcated in them personal skills and pedagogical skills. Besides, they also stated that they could benefit from museum education activities in creating effective learning environments in the life of teaching.

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How do prospective elementary school teachers evaluate practices in the elective museum education course?: A case study

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2022

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“…In regard to formal education, a significant challenge faced is that geosciences do not enjoy the same attention attributed to biology, physical sciences, and math within K-12 curricula (McNeal, 2010;Pickering et al, 2012). This is attributed to applied sciences not being considered "high stakes" on assessments, leading many administrators to not focus personnel and financial support (McNeal, 2010).…”

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Applications of 3D Paleontological Data at the Florida Museum of Natural History

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The past decade has seen an exponential increase of innovative applications of 3D technology in the geosciences. Here, we present a case study from the Florida Museum of Natural History applied to the multidisciplinary field of paleontology. We have deployed 3D scanning and printing techniques for the purposes of scientific research, formal education, and informal outreach. Depending on the application of the 3D file, different techniques are utilized to create high-fidelity models of physical fossil specimens or geologic field sites. These techniques include X-ray CT scans, surface scans, and photogrammetry, all of which produce 3D models that vary in resolution and scale. Novel paleontological research applied non-destructive CT scanning to explore the internal anatomy of fossil museum specimens, additionally, 3D models are being used to create K–12 curricula aligned with national and state-specific education standards that are implemented in formal classroom settings. Many of these lessons are part of the NSF-funded iDigFossils project, which aims to evaluate students’ motivation and interest towards science, technology, engineering, and mathematics after participating in integrated 3D printing and paleontology lessons. Specifically, lessons on dinosaur trackways, horse evolution, and the Great American Biotic Interchange teach geologic concepts such as deep time, taphonomy, plate tectonics, and evolutionary trends. The same 3D models developed for these K–12 lessons have been used during Florida Museum’s outreach events to engage broad audiences with hands-on exhibits and activities. All 3D files are stored on open-access, online repositories, providing accessibility to fossil specimens and field sites. The application of 3D technology for the study of fossils and paleontology will continue to expand the impact of scientific discoveries for basic research as well as for broader impacts on society.

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“…또 과학관은 영재 교육을 위한 장 소로도 강조되고 있고 (Melber, 2003), 창의력 향상에 도 중요한 역할을 한다고 보고 있다 (교육과학기술부, 2011). 또한 과학관은 학생의 오개념 변화에 도움을 줄 수 있는 기능을 하며 (Feher, 1990), 과학에 대한 긍정적 태도를 갖게 하는데 도움을 주고 (Rix & Mcsorley, 1999), 나아가 교사 전문성 계발을 위한 장소로도 강조되고 있다 (Pickering et al, 2012 (Allen, 2004;Doering, 1999)…”

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Scientifically Talented Students' Image of Science Museums and Their Preferred Topics for Exhibits - Focused on Students in Gwangju City -

Kim¹,

Park²

2013

Journal of The Korean Association For Research In Science Educa

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This study is based on the assertion that science museums should consider visitors' views and expectations as they are not satisfied in many cases. In this study, we investigated 31 scientifically gifted students and 177 science high school students about their image of science museums. Using the questionnaire, it was found that only 51% of students visited science museums; however, the average number of visits was 4.2. This means that students tended to re-visit after the first visit of the science museum. Students had a 'good' image of science museums when they incurred hands-on experiences and observed new, interesting, curious and funny exhibits. And students had a 'bad' image of science museums due to the following aspects: lack of new and interesting exhibits, information and guide, diverse contents, and hands-on experience; deficiencies in environment; and inadequacy of the management, operation and composition of exhibits. Therefore, they hoped that science museums will provide more hands-on experiences and experiments, new and interesting exhibits, systematic management and composition of exhibits, information and guides, and a good environment. So science museums need to pay special attention to aspects like management, information guides and environment for the first-time visitors. Based on the above results, we suggested "Directions for a good science museum based on students' views." While asking students what topics they wanted to know and learn in a science museum, each student was given the choice of four topics; eventually, 2.9 answers overlapped for each topic. When classifying students' topics into four main themes for the Gwangju National Science Museum, the order from the most popular theme to the least one was 'science in everyday life', 'ocean/space/future science', 'light and science', and 'culture, art and science.' Among the topics mentioned by students, only 37% are exhibited in Seoul, Gwacheon, Daejeon, or Gwangju science museums. We hope that the results and research methods will be used for evaluation, re-construction, and reinvigorated presentation of science museums.

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Museum-Based Teacher Professional Development: Peabody Fellows in Earth Science

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

How do prospective elementary school teachers evaluate practices in the elective museum education course?: A case study

How do prospective elementary school teachers evaluate practices in the elective museum education course?: A case study

Applications of 3D Paleontological Data at the Florida Museum of Natural History

Scientifically Talented Students' Image of Science Museums and Their Preferred Topics for Exhibits - Focused on Students in Gwangju City -

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