I think with newer teachers especially, time it the major issue. They
don't have time or energy to head out to courses or even the time to do
the prudent thing of running demos and lab experiences ahead of time to
look for safety and other issues. Safety is not always stressed during
teacher training programs - if the teacher even participated in teacher
training, I know in Massachusett's you just have to pass the test to get
your initial license.
I wonder if there is a way for NEACT to create an on-line course that
while asynchronous, to meet time needs of new teachers, would be
procotored and maintained in real time so that teachers participating
could get solid and good feedback in a timely fashion. Schools or
individual teachers could potentially pay to have teachers participate and
maybe it could be advocated as a required component over time for new
science teachers at all grade levels. My district has several required
courses for teachers to take in first 3 years and district covers cost.
Maybe something like this could be worked into contracts.
Stephane
Stephanie Copice
HS Science Teacher
Advisor ChemClub
Director/Advisor Terpsichore
B.S Biology & Chemistry - Skidmore College
M.A.T. Secondary Science Teaching - Tufts University
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