Models and Approaches to Stem Professional Development - Wojnowski, Brenda
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The arrival of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) makes it the ideal time to kick-start your professional development program, and this ambitious book is the perfect source of inspiration to help you do so. The book's emphasis is on developing highly effective teachers who are expected to improve student achievement in STEM education; its focus is on research-based models underlying systemic reform efforts across the nation. The book opens with expert views on the history of professional development in science education, the challenges of the new standards, and related research on…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
The arrival of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) makes it the ideal time to kick-start your professional development program, and this ambitious book is the perfect source of inspiration to help you do so. The book's emphasis is on developing highly effective teachers who are expected to improve student achievement in STEM education; its focus is on research-based models underlying systemic reform efforts across the nation. The book opens with expert views on the history of professional development in science education, the challenges of the new standards, and related research on learning. Then, the book's core highlights critical aspects of several successful programs and provides forward-looking insights into the needed professional development surrounding the NGSS. Models and Approaches is a vital resource for state, district, and school leaders as well as classroom teachers. It will help you to both analyze what you do now and implement new strategies to make STEM professional development more effective at all levels.
Autorenporträt
Brenda Shumate Wojnowski, EdD, is president of a Dallas-based education consulting firm geared toward nonprofit and university clients. She is a past president of the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) and a past chair of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Alliance of Affiliates. Dr. Wojnowski edits the NSELA journal, Science Educator, and chaired the 2010 NSTA STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) task force. She has been engaged in university- and foundation-based programs for over 25 years, with prior experience in public schools. During her career, she has served as senior program officer for a nonprofit foundation and president of a museum-based nonprofit. Dr. Wojnowski has held a variety of university positions, including teaching graduate-level courses in educational leadership and researching and supporting STEM areas. An awardwinning K- 12 teacher, she has taught at the middle and secondary levels and has served as a high school curriculum administrator. She holds a doctorate in curriculum and teaching with postdoctoral work in educational administration, a master of arts in middle grades education, an undergraduate degree in biology with a minor in secondary education, and teaching and supervision licensures in eight areas. She has presented numerous workshops and invited talks as well as having served in a senior level capacity on many grants and contracts from public agencies and private foundations. Dr. Wojnowski has numerous publications to her credit. Her research interests are in STEM areas, school reform, and the mentoring of beginning teachers.