History and Evolution of Park Experiences
Type of Experience |
Advantages? |
Disadvantages? |
Activity Based Place to do science activities |
Preservice teachers select activities (good choices, motivate teacher... Monitor selection process of preservice teachers for better selection. Let preservice teachers select activity from a list of "select" activities |
Preservice teachers select activities (poor selection, students don't grow) Takes time meet with students and more student time to select second, third... activities |
Theme Based Parks what are they? |
Students really got into value of parks What was in the parks, who paid for them, how they are cared for, and so forth Empowered preservice teachers |
Time to prepare - all teachers needed to meet together or have strong net of communication |
Investigation Based Study of Park what's in a park |
High level thinking: application, annalysis, synthesis, evaluation Application of mathematics and science learning Inquiry investigative approach Authentic assessment see what students really know |
Time to prepare - all teachers needed to meet together or have strong net of communication Preservice teachers naivety about the depth of student understanding Having to reteach or catch students up when they are in the field
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