HP Catalyst Showcase: Using Technology to Support Teacher and Student Conceptual Learning

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"Using Technology to Support Teacher and Student Conceptual Learning in Mathematics and Science" by Kenyatta University

In Kenya, it is a fact that very few teachers have significant IT skills. There is also no concrete link between how pre-service education impacts a teacher's post-graduation professional development. Kenyatta University, located outside Nairobi, Kenya wants to address both of those challenges. They plan to work with colleagues from the Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Biological Sciences at Kenyatta University and mathematics and science education colleagues from Syracuse University, California State University--Fullerton, and California State University-San Marcos.

The project will reach 300 pre-service mathematics and science teachers and 8 in-service high school teachers in an exploration of ways to more effectively develop mathematical and scientific curriculum. All participants will attend workshops to learn how to use Tablet PC technology, prepare and share classroom tasks with each other, and collaborate on techniques to incorporate technology in the scientific inquiry and problem-solving process. The primary purpose of the training will be to employ the technology as a means of fostering more comprehensive understanding in students.

Kenyatta University is home to 3,200 students enrolled in education programs to become secondary math and science teachers. The project will further relationships between Kenyatta University and school-based sites. Armed with HP Mobile Calculating Lab Probes and graphing calculators, they aim to provide their pre-service teachers with the skill set
necessary to instruct future students utilizing 21st century technology.

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[Wewetu1]

Joanna, this is quite an informative clip on the work you and your colleagues are doing here in Kenya to integrate the use of ICT in teaching and learning. I am grateful to be part  of this program.