Visitors to the following web pages will see examples of school outreach by UB and collaborations in the Buffalo region. At this site you will find examples of students’ work from local elementary, middle and high schools as they use Macbooks and the Apple Digital Learning Solution for science to make sense of the content their teachers are covering. The latest learning research in science education and technology demonstrates that students are constantly in the process of negotiating their own meaning from what they hear and see in the classroom. Because we know that students are active in the process of constructing their own meaning and there are a variety of learners represented in any one classroom, the definition of being an “effective teacher” has changed in recent years. Teachers are called upon by current standards to present science in ways that address students strengths and make personal and social connections to the content. Each of the teachers participating in this outreach project have received months of professional development surrounding the ways children learn, which teaching strategies are most appropriate for constructivist learning environments, and specific technological applications which assist in establishing new classroom dynamics for learning which maximize student engagement and outcomes.
In the following pages viewers will see examples of student products from many kinds of science classrooms ranging from 7th Grade Physical Science to AP Chemistry. The tools of choice for these activities include PASCO probeware, MacBook computers, Garage Band, iMovie, iPhoto, Explore Learning Gizmos, Inspiration, Froguts, iChat, Starry Night, and the ProScope by Bodelin. We invite visitors to sign into our visitors book as they navigate student products and even some teacher’s success stories like this one.
For other resources on using these tools visit the links below.
