The Energy Project
Honing Diagnostic Practice: Toward a New Model of Teacher Professional Preparation and Development
In 2008, the National Science Foundation awarded the Seattle Pacific University a $3.7 million, five-year grant. This "Energy Project" grant funds research of the teaching of physics from grade school through higher education.
The SPU Response magazine recently described the project in further detail.
The Department of Physics is working with the School of Education at Seattle Pacific University and FACET Innovations, LLC, on this project. Additionally, partnerships have been formed with school districts in Seattle, Bellevue, and Spokane (three of the largest school districts in Washington State).
Below are links to articles, images, and presentations related to the work currently underway by Energy Project researchers. Check back frequently for updates.
More information for teachers involved in the Energy Project Cohort can be found on the Energy Project Cohort page.
Click here to see additional professional development courses and workshops currently being offered for teachers.
Research approach
Research goals for the project include:
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production, delivery over the web, and iterative refinement of research-based diagnostic classroom tools in the gateway areas for all sciences, currently focusing on the way that Energy is taught in physics classrooms. These tools are based on the Diagnoser Project tools. |
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development of a framework for using diagnostic classroom tools in the delivery of professional development to deepen the subject matter content knowledge, enrich the pedagogical content knowledge, broaden the curricular content knowledge, and hone the diagnostic skills of all teachers, especially those who are new to the intentional use of assessment in science instruction. |
Papers, Posters, and Presentations
Coming soon!
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