Interactive Middle School Courseware on Abstract Reasoning Skills

Alfred Hubler; Andrew Vlasic; Eila Stiegler; Lisa Bievenue; Deanna Raineri

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 389–394

Quantitative reasoning skills are a fundamental tool in many fields, ranging from Mathematics to Engineering and from Business to Rhetoric. However, quantitative reasoning is almost never taught as a course, but in the context of other disciplines,...

Topics: Mathematics, Middle School Education, Engineering, Business

Evaluation of Next-Generation Technology Integration in the Sciences, an Eight-year Case Study

Delwyn Harnisch; Sharon Comstock; Lisa Bievenue; Rita Davis

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2009 (Mar 02, 2009) pp. 3753–3758

This paper is based on thick data collected over eight years across the state of Illinois in middle and high school chemistry, physics, biology, vocational, social studies, engineering, mathematics, computer science, and environmental studies class...

Use of Inquiry with Computer Models and Visualization in an Urban 8th Grade Science Class

Katie Gibbs; Steve Watts; Gypsy Abbott; Lisa Bievenue

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3671–3676

To engage urban middle school students in science is a challenging undertaking. Use of technology can be of utmost importance when helping middle school students investigate their world. According to the National Middle School Association,...

Topics: Science, Schools, Computer Sciences, Middle School Education, Students

Computer Modeling and Visualization in A High School Marine Biology Classroom

Warren Jones; Steve Watts; Gypsy Abbott; Lisa Bievenue

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3692–3696

In the 21st Century, the teaching of science at the K-12 level must dramatically change to emulate the ways that real world scientists do science. Currently, many scientists use computer-based modeling, scientific visualization and informatics in...

Topics: Computer Sciences, Computers, Science

Building Intellectual Capital in Young Women in IT

Gypsy Abbott; Claudia Morrell; Bonnie Bracey; Rose Scripa; Lisa Bievenue

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 765–769

Research has indicated that females of all ages are consistently less confident than males in their technology skills, even when it is unwarranted, and girls with lower levels of confidence in using technology have been reported to be less likely to ...

Topics: Social Sciences, Computer Sciences, Computers, Professional Development, Gender

Preparing Teachers to use Modeling and Visualization in Science and Mathematics

Lisa Bievenue; Sharon Derry; Marcia Linn; Mary Ellen Verona

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2002 (2002) pp. 1510–1511

This panel will report on the Workshop to Integrate Computer-based Modeling and Scientific Visualization into K-12 Teacher Education Programs (October, 2000). The National Science Foundation and the Department of Education's Preparing Tomorrow's...

Topics: Integration, Educational Technology, Teachers, Science, Computer Sciences

EdGrid: Integrating Computer-based Modeling and Scientific Visualization into Teacher Education Programs

Lisa Bievenue; Linda Grisham; Delwyn Harnisch; Tim Hendrix; Bethany Hudnutt; Tommy Smith

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 3377–3380

Computer-based modeling, scientific visualization and informatics have become critical technologies for doing science and mathematics in the 21st Century. The use of modeling and visualization can help increase science literacy and deep learning of...

Topics: Teachers, Educational Technology, Science, Computer Sciences