ERIC Number: EJ1168712
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Feb
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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"Periscope": Looking into Learning in Best-Practices Physics Classrooms
Scherr, Rachel E.; Goertzen, Renee Michelle
Physics Teacher, v56 n2 p100-103 Feb 2018
"Periscope" is a set of lessons to support learning assistants, teaching assistants, and faculty in learning to notice and interpret classroom events the way an accomplished teacher does. "Periscope" lessons are centered on video episodes from a variety of best-practices university physics classrooms. By observing, discussing, and reflecting on teaching situations similar to their own, instructors practice applying lessons learned about teaching to actual teaching situations and develop their pedagogical content knowledge. Instructors also get a view of other institutions' transformed courses, which can support and expand the vision of their own instructional improvement and support the transfer of course developments among faculty. "Periscope" is available for free to educators at http://physport.org/periscope.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Best Practices, Video Technology, Technology Uses in Education, College Science, Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods, Instructional Improvement
American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://aapt.scitation.org/journal/pte
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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