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Research

The St. Louis MSP has provided researchers with the opportunity to study teacher professional development in math and science education. Below are some of the papers and posters that have been published or presented to date.

Shen, J., Gibbons, P.C., Wiegers, J.F., & McMahon, A. (2007). Using research based assessment tools in professional development in current electricity. Journal of Science Teacher Education. Vol 18(3), 431-459.

Gay, A. (2006, Jan.) Investigating the Effects of Pedagogical Contextualization of Science Content in K-8 Professional Development. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Portland, OR.

Gay, A. (2006, March). Macroscopic observations and symbolic representations: Fostering chemical connections for in-service elementary teachers. Session presented at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA.

Evans, J., Wilson, J., May, V., Jordan, J., Tate, W. (2006, Feb.) Strategies for Success in School-University Partnerships. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, St. Louis, MO.

Shen, J. (2005, April). A framework of a professional development program for K-8 science teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Dallas, Texas.

Shen, J. (2006, Feb.) Teaching Strategies and Conceptual Change of Science Teachers of K-8. Poster session presented at the Centers for Learning and Teaching PI Meeting, Washington, DC.

News stories

St. Louis MSP teachers spend the summer in school St. Louis MSP customized graduate courses for teachers in summer 2005.