ieee symposium on pre- university teacher training teacher in-service program (tisp) tampa, 2012...

IEEE Symposium on Pre-University Teacher Training

Teacher In-Service Program (TISP)

Tampa, 2012

Teacher In Service Program in Uruguay

Summary of Workshops in Uruguay

Prof. Wellington Mazzotti

Uruguay, South America

3.000.000 inhabitants300,000 high school students3000 science teachers

Uruguay´s capital Montevideo

(1.500.000 inhabitants)

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Teacher In Service Program in Uruguay

In 2009 there were 3 workshops

Paysandú, 40 attendees

Minas, 30 attendees

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Montevideo, 185 attendees

Teacher In Service Program in Uruguay

Assessment workshop

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Feedback from Workshop Participants“Very good idea to spread scientific concepts through

practical implementations”.“Good approach to technology and engineering”“Need more workshops like this”.“Excellent workshop, very pleasant experience”.“Very happy with the training”.“Very important for my training. I would like to

participate in other workshops”. “Congratulations to the organizing team”.“Thank you for the opportunity to participate”.“Thank you, Thank you, Thank you”.

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Additional Comments from Participants (1)

“We should include such practices in formal courses”.

“Include topics such as: robotics, electronics, electricity and pneumatics”.

“Create a network of teachers to exchange experiences”.

“Provide continuity in these activities”.“Generate new ideas using low cost materials”.“We must think of new ways of teaching”.

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“Workshops like this are needed: teachers show much interest in these workshops, we really feel that we are being trained”.“The workshop teachs practical skills: the teachers we are too theoretical”.“Workshop presented the typical problems of engineering. This is an unknown field to science teachers”.

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Additional Comments from Participants (2)

Lessons Learned

In workshop, the teachers need more time for activities.The program may include more of activitiesThe workshop’s activities might include other topics Take time to think about how to include these activities in the courses

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Challenges

Setting up teams to iterate these workshops.Keep the interest of volunteers in this program.

Monitoring of activities practices undertaken by teachers.

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Questions ???

Prof. Wellington Mazzotti

mazzotti@adinet.com.uy