A six day summer professional development (PD) workshop was organized in summer 2012 for ten high school science teachers on chemistry content knowledge and guided inquiry, followed by three workshops in the fall semester. The teachers were from high-need school districts in South West Georgia. The pre-tests were given on the first day of the summer workshop followed by the post tests in fall semester 2012. Eight guided inquiry labs using Flinn Science kits were developed, tested and then used in the PD program. Pretests on content and science inquiry indicated low achievement levels of teachers and the need for professional development. The initial teacher response survey indicated very positive responses. Classroom observation data show teachers are using more guided inquiry labs in their classrooms to teach content and science inquiry. The impact of the PD on chemistry content and science inquiry will be presented.

Project guided inquiry Phase II: Professional development of high school science teachers in chemistry in high need counties in South West Georgia

245th National Meeting (2013)

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