IEEE Symposium on PreUniversity 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 inhabitants
300,000 high school students
3000 science teachers
Uruguay´s capital Montevideo
(1.500.000 inhabitants)
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In 2009 there were 3 workshops
Paysandú, 40 attendees
Minas, 30 attendees
Montevideo, 185 attendees
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Assessment workshop
Could be
improved
2%
Good
57%
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Excellent
37%
Medium
4%
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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Additional Comments from
Participants (2)
“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”.
“Teachers are not used to solving practical
problems”.
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Lessons Learned
In workshop, the teachers need more time for
activities.
The program may include more of activities
The 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
[email protected]