“When you get, give. When you learn, teach.” -Dr. Maya Angelou
After I was first exposed to Modeling Instruction in a University of Hawai'i Chemistry Modeling course (more about that in a later blog post), I went to ASU that same summer for one class. That's when I initially "met" Jane via an email. I asked her: "Can I share the general principles of Modeling Instruction with all the teachers at my school?" Her response: "Absolutely!" She has always been and continues to be an awesome ambassador for MI internationally.
By Jane Jackson, Ph.D.
"About ASU Modeling Instruction: David Hestenes developed Modeling Instruction in ASU calculus-based physics, in the 1980s. Malcolm Wells, physics teacher at Marcos De Niza High School in Tempe, adapted it for high school. ASU is internationally known for Modeling Instruction. Singapore, tops in the world in science test scores, has sent 54 physics and chemistry teachers to ASU, by 2018, to take our 3-week Modeling Workshops. That’s strong evidence of success!
ASU’s Department of Physics has done a great service to Arizona, by alleviating a chronic shortage of qualified physics teachers. We provide research-validated professional development for 50 Arizona teachers, each summer. Many local schools use it. Ours is the only such program for physics and chemistry in Arizona – in fact, unfortunately it is one of very few in the entire nation! We have served more than 1000 Arizona teachers. Modeling Instruction is the foundation of our MNS degree with concentration in physics. 75 teachers have earned this degree."
Learn about Jane's perspective on the future of STEM education in the last installment of her story.
Add your name to those who support Modeling Instruction (MI) by liking & subscribing to The STEM Secret blog here (there's a subscribe button at the top and the bottom of the page: https://www.thestemsecret.com) and by liking & following The STEM Secret FaceBook page (https://www.facebook.com/theSTEMSecret/?modal=admin_todo_tour).
If you are a Modeling teacher, share your story by sending it to the email listed. If you know a great Modeling teacher, encourage them to send their story to the email listed. cjones.stemprofessionals@gmail.com.
If you are Modeling teacher and want to interact with other Modeling teachers with a question, an issue, a classroom experience, an announcement, or anything other MI teachers might be interested in, post it on the M2M (Modeler to Modeler) blog on the AMTA site. https://modelinginstruction.org/submit-a-blog-entry-to-m2m/
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