The purpose of the PT3 grant is to develop a scalable model of an integrated, technology-infused educational experience for the next generation of high school and middle school teachers of mathematics and science. PT3 brings together key players from the three strands involved in preservice education -UT science and math content courses, UT teaching methods courses, and AISD field experience- facilitate collaboration among them; and provide the technology-related support needed to model exemplary educational technology in science and mathematics. By working together, AISD and UT will provide a seamless, integrated experience for preservice teachers that demonstrates best practices in technology and pedagogy.

By using PT3 Fellows we were assured of teachers who both possessed and were comfortable with technology in their classroom. The goal of this workshop was to begin the incorporation of deep content knowledge with technological resources. There were three main presentations throughout the day. Richard Vath and Tony Petrosino gave an overview of the LEGACY Cycle with both it’s practical as well as theoretical underpinnings. Marsha Ricks and Cherie McCollough dicussed work they have been doing on a unit centered on optics and finally Shelly Rodriguez and Richard Vath presented a unit currently under development concentrated on the issue of bioethics.

The rationale for this workshop was to introduce the teachers to some possibilities that exist for the Spring 2003 semester in terms of classroom interventions. In addition, it is hoped that eventually this group of PT3 teachers will develop their own VaNTH related LEGACY cycles centered on secondary and middle school mathematics and science topics.

TOP ROW (L-R) Melissa Tothero, Cherie McCollough, Jill Harding, Marcie Thiessen,
T. Michael Word, Martin Wise, Richard Vath, Elaine Renaud, Angie Seckar-Martinez
BOTTOM ROW (L-R) Shelly Rodriguez, Elaine Bohls-Graham, Carolyn McCormick