[NOBE-L] Recruiting Teachers for the STEM Storytelling with Podcasts project

[rjaquiss at earthlink.net]

Hello:

 

     Teachers are needed for the STEM Storytelling with Podcasts project.
The relevant Information Is below.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss

 

 

 

Thank you for your interest in the STEM Storytelling with Podcasts project.
We are inviting you to be a member of the teacher testing group. 


What is this project about? 

 

The STEM Storytelling with Podcasts project is about using podcasts in
grades 3-5 classrooms to teach about science and supporting students in
creating their own podcasts. 

 

The project is also about sharing stories of blind and low vision (BLV)
scientists through podcasts to support both BLV and sighted students in
thinking about who can pursue STEM careers. 


What will teacher advisors do? 


 

We want to hear from you! We invite you to join a panel of 12 teachers who
will provide iterative feedback on new teaching resources by testing them in
classrooms, and using the resources to listen to and create podcasts with
students. Your feedback will help us share effective and widely available
resources for other teachers of students who are sighted and blind/low
vision. 


Here's what you need to know: 


*	We will ask you to review the teaching resources before implementing
them in your classrooms by sharing your feedback and recommendations for
improvement through a feedback form. 
*	We will incorporate your initial input into the next iteration of
resources. 
*	We will ask you to implement these updated resources into your upper
elementary classrooms with students (sighted and blind/low vision).
*	The resources will ask you to not only listen to podcasts with
students but also to try developing podcasts with students.
*	We will observe how some teachers implement these resources in their
classrooms, including capturing the affordances and challenges of the
resources.
*	We will collect feedback from you about how the resources worked in
your classrooms through another feedback form and through discussions with
other teachers on Zoom.
*	We will incorporate your feedback to improve the resources. 
*	We will finalize the resources for other teachers to access and use.
*	We will host a summer teacher professional development to the AUI
campus in Washington, DC. Your travel, lodging and meals will be covered by
the grant.

 

Overall, we expect that your participation as a teacher advisor will take
roughly 15 hours over the school year and a 2-day in-person teacher workshop
in DC. 

 

As a thank you for your participation as a member of the teacher advisory
board, you will receive a $1000 honorarium upon completion of teacher
advisory board activities. 

 

Please complete the following questionnaire if you are still interested in
being a part of the teacher testing group: [
<https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5osNYxNWQUcheRg> Year 2
Teacher Testing Group Questionnaire]. 

 

Questions about this study or the project can be directed to PI Kelly
Riedinger at  <mailto:kelly.riedinger at oregonstate.edu>
kelly.riedinger at oregonstate.edu.