Work in progress - improving K-12 students’ problem-solving skills via innovative teacher training

Abstract

Building on the findings of our recent SoTL research project which investigated teacherspsila attitudes towards technology in a graduate-level educational research and technology course, this work in progress is a creative pilot program comprised of innovative teacher training modules designed to improve instruction at the K-12 level. Unified modeling language (UML) represents the ldquovehiclerdquo through which we propose to improve studentspsila problem-solving and critical thinking skills. This project focuses on improving studentspsila analytical and problem-solving skills by working with in-service teachers who are graduate students in education courses.