Abstract:
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Nebraska public schools created Bugs in the Classroom, a professional development initiative with the goal of empowering teachers to use insects in science inquiry instruction in elementary classrooms. The initiative included workshops for elementary educators on science inquiry and teaching with
insects. This paper includes a description of the workshop as well as an evaluation of the impact of the
workshop on participating teachers' knowledge of scientific inquiry, entomology knowledge, and inquiry practice. Also included are recommendations for similar professional development activities.
Keywords:
science inquiry, insects, elementary classrooms, Bugs in the Classroom
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