Photos and Videos: Second Ciber@prendiz Teacher Education Workshop: ¡H₂O Viva! and Terremundo

The following photos are from the Second Ciber@prendiz Teacher Education Workshop held in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Ten middle school science and math teachers from Dr. César Borja Lavayen school and Colegio Politécnico (see schools & teachers) participated in the four day workshop and learned how to use and integrate technology, specifically two Internet-based interdisciplinary classroom projects, into their curriculum in innovative ways that enhance student learning and support higher levels of achievement.

During the first two days, the participating teachers completed all of the activities and conducted a rapid water analysis of an artificial lake at the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral campus as part of ¡H2O Viva! (see student projects), a collaborative project where students analyze the water quality of a river, stream, lake, or pond based on physical characteristics and chemical substances and compare their results with other fresh water sources around the world. During the latter two days, the teachers who participated in the first Ciberaprendiz workshop led the sessions for Terremundo (see student projects), a Real-Time data project where students use Real-Time earthquake and volcano data from the Internet to explore the relationship between earthquakes, plate tectonics, and volcanoes.

For more information, please download the agenda: 030224_Agendas_Ecuador.pdf (123kb).

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Thursday, March 27 - ¡H2O Viva!:

Ready to learn Real-Time data   Practicing with the computers Biologist Xavier Alvarez Practice with the kits pH and Dissolved Oxygen

Friday, March 28 - ¡H2O Viva!

Visit to the ESPOL lake Entering the lake Using the kick net Collecting the macroinvertebrates Identifying the samples Identifying the samples

Monday, March 31 - Terremundo

Terremundo introductions   Elsa María presenting the Preliminary Activity José presenting Activity 1 Alex presenting Activity 2 Josué, Germán, and Pablo hard at work Locating earthquakes on a world map

Tuesday, April 1 - Terremundo

Reviewing the handouts Preparing the presentations Planning session Final group photo Water sample kits and the microscopes Final ceremony