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author:
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Gillian Puttick
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description:
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On-line professional development for teachers often lacks focus on inquiry and fails to encourage teacher collaboration. This article describes the development of an on-line biology course that is part of a TERC/Lesley online master's degree program in science education. We feature it because of its commitment to fostering both teacher collaboration and inquiry in an on-line environment.
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URL link:
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http://www.terc.edu/handsonIssues/s02/grassgrow.html
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published in:
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Hands On!, TERC
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published:
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Spring 2002
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posted to site:
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07/25/2002
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