Episode 73 - Matt Oney - "Modeling in the University, The State of Modeling and Teacher P.D."
About this episode
Mark talks with Matt Oney about modeling instruction and its impact on fostering curiosity in students within the university setting.
Mark talks with Matt Oney about his introduction to modeling instruction and how he uses modeling methodology in the university setting. They talk about the importance of fostering, as opposed to squashing, the curiosity that all children have. Modeling instruction is designed to train students to use their curiosity to pursue answers, and students are engaged in that learning. Additionally, they discuss ways that teachers may be inadvertently killing students' curiosity. They talk about the importance of modeling the student-centered approach in the professional development that we offer to teachers because we want their classrooms to be student-centered. Guest Matt Oney Matt Oney is the Associate Director for Integrated Secondary Science at Michigan State University in the Center for Integrated Studies in General Sciences. His primary focus is on preparing future science educators. In addition, he is the College of Natural Science coordinator for the Certification in College Teaching Program. Matt earned master’s degrees in plant biology and education from MSU. Prior to joining MSU as a faculty member, Matt was a high school chemistry and physics teacher in the Upper Peninsula…
People in this episode
Host: Mark Royce
Guest: Matt Oney
Topics covered
- modeling instruction
- curiosity in education
- student-centered learning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Michigan State University
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