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AMTA Offers workshops in: Physics 1 – Mechanics Physics – Light Physics – Mechanical Waves Physics – Electricity & Magnetism Physics – CASTLE ( Circuits) Physics [...]
What is AMTA?
The American Modeling Teacher’s Association is community of teachers that promote Modeling InstructionTM by providing Modeling Workshops, ongoing professional development and community support. Members have access to Modeling resources aligned to NGSS Standards for teaching.
What is Modeling Instruction?
Modeling InstructionTM is a guided-inquiry approach to teaching science that organizes instruction around a coherent storyline of model development. This method provides content instruction while students are immersed in the process of doing science. Research has shown students in Modeling InstructionTM classrooms perform significantly better on measures of conceptual knowledge when compared to similar students in traditional classrooms.
Historical Overview
In the early 1990s, after a decade of education research to develop and validate Modeling InstructionTM, Dr. David Hestenes was awarded grants from the National Science Foundation for another decade to spread the Modeling InstructionTM program nationwide. As of 2021, greater than 15,000 teachers have participated in summer workshops or other professional development involving Modeling Instruction, including nearly 10% of the United States’ high school physics teachers. It is estimated that Modeling teachers reach more than 100,000 students each year.
AMTA was created by teachers to continue and expand the mission after government funding for Modeling InstructionTM ended. The AMTA has expanded to a nationwide community of teachers dedicated to addressing the nation’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education crisis.
What’s Happening?
Membership in the AMTA Modeling Teacher community includes: Professional Development Offerings, Community Events, Classroom-ready Teacher Resources as well as Research on Modeling Instruction.
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