There are many existing avenues for teachers to learn about and gain experience with hands-on teaching, including workshops, visits to science museums, and other teachers. The responses of students to hands-on experiences will be infectious, and concerns about materials and instructional strategies will diminish over time. Like everyone else, teachers learn best by getting involved, trying things out, starting out with what is simple and interesting, and continually searching for new ideas, experiences, and resources.
However, paths for teachers to gain experience in specific programs need to be better developed. Administrators need to give teachers time, resources, and encouragement to participate in some of the available programs and prepare classroom activities. Just as an activity-based approach to instruction requires materials, activity-oriented teachers require direct experiences from which to build a personal repertoire of activities and techniques. If we endorse learning through activity for school students, we must also recognize the value of learning through activity among teachers. We all construct meaning from the experiences we have.
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