Flexibly adaptive professional development in support of teaching science with geospatial technology

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 351-370

  Trautmann, Nancy M ^a   MaKinster, James G ^b  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Geospatial technology; GIS; Google Earth; In service education; Professional development; TPACK or TPCK

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952291645     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-009-9181-4     Document Type: Article

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