Discussions

Your Name and Title:

Ioana Stoica - Physics Teacher

School, Library, or Organization Name:

Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science, Bucharest

Co-Presenter Name (s):
N / A

Country from Which You Will Present:
Romania

Language in Which You Will Present:
English

Target Audience (Such as primary school teachers, high school administrators, students, etc..):

High school teachers, students

Short Session Description (one line):
I will analyze the importance of using virtual labs and the school projects approach.

Full Session Description (one paragraph minimum):

Implementing ICT in scientific education is one of my teaching goals. Redesigning the teaching-learning-assessing process using IT methods during classes enhances the students’ creativity and stimulate teamwork. In modern society teachers have gotten a new role, which is that of promoting mainly student-centered teaching/learning methods.

In the last years, the new trends of education have evolved from simple knowledge acquisition towards training of practical skills and developing of social and professional attitudes that enable the individual to grow into a creative person. Such goals can be reached through school educational projects. Teachers who want to encourage creativity in the classroom should make sure that they are giving their students a lot of choices and different options when it comes to assignments and projects.I will analyze the manner in which this unconventional teaching ways can provide outstanding results in the teaching process, and I will present the advantages of using this method which had a special impact upon the students of the Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science.

The usage of virtual laboratories facilitates a deeper understanding of a huge range of physics topics. I will emphasize the manner in which this kind of new usage of the experiments can be implemented in the science curriculum and the ways in which they can improve it. I will analyze the manner in which this unconventional teaching way can provide outstanding results in the teaching process.