2025 Volume 49 Issue 3 Pages 245-256
In this study, as a new mechanism of pre- and post-service teacher training to improve science lessons in elementary and lower secondary schools and enhance students’ science learning, we have been holding “Online Science Model Lesson Workshops” with Core Science Teachers as instructors since 2021. We have visualized the professional knowledge and skills that lead to excellent science lesson practices in elementary and lower secondary schools, including post-lesson discussions, and have made records including videos and documents of each workshop available on our website. Based on the results of four years, the results of a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the evaluations by the workshop participants confirmed its effectiveness on professional development. Furthermore, we discussed the possibility that the wider use of training that uses workshop records as content could improve science classes and develop Core Science Teachers.
