Teachers are guided as they develop and actually teach units and lessons based on their learning from part 1. We consider this to be one of the more important parts of our course design. Self-Reflection and Integration. With student input, teachers assess their instructional efforts, and both teachers and students reflect on what they learned from the course. We've found that it's important to serve teachers' needs for information they can use in their teaching situations.
Teachers are busy and yet always look for fresh ideas to bring to their classrooms.
Overly academic or theoretical courses usually are not well received. In late summer 1996, we sent out a survey to program participants. The overall results were highly encouraging. Teachers in the program gave us the highest ratings on course content, instructor expertise and contribution, and appropriateness of course assignments. Several teachers who have taken HOL courses have become technology leaders in their schools, training other teachers how to use the Internet.